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SECTION 2 - PAGE 6- PLAINDEALER • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20,1184 PLAINPEALER -- Editorial Opinion V Roll Call Report (Your Congressmen's Vote) WASHINGTON - Here's how area members of Congress were recorded on major roll call votes in the days before the House and Senate recessed for the Democratic National convention. HOUSE Helping the Handicapped--By a vote of 190 for and 217 against, the House refused to water-down a Department of Transportation regulation requiring that municipal buses bought with federal grants be equipped with wheelchair lifts. The amendment sought to give cities the "local opt:on" to choose means other than lifts to satisfy the federal law insuring the handicapped access to mass transportation. It was offered to an appropriations bill (HR 7831) later passed and sent to the Senate. Rep. Charles Stenholm, D-Tex., the sponsor, said that Abilene in his district feels that special vans would serve the handiciapped better than lift-equipped buses. He said "local communities (need) to determine how best to meet the needs of the handicapped." Rep. Paul Simon, D-IU., an opponent, said that "as a result of this (law) we have tens of thousands of handicapped people who are employed and able to get jobs...and pay taxes who before did not have that opportunity." Members voting "yea" favored the local-option approach in providing mass transportation for the handicapped. Reps. Robert McClory, R-13, and John Anderson, R-16, voted "nay." Two Percent Cut--The House rejected, 191 for and 206 against, an amendment to inflict a two-percent across-the- board cut in the $12 billion Department of Transportation (HR 7831; see preceding vote) appropriations bill for the fiscal year that begins Oct. l. Rep. Clarence Miller, R-Ohio, the sponsor, said: "The two percent reduction will take only $230 million. There are many areas in the bill where that two percent can be reduced." Rep. Silvio Conte, R-Mass., an opponent, said the proposed cut means "we are either going to take the money from the Coast Guard (or) from air safety, from the Federal Aviation administration, or you are going to take it from mass transit or Amtrak. Those are the areas where you are going to take it and there is no room in this budget." Members voting "yea" favored the two percent reduction but did not specify which programs they would cut. McClory voted "yea." Anderson voted "nay." SENATE The Zimmerman Nomination--The Senate confirmed, 68 for and 27 against, the nomination of Republican Don A. Zimmerman to be a membe&jQf the five-person National Labor Relations board, which adjudicates disputes between labor and management in accordance with laws such as the Taft-Hartley act. Counting Zimmenqpn, the board has three Democrats and two Republicans. Conservative Republicans felt Zimmerman would be anti-business. Sen. Harrison Williams, D-N.J., a supporter, said "the campaign against Mr. Zimmerman...springs from a misguided partisanship that is unfortunate..." For Your Information Deor friends, If our youngsters had mora of tho old- fashioned chores to do, to dovolop useful skill* which build self-confidence and respect, they would bo lost prono to mischiof and disconfont. Our 4-H and othor youth leaders deserve our highest regard and cooporation for tho fino skills and wholosomo attitudes thoy dovolop in our young pooplo. %0 £ • -• •« f -*mw Freedom Is Messy (But The Only Route) Important People William Buckley, the columnist, suggests we Americans traditionally take a curious view of the job of vice-president, and that this shouldn't necessarily be so. When former president Ford was sounded out at the G.O.P. convention, about serving as vice-president, many claimed thai responsibility would be demeaning, etc. Why should it be? Buckley thinks that since a vice-president is mainly a standby president, it might be a capital,]dea to have someone standing by who knew what it was^tfabout. If former presidents, or others who have held higH office, were selected specifically with that standby capability in mind, the office should not be demeaning. There are those who feel former presidents who have served two terms could not constitutionally serve again as chief executive of the nation. But surely those who have served less, such as Ford, would be an ideal president-in-the- wings, so to speak. And perhaps even two-term presidents could serve again, for a time, in an emergency-though they could not run again. . , ' Ronald Reagan, when he saw convention television coverage getting out of hand, and learned of Henry Kissinger's increasing requests (Kissinger was negotiating for Ford), put an end to the Detroit talks and offered Ford a choice to accept with no strings attached or decline. Ford would have postponed his decision another day, but Reagan insisted on an immediate answer and Ford withdrew. Yet Reagan is to be commended for the offer. It may not have worked out, as most of the political wise men say today in retrospect. But it may have -had Ford accepted, that he was to be, primarily, a standby president, in case of need. Employers' Goal While few Americans favor discrimination in the form of uneaual oav for eaual work, or unequal job opportunity, a good case can be made today for the argument that, to increase U.S. productivity, employers should not have their hands tied too tightly in hiring. There should be no quota system in private employment, nor should there be any intimidation of employers who fire incompetents, whatever their race or color. There can be no protected class, no special treatment and no favored martyrs if this nation is to regain economic competitiveness. This is a vital necessity if the dollar is to be re-strengthened, the national trade imbalance righted and economic stability achieved. The goal of employers must necessarily be to hire the most competent workers available. If any are found lacking, the answer is in job training, job education, federal help outside the private enterprise~not in forcing incompetent workers into private industries, with quotas, federal coercion or law suits. The following is the first place national winner in First Amendment Essay contest The writer, on the topic, "What the First Amendment Means to Me", is Barbara Fitz Vroman of RR 1, Hancock, Wis. "Freedom is messy. "Any woman who has watched ne*^t>aby pour orange juice in ms hair and mash peas on his high chair tray can tell you how messy it is to allow the child to learn to eat on his or her own. "Any totalitarian dictator will tell you how much easier it is to get rid of drug addicts, prostitutes and enemies of the state in a country where there are no First amendment type guarantees. In a totalitarian state things can be done quickly and with order. You would never have to put up with Nazis marching through Skokie. "Freedom is dangerous. "Many parents feel a certain sinking of the heart the first time they hand over the car keys to their 16-year- old. He or she could get killed in that traffic jungle out there. "Totalitarian dictators understand well how dangerous freedom can be. Free ideas can threaten the plans of the state, so the press must be controlled. Free assemblage must be curtailed for the same reason. Travel must be restricted for citizens might try to escape the rigors imposed by the other curtailments or might bring back undesirable ideas. "Freedom is demanding. "The "now" woman wants the dignity and benefits of equality. She finds she cannot have freedom without giving up dependency and a measure of safety. Freedom demands risks and the assumption of responsibility. "The totalitarian ruler knows how demanding freedom is. That is his trump card. He promises order, security, release from the uncertainty and terror of freedom. The masses are promised an even slice of the communal pie whether their effort is slack or diligent. (Never mind that the diligent soon become so discouraged they too become slack and the communal pie has to be sliced in thin slices.) "What does the First amendment mean to me? "It means that I have the freedom from being farced to fit into someone else's preconceived plan of what I should do or be. It means that I have the freedom to explore my own avenues and enticements. The First amendment gives me the freedom to enjoy'the success of my efforts. It allows me the responsibility, as well, of facing my failures so that I may learn and grow from them. It protects ideas, and everything in the world, from the buttons on my Set Guidelines For Free School Meals i Due to recent federal revisions in family income guidelines for free and reduced price meals at school, more Illinois school children will be eligible for the program this year. The revised income guidelines are used to determine if a child qualifies for free or reduced price breakfasts and lunches. The maximum cost of a reduced price breakfast under the guidelines is 10 cents and 20 cents for lunch. Both state and federal dollars are used to fund the National School Lunch and Breakfast program in Illinois. Because of rising inflation, the federal reimbursement rates, which are updated every six months, have been increased for schools participating in the program. The federal reim­ bursement rates for the program now total 82 cents for reduced lunches and $1.02 for free lunches. the schools for breakfasts at a rate of 42l£ cents for ich at speciSg*. reduced and 52 cents for free. The state reim­ bursement rate is 15 cents for both free breakfasts and lunches. Last year, Illinois schools served 15.6 million free breakfasts; 215 thousand reduced breakfasts; 70.5 million free lunches and 5.4 million reduced lunches. While the income guidelines are the main determinant of eligibility, special hardships such high medical costs, s[ education expenses due to the mental or physical condition of a child, and disaster or casualty loss are also considered. A child can also qualify for the program if the family is experiencing a temporary loss of income due to the provider being laid-off from a job. But the family's current income rate must comply with the federal guidelines. Local school officials are responsible for seeing that Information concerning the. School Lunch and Breakfast Program is mailed to Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said that with Zimmerman as a member the NLRB would be tilted 4-1 against business, and that consequently "we are in danger of having labor- management chaos in this country because of the stacking of the National Labor Relations Board." Senators voting "yea" wanted Zimmerman to sit on the NLRB. Sens. Adlai Stevenson, D and Charles Percy, R voted "yea." Absenteeism--The Senate voted 74 for Sttd one against to instruct the sergeant at arms to call absent senators to the floor. This was necessary to achieve a quorum so that the Senate could vote on a cloture motion to end the filibuster against Don A. Zimmerman's nomination to sit on the National Labor Relations Board. The cloture attempt failed, but the next day the Senate ended the filibuster and confirmed the nomination (see preceding vote). Senators voting "yea" wanted to improve attendance on the Senate floor so business could be conducted. Percy voted "yea." Stevenson did not vote. ARE YOU NEW IN McHenry Area? $S96SSSSSSSS y.'-vWX'. Do You Knotf Someone New? WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A ROYAL WELCOME TO EVERY NEWCOMER TO OUR AREA!!!!! CALL JOAN STULL 385-5418 LORRAINE MONAHAN 385 5475 Rospoctfully, JUNE VOIGHT 385-2850 VJL *0 PETER M.JIJSTEN A (TM FUNERAL HOME * '**/> 'Of vinvmvn blouse to Social Security, begins as $n idea in somebody's head. "When you hamper a man's ideas or the expression of those ideas, you hamper his soul; the very essence of his being. By guaranteeing the free exchange of ideas, the First amendment insures that I will live in a society fermenting with change and innovation. "The First amendment is my guarantee of messy, demanding, dangerous, exhilerating, creative, productive freedom. And as any parent can tell you, freedom is the only route to the full development of human capacity. DOWN THE ROAD SSI Recipients May Seek Food Stamps usfmr UNTIL [•TiY'"i"'i'-' Business Service Illinois residents receiving Social Security Income are able to apply for food stamps through their local Social Security administration office since Aug. 1. The expansion of the Food Stamp program will allow persons applying for Sup­ plemental Security Income (SSI) to apply for food stamps if they meet one of the following categories: ...They are an individual living alone; ...They are an individual living with others but pur­ chase food and prepare meals for themselves; ...They and all members of their household are applying for or receive SSI (the gold check); ...They are a boarder living with others and paying reasonable compensation to others for meals for home consumption. Applicants still may apply for food stamps through their local food stamp office if they prefer. A signed food stamp application will be accepted by the SSA office and then forwarded within one working day to the local food stamp office serving the area. Applications for food stamps will continue to be taken for all other persons at their local Public Aid office. Additional information about the Food Stamp program may be obtained at local Public Aid offices, Social Security offices, or by calling the toll-free Food Stamp Hotline at 800-972- 4608. parents at the beginning of each school year. Current Illinois family income guidelines for the period July l, 1980, through June 30, 1981, are: Family Size Level For Level For Family Size Free Meals Reduced Meals 1 $5,230 $8,150 2 6,900 10,760 3 8,580 _ 13,380 4 10,250 15,990 5 11,930 18,600 6 13,600 21,220 7 15,280 23,830 8 16,950 26,440 Each additional 16,950 26,440 Family Member " -1-1,680 ' +2,610 KNOW YOUR AREA ROYAL WELCOME DOES IT BEST McHENRY, ILLINOIS - 3*9-00«J SERVICE LINE McHENRY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 185-4300 FAMILY 5ERVICE t MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC 3409 W Woukogon Road McHemy 385 6400 PARENTAL STRESS LINE OF McHENRY Meeting Ploce:McHenry County 24 hours a day. 7 days a week Call 815 344 3944 - - .* z ivAVzi 'z: J~, STATE CHAMBER GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS HOTLINE 217-522-5514 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 202-755 8660 Hours 7:30a.m. to 5:30 p.m. week days (Ever had a problem involving the lederol government and not known where to call? And then been given a runaround or referrals by persons who meant well but didn't know how to help? Ten specialist available at this center.) NATIONAL RUN AWAY SWITCHBOARD Illinois Phone: 800-972-6004 (For confidential conversations on problems dealing with run­ away children ) MOVING HOTLINE PhoneBOO 424 9213 (Complaints about interstate moving by companies, buses or ' trains. 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NATIONAL SOLAR HEATING AND COOLING INFORMATION CENTER 800 523 2929 P O Box 1607 Rockville Md 20850 (Dispenses information on solar systems for heating and cooling to anyone from architects to home owners looking for a sun powered hot woter system) CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION 312 793 3580 Chicago ill BIRTHRIGHT Pregnant' Need Help" Counseling Service 385 2999 24 hour Answering Service YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU FOR McHENRY COUNTY 4719 W. Elm St.. McHenry Phone: 344-3240 24 liout Ciisis Intervention and Confidential Counseling tor youth and tarnilies An you concerond about your ongiy feelinqs toward your children' 24 hour Parental Stress line 344 3944 ILLINOIS STATE CHAMBER HOTLINE Plitint' 2lif 522 5514 Answer to • questions on government MENTAL HEALTH 1 800-892 8900 (Crisis Center line for McHenry Co. 24-Hour Emergency number and professional staff will answer your call. Sponsoring agency- McHenry County Comprehensive Mental Health Service System. DCCA Reg-Alert, a new service to the Illinois business community, was launched Aug. 13 by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (DCCA). DCCA Reg-Alert will summarize proposed new or revised government regulations of interest to Illinois business and in­ dustry. The informational series will also provide in­ formation on opportunities for public comment. The first DCCA Re-Alert addresses proposed changes in "Accessibility Standards Illustrated" of the Illinois Capital Development board. The changes, of interest primarily to the construction industry, are planned because certain provisions of the standards are con­ fusing and have resulted in the withholding of con­ struction permits. "We hope this new service will keep the Illinois business community better informed," DCCA Director John W. Castle said, "and will make the task of keeping up with government regulations easier. "This service, combined with the department's toll- free business 'hotline,' our on-going series of statewide small business hearings, and other regular services of the department, will put us in closer touch with the Illinois business community," Castle said, "and help us provide more jobs by better serving business and in­ dustry in the state." "Reg-Alerts will be issued as circumstances warrant," Castle said, "by the DCCA Office of Business Services." Individuals wishing to receive the publication may write Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, Office of Business Services, Room 300, 160 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, 111., 60601. $10 MILLION Gov. James R. Thompson announced he will approve $10 million in state capital development bond funds tot construction of a new multi­ purpose building to house the health education, physical education and recreation programs at Southern Illinois University at Ed- wardsville. 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