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SECTION 2 - PAGE 6 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, J«8» PLAINDEALER Editorial j Opinion Civil Liberties The Civil Liberties Union, spearheaded traditionally by minority influence, has in the past achieved notable results. In many cases results of its work have been widely and rightly acclaimed. The cause of civil liberty, of course, is applauded by practically all. On the other hand, as minority pressure groups and influence in America ha ve grown, the CLU has become bolder and bolder in its attempt to make America what its leaders and members think America should be. The feeling arises, in this evolutionary, crusading swell, that the American heritage and American majority are being pushed around. Take for. examples, recent cases all over America of firemen and other civic groups being forced to take down Christmas trees or crosses from atop fire stations, police stations, city halls, etc. The CLU resorted to court action in some cases to prevent the majority from continuing what has become a traditional gesture. Consider the howl which would arise if some gesture were made to a minority group, by city fathers, firemen, or policemen-in recognition of their heritage of tradition-and that democratic gesture were barred by the majority. The national media would focus on the incident in a flash and the unfortunate culprit responsible would probably be ruined for life, politically. We would be lectured that diversity was what America is all about-the freedom to differ from one another in harmony and tolerance. That's good stuff for the minority. It isn't tolerated today for the majority. Better Labeling Americans often boast that food and drug laws in this country protect consumers better than consumers are protected in most foreign countries. While that's true, there are still gaps and loopholes in U.S. laws. Consumers still lack much vital information they should be provided on food and drug containers. The mo6t glaring oversight is the lack of adequate information about alcoholic beverages. Currently a flap over descriDtions of crape brandies is attracting the attention of the Treasury department's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. But far more important is the lack of information on beer bottles and cans, and malt liquors, as to alcohol content. The Food and Drug administration should require every egg carton, milk carton, fresh meat package and packages of other perishable food items to state a date when the contents will be hazardous to health. The current system of allowing producers and grocers to hide such information from buyers (with a code) circumvents the intent of the law. What protection is such a system to buyers who can't read the secret codes? Sellers don't always promptly remove all stale food from the shelves. This whole area of dating perishable food and accurately and completely labeling contents is an era in which the public welfare has been neglected to. please producers and marketers. Clear, simple, health-protection information should be mandatory on all food and drink containers-and Congress should see to it. New Medical Benefits The acting directors of the Illinois Departments of Public Aid and Public Health, Jeffrey C. Miller and William L. Kempiners, have announced a new policy that makes certain pregnant women with no other children eligible for Medical Assistance (Medicaid) benefits. Under the policy, an ex­ pectant mother who would be eligible for either Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) or Medical Assistance following the birth of her child, will now be eligible for prenatal care paid through Medicaid while she is pregnant. The policy change is a result of the passage of House Bill 1686 during the last legislative session. The original push to change the •policy was made by the state H e a l t h d e p a r t m e n t ' s Division of Family Health. Kempiners, a former member of the House of Representatives, was the chief sponsor of the bill. Miller said,- "This new policy makes essential medical care available to l o w - i n c o m e p r e g n a n t women, thus giving them and their children better chances for good, health." Applications for Medicaid may be obtained at local and county public aid offices. Legislators T State Senators Jack Schaffer <R) - 33rd 56 N Williams St. Crystal Lake. Ill . 64>014 Phone 455-0309 Springfield Phone 217-782-6525 Karl Berning 'Ri • 32nd 625 Deerfield Road Deerfield. Ill . 60015 Phone 312-945-3200 Slate Representatives Thomas J Hanahan D< 4801 W Route 120 McHenry. Ill , 60050 Phone 385-3427 Springfield Phone 217-782-6476 Calvin L Skinner. Jr. iR)- 33 rd P.O. Box 308 Crystal Lake, 111., 60014 Phone 459-6050 Springfield Phone 217-782-8000 Donald E. Deuster <Ri 32nd 510 N Lake St Mundelein, 111 , 60060 Phone 312-566-1972 For Y o u r I n f o r m a t i o n ' Door frltndi, Retirees in rurol areas organize as senior gleaners' to save produce loft in fields and or­ chards and bring it to tho needy. Gleaners givo surplus food to tho Salvation Army. S.O.S. (Save Our Seniors), tho Rod Cross, church groups, etc. Doing something worthwhile in the fresh air • the exercise and friendships gained - helping people and preventing waste - all make gleaning ait attractive project. Respectfully, PEPETW JlSTtN Ska ' & SON FUNEPAL HOME Daniel M. Pierce (D> - 32nd 580 Roger Willaims Ave Highland Park, III.. 60035 Phone 312-433-2551 Betty Lou Reed <R> - 32nd (J27 Holly Court Deerfield. Ill . L'.S. Senators Charles H Percy < R i 230 S Dearborn Room 3859 Chicago, III . 60604 Phone 312-353-4952 A d l a i E S t e v e n s o n < D > 230 S Dearborn Room Chicago. Ill . 60604 Phone 312-353-5420 I. .S. Congressmen John B Anderson <Ri 301 W State St. Roekford. Ill , oi 101 Phone 815-962-8807 Robert McClory >R> 326 N (ienesee Si Waukegan. Ill . 60085 Phone 312-336-4554 Roll Call Report (Your Congressmen's Vote) WASHINGTON - Here's how. area Members of Congress were recorded on major roll call votes Jan. 31 through Feb. 6.. HOUSE Water Projects--The House passed, 283 for and 127 against, a bill authorizing $4 billion for some 175 flood-control, bridge- construction and navigation projects benefiting about 70 percent of the congressional districts. The bill (HR 4788) was sent to the Senate. v Rep. Dan Glickman, D-Kas., a supporter, said that while some criticize the bill "as an example of pork-barrelling, I think ..that this is a bill designed to deal with human problems." Hep. Robert Edgar, D-Pa., an opponent, said the House "ought not support a bill that enables the construction of projects that are inefficient and wasteful, or whose communities do not even want the project constructed." Members voting "yea" favor the public works bill. Rep. Robert McClory, R-13, voted "yea." John Anderson, R-16, did not vote. Noise Near Airports--The House approved, 285 for and 122 against, legislation relaxing Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rules to tone down noisy aircraft. The vote adopted a conference report later approved by the Senate and sent to the White House. The bill (HR 2440) extends compliance deadlines for most twrengine and three-engine jets, while essentially retaining FAA deadlines for four-engine craft. It is a compromise between airlines which said retrofitting to muffle noise is too expensive and spokesmen for the six million U.S. residents who live close to airports. Rep. Glenn Anderson, D-Calif., said the bill "will make a strong contribution to our efforts to reduce aviation noise and improve aviation safety." Rep. Marjorie Holt, R-Md., an opponent, said it is "intolerable" for the bill "to allow noise pollution by most two-engine planes serving metropolitan airports to continue until 1988." Members voting "nay" favor tougher FAA noise-control standards. McClory vote "yea." Anderson did not vote. Corps of Engineers--By a vote of 133 for and 273 against, the House rejected ah attempt to prevent construction of a monument to the U.S. Army Corps of engineers on federal land in D.C. Private sources will pay for construction; public money would be spent for regular maintenance. The monument is authorized in the water projects bill (see first vote, above). Rep. Robert Edgar, D-Pa., said the House should "use this particular amendment as our symbolic opportunity to speak out on what we find is a very objectionable bill." Rep. William Harsha, R-Ohio, an opponent, said: "Let us put aside this small-minded amendment, whose only apparent purpose is to punish the corps of Engineers for what the Congress tells it to do." Members voting "nay" favor construction of the Corps of engineers monument. McClory voted "nay." Anderson did not vote. SENATE FTC Rules--The Senate rejected, 44 for and 53 against, a proposed "one-house veto" over regulations proposed by the Federal Trade commission. Under the proposal, either the Senate or House could prevent the FTC from putting into effect one of its rules. The vote came during debate on an FTC bill (S 1991) headed for final passage. Sen. Harrison Schmitt, R-N.M., a supporter, said the one- house veto would "insure responsible FTC rulemaking, without hamstringing their basic purpose to referee the marketplace...." Sen. Edmund Muskie, D-Me., an opponent, said "the Constitution does not give the Congress the right to review and veto each and every regulation which the executive branch puts forward to implement a law." Senators voting "yea" want either house to be able to kill a proposed FTC rule. Senators Adlai Stevenson, D, and Charles Percy, R, voted "nay." Airport Money--The Senate rejected, 31 for and 58 against, an amendment to keep the nation's 72 largest airports eligible for federal grants from the Aviation Trust fund. In fiscal 1979, the 72 received about $260 million from the fund, primarily for capital improvements. Left standing by this vote was a provision to exclude the largest airports form the fund and, at the same time, lower the ticket tax that feeds the fund from eight percent to two percent. The vote came during debate on S1648, later passed and sent to the House. Sen. Jim Sasser, D-Tenn., the sponsor, said the 72 airports need the federal payments because "our airports are not profit-making enterprises, and were never intended to be." Sen. Howard Cannon, D-Nev., an opponent, said "federal aid should be restricted to those who are not capable of helping themselves." Senators voting "nay" want to deny the nation's largest airports money from the Aviation Trust fund. Stevenson and Percy voted "yea." Military Pay--By a vote of 41 for and 46 against, the Senate refused to table the so-called Nunn-Warner plan for raising military pay and related benefits. Hie plan has ingredients such as selective pay hikes and enlistment bonuses for critical skills. Most senators voting to table favored a 10.4 percent across-the-board pay hike for military personnel. This vote left Nunn-Warner as part of HR 5168, later passed and sent to conference with the House: Sen. Spark Matsunaga, D-Hawaii, a supporter of tabling, said the 10.4 percent hike is the increase the President's Council on Federal Pay determined "necessary to help offset inflation and achieve greater comparability with the private sector." Sen Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., said Nunn-Warner "would keep the military pay raise within the president's inflation guidelines." Senators voting "nay" prefer the Nunn-Warner plan to a 10.4 percent across-the-board hike. Stevenson and Percy voted "nay." ARE YOU NEW IN McHenry Area? iSSSSSSSSSSSS Do You Know Someone Now? WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A ROYAL WELCOME TO EVERY NEWCOMER TO OUR AREA!!!!! CALL JOAN STUi 3(5-5418 LORRAINE Waum 3*5475 4!P *0, %r, % flirNO' ummnu KNOW YOUR AREA ROYAL WELCOME DOES IT BEST Income Earned Here mmmmmmrntammimmmmmmmmmmmmm--mmmmmmmmm--mmmmmmmmm Illinois Claims Tax From Non-Residents l»l AINDI Al ! K' Persons maintaining of­ fices or transacting business in Illinois are required to withhold state income taxes from certain payments^ made to non-residents, in­ cluding payments for ser­ vices, prizes and awards, according to James B. Zagel, director of the Illinois Department of Revenue. Zagel said that a new law, effective last Jan. 1, directs the department to monitor and collect taxes dn income earned in this state by non­ residents, including sports figures and entertainers as well as businessmen. The law also sets up mechanisms for reporting rental and royalty income including that paid to non-residents. Covered under the withholding provisions of the law are all personal services contracts exceeding $1,000 during any calendar year, as well as prizes and awards over $1,000 won by any in­ dividual or group as a result of their relative per­ formance or the relative performance of an animal or car which they own. Under the information requirements of the new law, persons who" are required under federal law to report payments to others for rents and royalties on real or personal property located in the £tate, royalties on patents' or copyrights utilized in the state or royalties on patented products produced in the state are also required to report those payments to the Illinois Department of Revenue. A copy of the federal form used to report those payments should be submitted to the department by March 15 of the suc­ ceeding year, Zagel said. He noted that the department will also accept copies of magnetic tapes submitted to the federal officials. The first returns under the information reporting section are due March 15, 1980, and cover all payments made in 1979. Further information and withholding forms can be obtained by writing the Department of Revenue, Box 2844, Springfield, 111. 62708 or by phoning toll-free (800) 252)8972. Building Permits The City of McHenry has issued the following building permits for the month of January 1980. Richard W. and Shirley L. Becker, 3011 W. Virginia avenue, single family dwelling. Phillip J. Pawl, 1706 Pleasant avenue, siding. Ralph and Debra Paulsen, 1706 Sunset avenue, single family dwelling. Rose Fedorenko, 1711 N. Lakewood, single family dwelling. Ace Hardware, 3729 W. Elm street, sign. Kasper Van, 1500 Ramble road, remodeling. Mitchell AMC-Jeep, 907 N. Front street, sign. Bill Tardy, 4508 Front Royal drive, fireplace. HISTORY REPEATS SERVICE LINE McHENRY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 385-4300 FAMILY SERVICE & MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC 3409 W Waukegan Road McHenry 385 6400 PARENTAL STRESS LINE OF McHENRY Meeting Place:McHenry County 24 hours a day, 7 days a 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 known where to call? And then been given a runaround or referrals by persons who meant well but didn't know how to help' Ten specialist available at this center.) NATIONAL RUN AWAY SWITCHBOARD Il l inois Phone 800-972-6004 (For confidential conversations on problems dealing with run­ away children ) MOVING HOTLINE Phone 800-424 9213 (Complaints about interstate 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 wheather a particular model hos 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 inquires about or repor­ ting on the safety of products from kitchen appliances to children s toys ) NATIONAL SOLAR HEATING AND COOLING INFORMATION CENTER 800 523 2929 P O Bo* 1607 Rockville Md 20850 (Dispenses information on solar systems for heating and cooling to anyone from orchitecis to home owners looking far a sun powered hot water system) CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION 312 793 3580 Chicago il l BIRTHRIGHT Pregnant' Need Help9 Counseling Service 385 2999 24 hour Answering Service YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU FOR McHENRY COUNTY 4719 W. Elm St.. McHenry Phone: 344-3240 24 hour Crisis Intervention and Confidential Ccftjnselmg for youth and families An* you conrerend about your angry feelmqs toward you' children9 24 houi Poreotol Stress l ine 344 3944 ILLINOIS STATE CHAMBER HOTLINE PI it j i V<1 217 522 5514 Answer to que*t»onb on government i c q u l a 9 m i i s Lettc'is in the I'xl.il.or Public Pulse \ (Th» Ploindtoltr invites the, public to use thi* thi* column at on expression of •heir views on subjects of gene/ol interest in our community. Our only requost is thot the writers give * signature full address ond phone number. We ask too thot one individual not writ* on the same subject more thdo once eoch month. We reserve the right to delete any material, which wo consider libelous or in objectionable taste.) r O M , I N M Y P A Y O N L V THE WEALTHV GOUL-P AFFORD TO PRlVE CPK9 LOOK£ LIKE IT'S £ONNA HAPPEN AS>AlNj TAXING S.S. "Editor: "It has come to my at­ tention that the Advisory Council on Social Security has voted to rtecommend that half of Social Security cash benefits be subject to federal,, state and local taxes. If Congress approves the proposal, more than 10 million Social Security households would be af­ fected and produce roughly 2 million dollars in added revenue. "Strong opposition has come from the American Association of Retired Persons, (AARP) over the council's recommendation. It pointed out that the effects of another tax burden during this period of high inflation would further impair a retiree's struggle to make ends meet. "The Advisory Council on Social Security will suggest to Congress that since private and public pension benefits are taxable, Social Security should also be subject to taxes. The association's position, however, is that Social Security, by characteristic and design is far different from any other pension program. "James Hacking, AARP a s s i s t a n t L e g i s l a t i v e counsel, said that strictly speaking, Social Security is not a pension. He said its weighted benefit formula f a v o r s l o w - i n c o m e beneficiaries. To tax benefits, given the present structure of Social Security, would be highly inequitable", according to Hacking. "I urge you to voice your opinion on this matter by writing any or all of the following: Charles Percy, U.S. Senator, New State Office Bldg., Room 1200, Washington, D.CL 20510 Adlai Steverison, U.S. Senator, New State Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20510 John B. Anderson, C o n g r e s s m a n , 1 1 0 1 L o n g w o r t h B l d g . , Washington, D.C. 20515 R o b e r t M c C l o r y , Congressman, 2452 Rayburn House, Washington, D.C. 20515 "It only takes four 10-cent postcards to send your message. The deadline is March 18. "Marie Niesen" SAVED "Editor: "Just thought you might like to know that because of your printing our articles, the little dog pictured last week was adopted. Time was running out for her and you saved a life as you have so many times before. "She was special to me, however, because I found her. "Sincerely, "Mary Nelson "Director "Helping Paws" EARL R. WALSH ft JACK WALSH INS. Fir*. Auto. Form. liU Roprotonting RELIABLE COMPANIES 4410 W. Rto. 120. McHenry 3*5-3900 DENNIS CONWAY AUTO LIFE FIRE State Fare Ins. Co. 3319 W. Elm Slr*ot £ WcHonry. III. DR. LEONARD BOTTARI 303 N. Richmond Rd.. McHonry Eyoi tnmlnad Contort Lonso* Gloox fitted Mon.. Twos.. Thur*., Frl. 4-4 pm Tuot.. Thuri., Frl. 7-9pm Sot. 9:30 to 3:00 Phono M5-41S1 or 305-22*2 Farm Equipment George P. Freund. Ine. Cos* - New Holland 4102 W. Crystal Lake Rd., McHenry Bus. 385-0420 Res. 385-0227 McHENRY COUNTY OFFICE MACHINES SALES SERVICE > RENTALS Mon.-Sat. 9-5:30 Friday til 9:00 93 Grant St.. 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