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PAGE 12 - PLAINDEALER - WEONFSnAI Editorial JANUARY 5,1983 "PLAINDEALER"^ Opinion Roll Call Report (Your Congressmen's Vote) Realtors Record By Yvonne Beer, Executive Officer, McHenry County*Board of Realtors Who Sets Agenda? The question is often raised--who sets the national agenda? That is, who determines the topics the American people are persuaded to believe are the substantive issues of the day? One controversial editor says the m^dia does. He's probably right. The media, especially television, has more influence in convincing 230 million Americans what the issues of the day are than the elected leaders of the country. Media spokesmen get to the public more often. TV especially can be highly persuasive, and often distorts the news and the issues. . .Worse, TV often focuses on events because they're sensational, or lend themselves to film coverage (action is favored whether it's news or not). TV often is obsessed with features? The Tylenol scare was an example, which dominated the news f6T weeks (in a period of light news). Overplay may have caused some simple-minded to emulate the original^rime. The De Lorean story was not worth its sensational and lurid daily emphasfe. If the media does set the agenda for the public, then the media bears an unprecedented responsibility in this electronic age. And responsible journalism demands that this great responsibility be shouldered with greater regard for intelligent news handling and public enlightenment. College Costs Plan At Cornell university (Ithaca, N.Y.) a new plan to help students pay college costs is being tried next year. Since the cost of a college education has soared, alumni and others interested have set up a $7 million fund from which students at Cornell will earn about $2,000 a year in jobs made available. fThe money will come from alumni and other college friends. While this will not pay anything like college costs, it will reduce the usual student loan on various scholarship programs so that at graduation the student will owe perhaps $5,000 rather than $13,000. / The program is called the Cornell Tradition and the money from these jobs will often enable students to avoid annual loans. Summer jobs are also being offered by the new alumni program. The idea behind the new fund was simple. Since the cost of tuition alone at many of today's select colleges runs to $8,000 or more a year, onl^ the rich and those poor enough to qualify for aid can attend. Some work program for students who can pay some, but not all, costs, was needed. The Cornell' Tradition is a program designed to fill^khat need. Alumni of other high-cost institutions might soon*follow the same basic approach. Energy Assistance Made Available The McHenry County Housing Authority began accepting ap­ plications for the 1983 Illinois Home Energy Assistance program Tuesday, Jan. 4. This program will aid elderly and near poor households meet the high cost of energy used to heat their homes. Applications will be taken .every week day except Friday, 9 to 4, in t"he Housing Authority office at 1118 N. Seminary in Woodstock until the funds are exhausted. Senior citizens may call the Housing Authority to schedule an appointment at one of the senior citizen centers. *te dividuals whose incomes do not ex­ ceed the following maximum last ninety days income: 1 person, $1,347; 2 persons, 1,783 ; 3 persons, 2,187; 4 persons, 2,668 ; 5 persons, 2,956; and 6 persons, 3,231. < McHenry county residents who feel they may qualify should call the Housing Authority at 338-7752 and atfk for Dianes Kelly for further in­ formation. - ' <. How To Get Drunk Driver Off Road ̂ •; The Rational Safety council has prepared a fact sheet titled "How You Can Help Get the Drunk Driver Off the Road." It contains information about the entertain safely, and other council programs to prevent drunk driving. Washington - Here's how area members were recorded Oh major roll call votes in the closing days of the lame-duck session of the 97th Congress. HOUSE Cruise Ships--The House passed, 227 for and 172 against, and sent to the Senate a bill (HR 3191) allowing persons attending a convention on a cruise ship to claim the voyage as a business tax deduction. The bill applies to conventions oivy.S.-flag ships that stop only at "North American area" ports of call during the confab. j Sponsor Fortney Stark, D-Calif., said the bill would make U.S. cruise ships "competitive with U.S. hotel facilities and create jobs in the cruise ship industry," at a "negligible" cost to the treasury. Opponent Don Pease, D-Ohio, called the bill "a tax loophole for well-off Americans" and said "try to tell the average citizen that a convention held aboard a cruise ship is not a vacation in disguise." Members voting yes wanted cruise ship conventions to be tax deductible. Voting yes: Rep. Philip Crane, R-12. Voting no: Reps. Robert McClory, R-13, and Lynn Martin, R-16. 'Contempt' --The House voted, 259 for and 105 against, to cite Anne Gorsuch for contempt of Congress for her refusal to provide a House committee with Environmental Protection agency "Superfund" documents the panel had subpoenaed. x EPA Administrator Gorsuch said that with President Reagan's backing she would withhold the documents undter the "executive privilege" doctrine. The criminal citation now rests with the U.S. attorney, although the Justice department is seeking to change it to a civil proceeding. Supporter James Howard, D-N.J., said the proceeding was necessary "to assure that this Congress may meet its responsibilities under the Constitution to the people we represent." Opponent Gerald Solomon, R-N.Y., said the contempt action'won't solve any real environmental problems" and that the House could have averted :t through additional negotiations with the EPA. * Members voting yes wanted to cite Gorsuch for contempt of Congress. Voting yes: Reps. Crane and Martin. Voting no>Rep. McClory. Caribbean Basin--The House passed, 260 for and 142 against, and sent to the Senate a bill (HR 7397) to give Caribbean nations greater access to U.S. markets, stimulate U.S. investment in the Caribbean, and provide direct financial aid to non-Marxist governments of the region. President Reagan backs the legislation as needed to assure political stability and economic growth in the Caribbean, while organized labor and other foes say the program will damage U.S. industries and take away U.S. jobs. Supporter Clay Shaw, R-Fla., said "these countries right now are ripe for picking off by the Communists..." Opponent John Burton, D-Calif., said "we could do a lot more for the Caribbean Basin if we coul/d do something for the economy of this country." Members voting yes favored the president's Caribbean Basin initiative. Voting yes: Reps. Crane and McClory. Voting no: Rep. Martin. ' ' SENATE. Gas Tax--By a vote of 56 for and 34 against, the Senate passed and sent to conference with the House a bill (HR 6211) to raise the federal gasoline tax from four cents per gallon to nine cents, effective next April 1. The bill, which is aimed mainly at raising money to repair highways and create jobp in the process, also permits larger trucks to use federal roads. Despite this vote, conservatives later delayed adoption of the conference report on the bill - the final step before t^e measure went to the White House. The filibuster, which developed largely into a question of whether the GOP White House could continue its two-year-long control of the GOP Senate, eventually was broken on an 81-5 cloture vote. Voting against cloture - to continue the talkathon - were GOP Sens. Jesse Helms and John East of North Carolina, and Sens. J.J. Exon, D^Neb., Don Nickles, R-Okla., and William Proxmire, D-Wis. Not voting were Sens. Baucus of Montana, Biden of Delaware, Bumpers of Arkansas, Cannon of Nevada, Denton of Alabama, Glenn of Ohio, Hollings of South Carolina, Humphrey of New Hampshire, Kassebaum of Kansas, Matsunaga of Hawaii, Sasser of Tennessee, and Zoninsky of Nebraska. Supporter Jennings Randolph, D-W.Va., said the bill was necessary to The Board of Realtors responds to questions on surplus federal property sales. Q. - What it his new program being promoted by the National Association of Realtors under the name "Project AID"? A. - Project AID (Assist in In­ ventory and Disposal) is a program designed to help the federal govern­ ment's Property TReview board, identify excess federal lands and properties that might be sold to private citizens and to help develop marketing strategies for the sale of these properties. Q. - How many properties have been identified so far? A. ~ This summer, the Property Review board issued a preliminary list of 307 parcels of federal land eligible for sale. Q, - How will funds resulting from these property sales be used? A. ~ Funds resulting from the sale of surplus federal properties are' earmarked for the reduction of the federal debt: It is estimated that some $17 billion can be realized from the sale of these properties. Q. - Won't these sales threaten our national landmarks and wilderness areas? A. - The program does not advocate the sale of national forests, park lands or landmarks but rather properties held by the federal government which are either underutilized or not used at all. Selling these properties to people who can put them to a higher and better use would be better than letting the property remain idle indefinitely, as is the case with many of these parcels. (In some cases, the federal government is paying millions of dollars annually to maintain > the property. # Q. - What role are realtors playing in the program? A. - Realtors throughout the country are nominating properties in their areas, which are currently owned by the federal government but are underutilized and suitable for transfer to the private sector.' Q. - What other steps are realtors taking to promote this program? A. - In September, a 16-member realtor task force on Project AID decided that the National Association of Realtors should "cause to be in­ troduced a joint U.S. House and Senate resolution mandating all tJ.S. federal agencies to make available an inventory of all property owned by such "agencies so further inventories can be\conducted in an brderly and expeditious manner." The task force also adopted a motion stating that the association supports legislation, resolutions, or regulations to limit or remove current federal notice procedure and limiting current response time from federal agencies, with all agency purchases made at fair market valtie as determined by qualified, independent appraisals. , Q. - What was the reason for these decisions? A. - Under existing procedure, the federal government must complete a long and complicated process before excess property is made available to the private sector. Federal property deemed excess by one government agency must be made available to' other federal agencies and to state and local governments before it is put up for sale to private citizens. Also, until recently, federal agencies were able to purchase excess property for prices far below the market value. Project AID seeks an end to this practice. * If you have any questions relating to real estate, send them to the McHenry County Board of Realtors at 1065 Lake Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois. Questions of general interest will be answered in future columns. However, the McHenry County Board cannot guarantee a response to all questions. 4 The "ears" of a cricket are on its legs. Each front leg has a arumlike membrane that vibrates wh'en sound waves* strike it. Applicants must bring proof of the preceding 90-day income and a current fuel bill if they pay it them­ selves. Renters must bring the lan­ dlords name and address. Special provisions such as home visits, will be made for the elderly or disabled. Persons may be eligible for assistance if they meet income guidelines. The Housing Authority expects many applicants to apply the first week so some applicants might want to apply the second or third week of the program to avoid a lengthy wait For a free copy, write Public Relations Department/, National Safety Council, 444 North Michigan * Avenue, Chicago, 111., 60611. Enclose a stamped, self-addressed, No. 10 business envelope. Today, mini-computers are found in thousands of different places--small businesses, homes, schools, plants and warehouses. But now that the computer is out of the sanitized computer room, particles of dust so small you can hardly see them can effect its performance. "th^ deterioration of the roads and bridges in this country..." Opponent Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., said "I will not give the citizens....a tax increase for Christmas." / Senators voting yes favored the higher federal gasoline tax. Alan Dixon, D, and Charles Percy, R, voted yes. Stopgap Funding--The Senate adopted, 55 for and 41 against, and sent to the president the conference report on HJ Res 631, which funds much of the government through next Sept. 30. The measure is a "stopgap" substitute for eight regular appropriations bills Congress has been unable to pass. It funds a pay hike for House members, scor^ of "pork barrel" and special interest , projects, and basic operating budget^ of several departments and agencies. Supporter Mark Hatfield, R-Ore., said "the sooner we adjourn and go home, the better off the Republic will be..." Opponent Thomas Eagleton, D-Mo., said his no vote was to protest "the slipshod, slapdash" condition of the appropriations process. Senators voting yes supported the stopgap funding measure. Percy voted yes. Dixon voted no. . o Doctors--By a vote of 59 for arid 37 against, the Senate tabled (killed) an amendment to virtually prohibit Federal Trade commission regulation of state- licensed professions. This was an attempt to go beyond pending language that banned FTC regulation of professional matters but allowed the FTC to regulate the business practices of doctors and other professionals. The vote occurred during debate on HF Res631 (Seepreceding vote).. Sen. Warren Rudman, R. N.H., who voted to kill the amendment, said the FTC should not meddle in professional matters regulated by states but "let us regulate anti-competitive practices" by doctors, lawyers and others. Sen. James McClure, R-Idaho, who sponsored the amendment, said it would stop the FTC's notorious fishing expeditions and disruptions" into the professions. 1 • Senators voting no wanted the strongest possible restraint on FTC regulation of state-licensed professions, including a ban on regulation of business practices. Dixon and Percy voted yes. \ - * „ ' ' Cheese-Butter For 10 Million Book matches were invented in 1892 by a Philadelphian named Joshua Pusey. WHO KNOWS 1. What are the flower y to>lt,^ and precious stone for January? f 2. When was gold dis­ covered in California? 3. What is the area of Great Britain? 4. Name the first man to set foot on the moon? 5. Who invented the bU focal lens? win the* test French King? 7. What is a wigwagging? 8. In what year was the Washington Monument dedicated? 9. When was the Space Treaty signed? 10.Define "modus viven- di." Answer* to Who Knows 1. Flower, carnation; stone, garnet. 2. January 24, 1848. 3. 94,000 square miles. 4. U.S.-astronaut Neil A. Armstrong. 5. Benjamin Franklin, in 1760. 6. Louis Philippe, 1930- 48. 7. A method of signaling -using only one flag. 8. In 1885. 9. January 27, 1967. 10.Latin phrase, meaning "way of living." After one year of operation the special distribution of surplus dairy products has reached nearly 10 million needy people, Secretary of Agriculture John R. Block said this week. So far, USDA has delivered to states more than 135 million pounds of cheese and 8.2 million pounds of butter valued at $275 million. "States and local groups have done an outstanding job of delivering the surplus dairy products nationwide, " Block said. "The combined federal, state and local effort demonstrates a commendable can-do approach. By the end of December most of the cheese we released last year will be: delivered or will be on its way." Block said* distribution of the sur­ plus cheese and butter will continue through December, 1983. He stressed the heed for . continued involvement of the private sector and volunteers in the distribution. He said as more volunteer organizations become aware of the available benefits, they will step forward and join the effort. "Only through the support of volunteer organizations can we en­ sure that low income people in every community have maximum op­ portunity to benefit from this program," he said. The dairy products are bought under the federal dairy price support program. Last December, when the cheese distribution program started, USDA held ip uncommitted inventory a total of about 570 million pounds of cheese valued at $832 million and 206 million pounds of butter valued at $322 million. Currently, USDA is holding in uncommitted inventory about 776 million pounds of cheese valued at about $1 billion and about 368 million pounds of butter worth about $500 million. from HISTORY'S SCRAPBOOK DATES AND EVENTS FROM YESTERYEARS January 6, 1815--First recorded theatrical performanc­ es west of Mississippi River performed in court house in St. Louis, Mo. January 7,1953--President Harry S. Truman, in his state of the Union message, announces United States has developed hydrogen bomb. • January 8, 1918--President Woodrow Wilson outlines to Congress his Fourteen Points as "only possible program" for peace. : o r You r I n fo rma t i on Dear friend*, Many communities and churches are now or­ ganizing widow-to-widow programs, such as Compassionate Friends. Comments of widows include: "It seems I can talk about anything here and people understand", or '1 didn't think I was going to make it, b^i-«*ow-4 look forward all week to being you". Certainly such support groups are ^ery helpful. Respectfully, u Jc is -JiV-- «... PETER MJIJSTEN & SON FUNERAL HOME ARE YOU NEW IN . The McHenry Area? Do You Know Someone New? a We Would Like To Extend A Royal Welcome To Every Newcomer To Our Area!!! CALL • * LORRAINE MONAHAN 385-5475 t arm menu xfCttMfnii ntmiss °SL,G A/o A t iom i mtt't ' II,i; KHCIH mtf/IUI " ROYAL WELCOME Know Your Area-Royal Welcome Does It Best IMJ WJ UHJ m m MIUIIUJ mu n JACK WALSH, AGENT EARL R. WALSH, BROKER INSURANCE & BONDS Fir*. Auto. Farm, ID* Rtprmnting RELIABLE COMPANIES SOU W. Elm $».. McHenry MS-3300 DENNIS CONWAY AUTO. LIFE. FIRE State Farm Ins. Co. 331f W. Elm Street * McHenry, III. M5-711I JAMES M. MclNTEE, LAWYER AVAILABLE TO PRACTICE IN: Personal Injury/Trlol» Business Corporations Willi /Probate Divorce-Real Estate Workman's Compensation 1434 W. Elm Street, McHenry. II. Farm Equipment George P. Freund, Inc. Case - New Holland 4*02 W. Crystal Lake ltd. McHenry Bus. 385-0420 Res. 385-0227 McHENRY COUNTY OFFICE MACHINES SALES. SERVICE « RENTALS Mon-Sat. *5:30 Friday til *:00 n Grant St., Crystal Lake Phone: 4S*-I22* DR. LEONARD BOTTARI 1303 Richmond Rd.-McHenry Eyes Examined-Contoct Lenses Classes Fitted Mon., Tues., Thurs., Frl. 4-4pm Toes., Thurs., Frl. 7-9 pm Sat.»:30-3 pm Y Phone: 3*5-41 SI or 3B5-2M2 McHENRY DENTAL CENTER DR. CJ. LUDFORD DR. KEVIN WEGRZYN OPEN 3 EVENINGS A WEEK UNTIL 8:30 P.M. £ SAT. 385-1360 NEW PATIENTS WELCOME WE CATER TO COWARDS T l l B E L L I RADIAL TIRES FOR ALL CARS Europa Motors, Inc. 2318 Rto. 120 815-385-0700 ¥ SERVICE LINE McHENRY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 385-4300 FAMILY SERVICE ft MENTAL HEALTH CENTER 4302-G Wast Crystal Lake Rd., McHenry, II. *0050 •15-385-6400 TURNING POINT-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE STRESS LINE McHenry County 24 hour* a day, 7 days a week Parents Anonymous meetings on Tuesday. Call 815-344-3944 STATE CHAMBER GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS HOTLINE 217-522-5514 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GENERA* SERVICES ADMINISTRATION /» 202-755-9440 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 than been given the runaround or referrals by persons who meant well but didn't know how to help? Ten specialists available at this center.) NATIONAL RUN-AWAYSWITCHBOARD Illinois Phone: 800-972-6004 (For confidential conversations on problems dealing with run-away children.) MOVING HOTLINE Phone 800-4244213 (Complaints about interstate moving by companies, buses or trains. Sponsored by Interstate Commerce commission.) CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Phone 800-638-2666 (For Questions or Complaints on products ranging from toys to ovens.) « NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION Phone 800-424-9393 (Answers questions about automobile safety defects or whether a particular model has ever b> recalled, Valuable for those interested in buying used car.) t ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES 24-Hours Child Abuse Hotline TOLL FREE: 800-252-2878 ' CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 800-638-2666 (Operates five national lines. Answers inquires about or reporting on the safety of products from kitchen appliances to children's toys.) NATIONAL SOLAR HEATING AND COOLING INFORMATION CENTER 800-523-2929 P.O. Box 1607, Rockville, Md. 20850 (Dispenses information on solar systems for heating and cooling to anyone from architects to home owners looking for a sup-powered hot-water system.) IMER PROTECTION DIVISION 312-793-3580 Chicago, ifl. been i#ina a \ BIRTHRIGHT Pregnant? Need Help? Counseling Service. 385-2999. 24 hours Answering Service. YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU FOR McHENRY COUNTY 4719 W. Elm St., McHenry Phone: 344-3240 24 hours Crisis Intervention and Confidential Coun­ seling for youth and families. ILLINOIS STATE CHAMBER HOTLINE Phone: 217-522-5514 Answer to questions on gover­ nment regulations. MENTAL HEALTH 1-800-892-8900 ^ Crisis Center Line for McHenry Co. 24-Hour Emergency number and professional staff wil answer your call. Sponsoring agency McHenry County Comprehensive Mental Health Service System. NATIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH ASSOCIATION Pd*t Office Box 17400 Washington, D.C., 20041 Phone (703) 471-0404 McHENRY COUNTY CETA OUTREACH CENTER 666 Russel Ct. Woodstock.il. 60098 (815)338-7100 JOB TRAINING OFFERED McHENRY COUNTY ASSOCATION FOR THE RETARDED Robert G. Lambourn, Executive Director 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 in civil cases to low income persons. Landlord-tenant disputes, domestic violence or improper danial of beifefits such as Social Security, Public Aid, Food Stamps, Toneral Assistance ft Unem­ ployment Insurance