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This head-on collision early Monday morning on Rt. 12, near Atkinson and Gloria Hampton, 43, were pronounced dead Spring Grove, killed both drivers, 18-year-oMl Gary A. Atkinson of arrival at McHenry hospital. At press time, police were not aw Richmond and a Waukegan woman. Both drivers were trapped of who was at fault in the accident inside the crumpled vehicles, hampering rescue operations. Both 8HAY-DAV1S PH< REGION SINCE 1875 SERVING THE CHA WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1977 1 SECTION 24 PAGES 20 VOLUME 101 NUMBER 86 Tentative Figure organisations is approximately I1JOO. In other the hoard approved the treasurer's import as praaented; approved .five chargebacks and denied two; »approved purcn&M 01 « por- -table air compressor, a froeser and two itetnlHf steal tables: attd approved the appointment of Dennis Wentworth, Car­ bon dale, as coordinator of financial Aid and Placement. i The board accepted with regret the resignation of Joe Rybacek as chairman of the humanities and com­ munications division. Rybacek will remain at the college as a full-time instructor in art. The next regular meeting will be held July 28 at 7:90 p.m. in the Main hall building. Channel 2 reporters and cameramen were in McHenry Friday to see how local drivers feel about the ,new five-cent gasoline tax okayed the previous day by the RTA board. they found out - just what everyone in the dty could have told them without man-on-the- •treet interviews. McHenry drivers don't like it, and they told them so while waiting for a full tank at ser­ vice stations. Neither do boat owners like that idea, and they proclaimed 'their feelings loudly enroute to marinas for tte same purpose. Hie Regional Transportation Authority came into being over tfrfc vehement protests of McHenry county voters. Although the objections ran something like 9 to 1, the suburban area was so out- THEY REALLY ARE EVERYWHERE! Reeogaise the man with the askrophone? That's Emery King, reporter tor the Chicago television station news department that claims to he everywhere. Friday afternoon, "everywhere" was la McHeary, where the Channel 2 reporter and camera crew were taking the public's prise concerning the recent RTA gas tax which was approved by the Regional Tranalt authority (RTA) board recently. King stated that he had yet to find anyone wheo favored the gas tax. In feet, he had yet to find anyone In McHenry who thought the RTA was worthwhile. - I I 8TAFF PHOTO-JEFF BONATO Miss Wbnder Lake Thrown Firecracker %. " t - * $ , j • jjf W V i * ' i Causes Extensive Loss Smoldering remains of a late front of the building, noticed by night fire were evident at the neighbors sometime before corner of Waukegan road and • flames broke out. Third street Tuesday morning, In addition to an estimated leaving no part of a garage 18,000 loss of the building, a car standing. Cause of the blaze owned by Wayne Miller, parked was believed to be a in front of the garage, was firecracker thrown into the (Continued on page 22)