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SECTION S - PAGE S - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 29. • ' PLA1NDEALER m. Editorial Opinion 1979 r / Tax Progress On the state level, in 1979, twenty-three states reduced or stabilized real estate taxes. Thus the effect of Proposition 13 in California was considerable in state legislatures across the nation this year. On another front, seven states (Florida, Montana, Nebraska, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Utah) have enacted either state or municipal spending curbs. Colorado, Nevada and West Virginia made food tax-free. Arkansas and Mississippi ended the tax on prescription drugs. Kansas and Maryland ended the tax on home heating oil. On the state income tax front, twenty states enacted more liberal deductions or decreased rates. In seventeen states exemptions were increased or rates lowered on sales taxes. Thus all the news these days isn't bad. The politicians heard the explosion in California. And while progress will he slower from now on-some say the public's preoccupation with higher taxes is decttning-the year 1979 was a year of considerable accomplishment for the taxpayer in many states. i Weather Forecast Recent winters in the U.S. have been quite severe. The 1977-78 winter was, in fact, one of the coldest in decades-with the Mississippi frozen and closed to traffic for the first time in thirty years, Lake Erie frozen from bank to bank, many factories shut down and business generally disrupted. Does this mean we are experiencing a trend toward colder weather? The World Book Year Book' has just published a summary of the experts' outlook; the gist of it is that about half the specialists think a cold trend is underway and the other half feel a warming trend is still in progress. Thus, as in centuries past, mother nature confounds the mind of man; like economists, the weather experts can only guess as to the future. Perhaps that's best, in a sense. The unexpected, the unusual and the unknown make the weather a universal topic of interest and conversation-and a fascinating hobby for amateur weather watchers and forecasters. Perspective IS THIS THE WAY TO RUN A RAILROAD By RONALD REAGAN - Congress was debating a measure to sharply cut back Amtrak's rail mileage just as •the latest gasoline crunch made •everyone aware of the energy J efficiency of the railroads. The I result was that the cutbacks >Were greatly modified. All summer long Amtrak's f phones were busy booking -reservations for growing numbers of train travelers. Just how well does the government's railroad take care of its customers? If one incident involving the crack New York-Washington, D.C., Metroliner is any example, Amtrak has a long way to go. On Sept. 5, the edges of Hurricane David hit Washington in the form of heavy, wind-driven rains. There was much flooding and tree damage. An associate of mine was on the 2:30 p.m. Metroliner from New York, it arrived at the Capitol Beltway station at 6 p.m., about nine miles from downtown Washington, only a few minutes behind schedule. But, about 100 yards in from that station, it came to a dead stop. The passengers were informed that flooding of the tracks ahead had knocked out the electrical switching system. They waited. And waited. And waited. People who called Amtrak at Washington's Union station, inquiring about the train, were told variously that it was 45 mintues late, that nothing was wrong and that it had already arrived. The train finally inched in (with two later trains attached to it) at 11 p.m. - five hours later. During the ordeal no effort was made to back up the train to the suburban Beltway station where passengers could have walked across to the Washington Metro platform and taken a rapid transit train to the city. (All the while the passengers were stranded in the Metroliner, they watched Metro trains whiz by every few mintues). Also, when passengers asked about getting off. and walking to the nearest street and around to the Metro station, they were told to stay aboard. Meanwhile, as noted, the Amtrak switchboard was under the control of the Department of Misinformation. . It is hard to believe that some Special virus of confusion and For Your Information Dear f Hands, In our sophisticated socioty, wo can point with prido that in tho last 15 yoars mora has boon writton about doath, grief, and bereavement than in all previous recorded history. Wo are pleased that these 'open let­ ters' have been a part of that wholesome education to the reality of life and death for our community. Respectfully, PETER M.JIJSTEN &, SON FUNERAL HOME inefficiency affects govern­ ment agencies, but when you consider the preceding and the case of Washington's Union station itself, you find yourself scratching your head. In 1972, Congress, in a well- meaning effort to save the handsome 1904 Greek revival station building, appropriated $16 million to turn in into a "National Visitors center". Amtrak only wanted a small ticketing and waiting room (ultimately tacked on at the back of the building), not the whole station itself. Responsibility for the building was divided between the Department of Tran­ sportation and the Department of the Interior. This dual responsibility has produced just the kind of mismanagement petty rivalry, bureaucratic stub- borness and money wasting you would expect. To date, the National Visitors center has cost the taxpayers $59 million, not counting $30 million for a multi-story parking garage that has never been finished! In fact, even as train travel grows, there is literally no public parking in the vicinity of the station. In the center of the Center the bureaucrats dug a huge pit and installed a multi-screen audio-visual display about the U.S. called P.A VE., for "Primary Audio-Visual Ex­ perience." Friends who use the station regularly tell me thai they have never seen more than a handful of persons viewing P.A.V.E. This year, it shut down entirely. Typically, the elaborate center, which was to tie in with the Bicentennial in 1976, wasn't finished in time. We learned from the staff of the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works that a detailed study of the heavily traveled Northeast Corridor (Washington-Boston) by a major architectural and planning firm has concluded that the best thing to be done with this granite-elephant is to turn it back into - you guessed it - a railroad station! They estimate it will cost $35 million to make the conversion. When completed it will house a bus terminal as well. Slow learners those govern­ ment types. tRoll Call Report | (Your Congressmen's Vote) WASHINGTON- Here's how area Members of Congress were recorded on major roll call votes Sept. 6 through Sept 12 HOUSE Draft Registration - The House defeated, 163 for and 252 against, a move requiring 18-year-old males to register for possible draft into the military, llie effect of the vote was to remove draft- registration language from a Defense department authorization bill (HR 4040), later passed and sent to the Senate. Rqp. Samuel S. Stratton, D-N.Y., a supporter, stressed that the bill md not reinstitute the draft He said it would provide nothing more than "a mechanism for rapid mobilization in the event of a serious national emergency/' Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman, DN.Y., an opponent, said registration would "save us only IS days in tjie event of a mobilization", and asked: "What right do we have to reach into and disrupt the lives of every single 18-year-old male in this country when we are at peace?" Members voting "yea" wanted 18-year-old males to be required to register with their local draft boards, beginning in 1961. Rep. Robert McClory, R-lS, and John Anderson, R-16 did not vote. . ••••• POST OFFICE- The House rejedted, 125 for and 252 against, an amendment to freeze the taxpayer subsidy of the U.S. Postal service at its current $920 million level for the next five years. The vote left standing language to gradually hike the subsidy to $1.3 billion in fiscal 1962. It came during debate on a post office bill (HR 79), passed and sent to the Senate. Although the Postal service expects a profit of $180 million in the current fiscal year, it says it may return to the red ink in subsequent years. Rep. Jim Courier, R-N.J., the sponsor, said raising the postal subsidy ^provides neither the answer to the underlying problems of rising costs nor any incentive for the U.S. Postal service to increase efficiency." Rep. Tom Corcoran, R-Ill., an opponent, said "the gut question" of the amendment is "do we want to increase postal rates beyond 15 cents or do we want to. .modestly increase the subsidy? " Members voting "nay" wanted to hike the taxpayer subsidy of the U.S. Postal service. Anderson did not vote. Export Licensing- The House rejected, 201 for and 206 against, an amendment to curb the sale of "sensitive" U.S. goods and technologies abroad. The amendment was supported by national-security advocates. It was opposed by business interests which claimed that Commerce department red tape often deprives them of foreign sales of products no longer sensitive from a national security standpoint. The vote came during debate on the Export Administration act (HR 4034), later passed and sent to the Senate. Rep. Richard I chord, D-Mo., a supporter, cited U.S. computers as a sensitive technology whose export the government should limit. He said: "Let us not fool around with computers where we certainly have a lead over the Soviet Union. This is the wily place that wehiwe the lead." Rep. Sa^o Conte, R-Mass., said that by following the Commerce departnttxtit to easily prune its export-control list, the bill helps to alleviate "the competitive disadvantage under which many high technology industries have been trying to operate for many years." v . • %• Members voting "yea" supported the national-security argument. Anderson, did not vote. SENATE Strip Mining- The Senate passed, 68 for and 26 against, a bill (S 1403) softening the landmark strip-mining law enacted in 1977. The bill gives states more time to comply with the law and more autonomy in developing environmental and reclamation standards within the federal framework. The bill, which was sent to the House, puts in abeyance proposed Interior department regulations for implementing the law. Sen. Wendell Ford, D-Ky., a supporter, said "the states want the right to develop their own (strip-mining regulation) program based on what they think is in the best interests of their respective states." Sen. Gary Hart, D-Color., an opponent, said the bill would "undercut and postpone implementation of the strip-mining law. We waited ten years to get this milestone legislation passed. We should not have to wait longer to get it implemented." Senators voting "yea" wanted to soften the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation act of 1977. Sen. Charles Percy, R, voted "yea". Sen. Adlai Stevenson, D, voted "nay". Regulations - The Senate refused to kill, 27 for and 51 against, language to curb the power of federal regulation-writers. Hie vote upheld a provision that would make the multitude of regulations issued by federal agencies more vulnerable to court challenges. The language is considered of landmark potential, for if it becomes law it will put the burden of proof on the regulators to show that a given regulation is valid. Now the burden is on the regulated to prove a regulation invalid. The vote came during debate on a courts bill (S1477), later passed and sent to the House. Sen. Robot Dole, R-Kans., said the language would prove to be a "device in the hands of large corporations to block or slow the promulgation of regulations which affect their interests." Sen. Dale Bumpers, D-Ark., said: "The cards have been hopelessly stacked against the regulated people in this country." Senators voting "nay" want executive branch agencies to be required to prove the validity of their regulations when challenged in court. Stevenson and Percy voted "yea". Crop Insurance - The Seante passed, 64 for and 27 against, a bill establishing a broad federal insurance to protect producers for all major crops against losses from natural disaster. After crop year 1961, the insurance set up will replace the existing program under which the government awards jifter-the-disaster relief grants to farmers suffering losses. The bill (S1125) was sent to the House. Sen. Strom Thurmond, R-S.C., a supporter, said the bill "will make all-risk crop insurance available to our nation's farmers at affordable- rates, thereby giving farmers protection against disasters at a minimum cost to taxpayers." Many opponents objected to the inclusion of fire and hail insurance in the federal program. Sen. Rudy Boschwitz, R-Minn., said the bill "will truly virtually wipe out the private sector's ability" to write fire and hail policies. Senators voting "yea" favored the bill. Stevenson and Percy voted "yea". McHENRV, ILLINOIS - 3854)063 YOU N Do You Know Someone Now? WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A ROYAL WELCOME TO EVERY NEWCOMER TO OUR AREA!!!!! CALL JOAN STULL 385-5418 *0. s, GEZEBE73 KNOW YOUR AREA-ROYAL WELCOME DOES IT BEST % "Highly successful "" and highly controversial" is the way Health Systems agency executive director, Richard Janishewski, characterizes the planning agency's third year of operation. "I feel that a lack of either success or controversy would have indicated stagnation." According to the HSA's 1978- 79 annual report, the success is measured by the in-depth health systems plans produced for Kane, Lake and McHenry counties and the full or partial accomplishment of ten out of eleven high priority community health objectives. Major achievements in­ cluded the formation of a four- county advocacy group for the developmentally disabled and the creation of A Lake County Coordinating Council for Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Developmental Disabilities services. The annual report describes significant progress being made in the number of persons receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) graining, mental health program evaluation, development of a; statewide pediatric service delivery plan and other im­ provements within the health care delivery systems of the tri- , county area. ' The controversy developed when well organized members of the "pro-life" Family Rights coalition vigorously protested the HSA's stance encouraging improved access to family planning services for low and marginal income groups. The family planning services .studied by the HSA were family-individual counseling; patient education services regarding fertility, nutrition, and prenatal care; and'con­ traceptive services. Four major results followed Legislators \ State Senator Jack Schaffer (R) - 33rd. 56 N. Williams St. Crystal lake, 111., 60014 Phone 455-0309 Springfield Phone 217-782-6525. Karl Berning (R) - 32nd 625 Deefrield Road Deerfield, 111., 60015 Phone 312-945-3200 State Representatives Thomas J. Hanahan (D) - 33rd 4801 W. Route 120 McHenry, 111., 60050 Phone 385-3427 Springfield Phone 217-782-6476 Calvin L. Skinner, Jr., (R). - 33rd P.O. Box 308 Crystal Lake, 111., 60014 Phone 459-6050 Springfield Phone 217-782-8000. Donald E. Deuster (R) - 32nd 510 N. Lake St. Mundelein, 111., 60060 Phone 312-566-1972 Daniel M. Pierce (D) - 32nd 580 Roger Williams Ave. Highland Park, 111., 60035 Phone 312-433-2551 Betty Lou Reed (R) - 32nd .927 Holly Court Deerfield, 111.. 60015 Phone 312-945-9260 U.S. Senators Charles H. Percy (R) 230 S. Dearborn Room 3859 Chicago, Illinois., 60604 Phone 312-353-4952 Adlai E. Stevenson (D) 230 S. Dearborn Room 3960 Chicago, Illinois 60604 Phone 312-353-5420 U.S. Congressmen John B. Anderson (R) 301 W. State St. Rockford, 111., 61101 Phone 815-962-8807 Robert McClory (R) 326 N. Genesee St. Waukegan, 111., 60085 Phone 312-336-4554. Temptation - Taxes eat up so large a part of the rich man's estate when he dies that he is tempted to go on living just for spite. -Daily News, Chicago. SAFETY EYEWEAR R e c o m m e n d e d s a f e t y eyewear for those who don't normally wear glasses includes sports eyeguards and safety glasses. Non-corrective safety lenses made of polycarbonate plastic fit into an industrial safety frame with cable tem­ ples. Cable-type temples curving around the ears hold the glasses in place during active play. The combination of strong lenses and rugged frames provides for maximum eye protection. Line - McHENRY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FAMILY SERVICE * MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC 3409 W. Waukegan Road McHenry 385-6400 PARENTAL STRESS LINE OF McHENRY COUNTY - Meeting Place: McHenry County 24 hours aday,7days»week Call 815-344-3944 Parents Anonymous meetings on Wednesday. STATE CHAMBER GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS HOTLINE 217-522-5514 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 202-755-8660 . Hours 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. week days (Ever had a problem involving the federal government and not know where to call? And then been given a runaround or referrals by persons who meant well but didn't know how to help? Ten specialists available at this center.) NATIONAL RUNrAWAY SWITCHBOARD Illinois Phone: 800-372-6004 (For confidential conversation on problems dealing with run-away children) MOVING HOTLINE Phone 800424-9213 ^ (Complaints about interestate moving by companies, buses or trains. Sponsored by Interstate Commerce commission) CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Phone 800-638-2666 ' . (For questions or complaints on products ranging from toys to ovens) NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION Phone 800-424-9393 \ (Answers questions about automobile safety defects or whether a particular model has ever been recalled. Valuable for those interested in buying a used car) ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES Child Abuse Center McHenry County ^ (312) 546-2150 CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 800-638-2666 (Operates five national lines. Answers inquiries about, or reporting on, the safety of products from kitchen appliances to children's toys) NATIONAL SOLAR HEATING AND COOLING INFORMATION CENTER 800-523-2929 P.O. Box 1607, Rockville, Md. 20850 (Dispenses information on solar systems for heating and cooling to anyone from architects to home owners looking for a sun-powered hot-water system) CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION 312-793-3580 Chicago, III. birthki<;ht ' Prrpnant? INrrd Hrlp? ( ounxrlin^ Srrvirr. 3S5.2VW. 21-hour An- «wrrinjt S*tvht. YOUTHSERVICE BUREAU FOR McHENRY COUNTY 840 N. Seminary Avenue, Woodstock Phone:338-7360 24-hour Crisis Intervention and Confidential Counseling for youth and families. Are you concerend about your angry feelings toward your children? 24-hour Parental Stress Line, 344-3944. ILLINOIS STATE CHAMBER HOTLINE Phone 217-522-5514 Answer to questions On government regulations. months of study and debate: (1) a special task force (con­ sisting of persons on both sides of the issue) developed a priority goal which recognizes parents as having the primary responsibility for sex education of their children and proposes voluntary, community-based programs designed to support parents and increase their effectiveness as sex educators. (2) Another priority goal concerned with providing family planning services to low and marginal income populations was retained in the HSA's Health System plan. HSA-KLM's role in both (1) and (2) will be limited to providing technical assistance, upon request, to groups desiring to start such programs, and possibly reviewing future requests for federal funds; (3) Specific implementation worksteps intended to improve access to family planning services were not completed; and (4) seven coalition-backed candidates were elected to the 30-member HSA board of directors. Outgoing HSA president Ma'rjorie Quandt was en­ couraged by the increased participation of area residents. "We must now build a network of greater trust while recognizing that we have the liberty and right to disagree," said Quandt. "Our HSA ac­ tivities are a prime example of the town meeting, democracy- in-action principle." The Health Systems Agency for Kane, Lake and McHenry Counties (HSA-KLM) is a federally funded not-for-profit corporation with a general membership of more than 600k area residents. HSA-KLM is working to improve the health of all citizens by encouraging needed health care develop­ ments and discouraging un­ necessary duplication and expense. The agency's activities, past and projected, are further described in the 1978-79 annual report. Area residents may obtain a free copy of the annual report by writing HSA-KLM at 188 So. Northwest Highway, Cary, 111. 60013. EARL R. WALSH & JACK WALSH INS. Fire, Autq, Farm. Life Representing RELIABLE COMPANIES 4410 W Rte. 120, McHenry 3«S 3300 DENNIS CONWAY AUTO LIFE FIRE State Farm Ins. Co. 331* W Elm St MeMenry, III. 315-7111 DR. LEONARD B0TTARI 303 N Richmond Rd , McHenry Eyes examined Contact Lenses Glasses fitted Mon , Tues . , Thurs., Fri.,4 ip m Tues . 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