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PAGE ll-PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1971 EDITORIALS The Welfare Rolls Recently two major companies asked the Governor of Illi­ nois to help them locate a thousand persons for available jobs. The Governor turned to unemployment and welfare agencies. Practically all of those sent failed to show up the day their work was to begin. In Union, New York, the city fathers decided to require those persons on relief--if capable of working--to work. As soon as that was announced many recipients called in to sa^ they no longer needed relief. Some able-bodied men showed up for work and began beautifying the community; those who failed to report for work were dropped from wel­ fare rolls. • „ The amazing growth of welfare rolls all over the nation no doubt reflects the willingness of some to live on relief rather than work. Yet society is not obligated to care for those who can care for themselves. The example of Union, New York, should serve as a guide for future policy in fed­ eral welfare, probably the most abused of all welfare. « N Television Fairness A book expected to be published in September will show, in carefully researched form, that the networks have dis­ torted the news in recent years. It's titled "The News Twisters" and should cause quite a stir. It will reportedly demonstrate just what critics have so long charged, that a New York clique of newsmen deciding news policy and content for the three networks hold enor- mous power to determine what news millions of Americans get, and wield that power with bias. The question thus becomes more pressing than ever-how can Congress and the FCC see to it that radio and tele­ vision news is fairly presented? It's their job, it's now ad­ mitted even by some network people, because broadcasters use the public's airwaves and channels, unlike newspapers, which are strictly private properties. CBS President Frank Stanton recently managed to suc­ cessfully defy Congress, and avoid a contempt of Congress citation. But he presumably used up much of his influence over various Congressmen in the "Selling The Pentagon" controversy and is not likely to be able to repeat such a defense of biased reporting, defying a congressional com­ mittee, again. This is hinted by pointed CBS indications it won't repeat the practices used in making the Pentagon film. The problem today is complicated by the fact that two congressional committees oversee the FCC, and indirectly, the networks, and too many members on them have financial interests in stations, which are in turn tied to the networks. The FCC and the congressional committees should be com­ pletely divorced from possible network pressure or influ­ ence. Congressional leadership alone can remedy the situ­ ation. A Desirable Product The people of the United States spend more than a billion dollars each year for their newspapers. The investment of the public pays approximately one-fourth of the cost of producing the nation's newspapers. In a sense, the expenditure is a billion dollar public contribution to local ad­ vertisers. In fact, subscription payments mean far more to the ad­ vertiser than the dollar expenditure of the consumer. In addition to paying for the paper the local advertisements are printed on, the investment provides intangible benefits which money cannot buy. The act of subscribing to the local paper is an act of faith. It is a deliberate purchase of a desirable product which is welcomed into the home. For many consumers, especially the housewife who does the bulk of the local buying, the subscription is a conscious in­ vestment in shopping information. Thus, the newspaper advertiser is in the enviable position of having part of his advertising subsidized by his customers. He can accept this subsidy with the knowledge that the public places enough value on late shopping information to pay for it. The retailer knows that the newspaper subscriber has enough faith in the medium to accept at face value the recorded claims of the local advertiser. From a purely practical standpoint, the newspaper advertiser knows that the potential customer who studies newspaper ad­ vertising is a serious prospect with money to spend for the product he reads about. He is ready to buy; he is willing to pay for ("tellable shopping information. INFORMATION I \o, Migratory Birds do not need passports. For Your Information A college for funeral directors states as a requisite: "A sincere desire to help other people at the time of need. If you can hon­ estly say 'I like to help people', and mean it beyond any immediate material compensation, you have a desirable basis for selecting fun­ eral service as a career." We think this is well stated. Respectfully, - PETER M.JUSTEN & SON FUNERAL HOME McHenry. Illinois 385-0063 ; : Ml • : ->yJ hwLm iywh k :•, > > MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS Through the courtesy of Family Health Service and Mental Health Clinic M T H g Wfeather Parents Know the Drug Threat The Child You Save May Be Your Own by Kenneth Espey Chief of Police 1 X ] KOENEMANN Country Made Sausages, 1 Hams and Bacon I GERMAN IMPORTS AND CHEESES A Full Line Of Delicatessen I 815-385-6260 Today's Subject: More Bad Newt for "Speed" Users (Methampetamlnes). Last week we talked briefly about injected Methampheta- mlnes commonly called in the jargon of the street, "Speed". You'll recall that the effects of using this drug, in this manner, were very disturbing to say the least. Now, more bad news about "Speed" has come to light. On Thursday, November 5th, 1970, it was reported by a USC Medical Center team at Los Angeles that as many as 20% of the youths who "shoot speed", (take it by injection), may develop a blood vessel disease that has been fatal in about 30% of cases detected to date. It seems to be indicated the disease kills by blocking blood vessels in vital organs sucb as kidneys and the heart. This will be the first deadly disease of the system that doctors have found associated with drugs which are abused. "Speed" is, as we have said, a form of amphetamine -- the "pep pill" drug. Users inject it to get a quicker, higher re­ sponse. According' to one doctor, working with the study, per­ sons who take amphetamines orally to control their appetite may possibly be in danger of acquiring the lethal blood vessel disease. There were eight doctors on the medical team which made the discovery, at USC, from the departments of medi­ cine, radiology and pathology. Dr. B. Philip Citron, who head­ ed the team, has a report appearing in the November 5th issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. In it he tells of extensive studies done on 14 patients; four of them died and one is now near death. Eight of the 14 were males and six were females. Most of those who died succumbed to heart failure or kid­ ney failure, due to the blockage by scar tissue of blood vessels within those organs.. Autopsies showed vessels in the pancreas, stomach and small intestines also were severely affected. It is hoped that the discovery will hasten the removal from the market of amphetamines which reportedly have "very Uttle therapeutic value". LSD is also suspected as cause of the same blood vessel disease. One interesting case, a woman patient involved in the study had been taking 30 pills a day, originally prescribed to control her diet. The dosage for that purpose is two pills a day. It seems this is a startling example of how diet pills, used under a doctor's prescription in the beginning, can get completely out of hand quite easily. In my first article I mentioned that the purpose of these "letters" was not to pin the blame for the drug problem on anyone. However, one can hardly consider all available information on the subject without coming to the conclusion that adults have been misusing drugs for many years now and have by so doing certainly contributed to the spread and increase of the practice. Have you checked your medicine chest lately to see what dangerous drugs it may contain? Do you know exactly what drugs you keep in the house and whether they are potentially dangerous in the hands of children or young people? How would you feel if one of your children became involved with the mis­ use of drugs and you found it all started with something he found in your medicine chest? We are discussing facts, friends, and considering all possi­ bilities. That is why some unpleasant subjects are likely to come up during our consideration of the national drug problem. Be with me next week. I think you'll find the subject of deep interest and if you are concerned about drugs I know your reading time will not be wasted. <jiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir.:':iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii = SOCIAL SECURITY by John Watkins FIELD R EPR ESENT A TIVE Question: I am 66 and out of work right now. However, I may start working again within a year or two. Could I apply for monthly Social Security retirement benefits and, if I start back to work again, have my checks stopped? J.A. - Woodstock Answer: Yes. You may start and stop your checks as often as necessary. And depending on how much you earn when you do go back to work, you may be able to get checks for some months. Regardless of how much you earn you can get a check for any month you don't earn over $140. Remember, too, that when you reach 72, you can get your check for every month no matter how much you earn. Question: I am 64 years old. I retired when I was 62 but did not sign up for Social Security retirement benefits because I wanted to wait until I was 65 and could receive a full benefit. I have now decided to go ahead and apply for the reduced benefit. Can I get my checks all the way back to the month I was 62? A.H. - McHenry Answer: No. An application for Social Security retirement benefits can be retroactive for no more than 12 months. Nursing Homes II: Entering The Home Most crucial are a new resi­ dent's first hours and days in a nursing home--for in the way he is treated and in his reac­ tions to the home lie the key to whether his stay will be a pleasant one or a difficult ex­ perience. Usually, residents respond well to and remember early gestures of warmth, kindness, and consideration. Here is where a little extra effort on the part of nursing homes' staff pays dividends. If the newcomer's condition permits, a short tour of the premises is a good idea. Whether he thinks that his stay is going to be temporary or permanent, he will appreciate being helped to get his bearings and learn what the nursing home consists of. Reassurance that the resident will never need to feel aban­ doned and helpless is another good point to make. This can be better done, for example, by showing him a bedside call system and explain­ ing how it works than by merely telling him he is going to be looked after. Nearly all residents find it hard suddenly to have to adapt themselves, to a whole new * WHO KNOWS? 1. What is the electrical power of a lightning flash" 2. What does the law classify as "personal property'"' 3. What are prunes? 4. What is a "harpy'"' 5. What does the word "agen­ da" mean? 6. What war event occurred on August 14, 1945? 7. Who discovered the Hawaiian Islands? 8. Who painted the picture, "The Praying Hands'"' 9. Which President served the shortest term? 10.Who wrote "I Hear America Singing"? •utjuhtmm 1T*M*0I "Biueumaud jo paip aq--muoui auo 'uosujbh "H unjiniM *6 •jajna jqoajqiv *8 *Hooo saunsf •/. •satnv am 0} pa^n?xdBo uBdBf -g •op 0} :aja3v •qjaA ui}*T uiojj-auop aq o) sStmw jo upumouiaw '5 •uosjad snojaAoa JO SujdsBia jCyaAissaoxa uy •sumjd paup-uns *£ •jaqjoire oj uos -jad auo moij paijajsuBJ) aq ubo iCjjadoid ajqiSu^i 'Z •sjnoq iBMOirH OOO'E jo juafBAtnba pa;Btux?sa uy *1 saoMy o«|m oi sjaAsiy Ike's Birthday On the 14th in 1890, at Denison, Texas, Ida Eisenhower g a v e b i r t h t o t h e t h i r d o f s i x s o n s s h e b o r e t o D a v i d J . Eisenhower. Dwight David was to become a wartime hero and the leader of Allied armies in World War Two, the Ameri­ can President for eight years and probably the most popu­ lar American of the 20th century, if not of the world. Eisenhower's family fled from Germany in the seventeenth century (to Switzeriand) to escape from religious perse­ cution, then the fate of many Protestants. A century later his ancestors moved to America. There was little military tradition in the family. Eisen­ hower worked his way through college and after failing to gain entrance at Anapolis because of his age entered the United States Military Academy at West Point, graduating in 1915. He failed to see service in World War One but rose to the top in the next war. Afterward, he became president of Columbia University. He then accepted the command of NATO powers in Europe, meanwhile declining an almost-certain Democratic nomina­ tion for President. In 1952, however, he accepted the G.O.P. nomination, was elected easily and reelected easily in 1956. In those eight years, though he lent advisors, he steadfastly refused to permit American troops to be committed to the war in Indochina, a decision which history has proven to have been eminently correct way of life. After all, they have had many years of ex­ periences in conducting their own affairs. Change is not easy for anyone, so it may take days, weeks, or even months before a new resident is able to take the nursing home routine in his stride. When someone is in a new situation, he wants to have an idea of what is expected of him and how he is expected to act. Here is where a great deal can be done to make entering the home a good rather than a bad experience. Providing information about all aspects of the nursing home and its life is a must. This can best be done not merely by printed or written information, but needs the personal touch of warm, friendly explanations by staff, who seek out the new resident and don't wait for him to come to them with questions. Many people become upset with changed surroundings, but once they feel at home, con­ fusion usually subsides and as­ surance that the home is going to be a livable and likable place takes its place. Making the new resident feel at home during his first hours and days, therefore, should be a challenge and a goal for every nursing home. Does bad weather always accompany a very low pressure system" s Bad weather invariably accompanies a very low pres­ sure system unless the pres­ sure dips only for a few hours and then rises quickly. A freak situation does occur occasion­ ally and momentarily the weather will hold good, even as the mercury column falls. But, invariably, this decline, i f n o t r e v e r s e d , w i l l b r i n g winds and probably precipita­ tion. Very low pressure means a valley on top of the layer of gases surrounding the earth is above you. Air swirls into this valley from mountains (high pressure areas) and sets up a c o u n t e r - c l o c k w i s e r o t a t i n g motion and a weather distrub- ance in this hemisphere.. Below the Equator, the mo­ tion is reversed, it's clock­ wise in low pressure areas, counter-clockwise in high pressure (good weather) systems. Headache is a symptom -- arid not a disease1 ffcSSl OPTOMETRIST Dr. John F. Kelly At 1224 Green St eet McHenry (Closed Wednesde;) Eyes examined .. Glasf^s fitted Contact Lenses Hrs: Daily 9:30 a.m. t<- 5 p.m. Friday Evenings - 8:o0 p.m. Evenings by appointment PHONE 385-0452 Dr. Leonard Bottari Eyes Examined - Contact Lens Glasses Fitted 1303 X. 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