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I PAG^^P^INPEAUER^W|PNE8PAY^%W»IJ8Tt>t 1 m Editorial PLAINDEALERTN Opinion Television Fare Millions of Americans have unintentionally turned over to television the mental and moral indoctrination of their childrea The change took place almost unrealized because of the marvel and novelty of a new technology-with all its entertainment potential. • Television has a wonderful educational potential, and in fact, some see benefits of the electronic wonder as just beginning. Nevertheless, in recent years and today, millions use family-room TV to entertain children. What children watch, many hours per day, is certain to mold their character and shape their personalities and lives. Unfortunately, what they see most on U.S. commercial television is sterile, vulgar and immoral. One needn't be a prude to object to the loud-mouth and common behavior of the typical program, the constant selling of alcohol as a cure for practically everything, the distortion of history, even recent history, the play on crimeand sex. The truth parents must face is that the commercial networks are primarily concerned with attracting audiences-just like the carnival barker of a generation ago. Thus, whatever will attract the viewer will be exploited. Parents must also face the fact that they need to spend some time every day deciding what is proper for their children to see and what is not. Too many youngsters today have sets in their own rooms, some with cable channels carrying the most advanced adult programs. Others sit all afternoon and half the night before the tube. In many homes, the TV set stays on all day. k (The networks now claim the average household set is on six hours a day.) What has happened, in effect, is that millions of American parents have turned over to television producers and three networks, headquartered in New York City, the implanting of moral and philosophical values In their children. Schools, churches, parents still play a role, but a lessened role. And results in crime, school achievement, in manners and behavior have been largely Titive. ttle help is likely from Congress. The networks are today so powerful they make and break politicians. Few on the two appropriate committees of Congress in recent years have had the audacity to seek to require better results. The networks plead freedom of speech and all the rights of the free press. (They are, however, not in the same boat: they are federally licensed, to use a public airwave, and enioy a monopoly on a certain wave-length as a result.) The answer lies with the several groups working hard today to improve television fare, in the growing diversity of channels available, but, most of all. with those responsible for rearing children. In the old days, few parent* would have turned their children over to a carnival troups passing through town for hours of unsupervised activity. That's, in effect, what parents do today when they allow their children to watch TV indiscriminately. Lightning Danger If you live in Florida or North Carolina, your chances of being struck by lightning are higher than in any other state. Florida, North Carolina, Texas and Ohio recorded the highest number of fatalities from lightning in a recently measured 10-year period, according to the Department of Commerce. If you live in the West, chances of avoiding strikes are^ood. In the South, they re lowest In a nine-year period, 1968 through 1976, every southern state registered more than 10 deaths and many over 25-from lightning. Golfers, campers, and others should remember that tall, isolated trees and structures can attract lightning. To be in or on water increases chances of being struck. Standing on wet Sound or near metal and pipes, even thoaa-jconnected to the ground, is advisable. One is usually safest indoors, in rubber-tired automobiles or under shelter. And you'll never hear the bolt that strikes you-if that's any consolation! \ PLAINDEALER~> r I Letter to the Editor Public (TKs Pioindeoler InvHsi His public to wis this column •• on oapretsteo of tHsir vlswi cn ol gonorol in tsrsit in our community Our only roqwost is that the wrltors five sifnetwre full sdtlress end phone number We osti too thot one Individual net write on tho seme subject mere then on<e e month We reserve the rifht to delete ony metoriol which we consider libelous or in ohjoetieneMe teste ) VETERAN SUPPORT "Editor: "In reference to the McHenry Post No. 491 column in Aug. 13 Plain- dealer: 'While it is fashionable in this area to look down on the military and especially the Vietnam veteran', etc. etc. "Since when? Says who? Does the author, Bruce Otto, s,*ak for all the members of the American Legion? I'll tell you this, he doesn't speak for all the veterans in this locality. & $ "Most of us do not look down on the military and the Vietnam veteran had a rotten job to do but he did it. "This community has always done its part in backing the V.F.W. and American legion and always will. I resent this statement. "Dick Barrows "World War II "1006 S. Hilltop Blvd. "McHenry" IMMUNIZATION "Editor: "Today children can be effectively immunized against seven childhood diseases: measles, mumps, rubella, diptheria, pertussis, tetanus (DPT) and polio. It is feared that falling levels of immunization may lead to new BUDDY'S WORKSHOP I am having problem* with a loilct task that keeps running every lime the toilet is flushed and refilled. A friend flsed it, we thought, by bending down tbe rod tbat holds the float ball. It worked fine for a while, but now It runs all the time. Should I call a plumber? Try a new float ball first. It may be leaking and if so, it is waterlogged. There is a simple trick that will let you know if the float ball is fault. Lift up the end of the rod to which the float ball is attached. If the water shuts off, you need a new float ball. If water continues to run, you need a plumber, or a new intake valve shut-off mechanism. For Your Information Deer friends. The Hepe ol my society rests In Its chlldron-ond tho skills, volwos, ond sen- sltlvlty wo Instill In thorn. Think then of MM f root responsibility thot rests with Roll Call Report (Your Congressmen's Vote) Consumer Price Index Hotline Serves Area members of Cenptw on major Tbe Bureau of Labor Statistics Regional Information office in Chicago receives over 7,tM telephone calls a month for information on tbe* Consumer Price Index <CPI). This should not be surprising state the Bureau estimates that about one half of the U S population are drectty affected bv changss in tbe CPI, ac­ cording tofwilliam E. Rice, regional commissioner for the Bureau in Chicago.! Wagea, salaries, pensions, rents, royalties and social security benefits are among the many types of epidemics such as those in the 50's when polio killed thoussnds of children and left even more per­ manently crippled. In the early 60's a rubella epidemic killed 30,000 fetuses and caused birth defects in 20,000 babies. One of the major problems is the fact that many young parents do not remember the epidemics of the past and have no visable reminders of their complications such as patients in iron lungs, children in bracee, etc. The public in general seems to have the feeling that these diseases are a thing of the past. Appsrently, many children are not being immunized until they reach school age, when parents are com­ pelled by state law to have them immunised. Parents have the option of taking their children either to their own personal physician or to the McHenry County Health department clinics (free for infanta through 18 years). The first two years of s baby's life are critical. Today no child needs to fall victim to any of theee diseases. "Carol Weisbruch "Community Education k Prevention, "Pioneer Center for the Exceptional" i-Here's bow i roll call votes Aug. 7-HP HOUSE Radio to Cuba--The Houae pass id, 250 for and 134 against, and sent to tbe Senate a bill (HR 5427) to sat una government ratio station to broadcast anti- Castro programming to Cuba. "Radio Marti," named after Cohan patriot Joee Marti, would broadcast on AM cr FM frequsbdsa from a aits in the Florida keys. It would cost *7.5 million in fiscal 1963, and it would be nm by the same agency that overseas Radto Free Europe and Radio Liberty. -.»• Supporter Toby Roth, R-W^sakl Cuban lender Fidel Castro "will have to recognize that we are going tqly calling Urn to account for his actions... All OppwIeufTed Weiss, D-N.Y ŝskT'the Cubans will recqprize KaJio Marti propaganda for what it will be, carefully packaged half-truths," and tint the station will damage U.S. standing in the Caribbean and Central America. Members voting "yea" wanted to establish Radio Marti. 3 Repa. Philip Crane, R-12, and Robert McClory, R»13, voted "yea." Rap. Lynn Martin, R-16, voted "nay." States' Rights--By a vote of SO for and 154 against, the House adopted an amendment preserving tbe rtdit of states to exceed fedsral standards in certain areas of pesticioscontroL Thus states can continue to request whatever health and safety data they desire from pesticide manufacturers, without fear of being limited by the UJ8. Environmental Protection sgency. They also can take aslong as they wish to register a pesticide for use within their boundaries The vote occurred during debate on a bill (HR 5903) extending the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodeuticide act for two years. The bill was passed and sent to the Senate. Pesticide manufacturers, the agribusiness community snd the Administration were among thoae wanting to limit states' rights to regulate pesticides. Rep. James Scheuer, D-N.Y., a supporter of the amendment, said the measure "would eliminate this erosion of states' rights and...permit a state to protect the health and environment of its citizens." Opponent William Wampler, R-Va , said pesticide manufacturers need uniform nationwide laws to effectively market their products, and he said the lessening of states' rights only would have prevented "arbitrary or capricious" regulation by individual states. Members voting "nay" wanted to make states subservient to the federal government in certain areas of pesticide regulation. Ms. Martin voted "yea." Philip Crane and McClory voted "nay." Nuclear Freeze--By a vote of 904 for and 202 against, tbe House adopted a "nuclear freeze" jproposal that waa backed by the Administration. It calls for freezing U.S. snd Soviet arsenals after the two nations have negotiated mutural arms reductions. The measure (HF Res. 521) is non-binding but has high symbolic importance. By adopting the pro-Adminiatration language, the House rebuffed liberal-sponsored efforts directing the U.S. and the Soviets to freeze their arsenals st current levels. Supporter John Rousellot, R-Caiif , said a freeze at current levels "would only legitimize Soviet superiority in numerous areas of nuclear and conventional force capabilities" ana would undercut ongoing arms limitations talks with the Soviet Union. Opponent Thomas O'Neill, D-Mass , said "freezing the strategic nuclear forces would not put the U.S. in an inferior position to the Soviet Union... I think it is simple logic. We do not reduce arma by accelerating the arms race. We first have to stop the race and thea reduce arme." Members voting "yea" favored the Administration's more lenient approach to the nuclear freeze issue. ^ * Philip Crane voted "yee." J Ms. Martin, voted "nay." McClory did not vote. 8ENATE Senate Gym--By a vote of SO for and 48 againat, the Senate voted in favor of completing the gymnasium under construction as part of the new Hart Senate office building. As a result of the vote, sn amendment to delete $736,400 for the gym was ruled out of order. Tbe vote occurred during debate on a 1962 appropriations bill (HR 6663) that waa later passed and sent to the Senate. Senator Harrison Schmitt, R-N.ll. s supporter of completing the gym, said that deepite misgivings he and other senators have about the new office building, the Senate should "utilize dds building in the beet poesible way." Opponent William Proxmire, D»Wio., said that at a time of federal spending cuts senators should make d^with Uta two gyms they alreedy have. "You would IT" T '»•*'" wou"t * (Z B, ---\ Sen. Chariee Percy, R, voted "ymt k Sen. Alan Dixon, D, voted "nay." * h. Warning Cuba--The Senate adopted, 66 for and 28 againat, a resolution putting the Senate on record as favoring whatever action is necessary. "including the use of arms," to restrain Cuban "aggreesive or subversive" activities In the Western Hemisphere" and to keep Cube from building up its anti-U.S. military capability with foreign-supplied arms. On a later vote, the "use of erms" language was watered down so that it would not be interpreted as a green light jiving the Administration authority to attack Cuba under the War Powers set. The reeolution was attached as s rider to an appropriations bill (HR 6663; see preceding vote). Sponsor Steven Symms, R-Idaho, said "I am not advocating the use of force in theCaribbeen. Quite the contrary, I am merely trying to strengthen our first line of defense, which is diplomacy." Opponent Charles Percy, R-Ill., called the resolution a "Gulf of Tonkin Reeolution for Cuba." Senators voting "yes" fsvored the tough enti-Cuba reeolution. Dixon and Percy voted "nay." Jobless Benefits--By e vote of 84 for and 13 against, the Senate instructed its conferees on the major tax-increase bill (HR 4961) to approve additional income payments escalated by changes in tbe index the most popular CPI's used in MI cements are available te tbe public 94 hours a day, seven days a weefi through the Bureau's CPI Hotline service. These recorded meseagee provide the latest national and local All Items indexes and percent changes from the prior period and a year ago The expected release date of the next CPI is also given. A CPI Hotline is located in Chicago, 312-353-1663. RTA Seeks Applications For Paratransit Vehicle Lease The Regional Transportation Authority has invited applications for participation in its new Paratraneit Vehicle Lease program from citiee, villages and townships in Cook, Lake, McHenry, DuPage, Kane and Will counties, RTA Chairman Lewis W. Hill announced. "Under the Paratraneit Vehicle Lease program, tbe RTA will lease insured small, lift-equipped buses for $1 a year to general purpoee govern­ ments which operate or are willing to sponsor special transportation service in their community. Operating funds for the services would be provided by the local community," RTA Chair­ man Hill stated in making the an­ nouncement. "The primary purpose of the program is to expand transportation options within local communities and provide special transportation ser­ vices for the elderly and han­ dicapped," Hill said. "RTA is also looking toward a region-wide paratraneit mini- network, where the vehicle lease operations are linked with thoee/RTA paratransit services alreedy in place, providing travel opportunities throughout the six-countiee," said. Chairman Hill. "In order to complete a network of services, areas of at leest township size will generally be selected to be part of the Lease program. In less densely populated areas, multi- township service agreements will be sought. Transfer agreements between service areas will be required," Chairman Hill continued. "This program of coordinating RTA existing services and new capital equipment with local funds is a chief for for f. component in RTA's plans developing further service mobility-impaired individuals at a time of limited RTA operating funds," Hill said in conclusion. RTA presently funds 27 paratransit services which operate in 43 municipalities covering 1,500 square milee. Half of these services are available for use by the general public and all serve the elderly and han­ dicapped, utilizing 46 RTA small lift- equipped buses. The RTA is asking that the ap­ plications be returned by Sept. 15, It is snticipated that the peretransit vehicles will be available to be placed in service in late 1963. Saguaros, which are huge cactuses found in Arizona, are often called "apartment houses of the desert" because they provide living quarters for so many bird species. Ss says the VA. OCX TRACT 0ft ITSMEMSeR VA COMPENSKTMN ̂ COV1K DttASlUTT INCURRED IN, on ACORM/ATED BV, MILITARY SEeVlCt* > Csfltsct Rssrstt VA sides (clock yssr spending to make unemployment compeneation available for up to 52 weeks. Tne vote occurred during debate ona 1663 budget reconciliation bill (S 2774) that was later nassed. Sponsor Howard Metzenbaum, D-Obio. said he is concerned about lowering the federal deficit and intereet rates, "but the unemployed of this country should not be bearing that burden." Opponent Russell Long, D-La., said "tbe very idee of expanding welfare on a bill to cut spending, expending various entitlement programs on a bill to cut spending, ia contradictory.... Senators voting "yee" favored up to52 weeks' unemployment benefits for the jobless in states hardest hit by the receeeion. Dixon and Percy voted "yee." from HISTORY'S SCRAPBOOK DATES ANO EVENTS FROM YESTERYEARS August 26, 1873--Lee De Forest, physicist and radio pioneer, born Council Bluffs, Iowa f August 27, 1964b-- First automobile driver jo be locked up for speeding gets 5 days in the Newport County jail, Rhode Island. August 26, 146•--Henry Hudson enters Delaware Bay to begin his survey of the Atlantic coast. August 29, 1894--Seeking to appeal to both American and Oriental palates, a Chinese chef cooks world's first chop suey, in New York City Idle-Stop Solenoid An engine is said to diesel when it continacs to run after the ignition is shut off. The most common cause is the idle-stop solenoid found on the carburetor. Watch the solenoid as someone starts the engine, acceler­ ates to half-throttle and then lets it drop to idle. The solenoid plunger should come out and catch the throttle lever as it closes. Turn off the engine,- the plunger should retract, letting the throttle close. If not, the engine will diesel. The spaniel family of dogs contains more breeds-ten--than any other. The name comee from the word Spein. Wt often to sipraM our Sincerity. ARE YOU NEW IN The McHenry Area? Do You Know Someone New? We Would Like To Extend A Royal Welcome To Every Newcomer To Our Area 111 CALL I LORRAINE MONAHAN 065-5475 t>Oh \ i j p PETER M.JUSTEN 4 SON FUNERAL HOME HUMFMTT. NILNORT - »»«•») MMt WHttm tKHMK ROYAL WELCOME Know Your Aroo-Royal Wolcomo Dons It ftost JACK WALSH, KENT EARL I. WALSH, INKER MUAIU COMPAtOO Nit W. Mm St. AUTO UN. MM SMI Faa IK. Cs Nit W. I -rui JAMES M. McMTIE. LAWYER . AVAMAHS TO PVACnCI IN: Pweenel H»r> Triah Form Ee"'**"--* urOrB* • o INC. 4N»W.«I>H>NhM. But. 395*0420 345-0227 McHENRY COUNTY OFFICE NAMES SAUS SMVKMNNTAU MfeyWtiN NOrartSI. OyttalUh* ML LEOWUH UTTAH TnM.,tkM..M.>4pa , SO Mltlwl It Pits iftMvtnist to Hi l lREil t RADIAL TIRES FOR ALL CARS Europe Motors. 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