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His Brother Lost In Cave-In Tears flow freely from the eyes of Anthony Rizo, 15, (left photo) as he is led from the scene of a fatal cave-in that took the life of his brother. The State troopers who ac­ company the youth also display the tragedy of the moment as Besides his parents, he is survived by the one brother. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at press time. Services will be conducted from a Catholic church in Chicago, with burial in Mount Carmel cemetery. they learn that Anthony's 16- year-old brother Joseph died in the cave-in at an abandoned gravel site on Nish road. Minutes before, (right photo) Anthony and his friends wat-" ched in vain as members of the •\unda Rescue and Fire units dug with hands and shovels in an attempt to reach Joseph. According to the State police, the brothers and three other youths were digging caves in the sand at the site when the cave collapsed. Anthony Rizo was able to extricate himself and run for help, the police said. Joseph, the son of Ray and Dorothy Rizo, of :i906 Burton trail, Burton's Bridge, would have been a senior at Cary Grove high school this fall. STAFF PHOTOS-WAYNE GAYLORD THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER fltoarb Winning ihtospaper Illinois Press Association Newspaper Contest SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 2 SECTIONS 26 PAGES 20 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1979 VOLUME 104 NUMBER 9 Teachers Walk Out Of Negotiation Meeting The spokesman for the teachers said negotiations broke down Wednesday, Aug. 22, between the board and the MCTA over what he described as "ihe board negotiator's refusal to make any meaningful move on the disputed items." He said negotiations had gone relatively well over the past two years without any crisis situations. However, this year board members employed an attorney to negotiate for them and negotiations were described as "faltering all summer". Mediation and Conciliation service, to bring the teacher and school board negotiation teams to an agreement failed and this precipitated the walkout. At the conclusion of the meeting, the MCTA determined appropriate action tactics to take during the first week of school to show what members said was "concern and displeasure at the school board's failure to bargain on meaningful teacher contract proposals." After the MCTA negotiations team gave a report, the membership voted almost unanimously to support the actions planned. One teacher voted against the plan. vice-president of the MCTA, said Tuesday morning that the association had asked for a 10 percent raise and had been offered 6.5 percent. That disparity, Kenyon ob­ served, has existed almost from the beginning of negotiatipns, although he added that the board offered an ad- (Continued on page 16) Henry Kenyon, vice- president of the MCTA, said that by a vote of 90 to 3, members agreed in meeting Monday afternoon to strike Sept. 4 if there is no Movement toward a settlement by the end of the week. Move Deadline Ahead The McHenry Classroom Teachers' Association of Elementary School District 15 (MCTA) walked out of a general meeting in the Pearl street park at 2 o'clock last Saturday afternoon. A spokesman said efforts of Lou Moore, from the Federal Because of the Labor day holiday Monday, Sept. 3, deadlines for the first issue of the Plaindealer next week will be moved ahead. Display advertising and news will be accepted until noon Friday, Aug. 31, and classified advertising until 4 p.m. that day. Columnists must have their copy in the office by noon Thursday, Aug. 30. Several matters are the cruxes of the dispute, among them money. Henry Kenyon, Make Recommendations Vote Falcon Approval The big question of the day to the man-on-the-street may be the availability and price of gasoline. But another, although not as pressing, is "To have or not to have the Metric system". Not long ago there was a rally to save the foot, held in Central Park. It had nothing to do with banning platform shoes or mandating a government program to wipe out athletes' foot fungus. No, its purpose was to focus attention on the need to preserve the old system of Weights and measures and save bur country from the woes of converting to the metric system. On the other side are those who say our present system is based, in part, on barleycorns, a Roman soldier's stride and the span from the end of King Henry 11 nose to his out­ stretched hand, adding that it is outdated. In the interest of pleasing T everyone, conversion is * voluntary according to the 1975 legislation. But the "voluntary" con­ version has confused and angered some folks as more and more metrically measured groceries and tools appear on store shelves and large com­ panies announce plans to go metric. Because we are among only (Continued on page 16) and all detention ponds; 4) the drainage problem in the culvert and the off-site areas and that a more complete traffic impact study be done with an emphasis on emergency vehicle traffic into and out of the develop­ ment. Leading the opposition to the development and speaking for a number of Riverside drive residents, Mrs. Robert Trethaway, 2310 Riverside drive, McHenry, said she was concerned about the lack of space for children to play. Mrs. Trethaway said that children would neither be safe, nor welcome, on their horse farm, and pointed out that if some child did get hurt, the Trethaways would be liable. Board member, Ron Wilkins, expressed some sympathy with her argument saying that "Petersen park is a mile-and-a- half away from the develop­ ment, across Route 31 and down McCullom Lake raceway." In a three-hour meeting last Friday, the McHenry Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) voted unanimously to recommend to the City Council that the petition by the Falcon Development company for the 125 acres (approximately) on Route 31 north of the City be approved, with some recom­ mendations. The Falcon brothers have requested an underlying zone classification of "R-l" residential, but with a special use~a planned unit develop­ ment (PUD). About 32 acres of the property is proposed to be zoned "B-3" commercial, almost five acres to be "R-4a" multi-family residential and the remainder, "R-3" single family residence. The ZBA did have a number of concerns, however, and specifically asked the City Council to address these matters. The ZBA recommends that the Council consider: 1) with the exception of a proposed athletic facility, in the commercial area, the majority of the first floor space must be sales tax generating; 2) the lack of open land or playground space within the development; 3) the possible fencing of any President Judy Hamilton, In photo below, makes presentation to members of the McHenry Classroom Teachers Association (MCTA) of Elementary School District 15 in Pearl street park Saturday .When negotiations broke down, the teachers walked out. Upper photo shows some of the membership as they arrived to hear Lou Moore from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation service. j I Break Lake Burglary Ring ) Living on property near the large detention pond proposed for the southeast corner of the development," Walter Freund. 1715 N. Riverside dritfe. McHenry, was most concerned about any storm water runoff The two juveniles were referred to the proper authorities. Arrested were Richard L. Haupt, with bond set at $40,000; Dennis S. Grabow, with bond set at $32,000; Richard G. Nielsen, with bond set at $20,000; Thomas L. Cashin, Jr., and James R. McMahon, with bonds set at $10,000 each and Joseph E. Delfino, with bond set at $5,000. According to Lt. George Hendle, a Sheriff's police detective, the investigation is continuing and additional charges and arrests are pen­ ding. Burnidge Takes Waddell Seat The prediction proved true, as the man chosen to fill the vacant seat of Representative R. Bruce Waddell is Kane county resident, Richard C. Burnidge, Elgin. The chairmen of the McHenry, Kane, Boone, DeKalb and Winnebago Republican committees voted unanimously Sunday night to appoint Burnidge to the position, according to A1 Jourdan, chairman of th£ McHenry County Republican Central committee. An elected Republican committeeman for the past five years, Burnidge" is a broker- associate with the Hoover- Burnidge realtors firm. Bur­ nidge is currently serving as vice-chairman of the Elgin Township Republican Central committee and also serves on