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NBC Hosts MCC Students " .!* NBC s "Today in Chicago Show", host Norman Mark, left, makes a point for his Hebron iourn^lism !!,„!, N,BC Pr°?ucer Mar»vn Levatino. MCC student Donna Legoo from Md mv anT,S,!r^ p t08eP I-ongmeyer, from McHenry. student. Marion Olsen, from McHenry and student, Steve Peterson, of Crystal Lake. (MCC photo by Dennis Dalby) i 'he 1978 Visiting P-ofessional series took an exciiing turnabout for the journalism students of McHenry County college In st?ad of being the hosts, they became 'he guests and boarded a bus destined for NBC studios located in Chicago's Mer­ chandise Mart Noriran Mark host of NBC's 'Today in Chicago", extended the invitation when he was unable to .ittend the class The students received a tour of the network a..d were allowed to participate in the taping of his show "It's i.nt a .show of celebrities or joke rreisiers"... expressed Mark He explained that it's a j'i:bhc affairs program and tlx rontent nust be of concern to ;e coinmuniky. The station is providrd with yearly guidelines as to the com ;vunily s problems, whether it.c> be ii.employment. health, ti salt He disclosed that ihey in; » ieaiure a week long series looking into Chicago's future Museum coverage, profiles of ethnic groups and day care centers are also being considered The studio used for the program had dirty white back­ drops and resembled a drab, old gymnasium This was quite a contrast to the cheery view seen through the cameras with the ceiling full of lights Mark briefed the busload of MCC journalism students of his background in the field, claiming that it all started in grade school when he wrote a satire on Hopalong Cassidy In Huntington. Ind.. he once worked as a disc jockey on the air H 00-4 30 daily doing everything from the news to swap shops Mark was also employed hv the Chicago Daily news for T4 years" the Last seven as their TV critic "I quit when I warned Marshall Field lie was killing the newspaper." he remarked and further added that he loved that paper so he went back until the newspaper's recent folding In addition to "Today in Chicago", the jovial Norman Mark also hosts WFLD's "Chicago 78' and a WIND radio talk show. He described radio talk shows like being "in a l>oxing ring" never knowing what to expect Having written "Walking Tour Guide of the City", he is presently working on a new book which will be a humorous political history of Chicago He expressed to his attentive audience of MCC student journalists that he finds writing the most enjoyable because of its permanence and wants to write a movie As an added bonus, assistant producer. Marilyn Levatino. and director, Preston Yarber. were also available for an swering questions. The whole atmosphere of the station was very friendlv. making it an extremely enjoyable exper ience for the students Joseph Longmeyer. MCC journalism instructor, is the coordinator of the Visiting Professional Series Ask Business Zoning f oi Property In Area A p- ."ih.>n be -n filed for I.••arir.fi !:chi .• 'he McHeury Coyr.". Z-w-'g Board Tf Ap peats by the Bank of Woodstock mrier n trust, for an amend m-it i:> the McHenry county /..itiing ordinance f».)in "F Farmi".js 'jis'.ricl to "ti 1" Business dis'*; the Woodstock city hall, 106 Dean street. Woodstock, at which time all those who may be interested may appear and be heard i he prop* r Pop* and Nu the thea roa^. .ippt-iy rruihe.ist with Jv.uth »' The northea? premises abn! Northwesti i property n proxininteK ! 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Crystal Like Rd., McHenry 385-0420 a o ulMillii BRING IN THIS COUPON AND GET YOUR DEAL oooootn SECTION 2 - PACK 7 - PLA1NDEAI.KR - FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1978 THE BOTTOM LINE \U RON \|.|> KK \<; \\ The Many Faces Of The Christmas Holiday Christmas has its spiritual side, its commercial side and its personal side, whi?h brinjz." family and friends together Christmas is a multi-faceted season Christmas is a time of intense activity and a time for making and wrapping things a time tor giving out and gathering in a time for decorating and adorn­ ing Each year we < rain muc h into a limited span of time We try not to allow the rush <>f the holiday season deprive us of the real meaning of Christmas We want to recognize the goodness of serving others and the g(*»dness of being together At this season, let us fulfill the true meaning of brotherhixxl love and compassion Berlin-If the words "Berlin Wall" conjure up an image of a hastily constructed concrete- block affair with strands of barbed wire on top. you should see what has happened to it in the 17 years since that August in 1961 when the Soviets decided to seal in ?lrt» Imputation of East Berlin. Just before the wall went up, the flow of refugees from the Soviet's eastern sector to the Allied sectors in the western half of the city reached a rate of 2.(KM) a day. The rush to freedom by East Berliners was crippling the economy of East Berlin and. with it. East Germany. Today, the number of escapees is down to a trickle a few dozen a year <though, ironically, quite a few of them are East German guards*. Today's Berlin Wall still splits neigborhoods. bisects buildings and snakes its way from north to south the length of this r>0 mile long city, but it does more it also noes com pletely around West Berlin cutting I'll all contact between the free sectors nf the city and the EM German countryside 1'he wall of l l»78 is a cast concrete affair, a sophisticated piece ol work with a large concrete toll along the lop. making il very difficult to climb over Once a person reaches the wall itself he must >.'<> <>vei small ones on the east side: c ross a i un guarded by attack dogs brave seat chlights automatically lired machine guns, barbed w ire and other obstacles and in many cases a swim in the Rivet Spree No wonder so few make it But. wj^it a testimony to human spirit that any do so under the circumstances West Berlin to day is full of lite, full of prosperity and full of new buildings Traffic is thick • scarcely a car seems older than last year's model* and people are well-dressed. We went over into East Berlin to compare impressions. Even allowing for the dark wet skies ithe same ones hovering over the colorful streets of West Berlin i, the Soviet-controlled sector of the city seems a cheerless place. There are plenty of people on the streets and in the stores, but unlike West Berliners. they are not laughing, talking, jostling You don't have to take many steps to I ind evidence of the controls over- their lives In a big department store, filled with people and cheap looking i but not inexpensive' goods, an American newsman with our pat ty was sternly told he could not take photos Just outside, in Alexander Platz. within 50 yards of one another, two sets of Vopos (the knickname for the ever present "people's police "i stopped two young nnti apparently at random, demanding to see their internal passports Beyond that, the buildings are drab Some are poor copies of Western high rise buildings of the late ."»<i s. other heavy in monumental from the Stalin era We found ambivalent views in West Berlin about the East West situation One \merican oflicial told us that the I S 'and Mired i presence in West Berlin makes it possible to pi e^erve l he city as a syinl>ol of freedom not only to the two million West Berliners. hut "to millions of others in Middle and K.intern Europe who live on - ' ' " I " 1 He said we must never leave so long as Germany is divided Net later in the conversation. when a visitor asked him if there were ever any efforts by West Berliners to sabotage the wall so more could escape from the East, he said. "We don't encourage escape " In other words, don't rock the l>oat Others added that "somehow time is on our side." Maybe, but 1 doubt the Russian will be passive while we wait T h e c o n t r a d i c t o r y statements of that American official reflect two distinct views I found in discussions with West German leaders from various areas of the political spectrum Some want accommodation with the Russians above all. hoping thata increased trade will somehow make the Soviets dependent and thus peaceful Others, more realistic, understand that what the Russians want is not war in Western Europe but control over its industrial capacity and that they will get it by intimidation 'their SS 20 rockets can devastate an arc from Peking to London ' if they can The SALT negotiations have not dealt with the particulars of Western European security and the German realists worry that it the I S approves a SALT II treaty that checkmates t'.S strategic weapons, the Soviet hand will be strengthened for future negotiations over Western Europe The bottom line is still human freedom At one section of the Berlin wall idubbed 'he ar list 's corner ') where President Carter visited 'and where the communists lowered workmen over the side the night before to paint out graffiti*, there is one huge spray painted graffito that reads "Those beyond this wall live in a concentration camp SPECIAL THANKS -- Members of the Altar guild of St. Paul's Episcopal church, who tend the altar and sanctuary, were presented with pins Dec. 10 for their year's service. 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