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PAGE 1 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, JUNE IS. 1W4 hwightt ' . Reader comments, "...city fathers did it again" Residei"s confused over Editor's note: Although the McHenry Plaindealer reserves the right to edit any and all Public Pulse letters, the following letter Is published in its entirety, as submitted. In all fairness to its writer, the article could not be edited without greatly changing the letter's content and intent The Plaindealer apologizes for errors in grammar and style, and any inaccuracies. in statement which the letter may contain. References to the city's insurance coverage are par­ ticularly noted as unclear. The views of the writer do not necessarily reflect those of the newspaper. "Editor: I wrote you a few weeks ago that I did not buy the Plain- dealer on Friday anymore because you did not have Earl Walsh in it. I still feel that way however, that is not why I am writing to you at this time. Because I received a sample copy of the Plaindealer recently and read the article on "Bar Owners Fight Restrictions." I immediately thought, "our city fathers did it again." Due to the sample copy of the paper I feel you must be putting on a circulation drive. So, to help you, here is a suggestion I believe would sell a lot of papers. Each Wednesdays paper would feature a front page article you could call "Our City at Work" by Our City Fathers. I would call it "Hie Comedy Hour", reading as follows: We the good guys are giving all you city employees a nice raise. The catch is, we are taking away your insurance. You must pay for it with the money received as a raise thus you net about 30 percent of said raise. You the Plaindealer would have each alderman explain why and how he voted for the above great gestures. Friday's issue could still be titled as above but I of course would call it "How to Bite the Hand that Feeds You". The text reads as follows: The tavern and restaurant owners met with the city fathers and objected to the new 10 a.m. opening hours on Sunday some time ago. (a) you raised the license fee, then took away two hours of business, (b) most of our business before 10 a.m. is second and third shift tax payers, (c) this is the reaction of many many tax payers, not only the tavern and restaurant owners. Some questions raised: the fourth ward said we need greater control on liquor con­ sumption as per their survey, council will stick to it. What survey? by whom and when? Even if there was such a survey what does 10 a.m. opening time got to do with it? First ward feels this decision would not impinge on the tavern owners ability to make a living. Did she ever own a tavern and does she want to help him in this way? Our liquor commissioner stated on the Lord's day many towns don't sell liquor on Sun­ day. If he feels that way, then why not close all day? He then stated he has decided that Fiesta Day which is on a Sunday and not in the town of McHenry sell all the beer they want, without a license and with no sales tax, which will give no tax return to the town of McHenry whatever. Our police chief stated that liquor sales is being abused by juveniles, it has been on the rise the last four years. Well, so has the population. I'm sure he also knows what taverns in McHenry are abusing the sales to minors. Hie mayor stated that we are running Fiesta Djiy for the benefit of the chamber and the city. What city? Peterson Park has no businessmen and no chamber, no Green Street, Riverside Drive, Main Street, etc. Why don't all you tavern owners and restaurant owners take your one month vacation at the same time and then ask the city fathers to replace your tax dollars. We don't think all of the tavern and restaurant owners worry about the 10 a.m. opening on Sunday, however why in the first place and what next? . The owners all pay their licenses and tax money directly to the city of McHenry. Keep it up city fathers. Send all of the business out of the city of McHenry. Surrounding towns are all in favor of your proposals. The final featured article would be about the next project our city fathers are tackling and that is the one on traffic and congestion. Next week read how we heard, thru the grapevine, they plan to close the schools at 1 p.m. to alleviate congestion. "Frank Rourke McHenry P.S. I am going to call Bob Collins of WGN and tell him not to come to McHenry until after 10 a.m. on Sunday for his "Big Orange Lifter Upper", he'll have to follow us McHenryitest and go to some other townli' Roll Call: House votes to raise debt ceiling WASHINGTON -Here's how area members of Congress were recorded on major roll call votes immediately before and after the Memorial Day recess. HOUSE DEBT-The House passed, 211 for and 198 against, and sent to the president a bill (HR 9092) raising the national debt ceiling by $30 billion, to $1.52 trillion. A $2.7 trillion debt may be reached within six years in the absence of major budget-cutting, the Congressional Budget Office estimates. The House vote gave the Treasury authority to borrow to pay its bills until late June, when Congress will have to further raise the limit. Senators shied away from a record vote when they approved the $30 billion increase. Supporter Bill Frenzel, R-Minn., said lawmakers had no choice but "to approve the borrowing to pay for the spending we have aU voted for." Opponent William Dannemeyer, R-Calif., said "the people of this country do not want us to increase the debt." Members voting yes favored a higher debt ceiling. ILLINOIS- Philip Crane, R-12, voted no. NICARAGUA- By a vote of 241 for and 177 against, the House adopted an amendment to block further military aid this year for the CIA-directed rebels, or contras, who are fighting Nicaragua's Sandinista government. This occurred during debate on an ap­ propriations measure (HJ Res 492) that later was sent to conference with the Senate, which favors President Reagan's request for $21 million in additional fiscal 1964 "covert aid" for the contras. Supporter Jim Wright, D-Tex., said U.S. dislike of the Marxist Nicaraguan government "does not give us a right to start a war... to mine their harbors in contravention of international law." Opponent Robert Michel, R-Ill., said cutting off the aid affects "the entire world" because "our allies will perceive us as weakening in resolve in the fight against the Moscow-Havana- Managua axis.'T Members voting yes wanted to end the CIA's guerilla war against Nicaragua. ILLINOIS-Philip Crane, R-12, voted no. WASTE- The House adopted, 324 for and 75 against, an amend­ ment making it difficult for defense contractors to charge taxpayers exorbitant prices for spare military parts and other hardware items. In part, it would give any manufacturer, not just those on "qualified suppliers" lists, a chance to sell parts to the Pentagon. Supporters recalled well-publicized recent instances of the Pentagon paying $430 for a hammer and $847,000 for a baric tool kit. Hie amendment was attached to the fiscal 1985 military authorization bill (HR 5167). Sponsor Berkeley Bedell, D-Iowa, said "we cannot sit idly by and let this waste of taxpayers' money continue." Opponent Jack Brooks, D-Tex., said "qualified suppliers" lists should be retained "to insure that the (Pentagon) receives thoroughly tested and proven products " Members voting yes wanted to cut waste by injecting more price competition into Pentagon procurement. WHEREVER I GO THEY PROP THESE THINGS/ mm. FATHER'S DAY ONE TEAR NAUTILUS MEMBERSHIP '275 GIVE FATHER A GIFT HE CAN ENJOY AND BENEFIT FROM ALL YEAR LONG GIVE HIM THE SIFT OF HEALTH AND FITNESS I f McHenry 344-2202 / Nautilus 'OFFER EXPRIES ON SUNDAY JUNE 17.1984 1 KNIT SHIRTS 20% OFF $5°° OFF ALL SLACKS \ HEALTH 4t FITNESS CLUB 804 MILL ST.-MchCNRY Behind Taylor Made Headquarters SAVINGS IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS WSTORE FOR MEN I»M* omnn .amwi 1214 N. GREEN ST. MchENRY 385-0019 arrest of male dancers allowing the customers to buy them drinks, etc. None of the young men at Kristof s mingled in any way with the customers after their part of the show was over. "Editor, "I have never written a letter to the editor before and I have no idea whether this one will be printed, but after reading the articles printed in the Plain- dealer and other area papers and hearing the comments made by so many people who were not there at the time about the arrests made at Kristof's Circus on May 17, some of us had to comment in return. "Our comment is this. We are confused! llie show that was put on that evening was done as a one time only, very late hour performance. None of the young men involved were ever com- We can on a regular basis, at the very convenient hours of from 5 to 7 p.m. (and sometimes even during a lunch hour), enter many establishments in the area, and see what we consider totally nude young women walking around the bars and among the tables, in close proximity to the patrons, while liquor is being served. This is apparently considered legal by McHenry County standards since we have never seen or heard of any arrests being made. Hie only difference we can determine being that this per­ formance is laughingly called a "fashion show". We simply cannot call a few pieces of string or some totally transparent nylon, "fashions". There is no part of the female body that is hidden from view by these garments. It is also common practice for these young women to sit with customers after the show There has also been to my knowledge, at least one establishment in the area which featured an "All Girl Revue" in which one of the female dancers stripped completely and danced on the bar. We never heard about any arrests being made there either. It was reported that the police were "acting on citizens com­ plaints." (Apparently these citizens are more offended by the right of a partially nude male body, than by a totally nude female body.) And "that the show was monitored by the sheriffs police." Since the young men achieved exactly the same amount of nudity with the same actions performed by each one, whey was the show allowed to continue until approximately 12:53 a.m. before it was shut down? Apparently the reputation of Kristof's Cirkus has been questioned by some because of these events. We would like to say that we find this very un­ fortunate. Kristofs Cirkus closes it's doors to regular customers every Sunday night from 5:90 to 9:90 p.m. removing all liquor from the bar, and hiring a D.J. At this time the entire establish­ ment is turned over to the en­ joyment of our teenagers. These kids welcome the chance every week to spend four hours in a place where they are considered number one. No other business in this area has ever done this much for our kids. We hope that our comments help to shed a different light on the character and reputation of Kristof's Cirkus and it's owners." "Connie Cardella, Johnsburg "Veronica Burgess, McHenry News content appreciated ILLINOIS - Philip Crane, R-12, voted yes. CIVIL- By a vote of 87 for and 901 against, the House rejected an amendment to prevent spending for civil defense programs that are designed to help the remaining American population cope with a nuclear attack. The amendment to HR 5167 (above) had no effect on civiKdefense spending unrelated to nuclear war. s. Sponsor Richard Ottinger, D-N.Y., called it "dangerous and misguided" for the Administration to implement a civil defense policy that assumes nuclear war is survivable. Opponent Ken Kramer, R.-Colo,, noted that the Soviet govern- roent has an elaborate program for protecting its citizens from nuclear attack. He said for the U.S. to appear unprepared might invite a Soviet first strike. Members voting yes were opposed to civil defense programs based on the calculation that a functional U.S. society would survive a nuclear war. ILLINOIS- Philip Crane, R-12, voted no. • • r SENATE WILKINSON-By a vote of 96 for and 54 against, the Senate defeated a motion to return the nomination of J. Harvie Wilkinson, m, to the Judiciary Committee for further scrutiny of his qualifications to become a Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals judge. Wilkinson, a 99-year-old University of Virginia law professor, has participated only once in a courtroom proceeding, for the purpose of filing a motion, according to Sen. Warren Rudman, R-N.H. The nominee's supporters noted his background as a Justice Depart­ ment attorney and clerk to Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Senators voting yes consider Wilkinson too inexperienced to become a federal circuit judge and want further hearings on his qualifications. ILLINOIS- Alan Dixon, D, voted no. Charles Percy, R, voted no. FATHERLY ADVICE 'Editor: I would like to take this op­ portunity fo express ap­ preciation for your continued reporting of the news of local o r g a n i z a t i o n s . M a n y newspapers seem to forget the important role they {day in disseminating such information, available to its readers no where else. State, national and in­ ternational news is, of course, important, but there are many other sources for it. Only you can cover the local scene. Margaret M. Marchi McHenry" Your Legislators State Senator Jack Schaffer (R), 32nd. 56 N. Williams St. Crystal Lake, 111., 60014 Phone: 455-0309 Springfield Phone: 217 782-6525 U.S. Senators Alan J. Dixon (R) 230 S. Dearborn Room 3960 Chicago, 111., 60604 Phone: 312 353-5420 600 E. Monroe RoOm 108 Springfield, 111., 62706 Phone: 217 492-4126 United States Senate Senate Office Bldg. Washington, D C., 20510 Charles H. Percy (R) 230 S. Dearborn Room 3892 Chicago, Dl., 60604 Phone: 312 353-4952 600 E. Monroe Room 117 Springfield, 111., 62706 Phone: 217 492-4442 United States Senate Senate Office Bldg. Washington, D.C.. 20510 State Representatives Dick Klemm (R), 63rd. 3 W. Crystal Lake Ave. Crystal Lake, 111., 60014 Phone: 455-6330 0 - 2 S t r a t t o n B l d g . Springfield, 111., 62706 Phone: 217 782-8000 Ronald Wait (R), 64th 110 E. Second St. Belvidere, HI., 61008 U.S. Representative Philip M. Crane (R), 12th 1450 New Wilke Rd. 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