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PAGE 2 • PLAINDEALER • WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 12.1K3 News and Views v. launched Newspaper roll unchanged This is National Newspaper week, a time we in the media take stock of our product. Actually, the Plaindealer took a serious look a few weeks ago when we began a modernization process. While its repetition has sometimes made the expression appear trite, one of any newspaper's most important goals remains that of preserving freedom. Contrary to what most folks think, even the smallest newspaper plays a role in that process, insignificant as it may seem. Freedom has many meanings, not the least of which is frankness and outspokenness. Few publications fail entirely in this regard. As you read your newspapers this week consider these facts: ...On the average work day, 67 percent of working women read newspaper advertising is still considered more believable than that of any other medium; ...The number of women working in the newspaper business has increased by 45,000 since 1975. Today there are 165,300, accounting for almost 39 percent of the total work force; usin' &, anderin BY KAF The Coalition for Political • Honesty has launched a statewi^Re/~refeTendum campaign to win adoption of the Taxpayer Relief 'Act of 1964, which would reduce the state utility tax from 5 percent to 2.5 percent, saving Illinois families and businesses $300 million a year. Coalition spokesman Patrick Quinn said the fairest way to grant tax relief is to cut the state utility tax, which hits families and small businesses the hardest. Under current law, 5 percent of everyone's electric, gas, and phone bill is turned over to the state treasury. /"n»e utility tax is a cruel and unfair tax," Quinn said. "It taxes necessities such as heat and it goes up as utility rates go up. making the state a partner with utility companies in picking consumer's pockets." Gas and electric rates in most parts of Illinois have doubled in the past four years. Quinn said the Coalition's utility tax relief (Han would be funded by closing tax loopholes for giant multinational corporations. " The Taxpayer Relief Act will give a tax relief to the hard- pressed consumers and small businesses in Illinois who have been footing the bill for tax subsidies to some of the largest and wealthiest corporations in the world," Quinn said. by t stat relief i tax loopholes closed raxpayer Relief Act are: conformity to federal The theft tte conformity to accelerated depreciation for corpora^ investments; the state's ban on worldwide unitary taxation of multinationals; and the state investment tax credit. "These sophisticated tax loopholes allow multinational giants to manipulate their accounting statements and avoid state income taxes, at the expense of other taxpayers," Quinn said. Coalition for " Political Honesty volunteers wfll seek to place advisory referendums urging passage of the Taxpayer Relief Act on city and county ballots throughout Illinois for the March 20, 1964 primary. The same technique was i»ed by the Coalition in municipal elections last April to promote legislation creating a Citizen Utility Board (CUB) to represent consumers, in utility rate-making hearings. After 111 I l l i n o i s c o m m u n i t i e s o v e r w h e l m i n g l y v o t e d to establish CUB, the legislature responded by ng the bill into law. and governor enactor interested in the Relief Act should at the Anyone Taxpayer contact Pat Quinn Coalition for Political Honesty P.O. Box- 706, Oak Park, ID. 60303, or call (312) 443-5540. a daily newspaper; ...Opinion polls show that ...Newsprint accounts for about 16 percent of the publishing costs for small newspapers and as much as 33 percent for large newspapers; ...Newspapers recycled in the United States ^ last year amounted to more than 3.4 million tons. Child protection laws approved by state City action 'infringement' "Editor: "Referring to the article in Friday, Sept. 23 Plaindealer regarding the 'changes' of the city ordinances, I understand them to say that all single family dwellings must have a garage and that converting an attached garage into additional living space will no longer be an option unless 'there is room on the property for another garage to be erected'. "There was no time constraint listed in the article. Does the new garage have to be erected immediately or within a specified time period? Who can afford to do both at the same • time? "In my opinion, these changes are an infringement on my rights of freedom of choice. If I want to convert my garage into additional living space and forego a garage, it should be my decision! "I have been informed that these ordinances have always teen on the books but not enforced. Why try to enforce them now? Wouldn't it be better to just wipe them off the books? What of families who g, need the additional li\ and cannot afford to larger house and dcftot have the room to erect a new garage? Should they be forced to endure an overcrowded, cramped environment? • "Has the city considered the possible loss o f revenue through tax monies? When home improvements are done, taxes are increased. These taxes are allocated to the schools, hospital, etc. Most families do not mind the tax increase if they are allowed to ease their living situation. If thev are unable to make their improvements, the city also is denied benefits. "I feel that anv of the aldermen who would support these changes are taking an enormous amount' of responsibility upon themselves. TTiey are, after all, supposed to be representing us, the people, and acting on our behalf for our best interests. To support any ordincance that demes people their constitutional rights of freedom of choice by stating that they cannot improve their living environment is not in our best interest! "With this in mind, I ask them to reconsider approving these ordinances. 'Linda L. Sweeney Seven times an hour, every single hour in 1982, a case of child abuse was reported in Illinois. That is about 60,000 reports in pll and officials estimate that thousands of additional child abuse cases go. unreported every year. Abuse is not restricted to any one group of children. It occurs in inner cities, in suburbs and in rural areas. It happens in educated families and Illiterate ones. It happens to children of wealthy families as well as to -needy children. The abuse and neglect of Illinois children is a widespread tragedy - and it is on the increase. In an effort to combat this state's growing child abuse and neglect problems, the legislature and the governor have approved' new laws to establish a special Child Protection "Fund and Statewide Citizens' Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect; make it easier to prosecute the crime of child pornography and allow' for wage garnishment to collect unpaid child support payments. The law to set up a Child Protection Fund gives Illinois taxpayers the option of making a $10 "checkoff" on their state income tax forms, designating that portion of their tax refund as a contribution to finance various child abuse programs. The funds will be used to support child abuse prevention teams, provide general follow-up help for persons involved in abuse cases and to support other programs aimed at preventing abuse. _ _ The child-abuse check-off was recommended in a special report on child prepared by the Ilhnois Legislative Investigating Commission. The commission also recommended that multi- disciplinary child protection teams of social service, health, law enforcement and education professionals be established to also save tax dollars since taxpayers eventually must pick up the tab for most child support payment defaults. Illinois has made important progress . toward helping children this year. Unfortunately, no legislation can ever completely eliminate crime. If you suspect a child has been abused, wnether it be a neighbor's child, a playmate of your own child, or sotneone In your family, the statewide Child Abuse Hotline can help. To report fcbuse or to get help for yourself and your family, call 1- 800-252-2873 today. work cooperatively to fight child The commission found that Mark Smith parole objection anv ahiispn or npolprtpn F w Mrs. Betty Lingenfelter has Pontiac - C-10587, must be notified the Plaindealer that included in the address. Alio letters regarding the parole of Mark Smith, convicted slayer erf her daugher on May 27, 1970,. should be sent to State of Illinois, Prisoner Review Board, Paul J. Klinear, Chairman. 624 S. Fourth St. i Springfield. 62706. In addition, she noted that Smith's prisoner number. many abused' or neglected children are inevitably lost in the shuffle from agency to agency and recommended the unified teams as the best way to coordinate the efforts of Illinois' child protection workers. Such teams of local officials are extremely effective in many other states. Child pornography - a different but extremely troubling aspect of child abuse, has also been addressed this year. Under newQlinoisJUiw, the definition of child has been signifii to bring state statute' recent U.S. Supreme Court action. The new law states that pornography involving children may be banned without having been found "legally" obscene. Finally, parents who fail to make court-ordered child support payments will have delinquent payments deducted from their wages. At the present time, only one parent in ten actually receives the regular 'child support payments awarded them. Automatic wage garnishment of delinquent chud support payments will help assure that Illinois children the financial support they deserve. The measure wfll interested persons telephone the Board at 217 7273. The parole hearing is scheduled for mid-October and the families of some of "the victims are pushing for a "no" verdict on the parole. An editorial HUNTER COUNTRY CLUB ON RT. 173-ONE BLK. EAST Of RT. 12 5419 KENOSHA ST.. 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But this is not an adequate answer because the networks, through their affiliate stations, have a near-monopoly on the best frequencies. Commercial stations are government-licensed, and monopolize the public airwaves, the frequencies assigned by world agreement to this country. Satellites are changing this but never will change it competely. So television transmissions, unlike the print media, enjoy government license, and use public airwaves. Because of this, thev should long ago have been limited in their abuse of viewers by Congress. But television networks can easily intimidate while trying to enjoy a program. This yearthe networks increased the number of commercials-and no one was able to do anything about it. - The Federal Communications Commission years ago tried to restrain the industry when it was headed by a courageous administrator. This seems less true todav. 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