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14 - PLMNDEALER - WEDNESDAY. MAT IX, IMt PLAINDEALER"> Editorial Opinion < • PLAINDEALER"^ Letter to the Editor Public Pulse (The nulmMtt f.lte» Mm pwMtc Se mm (Ma t.U-- M m iii^r»iil»n W M «tewt •" ••*>»'•' •« tere«tlee«> wn.ii.iiHp.0---If n>iitl»tOle»«W»wt»e«»th>eilfe»i»n.M«« m --< pfc--n.»> I We e«fctee .tOwteee le*iH«s»eeIwlltwtl mm i <ttirtnr«»--e--eei--l*. Were--wtWrtftete^lM. Double Cure Hope Dr. Frank Rauscher, vice-president for research at the American Cancer society, says the bright hope of the moment for the treatment of cancer, interferon, may also eventually be used to cure common colds. That day is not here yet, Rauscher says. At present, it costs $30,000 to produce enough interferon to treat one cancer patient. And the research job of learning which genes hold the chie to which cancers to still incomplete. But m the future the new substance to treat cancers and viruses will likely also cure many forms of the common cold. What this indicates to that the breakthrough, when it comes, may be more significant than had been hoped only a few years ago. . ; - . i • - • . ' Census Study Of Poor A major new study, which had been long awaited, shows that if the government counted the true value of food stamps, housing assistance and medical care, the number of Americans officially classified as poor would be reduced by as much as forty oercent. This is the finding of a new Census Bureau study, which indicates formulas used by federal bureaucrats for identifying poverty in the U.S. have been exaggerating the extent of poverty. The increased number of people classified as poor, and entitled to help, tends to increase the size of the bureaucracy administering federal aid, of course-so the process feeds on itself, in a sense. Just as the number of unemployed, calculated regularly by federal bureaucrats, is widely suspect-as being exaggerated by illogical parameters, so too. now, is the number classified as poor suspect. The official poverty line, raised each year, is now nearing $10,000 for an urban family of four. • The Census Bureau study snows that if the market value of government benefits to recipients were taken into account, then in 1970 instead of 23.6 million people being classified as poor, only 13.6 million would have been so classified. That is a staggering difference and the cost of federal outlays-based on the official number entitled to help-would have been drastically reduced. Both the official poverty and unemployed classifications should be hereafter based on realistic formulas. This alone would reduce the budget deficit by tens of billions and do much toward stimulating new growth in the economy. Soaring Like Birds Many Americans don't know it but today some of their fellow citizens are soaring like birds for hundreds of miles in super-modern fiberglass sailplanes. Usually the public doesn't see these "birds" pass over them. Probably the most famous sailplane club in the country is at Colorado Springs, and more medals and awards come to pilots soaring among the lofty western mountains than anywhere else. Less well known is the fact that ridge flying has become a great thing in the east, beginning in the middle of Pennsylvania, and extending all the way down to Tennessee. '» Today's sailplanes, many with glide ratios of 40 to 1 (forty feet forward to every one foot downward) are miracle machines. From only 6,000 feet up, they can glide 40 miles without finding lift! Thus fellow citizens in fiberglass birds are often flying five hundred miles, cjuietly, easily and without motor, fuel or problems! One way to the world's Roll Call Report (Your Congressmen's Vote) CITY GOVERNMENT - "Dear Editor: "If ever a strong argument made in McHenry for a change to a City Manager form of government, it was this latest 'flap' over the mayor's handling of the Superintendent of Public Work's job and the council's inability to do much about it. "Perhaps now would be the best of all times to get serious about this more professional approach to the government of our city - one that provides for a separation of politics and administration. I, for one, am getting pretty disgusted with the 'toothless squacks' of the council and just plain outraged with the Mayor's 'depth' of reasoning every time be gets backed into a corner and defends himself with what he does to for the good of the city. "Our present Mayor-Council form of government is supposed to insure representation but increasingly it seems that the mayor to the only one with any of that representation. Talk has it that the League of Women Voters might raise the issue of a City Manager possibility for McHenry. Well, if the petitions ever get cir­ culated, consider me ready to sign. "Nancy J. Fike" GOOD FOR THE CITY? "Dear Editor: "On April 26, at a special meeting of the City Council, Mayor Joseph Stanek announced that he would appoint himself as interim Superin­ tendent of Public Works until he was able to find and appoint a permanent replacement for this position. "Early on Monday morning, May 3t just two days after his self- appointment officially took effect, Stanek began his tenure by ner- manently , reassigning two^fii- dividuals: one from Public Works to the Sewer department, and the other from the Sewer department to Public Works. "Later that • evening, when questioned about these reassignmentS by City Council members, Stanek was quoted as saying,.'What I'm doing I - feel to for the good of the city.' This comment, among others, aroused my curiosity, so I did my best to research &qme of the circumstances surrounding his decision to reassign these two men. Here are some things I discovered: "Neither of the employees involved nor their immediate supervisors were made aware of the pending change, fore, a rtuation employ4p were moved film posii lo­ tions Washington - Here's how area senators were recorded on major roll call votes between April 22-28. There were no House votes. Home Rule--The Senate adopted, 49 for and 43 against, an amendment protecting the power cities now nave to regulate foreign government property of the within their boundaries. The chief aim D C. government's authority to keep embassy office buildings (chanceries) out ' i. It also blocked a State depari limited say in certain property decisions affecting tne location and use of of certain neighborhoods. amendment was to preserve the ings (chanceries) o tment request for nor did any of them desire such a*** Remove All Old Plaster For Best Results Therefore, »-A-exisis voluntarily removed they enjoy and are qualified to per­ form and were reassigned to positions in which they may not be satisfied or qualified. Consequently, neither employee to likely to perform as ef­ ficiently, effectively or en­ thusiastically as he might otherwise. Good for the city, Mayor Stanek? "Add to this that bothimmediate supervisors of these mei^pwillingly lost valuable workers and will now have to use valuable time training them-with little or no guarantee that they will perform as satisfactorily as they did in their previous positions. It seems to me that disgruntled, frustrated supervisors might be the end result. Good for the city, Mayor Stanek? "At that same meeting. Mayor Stanek further commented that 'disruptive influences and a declining morale prompted his decision to reassign these men. Neither super­ visors nor fellow employees seem to support Stanek's statement What, then, could be more 'disruptive' and cause an even greater 'decline in morale'* than the insecurity created in the minds of other city employees who find themselves defenseless against the whims of a self-appointed Superintendent of Public Works whose qualifications for that position were seriously challenged by mem­ bers of the City Council? It to in­ teresting to add here thafr it was Stanek's own vote which broke the deadlock at the meeting and allowed his appointment to pass the City Council. "I further discovered that the mayor has received some criticism for the hiring and status of the in­ dividual who was reassigned from the Sewer department to the Department of Public Works. It to no secret that the individual who was reassigned from the Department ofPublic Works to the Sewer department often felt that it was his obligation to ques­ tion and, at times, express viewpoints contrary to those of the mayor's viewpoints gathered after many years and various experiences in the construction field. "Because of circumstances surioundirg these reassignments, I fear that this decision was not based on 'what's good for the city'; rather, it was based on 'what's good for the mayor.' "Sincerely, Building Permits toe Crilk McHenry issued the foUomring building permits in the month of ApriL^* Charles Lee Lovett, 5010 Sandburg drive, fence. Bob Cerwin Co., 4502 W. Elm street, underground storage tank. Paul Fadam, Jr., 4B04 W. Dartmoor drive, fence. Raymond Kavanough, 3100 MiDer drive, siding. George Cina, §04 S^Pearl street, alteration and addition. Norman C. and Dorothy Lobitx, J706 W. John street, fence. • Joseph B. Stanek. 1316 N. Millstream drive, fence SKfand Dorothy Draper, 503 N. Front street, addition. Craig Pierce, 4415 Pancway avenue, fence. Timothy Geratz, 4401 W. Prairie avenue, fence. RalphPaulsen, 1706 N. Sunn, shed. J^AJthoff 4 Associates, 810 Mill street, industrial building. Ronald H. Meurer, 4114 W. Prairie avenue, sidii James and Carol Simon, 515 N. Front street, sewer George Valaski, Bailey, fence. Bert W. Farm, 4218 Crystal Lake road, fence. Herman Link, 6008 Bonner road, skfing. Michael L. and Matilda M. Mofch, 1015 Hanley street, fence. Frank and Jean Gabrys, 1017 Hanley street, fence. Jim Cauifieki, 803 SL Pearl avenue, fence. Heinrich J. Wurgler, 506 Silbury court, fence and pool. Carol Baldocchf 3410 Washington street, alteration. Tom R. Basten, 3206 Terrace drive, garden shed. Lester Bacon, 3709 W. Main street, repair roof. Douglas Oia 1313 N. Lawn court, pool. GUbertM. and Linda FornaciarU4»Serman drive, addition. Alfred M. Dember, 5221 Shore drive, alteration. David Young, 3810 Maple avenue, shed. & Herbert HTFreund, 3400 W. Pearl street, replace basement wall. Charles and Mariaim Berndt, 1114 S. Bonita lane, fence. Tami's Juvenile Furniture, 4806 W. Elm street, sign. Joseph F. Wittenweg, 5006 Pyndale avenue, fence. Tonyan Real Estate Partnership, Albany street, industrial building. Theodore Tannebaum, W.E. corner Draper and Elm street, sign. J.L. Althoff, 4106 Crystal Lake road, alteration-offices. H.E. Buch and Son, 1308 N. Park street, alteration - office and apartment. Meadowvale Inc., 4226 W. Elm street, alteration-ice cream shop, j Martha Raasch, 807 N. Lillian street, garage. Charles Cuda, 3911 Clearbrook, water hookup. James Emery, 4618 W. Willow lane, existing garage new floor. Propose Paperwork Cut For School Lunch Program A proposal to cut paperwork in local school lunch programs has been issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. "The proposal, part of the administration's drive to provide regulatory relief, would ease federal record-keeping and reporting requirements for school food authorities and give States more flexibility in administering school nutrition programs," said Mary C. Jarratt, Assistant Secretary for Food and Consumer Services. The proposed rule would cut down on paperwork by eliminating the requirement that schools maintain separate cost accounts for their school breakfast, school lunch and other non­ profit school food service operations. Schools would be required to maintain only the revenue and expenditure records to document the use of funds and the non-profit status of their food service programs. It to estimated that the change will save states and local schools more than seven million hours of staff time in meeting Federal record keeping and reporting requirements. Once the proposal to effective, it will be up to state educational agencies, which are responsible for ad­ ministering school lunch programs in each state, to determine the best system for monitoring the financial records of local schools. The proposed regulations were issued under the Omnibus Recon­ ciliation Act of 1981. Public comments should be sent by June 8 to Stanley C. Garnett, School Programs Division, Food and Nutrition service, USD A, Alexandria, Va., 22303. "Robert J. Doran" foreign consular offices in 200-plus U.S. cities In seeking the pre-emptive authority over certain local zoning decisions, the State department argues it needs such leverage to insure that foreign property ju-r - - - led to S 854, li Sponsor Charles ...... ^v.. in tne other states affected by pre-emption and for their sister city and national capital, Washington, D.C." decisions affecting U.S. offices overseas are made fairly. The amendment was attached to S 854, later passed and sent to conference with the House. >nsor Charles Matnias, R-Md., said his amendment was "both for the cities When repairing a small crack In plaster, how wide or deep does the cut need to be to assure new plaster will bond securely? You must remove all of the plaster that is loose or deteriorated. Where hairline cracks are concerned, it is important that the cut be deeper and wider. Sometimes, a sufficient cut can be made by using a puncture-type beer ---«an opener. The sharp point and v-shaped blade usually provide sufficient depth and width. rtment the non api Opponent Charles Percy, R-IU., said that by giving the State de authority it wants "we will be able to Insure fair, equitable and discriminatory treatment of U.S. missions and personnel overseas." Senators voting "yea" wanted to block creation of a new State department office with powers to influence local property decisions affecting foreign offices. Sen. Alan Dixon, D, voted "yea." Sen. Charles Percy, R, voted "nay." Crime Laws--By a vote of 45 for and 46 against, the Senate failed to achieve the three-fifths majority needed to silence a filibuster blocking consideration of a massive bill that is the first streamlining of the U.S. criminal code since the founding of the Republic^ The bill (S 1630), years in the drafting stage, was then shelved amid uncertainty over whether the Senate will take it up this year. In the House, there are no plans to consider the measure in 1962. Senators favoring the filibuster - those voting "nay" - were mostly conservatives unhappy with parliamentary rules or liberals who thought it futile for the Senate to spend long hours on a bill that, if passed, likely would die this year in the House. The parliamentary snafu rankling conservatives was a ruling that language from existing criminal laws could not be grafted essentially verbatim onto the new code This jeopardized a strategy for insuring that their favored laws in areas such as obscenity, gun possession and strike­ breaking remain on the books. Sen. Strom Thurmond, R-S.C., who supported ending the filibuster, said "sooner or later, we ha^Uqact on this code. There have been 12 or 15 years of work on it. It is extremely ^important." Pro-filibuster Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.. said "the Senate should not take up this bill in a way that invites some in this chamber to turn it into a Christmas tree that would destroy not only any hope for action in this Congress but any hope for future action in any future congresses." Senators voting "yea" wanted the Senate to begin debating the criminal code reform bill. ' Dixon and Percy voted "yea." $134 Mi l l ion State Balance What does "UL Approved" mean? I sec It on products at the hardware store and television commercials always say that one should look for the UL label. Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc. is a private, nonprofit corporation that tests various products to see if they comply with the National Electrical Code. Materials, appliances, or equipment carry the UL label only if they have been thoroughly tested to assure that they meet both quality and safety requirements. Products usually bear the UL symbol within a circle, or Under­ writers' Laboratory, Inc., spelled out within a double circle. The underwriters' label may appear in other forms, but it will appear somewhere if the product has been tested. If the label is not there, chances are the product has not been UL tested. T h e - m o n t h - e n d balance in the state's General Funds on March 31 was $134 million, comptroller Roland W. Burris has reported. Burris said the balance was $57 million higher than one month ago, but $77 million lower than the same date last year. Summing up the first three quarters of FY 1962, Burris said that total General Funds revenues were $5,969 billion, $106 million or 18 perc«it higher than the same period last year. Total GF ex­ penditures, however, were $6,032 billion. $10 million less than the comparable period last year, but still 863 million more than the state has taken in so far In FY 1962 Burris said that in­ come tax receipts are up $136 million or 7.4 percent over last year (individual taxes up $108 million or 7.1 percent and corporate up $28 million or 9.1 percent) and - for the first time sinee last July - sales tax revenues are in the black, up $5 million or 0.3 percent. But federal funds for the 9-month period dropped 5Crt)ice prof«s sio* 1 ol Dire ctory IACK WUSH, IGEKT UH R. WALSH, MOKES INSURANCE fc BONOS fin. Auto Farm. IK* •SlIABU COMPANMS MISW Sim tt. 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