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i- \ •_.a npi.aindealer .Wednesday. 0CT0BERi3.it82 î PLAINDEALEm Editorial Opinion Social Security Reform The mo6t far-reaching and important legislation from this second session of the 97th Congress will likely be the reform of social security to be passed in special session after November's congressional elections. A bi-partisan national commission has been at work on the problem, which is, simply, that the system runs out of money next year-if changes aren't made. These "reforms" can be lesser future increase in benefits and slightly lower benefits in a few categories, or increased payroll taxes. The bi-partisan commission has held seven meetings but won't announce final recommendations until after Nov. 2 elections. A special session of the present Congress is expected to meet shortly afterward to enact tibe reforms. It's vitally important politicians of both parties avoid playing politics on this issue. Hard choices must be faced-either higher taxes or slightly lower future checks, or a combination of the two. Neither politicians nor voters will contribute to finding the fair and proper solution by aemagoguing. To reduce chances of politics and demagoguery, Senator Bob Dole (R-Kan) proposed the special session - as far from elections as possible. Included in the session will be members defeated Nov. 2. They'll lave little fear of voter reaction. s Firearm Safety This is the time of year fathers and sons are getting guns clea' ed and oiled for hunting, preparing for the seasons of deer, pheasant, quail, etc. It's good to recall, at the beginning of the season, that sportsmen are killed every year unnecessarily through carelessness with firearms. Accidents will occur this year. Hunters will trip and shoot the hunter ahead; some will shoot themselves while crossing fences. Others will be shot by "unloaded" weapons in cars. Some will be shot by trigger-happy hunters mistaking them for wild game. Safety with firearms can't be stressed too much; as the expanded population and more leisure time and money send more and more hunters into the fields, the danger of accidents increases. Less Snow? Generally speaking, the nation will get less snow this winter than last That's the forecast of the new 1982-83 Snow Almanac, which also recalls that January of 1982 was one of the coldest Januarys ever. If the Snow Almanac is correct, cities like Washington, D.C., Boston and Cleveland will get only about half the snowfall they received last winter. Chicago will get about a third less, but some cities in the west are expected to get more. The worst day of last winter was Jan. 18, where cold broke records in 75 cities. A late freeze in April, however, did heaviest damage to fruit trees and other crops. The hope is that in 1982-83 winter will be milder, and since less snow is forecast, there's logic behind that hope. List Software Directory Peter B. Fox, director of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, has announced the availability of the 1982 Illinois Software Directory. The 134-page book is a compilation of producers and distributors of software packages in Illinois. Fox noted that the new directory, listing services of over 300 Illinois high-tech companies, is especially valuable to the state's small businesses. "This comprehensive listing gives the smaller software producers the chance to make their services known throughout the state. Many of these small businesses do not have the assets necessary to wage an extensive advertising campaign, and with the availability of the Software Directory, they really don't need to," Fox added. The directory lists alphabetically the name, address, telephone number and contact person for the software producers and distributors included. Additionally, the listing shows whether the software is intended for use with mainframe computers, minicomputers and-or microcom­ puters. The listing also shows with what equipment the software is compatible and in what languages the packages are written. An appendix lists each company by location alphabctically, enabling service users to find compatible companies close by. Copies of the Software Directory are^ available free of charge through the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs: 217-782-14%. Tinted Glass Safety Hazard Tinted or reflective motor-vehicle windows, which don't permit persons outside a vehicle to see in, are safety hazards, the National Safety Council says. Pedestrians, other drivers, and law enforcement officers, the Council says, need to be able to observe the actions of the driver. ick of eye contact between a strian and driver can prevent pedestrians, especially young children, from seeing if a driver nntiAps them. Similarly, when two or more vehicles are involved in weaving or merging maneuvers, it is important that each driver know the other is aware of him, the Council says. In addition, a driver in a car behind a vehicle with tinted windows can't see ahead through the vehicle's rear window and windshield. Tinted windows place a police of­ ficer at a dangerous disadvantage, the council says. When an officer stops a vehicle, he should be able to see what the persons in the vehicle are doing. Toll-Free College Hot Line The Illinois Association of College Admissions Counselors (IACAC) will have a toll-free Hot Line telephone number available to all persons from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6 and Sunday, Nov. 7. Building Permits Building permits were recently issued by the McHenry County Department of Building and Zoning to: Don Harer, 7425 Cedar Drive, Wonder Lake, to construct a 3- bedroom residence at 3112 Eastwood Drive, Wonder Lake. McHenry township. James Kattner, 2020 W. Miller Road, McHenry, to build a storage barn. Burton township. Ken Fehringer, 5116 Nimitz Drive, Wonder Lake, to build a second-story addition. McHenry township. Morton Chemical Co., 2 N. River­ side Plaza, Chicago, to construct a warehouse at 5011 Barnard Mill Road, Ringwood. McHenry township. For Your Information m m m Roll Call Report (Your Congressmen's Vote) Washington - Here's how area members of Congress were recorded on major roll call votes Sept. 23-». HOUSE PLAINDEALER~> Letter to the Editor Public Pulse -- ... , _ ..HMilon ot their »lew» en e» In-(T*m PUl»4«eUr P-W* *> ««• •*'» <°lumn •• •" P-- |.H .ditrttT T~* »h»ni - ~1i i nr. I ii rtwt writer! five , Hrfl eoaress ena tthoaepcoo weulh. Worosor»othor%httodslsu •met i« our community. Oar only >•««»•«» ' any material which wa censlder liWou« or in ofcJartionaWa teste.) to render meaningless a pending bill (HR 6838) to repeal the sanctions. HR 6838 later was passed and sent to the Senate, with the proviso that the sanctions be lifted only if the president certifies no slave labor is bong used to build the pipeline. Several U.S. companies and their European licensees have lost lucrative Soviet contracts as a result of the sanctions, which Reagan imposed in respdhse to .the Soviet crackdown in Poland. Supporter Benjamin Gilman, R-N.Y., said "now is not the time to lag in of our president and the cc t Robert Michel, R- economy and angering allies, yet j pipeline or fazing Soviet I jeous actions he has taken." said the sanctions are hurting the U.S. not significantly slowing progress on the are hard and cold men and women who ous wishes or macho rhetoric." e pipeline sanctions. cClory, R-13 voted "yea". Readers are moved by hard and cold facts, Members voting "yea'" Rep. Philip Crane, R-12 Rep. Lynn Martin, R-16, voted National Parks- The House passed, 319 for and 84 against, a bill setting stricter federal regulation of national parks, including more scrutiny by the Interior department of actions by other federal agencies that affect adjacent areas. The National Park Service would have to provide Congress with a State of the Parks Repot every two years, and woula have to take other action to prevent degradation of the system. The bill, opposed by the Administration as a new and costly layer of unneeded regulation, was yet another sign of the clash between environmentalists and Interior Secretary James Watt over the future of the park system. The bill (HR 5162) was sent to the Senate. Sponsor John Seiberling, D-Ohio, said the bill does not create buffer zones around national narks, but seeks to prevent "earless or unknowing federal actions that could degrade parte resources." Opponent Don Young, R-Alaska, said the bill "expands the authority of the National Parte Service beyond the boundaries of the park system unit, creating federal buffer zones on state, local and private lands. Members voting "nay" thought the mil extended federal authority into non­ federal jurisdictions. Ms. Martin voted "yea". Philip Crane and McClory voted "nay". industry- By a vote of 173 for and 154 against, the House adopted an amen­ dment that, in effect, killed a bill to revitalize industries needed in the event of war. The amendment specified that loans and loan guarantees could not be made under the legislation if the Treasury Department ruled the outlay would put upward pressure on interest rates. After this Treasury department "veto" was approved, Democrats pulled the bill (HR 5540) off the floor. The bill proposed spending up to $1 billion annually to modernize industries - many of them aged factories in the Midwest and Northeast - for any future defense preparedness role. To many Republicans, the Mil was the old-fashioned Democratic medicine of using heavy federal spending to stimulate the economy. Rep. Bill McCdlum, R-Fla., who sponsored the amendment,said it was wrong to increase borrowing by the Treasury at a time when "it has been estimated die federal government will take over one-half of all of die available credit" in the economy. Opponent Mary Rosel Oakar, D-Ohio, said the amendment was "deliberately intended to gut the bill" that would provide needed job retraining and modernization to serve national defense needs. Most members voting "yea" were opposed to the bill. Philip Crane, McClory and Bis. Martin voted "yea.". SENATE Sugar - By a vote of 60 for and 31 against, the Senate tabled and thus killed an amendment to lower the sugar price support level from 17 cents to 14 cents per 1. The 17 cents figure, previously legislated by Congress, is fa* the year _ Oct. 1, 1982. The amendment was offered to the bill raising the national debt ceiling (HJ Res 520). Many of the 60 senators voting to table did so not because they favor high sugar price supports but because they did not want the debt bill encumbered by extraneous amendments. Senators voting "nay" thought the federal sugar program too protective of producers and too costly to consumers. Sen. Alan Dixon, D, vote "yea". Sen. Charles Percy, R. voted "nay". Jobless Pay - By a vote of SO'for and 48 against, theSenate tabled and ti»8 killed an attempt to provide additiomD weeks of unemploy­ ment benefits in states having the highest jobless, rates. Sponsors said the legislation would insure that in some 30 states the jobless would receive me 13 weeks of "supplemental" benefits" that apparently were jeopardized by recent enactment of the maior 1962 tax-hike law. The 13 weeks are available in high unemployment states in addition to the initial 26 weeks of jobless benefits. They also are to be distinguished from the additional 6-to-10 weeks provided to all states in the 1982 tax-hike law. The vote occurred during debate on the measure (HJ Res 599) providing temporary . of the government for the first part of fiscal 1983. The measure was and sent to conference with the House. , • Senators voting "nay" wanted to insure that no eligible workers would lose 13 weeks of supplemental unemployment checks Percy voted "yea". Dixon voted "nay". Clinch River- The Senate rejected, 48 for and 49 against, an amendment to deny funding in fiscal 1983 for further development of a fast-breeder nuclear reactor at Clinch river Tenn. The experimental reactor is designed to create more nuclear fuel than it consumes. The amendment was proposed to the stopgap funding measure for 1983 (see preceding vote). Supporter Paul Tsongas, D-Mass., said the Clinch river project was beco technologically obsolete and riddled by cost overruns, and he added "it generate large amounts ofplutonium which can be used in nuclear weapons." Opponent Jim Sasser, D-Tenn., said the reactor "is a necessary and vital first step in insuring our nation's future energy independence." Members voting "nay" wanted to continue developing the fast-breeder nuclear reactor. Dixon and Percy voted ON MOTORCYCLISTS "Dear Sir: "It is amaring how a nice fall outing can be ruined. We were with a bunch of newly made friends, minding our own business, playing games and meeting new people while enjoying a beautiful Sunday, when all of a sudden a Sheriff's patrol car came in and told us to move on. <* "We were at Burrows Woods, outside of Harvard, and evidentally someone reported to the ranger that we were on the grass. There were no signs, to my knowledge, and no ranger asked us to move, but within one minute of the first patrol,,qir, the second was there for backup. Why? , "As it was, our group was about to leave, and we left the parte mumbling to ourselves, why couldn't the ranger have asked us? When we reached the entrance on McGuire road there was another squad car and around the corner, one driveway down, was a fourth patrol car. Why? "There was about 30 vehicles parked on the grass on Sunday and I can see how if one group starts using the grass we won't have any to look at in the future. But why not come to us and tell us we were wrong. Why? "Why? Because it wasn't 30 cars parked on the grass, it was 30 motorcycles. And all motorcycle owners are bad dudes with their live- in gals. Right? Wrong. "Ninety-five percent of us are married, own homes, pay taxes, have kids in sports, honor rolls, etc. and yet just beciuse we ride a 2-wheel vehicle we are subjected to prejudice. It's unbelievable how some people are so small minded.' Restaurants put up reservations only, when we pull in. Or all of a sudden a local cop decides to come in for a cup erf coffee, or stop at a gas station to look at a map. And of course - the being escorted out of town bit. "We have been riding since '75 and we have met some very wonderful people and in cars too! Thank good­ ness not everyone is a bigot. "Among us are paramedics, trustees, commissioners, secretaries, Girl Scout leaders, electricians, cashiers, and bank tellers, to mention only a few. Unfortunately everyone looks at a group of motorcyclists and proclaims we passed a bunch of Hell's Angels? Just because we wear leathers and jeans and might look a little scruffy, I guarantee you our personalities are not. "So next time you pass a group of motorcycles, don't frown, it just might be us moms and dads out for a day of fun. Come over and say hi. "Charm Hay, "Wonder Lake" - VIDEO ARCADES "Editor: "Whether or not I approve of video arcades is not the reason I am writing to Public Pulse. "At a recent meeting of the McHenry City Council, the subject of allowing another video game center into McHenry was brought lip. The City Council generally agreed to decline to vote to amend the city's present ordinance, of allowing just one video center into the city of McHenry. "I understand the need for the or­ dinance, to protect the city from an unruly and negative video center. What I do not understand is how a monopoly can exist in this day and age. "Mr. Gillum seems to be doing an excellent job with his arcade. However, shouldn't some one else be given the same opportunity Mr. Gillum has been allowed by the City Council? If they do not abide by the ordinances rules, they Would lose their license, and justly so. "If we had only one bar license in McHenry, imagine the complaints Minors, who frequent the arcade the most, are entitled to the same options that adults enjoy. Competition is healthy. "Maureen Quantz "4216 Sioux Lane "MdHenry" More people visit the Grand Canyon in Arizona than any other natural wonder in the United States, ac­ cording to the U.S. Travel Service. Hie ancient Egyptians used shadow clocks to tell the number of hours before or after noon. The clock had to be turned around each day at noon. WHAT S NEW A new twist in ratchet wrenches, this one locks sockets and extensions onto ratchet and they won't pop off until re­ leased. Available at auto stores or Duro Metal Products Co., 2649 Kil- dare Ave., Chicago, 111. 60639. •yea' Simple Marijuana Breath (Detects Recent Use /relatively simple and ac- ate breath and saliva test foil those suspected of being under the influence of mari­ juana has been developed by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles. 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