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>Nv PAGE 12-PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1971 ' •WTIfRj McCLORY REPORTS From W ashirtgton Over the past several years, the growing cost of campaign financing has been viewed with much alarm by candidates for public office as well as by the public at large Un­ fortunately; there are few topics in American politics about which less is known that the cost of election campaigns In 1970. the House Committee on Standards of Official Con­ duct took testimony from thirty-seven witnesses and concluded that reforms were hindered by "the dearth, if not virtual absence, of reliable information" in the area of campaign financing. As long ago as 1922. a newly- elected United States Senator from the state of Michigan was forced to resign from the Senate when it was disclosed that he had spent a "scan­ dalous" $195,000 for his elec­ tion Congress reacted with indignation and passed the 1925 Corrupt Practices act limiting campaign expenditures to $15,000 for a Senator. That law is still on the books, but to date, nobody has ever been prosecuted under it. This fact led former President Lyndon B Johnson to remark: "It is more loophole than law." In fact, many U.S. Senate campaigns cost millions of dollars. The most expensive item in today s political campaigns is the outlay for broadcast time on radio and television. The total cost of political broad­ casts in general elections at all levels of government repor tedly increased from $9.8 million in 1956 to $40.4 million in 1968 In an effort to get at this single item of expense, the last Congress, in October, 1970, passed a bill to limit campaign broadcast expenditures. However, President Nixon in vetoing this measure explained convincingly that it was not comprehensive enough in that it omitted newspaper ad­ vertising, billboard and other campaign expenses He called, instead, for an overall election reform bill early in 1971. Recently, the U.S. Senate passed a bill which would limit campaign spending to 10 cents per potential voter, evenly divided between broadcast and print media. The bill (S.382) would also limit individual political contributions to $5,000 for any single candidate and would repeal the "equal time" provisions of the present law which require radio and TV stations to offer free equal time to minor party and independent candidates for office. In the House of Represen­ tatives, Illinois Republican John Anderson has proposed a package of four bills which would limit campaign spending to 20 cents per registered voter for President, 25 cents for the Senate, and 30,cents for U.S. House candidates in any election. As another part of this package, Congressman An­ derson has proposed that an income tax credit be allowed for political contributions which do not exceed $50 per year. The Anderson program would place limits on the amount of money which political committees and in­ dividuals may contribute to candidates and would require TV stations to charge only their minimum rates for political broadcasts. This series of bills has received significant bipartisan support. Hearings and committee action on some of the proposals are scheduled for this month. Both major parties included a strong pledge for election reform in their respective platforms in 1968. Thus, it The Law Serves You Seeing A Lawyer Can Save You Money For most of us in this com plex world, there comes a time when common sense urges, "You ought to see a lawyer." Whatever the occasion, whether for the purely personal satisfaction of changing your own name or adopting a child, whether for redress of a grievance or injury done you, whether to recover money or property or damages, when you decide to see a lawyer, you may wonder about a lot of things - and you can get the answers from the Illinois State Bar association. NFor example: -How do I select a lawyer, if I don't know one personally? o seems logical to expect bipartisan cooperation for passage of a comprehensive program. The most intriguing question at this time is whether the American voter - with his thirst for knowledge regarding candidates - will be satisfied with an austere "dime-a-voter" campaign. Nevertheless, it seems appropriate to limit campaign expenditures in order to protect our system of representative government from being controlled by men of great wealth. You may check with the Illinois Lawyer Referral ser­ vice operated by the Illinois State Bar association by ""calling, toll free, 800-252-8916. The charge for an initial, half- hour conference with him will not be more than $10 and does not obligate you to hire him. -In general, what will he need to know about my case? You can save time by assembling all the facts carefully in your own mind, and be ready to tell all of them to the attorney if you decide to retain him. Bring along to your conference any papers that bear on the problem. -What will it cost? At your first meeting you should discuss the manner in which he will determine his fee. You should be aware that in setting his fee, the lawyer will take into consideration such factors as the time spent, the difficulty of the case, his ex­ perience and the customary' charges for similar services. He will welcome the discussion. "Doyouknow what one little t o e s a i d t o t h e o t h e r l i t t l e toe?" "No, what?" "Don't look now, but I think we are being followed by a couple of heels!" AMERICAN MOTORS INTRODUCES THE GUARANTEED CAR If anything goes wrong with one of our 72s and its our fault, we'll fix it free. Anything. AMERICAN MOTORS 1972 BUYER PROTECTION PLAN. For years, car buyers in this country have been saying that instead of shiny new chrome every year, what they really want is a good car they can count on. That's why American Motors and its dealers put together their 1972 Buyer Protection Plan. Here's how it works: A STRONG GUARANTEE IN PLAIN ENGLISH. n l!= When you huy a new 1Q72 car from an American Motors dealer. American Motors Corporation guarantees to you that, except for tires it w ill pay for the repair or re­ placement of any part it supplies that is defective in material or workmanship. This guarantee is good for 12 months from the date the car is first used or 12.000 miles w hichever comes first. AH we require is that the car he properly maintained and cared for under normal use and service in the fifty United States or Canada and that guaranteed repairs or replacements he made by an American Motors dealer. This guarantee gives you 12-month or 12,000-mile coverage on a lot of things most car warranties don't. It covers air conditioning, battery, radio, wiper blades, front end align­ ment, light bulbs-literally everything we put on the car except tires. In other words, if something we did goes wrong with one of our ^'s, you won't have to pay for the parts or the labor. We will. A MORE THOROUGHLY-CHECKED CAR. FROM THE FACTORY AND THE DEALER. Naturally, we wouldn't be backing our cars like this if we weren't more sure of them than Hornet Sport* bout we've ever been before. For 1972, we've put in more quality control steps, more tests and more people to see that every car leaving our factory is as perfect as man and machine can make it. At the dealer's, it's checked over again. Every car (not one of 50, one of 5,everyone) is road-tested for starting, handling, braking and overall performance. When the service­ man completes the test, he signs his report and slides it over the sun visor, where you can see it. And, when a man signs his name to some­ thing, you can be sure he's done his job. And done it right. A LOANER CAR WHEN YOU NEED IT. FREE. Not only do we offer you a strong guarantee, we've set up a system to back it up without inconveniencing you. If you have to leave your 72 overnight for guarantee repairs, over 2,000 dealers will loan you one of their cars. A nice,clean,well - equipped car in good condition. Free. A DIRECT LINE TO DETROIT. TOLL-FREE. We're making some big promises, and we fully intend to keep them. But, just in case you have a problem, we have a way of handling it. When you buy a '72, you get the name and toll-free num­ ber of a person in Detroit. If you call, we promise you you'll get results. And fast. These aren't just fancy words. We mean it. Nobody in the business does as much for you after you buy a car, and it takes a lot of time, men and money to do all these things. But we think it's worth it. Since we're giving American car- buyers exactly what they say they want, we should sell more cars than we've ever sold before. v American Motors Starting Today, American Motors Dealers Will Do More For You After You Buy A Car Than Any Other Dealer In Town. .-' Tt v • V> Sfc'f i - JOIN MONTINI FACULTY - Two nuns and four lay teachers have joined the faculty of the two Montini Catholic schools this year. In front are Sister Edulfa, grade 5, and Sister Patricia, grade 3; standing,Alvin Kress, grades 7 and 8; Miss Patricia Diedrich, grade 4; Mrs. Ann Indelicato, grade 5; and Gerald Glosson, physical education. PLAINDEALER PHOTO New School Program Zeros In On Drug Abuse Effort Illinois is zeroing in on the dangers of drug abuse with a totally-new school program beginning at the kindergarten level and such "basics" as the skull and crossbone warning label on medicines and household poisons. Supt. of Public Instruction Michael J. Bakalis has an­ nounced that the state is mounting a major, multi- agency campaign against the deepening drug crisis via a series of regional drug abuse workshops for teachers, mini- grants to local school districts for anti-drug education programs and a totally-new drug curriculum for all Illinois public, private and parochial schools. The announcement was made at a joint news conference in the State of Illinois building in Chicago attended by Dr. Albert J. Glass, director of the Illinois Department of Mental Health; Dr. Franklin D. Yoder, director of the Department of Public Health; Herbert D. Brown, director of the Department of Law Enforcement; Paul Wisner, director of the Governor's Office of Human Resources; Arthur Bilek, chairman of the Illinois Law Enforcement Commission; and Miss Jane Rae Oksas, director of that agency's Education, Training and Technology division. All of these agencies worked with the Office of Public In­ struction to produce a new drug abuse curriculum guide, "Teaching About Drug Abuse," which systematically provides school room instruction on dangerous drugs, from the kindergarten to college levels. The 148-page manual is the first of its kind in Illinois, written specifically for Illinois teachers and drug problems that exist in this state. At the back of the book, for example, are the latest Illinois and federal laws and penalties that apply to the illegal use of narcotics, and a complete glossary of both old and contemporary slang ex­ pressions used by drug users. Elsewhere in the manual are detailed discussions of drugs in common use today, therapy approaches, public and private resource agencies and a complete "overview" of drug abuse, its history and growth to near-epidemic proportions today. Mrs. Susan Pohl of the Governor's Office of Human Relations directed the six- agency effort to produce the guide, along with Miss Jane Rae Oksas of the Law En­ forcement commission, and C.C. Becker of the Chicago Public School systems. The project was financed by a grant from the Law Enforcement commission. Copies of the new anti-drug abuse manual will be distributed to all schools - public, private, and parochial - or may be obtained by writing directly to Michael J. Bakalis, Superintendent of Public In­ struction, Room 302 - State Office Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706 In addition to the new all- grade-level approach to the drug problem, Bakalis said his office has begun a series of state-wide regional workshops for both students and educators on drug abuse education. Dates and locations of the meetings are Sept. 22-25 at Illinois Beach State park, Zion; Oct. 13-16 at Little Giant camp, Makanda; Oct. 27-30 at Starved Rock State Park, North Utica, Nov. 11-13 at Pere Marquette State park, Grafton; and Dec. 1-4 at East Bay Camp Con­ ference center, Hudson. The series started with a session last month at the Northern Illinois university field campus at Oregon. One technique used to measure the effectiveness of the workshops is a pre-test and post-test on the knowledge and attitudes of each participant toward drugs. Of the thirty-two tested at the first workshop, thirty-one scored higher in drug knowledge on the post-test. All but three showed improvement in their attitudes toward drugs, meaning they were more un­ derstanding about the drug problem after taking part in the conference. Among the highlights of the workshops are sessions on new communications techniques - brainstorming, value rating and voting -- that help stimulate thinking, facilitate un­ derstanding, raise issues and solve problems. These are conducted by staff members of St. Teresa Academy at East St. Louis. Other sessions deal with medical and sociological aspects of drug abuse, the pharmacology of drugs, a youth panel discussion, and means of developing county drug abuse programs. At still another level in the drug abuse campaign, Bakalis said his office has already awarded "mini-grants" of $975 to $6,000 to fourteen key Illinois school districts for the development of demonstration programs on drug abuse education. Those efforts, as well as the regional workshops, are under the direction of Thomas M. Janeway, director of Health Education for Bakalis. Janeway also directed the OSPI efforts which produced the multi-agency drug abuse manual. Districts receiving the grants were Joliet Township High School District 204; Orland Park Consolidated High School District 230, Palos Hills, Granite City Community Unit District 9; Springfield School District 186; Rich Township High School District 227, Park Forest; Rock Island School District 41; East St. Louis School District 189; Zion- Benton Township High School District 126; Zion; South Holland Elementary School District 151; Aurora East Unit District 131; Batavia Unit District 101; Belleville Township High School District 201; Carbondale High School District 165; and Chicago public schools. Each district received $2,000 except Rock Island ($975) and Chicago ($6,000). Area Students To View "This Atomic World" Students at area schools will join a state-wide audience of nearly 250,000 who have seen a traveling demonstration of atomic energy's peaceful uses. Students at Marian Central Catholic high school will view the program, "This Atomic World", Thursday, Sept. 23. McHenry Community high school, East campus, will view it at 9 a.m. Sept. 27 and West campus at 9 and 10 o'clock Sept. 28. Sponsored by the Atomic Energy commission, the program has been presented the past two years in Illinois by Northern Illinois university and its physics department, in cooperation with Oak Ridge Associated Universities, a non­ profit educational and research corporation of 41 Southern institutions of higher education. As "This Atomic World" moves through its third year, NIU has brought it to 282 separate audiences totaling 225,164 persons in the previous two seasons. The demon­ stration^ presented by Loren Weber of Northern's physics department, is designed to tell students about the basic principles and sources of nuclear energy, and the atom's role in agriculture, industry, medicine, and research. ' I Stydent audiences receive clear explanations of the structure of atoms and the operation of nuclear reactors, plus concepts such as radiation, fission, and fusion. NIU's Weber completed extensive training at the Oak Ridge, Tenn., facilities of AEC and uses a variety of equipment to put across his message on atomic energy. His demonstration equip­ ment, designed specifically for the 40-minute program, is used to show how nuclear energy furnishes community electric power, how radioisotopes aid in treatment of disease and provide information about life processes. In many of his school visits, Weber also will present talks to science classes, going into more detail on topics such as atomic structure, radioac­ tivity, radiation biology, and nuclear science careers. Class presentations usually follow assembly programs. A record crop of hogs are being sold in 1971. Prices are very low and have been under 20 cents per pound. Consumer spending for pork has in­ creased rapidly and will push prices of live hogs to perhaps 22 or 23 cents per pound in the first half of 1972. The beef cattle supply is limited. Consumer demand for beef is excellent and will in­ crease. Beef cattle will in­ crease in price $1 to $2 per 100 lbs., in the next year.