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PAGE 14 • PLAINDEALER • FRIDAY. JUNE 4. IMS Editorial 'PLAINDEALER ̂ Opinion L Excuses For Shooting Much ado is being made over the allegation that the youngster who shot President Reagan and others was insane at the time. Of coursffcawas. And ninety perceht of all the others who shoot people are insane at the time they do it. Itat's why we have Jails and execution chambers-which are for the cannot allow to move freely about. inety perceht of all the OUM it. Trot's why we have Jails people who go berserk and whom Medical and psychologies main point. It doesn't matte: society car 1 arguments about guilt and insanity often miss the matter to those killed, or who will be killed in the future who go berserk, perhaps stoned on drugs or alcohol, why the deed There are no excuses for premeditated shooting of fellow citizens. Whatever the cause, or excuse, the proper penalty is that these people should be put away so that they are unable to harm others. If they need psychiatric treatment, drug treatment or treatment for alcoholism, they should get it-while serving their regular sentences just like everyone else. In the past, smart lawyers' and medical experts have been utilized to enable some of the guilty to escape punishment All that Jury verdicts about temporary insanity should provide is that the sentence, the same sentence any other citizen would get, will include free corrective treatment. Gardening Time It's garden-planting time for all vegetables. For gardeners, three crops-corn, potatoes and tomatoes-are easily produced vegetables. Perhaps easiest of all, and the most rewarding of all, are potatoes. They can stay in the ground for months. One can make almost a year s supply easily. And they're so much better, at mealtime, after having been dug Just before cooking. , * Peas and beans are also easily produced in quantity and can be utilized, after freezing or canning, year-round. So, too, can fruits that are available in quanitity from one tree Many a family enjoys plums, peaches, pears, cherries, apples, etc., all year-from just one or two trees. Those who don't try to enjoy their own fruit and vegetables miss good eating, much of nature's beauty and cyclical growth and the inner satisfaction of being self-sufficient while saving money. PLAINDEALER"^ Letter to the Editor Public Pulse (Th» riomd.ol.. invtftl pwWic »• »u rt»t« column an •«pr»»»loo »K#lt >ltm on • wbi.dt o* f.n.r.1 !«• )•>••• if< out community Out only roqwMt It Hm* Mi* writer* «l** •Ifnatur* full aMtm numb*' *• ••li »** Mi*l on* Individual not writ* *n Ml* •am* »uk(«« mor* Mian anc* * month Wa ratarua Mia rtfM I* <*l*»a any malarial which w* c*ndd*r llbatawt or In abfactlanaMa •••»•) PARKING "Editor: "Whenever I see someone park in a 'handicap' slot who should not be there I am disgusted but keep my mouth shut. If the city issues stickers it should enforce them. "Very recently, the doctor suggested we get one. It was a relief after two years of driving my husband as close to the door as possible and then my having to walk some distance in the parking lot. He has emphysema and can walk only short distances but now is able to drive himself and park close. Since I have spinal arthritis it By U.S. Representative Lynn Martin We've been hearing a lot lately about the condition of the Social Security system. There are many suggestions for bolstering the system: increasing the retirement age, requiring those workers who are now exempted to Join the system, reducing benefits and financing through general revenues to name a few. There are even some who suggest a complete transition to individual retirement accounts instead of reiving on the Social Security System which faces financial ups and downs due to the fluctuating work force. Undoubtedly, the debate on the long term solutions to the problems faced by the Social Security system will be heated and continue throughout the coming year. In the meantime, there are some very real, very positive steps that can be taken to tighten up the gaps in the social Security system. Presently, the Social Security ad­ ministration has no systematic way of knowing when a current or potential Social Security beneficiary has died. Conseouentiy, checks are issued and mailed to people who have been dead for years. It has been estimated that $60 million is lost every year when these checks are cashed fraudulently, thus draining the fund. Roll Call Report (Your Congressmen's Vote) authorization taffl. About ISflO million was to have been o the MX plan, wbi_ ------ better against a Soviet attack. The $178 sent to the House. the MX and favored Averted to developing asi alternative to the MX plan, which involves mobile basing of U 4. fames MB <SJ Sen. John Wi ̂ warmer, R-Va., who supports the MX and flavored killing the nT rr4~-- r-iA n tol&nlan the MX eft*r inverting O billion in it and ata time when the Pentagon is nsaringa final recommendation on how ia _a %Jk *- - -- -i • oe aepftoyecL Washington - Here's how roll call votes May 1*19. members of Congress were recorded on major HOUSE the MX mobile basing concept would work because "there is no way to make a ltt.OOO-poundmiMi? MoanytMng other than a fixed-point target for Soviet was getting very difficult for me. Last week I was very upset by a man in the Jewel parking lot who said as I got out of the car, 'I can see you're handicapped, you can't read'. "I was shocked. Two stickers on our car are in plain sight. Perhaps the poor man was also handicapped, he not onlv couldn't read, but was blind as well. "True, I was not in a wheelchair but how did he know I might not have heart trouble? It's no wonder there are so many rude people if this middle-aged man is an example. "Mrs. Joseph Crittenden" NASA Budget Cute--By a vote of 1M for and 204 against, the House rejected an amendment to cut $S4.4 million from the aeronautics portion of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) fiecal IMS budget The money had been added by the House Science and Technology Committee despite objections from the Administration and its allies on the committee. The House later passed and sent to the Senate a 18.65 billion NASA authorization bill (HR MM) that included the additional aeronautics funding. Rep. Larry Winn, R-Kas.. apunsu of the amendment, said "the real issue here Is whether the House has the will to make the budget cuts necessary to reduce the size of our budget deficit." Opponent Mary Rose Oafcar, D-Ohio, said cutting the NASA budget would "deprive us of our leadership over the Soviet Union in research and development technology, and thus compromise our national defense.'* Members voting "nay" favored spending $34.4 million more for NASA aeronautical programs than the Administration had requested Rep. Philip Crane. R-ia. voted "yea " \ Rep. Lynn Martin, R-16, voted "nay." ) Rep. Robert McClory, R-lS^did not vote. SvciNmg For intelligence--ihe House passed, 357 for and 23 ayum, m bill (HR 6068) authorizing money for die CIA, Defense Intelligence agency. FBI intelligence activities and the covert operations of several other agencies in fiscal 1983. The price tag was classified and kept secret from the public, although floor debate revealed President Reagan sought a "substantial increase" over 1962 outlays. The bill was sent to the Senate. Supporter Edward Boland, D-Mass., defended the secrecy, saying that while disclosing a single budget figure "might not itself be harmful...intelligence is inherently secret, and any cfisclosure is the beginning of an erosive process." Opponent Ted Weiss, D-N.Y., said "the American people have a constitutional right to know "the overall price tag. and that the total secrecy is "an outrageous affront to the democratic principles of our country and should not and must not be tolerated." Members voting "yea" supported the bill. McCloiy and Ms. Martin voted "yea." Philip Crane did not vote. Budget Cats--The House adopted. 194 for and 191 against, an amendment cutting $30,million from the National Science foundation outlay for upgrading the quality of science and engineering education in the U A This was consistent with the Administration's budget request, but it nullified previous action bv the House Science and Technology committee to raise the outlay from $15 million to $45 million in fiscal 1983. The vote occurred during debate on the foundation's fiscal 1983 authorization bill (HR 5842), later sent to the Senate. Supporter Larry Winn, R-Kas., said the committee add-on of $30 million was the all too common" approach of attacking a problem by throwing more money at it. Opponent Doug Walgren, D-Pa., said one has "a great shudder for the futureof this country" upon comparing Soviet and U.S. mending on science and math education." Members voting "nay" wanted to spend $30 million more In fiscal 1963 on science and engineering education. McClory and Ms. Martin voted "yea." - * Philip Crane did not vote. SENATE Used Cars--The Senate voted, 89 for and 27 against, to kill a proposed Federal Trade commission rule requiring used car dealers to affix a sticker to each car informing prospective buyers of any defects the dealer Is aware of. If the Houseconcurs by May 26, the rule will be killed. The Senate vote was on S Con Res 60. Senators voting "nay" alternative method of Percy voted "yea." Dixon Ad not vote. to abandon the MX program and UA H Task Forte Serves Aging Older adults are the helpless, and most vulnerable patient group. In order to improve the medical care of these imfividaals, representatives from several area agencies and organizations have Joined forces to form • Tcok Force on Aging. The purpose of this group is to improve the level of awareness, technical skills, and aensitivUhr of ihoee professionals who work with the older adult, noponioiiy In the hfulth Sen. Larry Pressler, R-S.D., who favored killing the rule, said it would "enormously increase" the paperwork burden on dealers; the cost of used cars, and the cost of running the FTC, "all without solving the problem we are talking about" Sen. Robert Packwood, R-Ore.. who wanted to implement the rule, said his major criticism of business "is tnat it acts too late to clean its own bouse and then strenuously objects when government sanctions are placed upon it. Senators voting "yea" were opposed to the FTC requiring used car dealers to tell consumers about defects they are aware of. Sen. Alan Dixon, D, voted "yea." Sen. Charles Percy, R, did not vote. Defense Spending--By a vote of 18 for and 44 against, the Senate tabled and thus killed an amendment to reduce the rate of defense spending growth in fiscal 1983 from 9.7 percent - the hike called for by the Administration - to 7 The Rev. Barbara Merritt, minister of the Congregational-Unlversalist church in Woodstock and a membsr of the board of directors of Memorial Hospital for McHenry County, has facilitated the formation of this group. The Rev. Merritt had noticed, primarily through her ministerial duties, a growing sense of confusion and exasperation with regard to the services provided for the aged. With this concern she was able to approach the executive director of Memorial hospital, Lea Peece, with an idea of a task force to study the special needs of (rider patients. With the backing of Memorial Hospital and several employees, invitations were issued to agencies and organisations throughout the county that have an interest in the needs of the ddsrty. Since the formation of the Task Force on Aging in December of 1981, represents tives of Woodstock Residence, Sunset Manor, Valley Hi Nursing Home, Fair Oaks, Royal Terrace, McHenry County Health department, Upjohn Healthcare Services, and the McHenry County Senior Citizen's council, and Region II Area Agency on Aging have been planning cooperative projects. Memorial hospital, McHenry hospital, Harvard hospital, and the Crystal Lake ambutal have also participated. The focus of the Task Force on Aging is to improve services to the elderly by expending the know! and skill of the professionals work with them on a deity basis through continuing education programs. Another innovation of the Task Force on Aging was the formation of a cooperative nurse-liaison program, aimed at improving nursing com­ munication between hospitals and nursing homes. Staff from hospitals I and nursing homes will be spending ; time working in each other's facilities • to improve continuity of care and to get an experience of the unique needs of both acute and long-term care. The Task Force on Aging has; combined resources to put together s specialized directory met lists ssr-1 vices for (rider adults in McHenry ; county and throughout northern Illinois. McHenry County college has donated labor to print the booklets, and plans are to begin distributing the directories in June, free of charge,. through pertidpeting members of the • Task Force, es well as through local churches and organizations. Plans are under way for beginning a Telephone Reassurance Line for the older adult who lives alone. This program would provide for a daily phone call to each individual enrolled in the program to make sure that • they are safe. Each enrollee would * provide a name and number at someone who could visit their home to check on their status if they did not answer their morning phone call. Linkage would be provided to notify the local police if some sort of problem were suspected. Another goel of the Task Force on Aging is to plan several educational' programs each year that focus on the needs of the elderly. Many of the country's leading experts in the field of geriatrics are located in the; Chicago area, and it is believed that * their knowledge can effectively be ' shared with professionals by bringing the speekers to their intended audience. > The Task Force on Aging is not i intending to duplicate services that are already available, but to "fill in the gaps" and to provide the quality of services that can be available only through the cooperation of various agencies. l I am supporting legislation which would solve this abuse. The bill that I am co-sponsoring would require states to notify the Social Security Administration, semi-annually, of the deaths that have occurred ih the previous six months. This would provide the Social Security ad­ ministration with the information needed to solve this problem. Another flagrant misuse of the Social Security system is a provision that allows a non-resident alien to work a short period of time in the U.S., return to his home country and draw Social Security benefits. This same recipient could marry outside the U.S., have children and upon his death his family would receive full widow's and survivors benefits. One case cited by the General Accounting office documents an alien, working in the U.S., who paid $25 into the system and has received benefits of $11,000. I am supporting legislation that would end this practice which drains $700 million per year from the fund. While we search for a permanent solution to the Social Security system's financial dilemma, these long overdue proposals should be enacted as quickly as possible to stop misuse of the funds currently in the system. i oy $i Sen. John Tower, R-Tex., who fsvored killing the amendment, ssid it would inflict "a disastrous cut In terms of our attempt to modernize our military and get into the ballpark with the Soviet Union.'1 Sen. Nancy Kassebaum, R-Kas., who sponsored the amendment, said "the public cannot reconcile the pronounced need to 'get control over the growth of federal spending' with the announced plan to spend $1.6 trillion for defense by fiscal year 1986." Dixon and Percy voted "nay." MX Missile--By a vote of 65 for and 29 against, the Senate tabled and killed an amendment to eliminate $1.7 billion for the MX missile thst was included in the Maria* GeM Squalene, a substance de­ rived from the Uvers of deep- sea sharks, is processed into capsules known as Marine Gold and used by the Japa­ nese as a treatment for every­ thing from old age to cancer, according to National Geo­ graphic. ftAMfrWMSttr »wr Choosing Aa IRA To Fit Your Needs The law does not permit you to invest Individual Re­ tirement Account money in collectibles like metals, an­ tiques, or art. But there are numerous other ways to in­ vest your IRA funds to pro­ vide money for your retire­ ment while deducting your contributions on your feder­ al income tax return. -- U.S. individual retire­ ment bonds - These are basic­ ally risk free. They guaran­ tee the rate of return. --Certificates of deposit- These are available from bunks, savings and loans and credit unions and are insured. --Mutual funds - These combine the IRA's tax breaks with the popularity of money funds. --Flexible annuities-Insur­ ance companies offer these. -Self-directed plans - These are most flexible and offer opportunities for spec­ ulation. --Company plans • Some employers make these avail­ able. Potato Care One medium size baked po­ tato has 90 calories. If stored properly, general purpose baking potatoes will keep for several weeks. Use bruised and cracked ones first. Don't wash potatoes before ster= ing, dampness increases the likelihood of decay. Store in a cool, dark place with good ventilation. Ideal storage temperature is 49-90 degrees. from HISTORY'S SCRAPBOOK DATES *10 EVENTS FROM YESTSHYEARS June J, 1914--Congress creates Reserve Officer's Train­ ing Corps. 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