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.. SEtTION 2 • PAGE 6 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 3, l»7i . F PLAINDEALER L VMK VMK Editorial f' Opinion " ' < *, «; • The Newest Car ° The newest idea in automobiles is the aluminum, water and air .!• powered car. An official at (he Lockheed Missile and Space * company in California said recently such a car is being developed. •' One would change aluminum pl&tes every 900 miles, rather than fill up with gasoline. That would be an estimated 50 pounds of ' plates. The plates react with water and air to create electricity. There would be no emission or pollution problems. And no ' problem in finding fuel, presumably, since sufficient aluminum .• electrodes and water are likely to be available. •« And there's still plenty of air. It's still free. * Thinking Processes - Neurologist Richard Restak has declared, based on a large 'number of research findings, that there are differences in the thinking process in the male and female brain. His assertion has some American females hotly denouncing the study and theory. Restak, who says his conclusion is "inescapable," finds that young females are, for example, more sensitive to sound, while ~ boys show a visual superiority at an early age. He also finds that • females are verbally superior to boys at an early age and that boys • are superior in a spatial sense-in matter relating to space. No editor is competent to pass on the Restak findings, nor those of female responses. But one does wonder at the furor caused among some who seem to assume that any difference in the sexes must be rejected, on the ground that boys and girls, men and women, are exactly alike-that only their heritage and environment affect their makeup. There are biological differences and there are different characteristics among certain races. If girls are quicker verbally at an early age, so what? If boys are quicker visually at an early age, so what? That isn't necessarily bad. Restak makes it clear he isn't talkling about one sex being superior, but warns that if one igribres brain-sex differences, biology will be confused with sociology, and wishful thinking will be confused with scientific fact. One suspects, on the basis of common sense, that the finding may be worth study. Male and female animals behave with different characteristics and natures, and so do males and females in various primitive cultures. That's not necessarily bad. Yet some American females seem to be utterly determined to deny that there are any differences between the sexes, in any capacity, temperament, thinking, etc. That flies in the face of thousands of years of evidnece to the contrary. M -2' f- Your Diabetes I.Q. I ^ recent Gallup Poll asked Americans to list those diseases they feared most. Diabetes did not "rank" among the ten most named, but "undecided" did. But an estimated ten million individuals in the U.S. are directly affected and more than 600,000 new cases develop each year. How much do you know about this major health problem? This quiz could save your life! true false 1. Insuline cured diabetes once and for all. 2. Diabetes is no big deal. You just can't eat sugar 3 Diabetes is only a hereditary disease 4. They've got pills that do the same thing as insulia 5. Diabetes is diabetes. One case is just like the next. 6. If you get diabetes as a child, you outgrow it by the time you are an adult. ------ -'*7. Dm betes places severe limitations on its ; ' victims. 8. The key symptoms of diabetes are frequent urination, excessive thirst, and unusual weight gain. 9. Men are more likely to have diabetes than women. •- ^ 10. An insulin reaction comes slowly. ' 11. Diabetics should never travel 12. Diabetes is diagnosed by a simple urine test - To see how well you scored, the answers are below, as provided I; by the Northern Illinois Affiliate of the American Diabetes association. 1. FALSE. As magnificent a scientific achievement the discovery of insulin in 1921 was, it serves only as a control, ;; preventing death and controlling the overt symptoms of the - disease There is no cure at this time for diabetes. 2. FALSE. Diabetes is one of the most complicated of all " diseases. The patient is living with a severe metabolic abnormality • 24-hours a day, seven days a week. Emotional upset, dietary irregularities, exercise, other medications, the use of insulin, with i .certain of its complications, are only some of the factors that may I change rapidly from moment to moment. And each has separate • and distince reactions in the patient. **, 3. TRUE. Generally. There is a genetic tendency which appears Jo govern its passage from generation to generation. How this works, just where the genetic fauet lies, and what bodily process is I influences is still not fully known, but the tendency does exist. It is ! known that relatives of diabetics are three times more apt to * contract the disease than people in whose families it has not « appeared. * 4. FALSE. There are oral compounds which first came into use in the treatment of diabetes in 1955, but they are not insulins I because their reaction is quite different. The oral drugs are • believed to lower the blood sugar by stimulating the production of I insulin In the pancreas. ' 5 FALSE. There are basically two types of diabetes. Juvenile- * onset diabetes is the most severe form and usually appears • abruptly in childhood or young adulthood up to about the age of 35 years The patient is insulin-dependent. Maturity-onset diabetes is ; the more common form of the disease and is usually less abrupt in • onset and less severe. It usually occurs In middle or old age. I Generally, it is not insulin dependent. ^ 6. FALSE. The child who develops juvenile-onset diabetes I NEVER outgrows the need for insulin and a regimen of proper • diet, exercise, rest and timing. I 7. FALSE. In most cases, the person with diabetes can live I normal or near-normal life with few adjustments or limitations. • With few exceptions, a diabetic under good control can do just i about any job,which a non-diabetic can do. Good control means the / individual feels well, maintains normal weight on a well-balanced ~ jiiet, usually has negative urine and normal blood sugar tests. * 8. TRUE AND FALSE. Frequent urination and excessive thirst are symptoms, but rapkl weight loss is a signal of juvenile-onset diabetes, as are easy firing, weakness, irritability or nausea. The diabetes ana F o r Y o u r I n f o r m a t i o n Deor friends. The rite of the funeral is as old as recorded history. Archeological excavations prove, that prehistoric man also buried his dead with reverence and-with ceremony. Funeral service has adapted itself to meet the needs of each succeeding generation - and will continue to do ffa^PteCtfully, £ PETEPM.JUSTEN &. SON FUNERAL HOME MCHENRY. ILLINOIS 385 0063 iRoll If (Your Congressmen's Vote) Here's how area Members of Congress Were recorded on major roll call votes Sept. 13 through Sept. 19. < \ HOUSE ~. . . 1 Pay Raise--The House defeated, 191 and 219 against, an appropriations measure (HJ Res 399), one provision of which gave congressmen and some 20,000 other top federal officials their first raise since 1977. Salaries of House members and senators would have gone from $57,500 to $61,525, a 7 percent hike. The Democratic leadership had maneuvered to prevent a record vote directly on the proposed pay raise. The vote on final passage of H J Res 399 presented the only opportunity opponents had to go on record in opposition to the raise. While virtually all members voting "nay" wereagainst the pay hike, those voting "yea" may or may not have favored the raise. Rep. Robert Michel, It-Ill., who favored the raise, said he tells his constituents: "If you want a two-bit congressman, get otte. But I consider myself a first-class congressman worthy of a pay raise once in awhile." . Rep. Gerald Solomon, R-N.Y., an opponent, said: "We are the cause of rampant inflation today, and here we sit asking ourselves to accept on merit a 7 percent pay raise." Members voting "nay" were opposed to the $4,025 annual raise. Reps. Bennett Stewart, D-l, Morgan Murphy, D-2, Edward Derwinski, R-4, John Fary, D-5, Henry Hyde, R-6, Car diss Collins, D-7, Dan Rostenkowski, D-8, Sidney Yates, D-9, Frank Annunzio, D-ll, John Erlenborn, R-14, Robert Michel, R-18, Tom Railsback, R-19, Paul Findley, R-20, Edward Madigan, R-21, Melvin Price, D- 23, and Paul Simon, D-24, voted "yea ."-- -- ' • i t - Rep. Robert McClory, R-13, voted "nay." Rep. John Anderson, R-16, did not vote. Airbags--The House adopted, 228 for and 188 against, an amendment to prevent the Department of Transportation from spending money in fiscal 1980 to implement airbag regulations. The amendment does not interfere with DOT's plan to require in the early 1980's that all cars sold in the U.S. be equipped with "passive restraints" in the form of airbags or automatic seat belts. The vote came during debate on an appropriations bill (HR 4440) later passed and sent to the Senate. Rep. James Broyhill, R-N.C., a supporter, said that "we need more research into passive restraints in general and airbags in specific....Ultimately, I suppose, the Congress could pass a bill requiring all Americans to drive tanks if you really want to see crash-proof vehicles." Rep. Richardson Preyer, D-N.C., an opponent, called the amendment "a thinly veiled attempt to chip away at the confidence that has been built up in these lifesaving devices over more than ten years of intensive and extremely thorough research." Virtually all members voting "yea" are unenthusiastic about or flatly oppose the installation of airbags in autos sold in the U.S. Stewart, Hyde, Yates, Mikva, O'Brien, Madigan and Simon voted "yea." Anderson did not vote. Budget--The House defeated, 192 for and 213 against, the congressional master plan (H Con Res .186) for the fiscal 1980 budget. In part, the resolution was to have set binding ceilings for spending and the annual deficit. Committees would have had to obey it in their action on spending bills. Most critics thought the resolution's $29.3 billion deficit was too inflationary. „ Rep. Robert Giaimo, D-Conr^ a supporter, said the deficit figure is "higher than many of us would like, much higher. But it does show a continuing decline in deficits from the binding budget resolutions adopted in previous years." Rep. Ralph Regula, R-Ohio, an opponent, said: "Unless the federal government provides leadership and discipline in its own spending habits....we are not going to eliminate that expectation that inflation will continue." Members voting "yea" favored passage of the fiscal 1980 budget master plan. McClory voted "nay." , Anderson did not vote. \ SENATE Defense Budget--By a vote of 55 for and 42 against, the Senate endorsed an increase in defense spending of 5 percent, after adjustment for inflation, in each of 1981 and 1982. This would put the fiscal 1982 defense budget at $163.3 billion. The vote is advisory and would actually raise spending only if confirmed in latter authorization and appropriation bills. It occurred during debate on a budget resolution (S Con Res 36) covering fiscal years 1980,1981 and 1982. Sen. John Tower, R-Tex., a supporter, said: "The SALT II debate has focused the nation's awareness on the fact that our national defense budget is simply not adequate, not just in the area of strategic forces but in theater nuclear capacity and conventional capacity as will." Sen. Edward Muskie, D-Me., said: "l am concerned about our national security, but I view (it) as involving something more than our arms capability....I think this country is on the threshhold of the greatest danger to the economy in the form of inflation that I have ever experienced in my lifetime." / may also display such symptoms as frequent infections of the skin, gums or urinary symptoms, unusual or changes in vision, slow healing of cuts and bruises, pain or cramps in legs, feet and fingers. On the other hand, it is possible to have diabetes without the display of any of these symptoms. 9. FALSE. Women are 50 percent more prone to diabetes than men according to the findings of the National Commission oh Diabetes. 10. FALSE. An insulin or hypoglycemic reaction comes on rapidly, the skin is pale and moist and other symptoms include excited, nervous, confused behavior, shallow breathing, hunger, but no thirst At the first sign of any of these symptoms, the person should eat or drink something containing sugar. 11. FALSE. Travel, even in foreign countries, is safe and convenient. Advanced planning with one's physician is necessary to have enough insulin or oral medication and to arrange for its proper storage, although it need not be refrigerated. The diabetic should carry his prescription, a supply of syringes, adequate sugar in the event of an insulin reaction, and his diabetic identification at all times. 12. TRUE, but not necessarily. It may give a clue, but the physician will probably want to administer a simple blood test or the most conclusive blood glucose tolerahce test which is preceded by a period of fasting. -- PLAINDEALER-' Letters to the txiitor Public Pulse (Th» Ploindvolar Invito* th« public to us* rtili thit column « an tipimion at thvlr vitwt en wkjtcli of Qonoral'fntorott in our community. Our only roquotf is that the writer* give • signature iull.addrei> and phone number. We ask too. that one individual not write on the same subject more than once each month. We reserve the right to delete any material which we consider libelous or in objectionable taste.) YOU N McHenry Area? Do You Know Someone New? WE WOULD LIKF TO EXTEND A ROYAL WELCOME TO I .iiY NEWCOMER TO OUR AREA!!!!! CALL JOAN STULL 385-5418 W uumim KN<T vSdR AREA-ROYAL WELCOME DOES IT BEST HEAD START QUESTIONS "Editor; "Perhaps some of you had seen the news story on Channel 7 around 7 p.m. last Monday (Sept. 24) about Head Start in Harvey. It told about strife between the parents (for whom the program is conducted) and, those who 'run' it., (in this case they mentioned the executive director.) "Head Start is one of those programs most people have heard of, but practically nobody knows much about it. Unfortunately, especially at the local level, even those who 'run' it are just about equally as ignorant. But 'run' it they do, based almost exclusively. on what they most consider their superior intelligence and judgment (because in large part they refuse to study or even read the, rules and regulations or even their own by-laws). "Take, for instance, the annual meeting of the Com­ munity Action Agency for McHenry County which started just one hour after that TV broadcast. (Of course, few of Senators voting "yea" favored a 5 percent hike in defense spending in 1981 and 1982. Sen. Charles "Percy, R, voted "yea." £ Sen. Adlai Stevenson, D, voted "nay." Farm Irrigation--The Senate killed, 50 for and 28 against, a proposal to limit to 960 acres the amount of federallyrirrigated land that a farm may own or lease. Later, the Senate set 1,280 acres as the maximum, but allowed some 3 percent of the nation's farm to exceed that limit. Most of the exceptions are large agribusiness farms in California and Arizona. The bill (S14) under debate was a revision of the Reclamation Act of 1902. a law originally designed to use public money to develop the dry lands of the West. A key issue in this vote was how much federal irrigation help the large corporate farms should receive. Sen. Frank Church, D-Idaho, a supporter of killing the 960-acre limit to make way for a higher limit, said: "Considering the spiraling costs facing the farmer today and looking ahead to the future, it was the considered judgment of the (Energy and natural Resources) committee that 1,280 acres constituted a reasonable maximum farm unit to be served by reclamation water during the life of any given reclamation project." Sen. George McGovern, D-S.D., the sponsor, said his amendment "is not unreasonable" because "in point of fact, some 91 percent of western states' irrigated farms consist of less than 500 acres of irrigation. Senators voting "nay" favored the lower acreage limit. Percy voted "yea." Stevenson voted "nay." GOP Plan--The Senate rejected, 36 for and 61 against, a Republican plan to attack the nation's economic problems with a large tax cut coupled with restraints on federal spending. The plan was proposed as an amendment to the budget resolution (S Con Res 36; see defense budget vote above). The GOP projected it would have cut taxes in fiscal 1980 by $16.7 billion, cut spending in all areas but defense by $15 billion, and lowered the fiscal 1980 budget deficit to about $27 billion. Sen. John Danforth, R-Mo., a sponsor of the amendment, said: "The basic question is a very fundamental one. That is, how much money do we want in the hands of the government and how much money do we want in the rest of the country?" This amendment, he added, would put more money in the hands of the people. Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W. Va., an opponent, said: "Those who urge tax cuts accompanied by offsetting spending cuts have a responsibility to explain to the American people specifically which programs they expect to cut." He said the GOP had failed to specify. Senators voting "yea" favored the tax-cut plan. Percy voted "yea." Stevenson voted "nay." you know that CAA is the grantee (parent) agency for Head Start in McHenry county. Apparently the board thinks it is best that you 'outside' people know as little as possible about, the (urogram so you cannot 'interfere' with its operation). "An influx of new concerned citizens made the time to come to that meeting because they heferd that their help was needed. However, their numbers (9) were 50 percent* greater than those 'running' the meeting (6). This posed a threat to those who were in , power because they thought the newcomers might try to push something through. First they wondered why these people were even there because they can't do anything. They aren't members of the board. (Most of you probably are aware that the annual meeting is basically the only time every year in which the stockholders (in this case, McHenry county citizens) have a direct say in the ac­ tivities of the organization.) They conducted the meeting as if it were a board meeting (their type), "Now the by-laws clearly state 'Upon the filing of a .proper application with the secretary, the applicant shall Service Line McHENRY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 385-4300 FAMILY SERVICE & MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC 3409 W. Waukegan Road McHenry 385-6400 PARENTAL STRESS LINE OF McHENRY COUNTY Meeting Place: McHenry County 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Call 815-344-3944 Parents Anonymous meetings on Wednesday. ST ATE CHAMBER GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS HOTUNE 217-522-5514 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 202-755-8660 Hours 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays (Ever had a problem involving the federal government and not know where to call? And then been given a runaround or referrals by persons who meant well but didn't know how to help? Ten specialists available at this center.) 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But when the new members filed their applications, the board members ignored the by-laws and decided (without even a vote) to impose a 30-day waiting period for voting, because the executive director claimed he knows of an organization which has a 30-day waiting period. (This is, in effect, a one-year waiting period, as obviously the annual meeting occurs only once a year.) "Of course, the new mem­ bers walked out in disgust. And the board then proceeded to name their own directors and officers. It was a clear victory for the 'status quo.' " "Boleslaus H. Nowicki" Editor's Quote Book He who makes no mistakes, neve* makes anything. English Proverb EARL R. WALSH & JACK WALSH INS. Fire, Aut<|, Farm, Lite Representing RELIABLE COMPANIES <410 W Rte. 120. McHenry 38S 3300 DENNIS CONWAY AUTO-LIFE FIRE State Farm Ins. Co. 3319 W. Elm St McHenry, III. 385-7111 DR. LEONARD B0TTARI 303 N Richmond Rd.. 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