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PAGE I • PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY. 8EPTEMBER14. IMS News and Views Roll Call: Action on civil rights commission individual* WASHINGTON - Here's hov area members ef Congress were recsrded m major rell call voles in the days before me a HOUSE RIGHTS- By a vote of 286 tor and 128 against, the House adopted an At issue was a special Federal Supplemental C< (F8C), kndB compensation has expired. Many states are tobe dropped from FSC eligibility Plaindealer shows new look «"«»*»»«* providing * member df the U.S. ClviTRiabU brigMentHnwver, an CTTOT by the Ubor x lauiuw/aivi oiiuvto UVyV lwA Commission can be removed by a president only for "neglect ofauty administering the program created coofuskmaito Did it seem that reading the Plaindealer this past week was a bit easier? And did you feel maybe the old eyes were gaining strength? More likely it's the new type - a bit larger than before - and gart of the newspaper's new The changes in type and general format have been extensive, undertaken to modernize the Plaindealer look and provide more pleasure for our readers. <. Today's newspapers are designed for busy people who want to know where they can find the news that is of moat interest to them. That's what we have tried to do. M usin' &, anderin BY KAF good indication of just how long Byit hi« been. * We stepped iAfeo the old Green Street office on ane early day to greet the r, Us wife (who worked part time), a composing room foreman and a linotype operator. That was all! Three weeks later the publisher and his wife left on a three-week trip to Alaska, confident that "you can handle it". We failed to share that confidence m we wrote, proofread, changed addresses wegdy Jfer 500 servicemen to Whom we were sending the Plaindealer free of charge, and waited on customers. For some ream we could never understand, the still alive three This was true, we have always been convinced, only because the good Lord stood beside us all the way. or malfeasance in office." ' ' wffl stop flowing. This bill guarantees that affected states will gat at «hr pnmm<«rinnm iSieurtU iii i hi mn ii i ni%<1 Uiius ami Urn least four more weeks of payments. • , J , , . / » , X v j V a -V -- • . ^ A _ I . w - - r n m l A Hi a Ii HI - ' law specifies no basis for removal. President Reagan's recent Sunporter Olympia Snowe, R-Me., said the bill clarifies the i of three members prompted tw* amendment, which was of Congress regarding the current extension of attached to legisUtion exteix^&Se of tfSSn. The bill unemployment benefits!* r (HR 2290) was sent to the Senate. Opponent Bill Frenzel, R-lflnn., said it was wrong for Conmsa'io Supporter Peter Rodino.D-N^i, said the amendment would thwart legitimize a bureaucratic error and snend a couple of hundrra million a president who "might willy-nilly remove someone because he douars providing these extra benefits to which no one is entitled disagreed with them" on dvfl lights issues. under the law." James SensenbrenM?R-Wis.. called the measure "an Members voting yet wanted mere Jobless benefits to be provided 00 paw tint any pr^t. wouid nrf put ̂ Members voting yes wanted to make flt more difficult for a * -* * •• I. m n i , • j.tiJI I,, t iwii I II II •!•••• I II •• i 1, 1 filTMAVir prcsKKQi io remove a crvu ngnu o&nAiBi Illinois - Voting no: PWMp~Crane, R-12. BAILOUT - By a vote of 40 for and 57 against the Senate refused to WASTE-The House adopted, 296 for and 180 against, an block py parliamentary means a plamed federal bailout ef the ainendftient to increase federal regulation of hundreds o f thousands Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS). rf mail huaktMtrt The main issue is whether to < As much as possible, school news will be found in one section of the paper, church news in another. Scattered throughout will be general news. Folks who thought we had discontinued this column just didn't turn to Page 2, where it will appear each issue. The popular So I Hear column wffl remain on Page 4. In a combined effort by all departments we've spent hundreds of hours to make the changes possible. We hope you've noticed and approved. Although there has been little time to do much but look to the moment at hand, after-work hours allow some reflection on the changes that have occurred during our long residence in the news room, what we see is a and none ef them more than the folder. It was particularly sensitive to the static of winter, when pages would simply refuse to move through the intricacies of the operation and became in the gears. Fifteen minutes later, when the press was far ahead of the hands, each torn piece of paper was removed and progress resumed. Only the liuut^pe machine escaped our touch except for one very brief lesson. Suddenly there was the beginning of growth from which there has been no retreat There was no time to continue that te a federal lending authority to The amendment required businesses generating at least 25 save the system, which has been called "Whoops" following Its kilograms of such waste per month to report to the government and default on $2.25 billion in bonds for construction of two of fivepisnnad tell the hauler that the material is hazardous. Hie goal is to bring nuclear power plants in the Pacific Northwest. about safe disposal of the toxic waste. v The question at hand was whether the bailout could be offered aaji It replaced language in HR2S67 setting the reporting threshhold at rider to a pending appropriations bill (HRS363). This yote reversed,® 100 kilograms per month. The still-pending bill is a rewrite of the parliamentary ruling that blocked consideration. Hie final outrome hodp hazardous waste law Is to be determined after the wmmw recess. Supporter Ron Wyden, ROre., said that "absent any simple Senators disagree over whether the new authority would risk mtfjnp^Hnn rynutppmpntj the horror stories of j>rpinrinn« f*tysL arid taxpayers' dollars. v spills and water contamination in ordinary sanitary landfills will Sen. William Proxmire, D-Wisc., who voted to block constdsratfcn continue." of the legislation, called it his "duty...to insist that we will not act Opponent Richard Sbefcy, D-Ala., said the requirement wffl be further on this bill, which can involve a 17.2 billion obligation from the of the legislation, aaid funds would be risked be tmrtwd by ratepayers |q enforce And is likely to cause'illegal (limping to such a federal government. degree as this country has never experienced!" Sen. James McQure, R-Idaho, Members voting yes wanted to increase the number of small "zero, not one penny" of U.S. 1 hurinrasfa subjected to hazardous waste reporting requirements. . because the new lending authority Illinois - Voting no: Philip Crane. and the Bonneville Power Admin BENEFITS -The House passed, 398 for and 84 against, and aent to Senators voting no wanted the /Senate to consider the bailout the Senate a bill (HR 3409) whose effect is to provide at least a few measure. more weeks of jobless pay in states wtiece the economy is improving. m. - Alan Dixon, D, voted yea. Charles Percy, R, voted no. Capitol Update: Bills affect drunk driving, library funding During this past week. Gov. Thompson signed bills dealing with drunk driving, library Cm funding, colli scho With expansion have come other changes, but none more extensive than thnee noted in the which will follow. We are joining in that progress, but always with an eye to another day when the problems seemed just as great but mounted at a more leisurely pace. Railroad cars back in fashion ' The private railroad car was yesterday's Lear Jet. It seemed to be a fading fasftion-until recently. Now individuals and companies are again buying them, often at the same cost as an expensive automobile, and using them for a variety of purposes. men use them to entytafa »l«* managers and for special business trips. There is a orivate railroad car association and some 275 owueis belon^jto it. Over 300 other cars are privately owned in the U.S. and One firm chartered five such cars (often owners rent them by the day) and sent them to the winter Olympics in Canada four years ago. Accommodations were hard to find and guests with rooms m the cars could carry almost any amount of luggage. Putting a private car into top condition often costs more than the car itself, most of which are bought from Amtrak. Some owners have purchased two or three Many have a nostalgia for trains. Hie cost of travel is not bad. Amtrak reportedly charges from 90 cents to 12.25 per mile for towing. There are also switching, parking, fuel and heating charges, plus insurance. And one needs a siding But if you're a railroad buff or love trains, a private car might be your thing. For business meetings, picking up directors or managers at various points, they can be practical. Richard Aichele of Hillside, N.J., heads a company which the old cars, also owns several himself. To be a cat's ] specify a classic car when you purchase. That's one with a on the back. And have more than its cost to spruce it up. Escort services in public eye Escort services hfcve been much in the news in recent days because of the arrest in California of a huge escort service combine, which reportedly used 35 telephone lines, seven offices and deployed some 150 female escorts on order. > - Hie charges were $160 an hour. This is in line with similar rates in other major cities. In smaller locales charges are seldom less than $100 an hour. • •' Despite claims from many escort services that they're legitimate, I,1 (and no doubt some are), one finds it difficult to believe there are \ many individuals around who would pay $160 an hour, or $375 for three hours with dinner, to meet a stranger for table talk. Y property, according to state Rep. Dick Klemm (R- Crystal Lake). Hie governor still must make decisions on hundreds of bills before the legislature returns in October to consider his vetoes. Hie following measures received the governor's approval. Drank driving (HB 817, SB 125,173474,175). This package of bills tightens the state's drunk driving laws and the penalties for that offense. The first bill requires that all court sentences for DUI ,be. reported to ' -"«f State's of ; Convicted of a second or DUI offense within five years of the previous conviction must serve a 48-hour jail sentence or 10 days of be community service. Senate Bill 173 prohibits passengers in a vehicle from carrying or transporting open containers of alcoholic beverages. Currently, only the driver is prohibited from possessing open alcoholic Persons convicted of driving after their licenses have been or revoked for DUI, homicide, or leaving the scene of an accident involving personal iqjury or death, will serve a minimum sentence of seven days in jail or 30 days of community service imder SB 174. The last bill in the drunk skage; SB-175, limits La five-year period, the of times mat court i can be awarded to a 301 offender. Library finding (HB 385). Local governments that levy taxes for public libraries would to distribute to the a proportionate share the personal property tax meut funds under this Hooting, trapping and fishing (HB 1525). Protects hunters, trappers and fishermen from harassment by people who want to prevent the legal capture or killing of animals. The biU makes this interference a Class C misdemeanor, and allows for the award of actual and punitive damages. Tax refoads (HB 273). Allows some taxing districts that owe refunds for illegaUy collected to levy bonds to pay the ~ The bffl limns this bonding authority to that ooUeot taxes- for> owe refunds for taxes paid m governors vetoes. r *•1 Letter to the Editor Public Pulse FINGERPRINTING Editor: "Hie recent procedure of fingerprinting school pupils has approval of thinking persons re. ose of us with pre­ schoolers are well aware that our precious young ones can be abducted., lost, or the victims of accidents, as well as the older children. With this in mind, I called the local Police office. I received a very agreeable "Hats' off Police force. to the McHenry "Gratefully, "Martha Peters" protest The bonds could be issued without a referendum and would not count as indebtedness. Scholarships (SB 47). Increases the bond limit of the QUnois State Scholarship Commission by $75 million, allowing the commission to continue making loans through Fiscal 1984. Wfthout the bond limit, the ISSC would have exhausted its available funds during Fiscal 1984. Abandoned property (SB 39). Allows a sheriff or chief of police to transfer abandoned property held by his agency to the county or municipality in which the agency operates. The law enforcement official would be responsible for determining whether to transfer the property or seH it at public auction Currently, this property must be sold at public auction. Release ef personal • information (HB 58). Prohibits the Secretary of State, the Department of Revenue, public welfare agencies and other holders of vital records from disclosing lists of Illinois residents when those lists include the Social Security numbera, ages or birth dates of the individuals. In other action, the governor vetoed bills involving campaign disclosure, and the creation of regional hnmh squads. These bills wfll go back to the> legislature, which meets in ~ Campaign disclosare (SB <82). Would have required only those individual campaign contributions of $300 or more to be reported under campaign disclosure laws. The bin would also have raised the minimum reporting threshold for committee contributions from $1,000 to $2,000. Regional bomb squads (HB 1932). Would have authorized the creation of regional bomb squads in cities of at least 80,000 population, with prior approval of the Department of Law Enforcement. The estimated cost of these units would have been about $6 million. VIEWS ON ART "Dear Editor: "Your Aug. 31 editorial, "Hams in Art", gave us aU rule number one for common sense and good taste in art. It was:'If the canvas seems to make no it probably makes no Elderly get answers response. "The o officers took the time and trouble to fingerprint my three-vear-old, Nancy. The procedure took ten minutes, at the most. "The one and only, complaint came from Nancy. She said it made her fingers dirty. "Could it be that we all understand and sense different ideas in different ways or could it be that your editorial thinkers simply aren't understanding? "f wonder, "Greg B. Alderson" SERVICE LINE: A LISTING OF NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS COMPILED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE TO McHENRY McHENRY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 385-4300 FAMILY SERVICE & MENTAL HEALTH CENTER . o 4302 G West Crystal lake Rd McHenry. IL 60050 815-385-6400 TURNING POINT-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE STRESS LINE McHenry County 24 hours a day. 7 days a week Parents Anonymous meetings on Tuesday Call 815-338-8080 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 202-755-8660 Hours: 7 30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. week days (Ever had a problem involving the federal government and not known where to call? And then been given the runaround or referrals by persons wlio mean! well but didn't know how to help7 Ten specialists available at this center I „ ' NATIONAL RUN-AWAY SWITCHBOARD lillinoit Phone: 800-972-6004 iFor confidential conversations on problems dealing with runaway children I " « MOVING HOTLINE Phbne 800-424-9213 iComplaints about interstate moving by companies, buses or trams. Spon sored by Interstate Commerce commission l STATE CHAMBER GOVERNMENT PECULATIONS HOTLINE 217-522-5514 BIRTHRIGHT Pregnant7 Need Help? Counseling Service. 385-2999 24 hour Answering Service. ~ \ ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES ?4 H0urs Child Abuse Hotline TOLL FREE: 800-252-2878 CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSSION - 800-638-2666 (Operates five national tmes. Ar^wersjnquirie^ about or reporting on the safety of products from kitchen appliances to children s*mys. I NATIONAL SOLAR HEATING AND COOLING INFORMATION CENTER 800-523-2929 P.O. Box 1607. Rockvilie Md 20850 lOispenses information on solar systems for heating and cooling to anyone from architects to home owners looking for a sun-powered hot-water system.) YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU FOR McHENRY COUNTY 4719 W Elm St., McHenry ' Phone: 344-3240 24 hours Crisis Intervention and Confidential Counseling for youth and families NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION4 r* Phone 800-424-9393 (Answers questions about automobile safety defects or whether a par­ ticular model has ever been recalled Valuable for those interested in buying a used car.) 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 Coun ty Comprehensive Mental Health Service System NATIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH ASSOCIATION Post Office Box 17400, Washington, 0 C 20041 Phone (703) 471-0404 . CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION $ 312-793-3580 Chicaqo. IL ' 1 ILLINOIS STATE CHAMBER HOTLINE Phone:217-522-5514 Answer to questions on government regulations McHENRY COUNTY CETA OUTREACH CENTER 666 Russel Ct , Woodstock, IL 60098 Phone (815) 338-7100 Job Training Offered McHENRY COUNTY ASSOCIATION FOR THE RETARDED - Robert G. Lambourn, Executive Director** ® V ' Phone:344-1230 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (815)455-3311 McHENRY COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS COUNCIL ^ 800-892-3272 Monday through Friday. 8:30 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. PRAIRIE STATE LEGAL SERVICES. INC. 800-942-3940 Free legal representation m civil cases to low income persons Landlord- tenant disputes, domestic- violence or improper demai of benefits such as Social Security,.Public AiO, Food Stamps. General Assistance & Unem- ploymer,; Insurance --r--- SUPPORT GROUP FOR MEN WHO BATTER Meets every Thursda. 6 ' P.m. For information call 338-8080 T COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS ~ McHenry County Chapter 'For bereaved parerts> ^ Cill 385-5732 This column contains answers to questions that are frequently asked at Lieutenant Governor George Ryan's Senior Action Centers. Q--I am elderly, but do not qvalify for Social Security. I have almost no income. Is there a program to help me? A-Supplemental Security Income (SSI) provides a minimum income for the aged, blind, and disabled person who may not qualify for regular Social Security, ft you have little regular income, and few assets that can be turned into cash, you may be eligible for SSI. For more information, contact vour local ~ Social Security Office, listed in your phone book under "U.S. Government, Health & Human Services, Social Security Administration". Q--What is Medicare? A-Medicare is a health insurance program for people who are 65 or older or disabled. Medicare has two parts: A and B. Part A, hospital insurance, helps pay the cost of inpatient hospital and certain kinds of follow-up care. Part B, medical insurance, is a voluntary program which has a premium charge. It helps pay the cost of physician, outpatient hospital, and other medical services not Covered by Part A. ̂ People who are eligible for Social Security or railroad benefits are automatically eligible for Medicare, Dependents of Medicare recipients are eligible for hospital insurance after age 65. It is a good idea to apply for Medicare at least three months before your 65th birthday, even if you do not plan to retire. Enrollment in Part A automatically enrolls you in Part B, unless you indicate that you do not want Part B coverage. Q--Do yoo have to retire to receive Medicare? A-No. In order to be eligible for Medicare, you must qualify for Social Security or Railroad Retirement benefits. You do not have to be receiving those benefits, however. Federal employees may also qualify if they meet requirements. Q--I just got a notice from Medicare that my medical insurance claim could not be processed because the doctor bill I submitted was not itemized. What should I tell my doctor to include on an Itemised bill? A-An itemized bill must show a complete description of the service or supply that you received. It must include the date, place, and charge, the name of the doctor or supplier, and vour name and complete health insurance number as shown on your Medicare card. All Medicare .claims must include this information. Q--What does "assignment" of Medicare bills mean? 1 have heard that it may be to my advantage to see that my doctor accepts assignment. A-"Assignment" means that the doctor or medical supplier agrees to accept the Medicare check as full payment. Since Medicare nays only "approved" charges, tne actual charge may be more than the Medicare approved charge. If ydur doctor accepts assignment he-she can not legally bill you for anything above the Medicare approved amount. Doctors and suppliers do not have to accept assignment, but many do.