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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 14 May 1980, p. 25

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SF.CTTON 2 - PAGE • - PLAINDEALER • WDNBDi / PLAINDEALER Editorial Opinion our voice is to be heard.w© mist realise that we are the Wftyf AMUalfll in •pusm* siHi wc p*v ixi I "the term incumbent matoa pfiiilithink that the person in office it eac- perienced ami knows what lte is Mag - Many of ear incumbents do knew what they are Mag but We, Hie den t ^sinst they are doing. "If you are not rising your job, you wOl be fired. If your 'incumbent' is not doing his jab, fire Mm. "JchnF.Rourfce" OVTOMN? Letter to the Editor ^MarfiyirNysUrom" (Editor's Note -As*of Monday morning, Mayor Stsnek is reported to have talked to a representative of K-iiart regardiag a location sa îfefaa tftia nUtir̂ wivsun wv ^wgfjr / • Donald Deuster, R-Mundelein Daniel Pierce, D-Highland Park Betty Lou Reed, R-DeerfieW The biffsst crsator of new jobs in this country is not die large industry that employs thousands, Nor is it the mom-and- pop store - although 19 percent of the nation's businesses employ lOpestfte or less, and most of them would fall into this traditional Amerioan category. . Most of the new jshasjn im country are created by small firms with km than \M workers. And these firms often are engaged in some kind of high-technology enterprise. thTmimonf'rf'Ste^smaU TwwiSsw aiSn^^e1^^ ,̂ illustrates why "small business is everybody's business" - the thane of 1MB Small Business Week, which began May 11. Jobs are added to the economy as small firms create new processes and produce hew markets through innovations. Small businesses have accounted for half of all American innovation in this century, and innovation accounts for between 40 and SO percent of all economic growth in this country. s From I960 to 1970, the nation's 1,000 largest corporations created 75,009 new jobs. The nation's small business* created 6 million. Thomas Hanahan, Y D-McHenry Cal Skinner, N R-Woodstock Richard Burnidge, N R-Elgin The following is a roll call of area legislators: 1--S-1239, Sen. John D'Arco, D-Chicago. Proposal to grant renters a- deduction from gross in­ come, figured for Illinois income tax, of 30 percent of the rent paid for their residences. The 30 percent figure represents the amount of tax that con­ stitutes property tax paid on the residence. Passed House 101-49, goes to the governor. 2--H-1279, Rep. William Marovitz, D-Chicago. Bill directs that anyone con­ victed of prostitution or soliciting for prostitution for the third or subsequent such, violation in five years must be jailed for at least 30 days and fined $100 to $1,000. Current sentence for any violation of the statute • imprisonment for less than one year, and a fine of not more than $1,000. Failed to get the necessary 99 votes in House, lost 99-29. 3^--H-2029, Rep. Carol Braun, D-Chicago. Nfcpsure provides that Pubik Aid payments should be an­ nually adjusted to reflect the increase or decrease in the Consumer Price Index. The CPI is compiled by the US Department of Labor and is the average of prices of goods and services com­ monly bought by Working- class families in urban areas. Failed in House 4944. 4--H-3289, Reps. George Ryan, R-Kankakee and William Redmond, D- Bensenville. Act eliminates, until December 31, 1991, interest ceilings on revolving credit and consumer loans, installment plan purchases and unpaid balances on bank and retail store credit cards. Passed House 112-21, goes to Senate. 5--H-1192, Reps. Elroy Sandquist Jr., R-Chicago and Daniel O'Brien, D- Chicago. Bill reduces penalties for possession of marijuana, and makes smoking or otherwise Roll Call Report SERVICE LINE McHENSY CHAMBER Of COMMERCE 315-4300 FAMILY SERVICE S MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC j 3409 W. Woukegpn Road ' o McHenry f . 385 640G 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 5r30 p.m. week days (Ever had a problem involving the federal government and not known where to call? And then been given a runaround of referrals by persons who m^pnt well but didn't know how to help? Ten specialist available'at this center.) NATIONAL RUN-AWAY SWITCHBOARD Illinois 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 componies. 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 overft^ NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAffIC SAfETY ADMINISTRATION Phone 800-424-9393 (Answers questions about automobile safety defects or wheather a particular model has ever been recalled. Valuable for those interested in buying a used car) ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT Of CHILDREN AND f AMILY SERVICES v» 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 80T 523 2929 P.O. Box 1607! kville. 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, ill. BIRTHRIGHT Pregnant? Need Help? Counseling Service. 385-2999. 24 hour Answering Service. YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU FOR McHCNBY CQUNTV 47l9W.EW«iSt..McHe«wV Farm Equipment George P. Fround, Inc. Case - NewHoMond 4102 W. Crystal Lake Rd.. McHenry Bus. 385-0420 Res. 385-0227 SlRELLI RADIAL TIRES FOR ALL CARS Europe Motors. Inc 2318 Rte. 120 815-385-0700 Do im Km* Stum Nwr? WE MOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A ROYAL WELCOME TO EVERYHEWCOMER TO OUR AREA!!!!! CALL JOMI STIIL 3M4H 24-hour Crisis Intervention and Confidential Counseling for youth and families Ace you concerend about your angry feelings toward your children9 24-hour Parental Stress tine. 344-394** IIIIMOU STATE f HAMBER HOTLINE Phone 217 52? 5514 to questions on government regulations ' PETER M. JUSTEN mm & SON aRMERU. HOME •lllNOtS

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