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\ - 0 Girls State Selection Shot In High Speed t * mi vmhi m __ , ^ I Three happy girls are shown soon after announcement was made that two of them had been selected to attend Girls State at Jacksonville, III., next June and a third was named alternate. From left are Kathy Ahern of Wonder Lake and Ann Snyder of McHenry, Girls Staters, and Linda Bonk, alternate. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD First we said we wouldn't! Then we said we couldn't! But when somebody said "This is it!" we sat down and gave it a try. Are we hooked" Not quite, but "not bad" isn't a poor assessment for a con­ traption that's a good generation and a half away from our old Smith-Corona typewriter that has served us faithfully lo these many years. What is before us today -and every day - is something called a video display terminal, more commonly known as a VDT. Its trainer assured us in the trial run that it could do everything we could do and more - it wouldn't make an error that wasn't guided by human touch. The VDT is explained to us as a giant step into the modern world of technology. The seller added, in a diplomatic manner, that it is catching on with those considered "over the hill" as well as youngsters on their way up. Time will tell. Newspapers are only one of the users of the little machine, but it's the only one that affects us personally, or our readers. The small screen before us promises to completely eliminate the typesetting function in journalism, and there have been predictions that some day big computer companies may run the news business. The purpose of VDT, as we see it, is elimination of the middle men ~ the typesetter and proofreader. This throws untold pressure on an editorial staff that even now oc­ casionally displays paranoid tendencies. There are two choices, learn to spell correctly or use a dictionary The alternative is a newspaper filled with 8-point errors and the accusing finger of a reading public that can only conclude the three "R's" weren't learned any better in the good old days than they are today. The entrance of the VDT means the virtual demise of our friend known as Smith-Corona. His untimely passing at the age of 30. is still mourned, but we keep him in a corner as our security blanket for a machine which is yet to prove its loyalty, durability and good will toward editors. Many times we had refused the offer of a modern, electric typewriter because the marriage of the editor and Smith-Corona was a forever kind of relationship -or so we thought. But the age of electronics- would not be denied, and in the week that followed VDT's arrival, a whole new world of modern miracles unfolded. It had all the mystery of a Houdini, the magic of Alladin and the charm and humor of a bedtime story. Two machines serve three of us on the editorial staff and in our eagerness to display superiority, the room takes on the appearance of the home of the Three Bears. "Who's been sitting in my chair?" is repeated throughout the work day. The most important feature of VDT is a small moveable light called a cursor (from the word curse, which it often encourages). The dancing light moves about at its pleasure on the screen as we press the keys. The cursor is closely con­ nected with the most important non-feature, which exists in name only, known as an invalid position. Little brains deep within VDT, at their whim, produce locations from which it is impossible to go up or down, across or back. Invalid positions have all the qualities of the mule that had to be beaten just to get his at­ tention. They tell us it's electronic genius that sends our typed thoughts from the VDT to a second machine in the com­ posing room. This, in turn, puts the story on perforated tape. Occasionally these thoughts are swept under the rug -or away in some hidden place. We haven't yet discovered the "where" or "why". Anyway, they can't fool us. It isn't genius of any kind in ac­ tion. Wasn't it Alladin's genie who performed that kind of magic back when fairy stories were about fairies and not about violence? Who said computers are modern in­ ventions? Houdini makes his ap­ pearance when we least expect him. Shut off the machine -- strike a key in error- whoops, there goes the story of the moment, forever lost except in the recesses of memory. Or did some lingering astronaut steal it for his new planet? Can we assume the journalistic achievement we produced will proudly take its place above the fold in an early issue of Moon Glow? Until we're sure, Smith- Corona sits silently on a side table, Sometimes we almost see the impish look of satisfaction in the knowledge that he has proven himself. Will VDT be able to make the same claim after thirty years? Right now he sits stoically in front of us, completely un­ disturbed. He resembles nothing more than a representation of the three smug monkeys, "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil". Evil is only produced by a humble writer. K.A.F. Solve Theft, More Under Investigation One theft was solved, but numerous others were com­ mitted as several area residents were victimized during the week by burglars. Joseph Maxwell, 17, of 909 Paul street, McHenry, was arrested and charged with burglary and theft in con­ nection with the theft of a CB radio March 9 from the car of Carroll Mills, 801 Paul street, McHenry. The arrest was made after McHenry county police were notified by the Boone county sheriff's department that they had recovered a CB radio, reported stolen in McHenry on March 9. (Continued on page 8) A police officer for the city of McHenry was wounded Tuesday night after apparently being struck by shotgun pellets at the end of a high speed chase. Officer William Zujewski was released "from McHenry hospital Wednesday' afternoon after being treated for gunshot wounds in the face and in both legs. The office*' is presently recuperating at home, and it is not known how long it will be before he can return to active duty. Zujewski was wounded during a high-speed chase which resulted in the ap­ prehension of Anthony L. Lombardo, 29, of Franklin Park, who was charged with a g g r a v a t e d b a t t e r y , aggravated assault, reckless conduct, reckless driving, and numerous other traffic of­ fenses. No gun was found on Lombardo at the time of his apprehension, and it is not known at this time who fired the shot which wounded Zujewski. , The chase, which began in Richmond and ended near Deerfield, began after the McHenry county Sheriff's police department was advised of a hit and run accident that occurred in Richmond. A description of the offending vehicle was broadcast and, at about 9:10 p.m., this vehicle was spotted southbound on Rt. 31 by Detective James Fit­ zgerald of the sheriff's police. Fitzgerald followed this vehicle into the city of McHenry, and with the assistance of Zujewski and another unit, driven by Officer Robert Winters of the McHenry police department, an attempt was made to stop the offender. Lombardo did not respond to the red/lights and siren, but continued .eastbound on Rt. 120 at a high rate of speed. At this time, it was learned that Lombardo had been in­ volved in an attack on Jerry J. Kahlke, 19, of Lake Geneva, Wise. There had been a traffic incident on Rt. 31 near Ringwood, and when Lombardo was approached by Kahlke, Lombardo allegedly stabbed him in the arm with a pair of scissors. The chase lasted for ap­ p r o x i m a t e l y t w e n t y - s i x minutes and covered twenty- five miles. In this time Lom­ bardo went through several roadblocks that had been set up by the various police depart­ ments along the route. He was finally apprehended along Rt. 22, east of the Illinois tollway in Deerfield. It was during the ap­ prehension of Lombardo, which involved more than twenty police units from various departments, that Zujewski was shot. He was taken to McHenry hospital, where the shotgun pellet was removed from his face. Pellets remain in his legs at this time. Lombardo received head injuries when his vehicle went into the ditch in Deerfield. He was treated and released from St. Therese hospital in Waukegan. and is presently in the Lake county jail. Zujewski has been a member of the McHenry police force for the past five years. The par­ ticipation of Zujewski and Officer Winters in the chase represented just one depart­ ment of eleven that par­ ticipated in Lombardo's ap­ prehension Also involved were the McHenry county police, the Illinois state police, the Lake county "police, Island Lake police, Vernon Hills police. Mundelein police. Hawthorn Woods police, Lincolnshire police, and Deerfield police. THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 VOLUME 101 NUMBER 57 FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1977 1 SECTION 20 PAGES 20' Two McHenry West campus students have been selected to attend Girls State on the campus of MacMurray college, Jacksonville, 111., from June 12- 19. The girls, selected by a vote of the teachers, are Ann Snyder, daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Richard Snyder of 2914 W. Lincoln road, McHenry, and Kathy Ahern, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Ahern of Wonder Lake. Alternate choice is Linda Bonk. Attendance of the girls at Girls State is sponsored locally by American Legion auxiliary to Post 491, McHenry. On the campus of MacMurray they will participate in a mythical government process patterned after the political units that function in Illinois. The pur­ pose of Girls State is citizenship training. Ann Snyder is involved in school debating, coaching softball and working with the local Headstart program. Her outside interests are bicycling, photography, gardening and teaching Sunday School. Kathy Ahern's activities include cheerleading, band, chorus, swing choir and year book. She has been involved in school plays, variety shows and musicals, including the current production of "Camelot". Her hobbies are dancing and sailing. After completing high school she plans to attend college. Linda Bonk has been a cheerleader, pom-pom girl,' Student Council member and a student leader in gym classes. Other activities have included East campus band and mar­ ching band. She has been on the tennis team. Outside activities have taken her to McHenry hospital, where she has been a volunteer candystriper. Other interests are dancing, hor­ seback riding, volleyball and ice skating. School Names Negotiating Committee Following an executive session of the board of Con­ solidated Grade School District 15 Tuesday night, three members were named to a negotiating committee to work on next year's teacher con­ tracts. They are Gary Lock- wood, chairman; Marilyn Munz and Anna Mae Cuda. The committee will prepare preliminary guidelines and procedures for negotiations. Under discussion" with members of the high school board in executive session was the possible acquisition of property. The high school was represented by James Tonyan and Dan McNulty, members of the Transportation committee; Henry Nell and Edward Neumann. No action followed the private talk. During the regular meeting, the board adopted a Reduction in Teaching Personnel policy devised by a committee representing staff, board and administration. Members were Greg Lofgren and Ray Kaulig of Junior high, Terry Anfinsoh of Valley View and Barbara Novak of Hilltop school, teachers; Mrs. Cuda, representing the board; and Dr. Robert Boos, superin­ tendent, Don Toole, Parkland principal, and Fred Kusch of the administrative office. New City Wage Scales Expect Closing Arguments In Rock Throwing Case The trial of a Woodstock man charged with murder, con­ spiracy, and aggravated battery continued this week, with the jury expected to hear . closing arguments sometime next week. Gary Lee Campbell, 19, is on trial on charges stemming from the Oct. 20, 1976 death of David Klawes, 26, of rural Harvard, who was killed when a rock went through the wind­ shield of his truck causing partial decapitation. Campbell was one of five persons indicted for murder in Klawe's death. The other four defendants, Daniel E. Craig, 20 and James E. Glasder, 18, both of Cary, and John P. Shine, 20, and his brother, Joseph, 18, both of Fox River Grove, were each sen­ tenced to serve a minimum of six years in prison after pleading guilty on counts of involuntary manslaughter and attempted murder. The four defendants who pled guilty admitted to either driving the car from which the rocks were thrown, actually throwing the rocks, or holding the door open while the rocks were thrown. Courtroom observers sav that at this time it is not clear exactly what Campbell's role was in the rock throwing in­ cident: During the trial, photographs of the Klawe body were ad­ mitted into evidence, and two young women testified that the five youths had been drinking beer and smoking marijuana prior to the rock throwing in­ cident. Campbell's trial began on March 14, with the selection of jurors taking several days. Actual testimony began on Monday afternoon in the Woodstock courthouse. Slate Clean Water Workshop Who should oversee the implementation of an areawide plan for controlling water pollution in northeastern Illinois, including Lake and McHenry counties? A workshop to discuss possible answers to that question will be held March 26 by the Local Steering com­ mittees from Lake and McHenry counties. Special invitations have been sent to all municipal and county elected officials in Lake and M c H e n r y c o u n t i e s . Representatives of public in­ terest groups and other citizens from those counties also are invited to attend. The meeting will be held from 9 a.m . to noon in the Fox Lake village hall. 301 South Route 59. The committees are working with the Northeastern Illinois Planning commission (NIPC) to develop an areawide plan under Section 208 of the Federal Water Pllution Control act amendments of 1972. The committees are responsible for involving local governments and citizens in the project and for insuring that problems of the counties' waterways, including the Fox, Kishwaukee and Des Plaines rivers; north branch of the Chicago river; and Lake Michigan area are addressed in the areawide plan. It is to be completed in the spring of 1978. Wage scales and benefits for city employees were unanimously approved at Monday night's City Council meeting to the satisfaction of everyone involved. The new wage scales call for a minimum 7 percent pay in­ crease for all city employees beginning May 1, with even greater increases slated for the city clerk's department. The pay increases are in accord with what the city employees requested in meetings with the Council Finance committee during the past month. The employees felt they were underpaid, and indicated that, in most cases, a 7 percent pay increase this year, coupled with a cost of living pay increase for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 1978, would be satisfactory. The council, noting that the city is in sound financial con­ dition at this time, agreed to the 7 percent pay increase for this year, and tied in the cost of living raise for next year, hopefully to avoid long, and s o m e t i m e s t e d i o u s negotiations. The setting of wage scales for two years is an unique feature of the budget, and the council feels it will ease the burden of next year's Finance committee when it comes time to again formulate a budget. Alderman Jack Pepping, chairman of the Finance committee, commended the department heads (Barbara Gilpin, Fred Meyer, and Ken Espey) for presenting realistic, and well organized budgets. For their part, the aldermen and the department heads acknowledged Pepping and Finance committee members William Bolger and George Harker for the countless hours of hard work in formulating the budget. Besides approving the budget, the marathon four-hour meeting covered a range of topics, none more unpopular to the aldermen than the subject of The Unification church. "This organization used less than 7 percent of its collections for charity last year," Alderman LaVerne Hromec said. "I would like to see us reassess this," referring to the Council's decision to allow the church to solicit door-to-door in McHenry. "People just automatically assume when you say the word 'church' that it's a worthwhile organization," Ms. Hromec added. "This is certainly not the case." The Council's concern over The Unification church manifests itself from the fact that none of the money collected in the door-to-door solicitations will ever be returned to the city. Also, there are no members of the organization living in the McHenry area, and the aldermen feel that allowing this organization to solicit in the city is not in the best interests of its citizens. The problem the Council faces however, is what to do? There is nothing in the city ordinance which prevents any (Continued on page 8) *4,500 For Senior Citizens The City Council Monday night voted unanimously to give $4,500 of revenue-sharing funds to the senior citizens of McHenry to be used for a walk- in center located at the Moose hall on Rt. 120 east of the Fox river. The Council also voted to issue the remainer of revenue- sharing funds to numerous groups' and causes. Five thousand dollars was ear­ marked for the library, $10,000 for mosquito abatement, $5,000 for the McHenry Area Rescue squad, $5,000 for an initial study for cleaning up Boone creek, $10,000 for traffic relief, $35,000 as the initial committment toward a community center, and the balance, something in excess of $8,000, for tennis courts for Peterson park. While there was some debate on allocations for all items, most interest centered upon the senior citizens' request for funding for a walk-in center. Alderman Jack Pepping presented his proposal for the revenue-sharing allocation, which alloted $3,000 to the senior citizens. "I believe the senior citizens should get $5,000," Alderman Walther Schaedel said. "I think the senior citizens do need more than $3,000," Alderman LaVerne Hromec said. "I think the city could provide at least one-half of their budget ($3,750). I would have suggested $4,000, but I wouldn't quibble about $5,000." Alderman Edward Datz also commented on Pepping's proposal of $3,000 for the senior Marge Jones, executive Director of the McHenry County Senior Citizens council, thanks the aldermen for giving $4,500 of revenue-sharing funds to the senior citizens for a walk-in center. An estimated forty senior citizens appeared at Monday's City Council meeting along with Ms. Jones, and all expressed satisfaction with the $4,500 allotment. STAFF PHOTO-JEFF BONATO citizens. "The senior citizen allotment obviously I think is fine," he said. "I would think we certainly could go for $4,000," Alderman George Harker said. "This would establish them until such time as the township can come in with their share." The senior citizens are also asking McHenry Township for a share of the funding, the total budget being $7,750. The township does not have any funds available until the new fiscal year begins July 1. Alderman Raymond Smith was the final speaker on the subject, and he was against giving more than $3,000 to the senior citizens. "I have to be the one, I suppose, to take the most criticism from the most people," he said. I'We have information from the mayor who says he is practically assured that McHenry Township is willing to par­ ticipate heavily. "When I hear that, I assume they are willing to go in the neighborhood^ halfway with the city," he added. "They have more money than we do. Really, in all honesty, itiv concious tells me that if they do really need this money, that $3,000 sounds better to me. "I really believe that $3,000 should be the maximum. If there was a real dire necessity, that would be something else. I could rattle off all night so many things that other people need and use. Regrettably, maybe they just didn't show up." When it came time to vote on the revenue-sharing allot­ ments, Alderman Hromec made a motion for a $4,500 allocation to the senior citizens. The vote passed unanimously, 6-0, with Aldermen James Wegener and William Bolger, who arrived later, absent Marge Jones, executive director of the McHenry County Senior Citizens council, thanked the aldermen for ' the allotment, and seemed generally pleased with the $4,500 allocation The other area of serious discussion concerning revenue- sharing came with Pepping's proposal of a $10,000 allotment for tennis courts for Peterson park. E v e n t u a l l y , P e p p i n g ' s motion to allocate $8,000-plus for tennis courts passed by a 4-2 margin, with Ms. Hromec and Schaedel voting no "I don't believe we should put anything toward the tennis courts right now," Schaedel said "I'm certainly "glad we are considering a community center," Ms. Hromec said. "I hope that we would postpone any development of tennis courts until a future time." (Continued on page 8)