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Do You Know Somoone Mow?. WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A ROYAL WELCOME TO EVERY NEWCOMER TO v OUR AREA!!!!! CALL MIAN STIIU 3*5418 LORRAINE MONAHAN 385-5475 mnrrnrrn KNOW YOUR AREA ROYAL WELCOME DOES IT BEST DISTRICT 33 Thomas SECTION I - PAGE «- PL AINDE ALER - WEDNESDAY, MAY »j MM t PLAINDEALER --* Editorial Opinion ' V; . • Social Security The latest news on the Social Security front is that inflation is increasing payments this month by a whopping 14 percent. The increased payments will mean retired couples over 65 receive $549.50 per month. But this will cost the federal government fifteen billion dollars, which neither it nor the Social Security administration can currently afford. Thus another serious consequence of the runaway inflation which has gripped the economy is erosion of security and reserves in the Social Security system. The question is being asked in Washington today whether payroll deductions should continue to go up and up, whether general revenue should be channeled into Social Security reserves or whether the age at which people begin to draw money should be extended. (Proposals in this direction suggest age 70 as the eligible age beginning in the year 2000.) Whatever the outcome of the effort to safeguard Social Security reserves and the system's future, it's clear that the No. I step in managing the present crisis is to reduce inflation. If Social Security payments, which are tied to the cost of living, jump 14 percent or more a year, payroll taxes can't be depended on to provide the necessary revenue. Congress simply won't hike taxes that much, and a much more serious crisis of confidence will surely arise. . American Vacations A few years ago Tokyo was widely accepted to be the most expensive city for traveling Americans. Not so, today, according to one recent survey. London, it's claimed, is now the most expensive. One doubts London is more expensive than either Tokyo or certain cities in northern Europe, especially Germany, but in any event, the survey concluded that travelers are doing well if they find a hotel in London (for two) for $50. The estimate for dinner, again for two, and with wine, is that the traveler is doing well to come out for $40. So that means the touring couple does very well to get by on about $125 a day in London. In Germany, the cost would be comparable. In Paris and Rome it could be less, though one can pay very high prices in both cities if choosing luxury class establishments. The same survey shows that dining out is much less expensive in most American cities. One doesn't have to go so far, pay so much for transportation, return so far, and lose so much of the folding green in every other way. Why not, then, this year, buy American-vacations? Tax Dollar Waste? Government Competition With Small Business Results of a survey sent to approximately 603,000 small-. business owners across the country show that a resounding majority believe government competition with private firms is wasteful, inefficient, and damaging to the economy: In its publication, Man­ date, the National Federation of 'dependent Business (NFIB) presented arguments pro and con on the subject of government contracts, specifically asking whether the federal government should bef required to contract out to the private sector for goods and services whenever and wherever it would be cost effective. Sixty-seven percent of the respondents voted in favor of requiring the government to contract out to the private sector in order to save money. Nineteen percent of the respondents opposed this idea, and 14 percent were undecided. Illinois' voting record was the same. "These results confirm what small-business owners have been telling us for years," commented NFIB Memorial Day, 1980 Memorial Day began--as a national observance- during the Civil War, first in Mississippi (Columbus and Vicksburg), Virginia (Winchester) and other states, and by 1865 was observed nationally. That year the Adjutant General of the U.S. Army suggested graves be decorated throughout the country. Christianity, idealistic and moral principles and philosophies notwithstanding--unless a free nation con­ tains men willing to fight and die, if necessary, for country and freedom, liberty may not long survive. These are thoughts which should engage us on the 26th, Memorial Day, 1980. To all who responded to their duty when their country called, many of whom gave their lives, the nation is indebted. It's too much to expect each individual soldier, sailor or airman to pass individually on the tightness or wrongness of the foreign policy of his government and act accordingly. This would produce only chaos. For Your Information Dear friends. Ideally, there should be o smooth transition thru the fact of death, communication with friends and relatives, ond the funeral proceedings. This involves a gathering of the mourners, sharing of feelings ond show of sup­ port for the bereaved - all within that family's religious, cultural and social traditions. Respectfully, PETEP toJUSTEN & SDN FUNERAL HOME Legislative Counsel Frank Swain. "Our members are concerned about the growth of government interference in private (enterprise, and government competiiton is a prime example of a way in which our tax dollars are wasted. If a private firm can offer a product more ef­ ficiently and more cost- effectively than the government can, is there any question as to who should get the contract? Complaints and concern about government waste and' inefficiency prompted the Small Business Ad­ ministration (SBA) to un­ dertake a comprehensive study on the subject. The SBA Advocacy Task group recently completed its findings and published the results in a booklet entitled Government Competition: A Threat to Small Business (March, 1980). This report, compiled from numerous hearings and much research, outlines the scope of government competition in the marketplace and presents concrete recom­ mendations to equalize the competition. Roll Call (Your Congressmen's Vote) WASHINGTON - Here's how area members of Compress were recorded on major roll call votes May 1 through May 7. HOUSE Balanced Budget--By a vote of 225 for and 193 against, the House approved a congressional budget blueprint (H Con Res 307) which envisions a balanced budget in fiscal 1881, Which begins in October. The resolution sets target levels which congressional committees must obey as they act on individual spending bills, it targets fiscal 1961 spending at $611.8 billion, about $2 billion less than projected revenues. If the balanced budgetmaterializes, it will mark .the first time in 12 years the federal budget has been without a deficit. Rep. Delbert Latta, R-Ohio, a supporter, said: "Let us do our part to answer the prayer of the American people for a balanced budget and a way out of the fiscal mess we have been in for so long." An opponent, Rep. Robert Bauman, R-Md., said Republicans should reject the budget as embracing too much taxation and inflation. "The saddest event of all will occur," he said, "if Republican votes provide the majority for a continuation of the liberals' economic bankruptcy that is ruining America." " Members voting "yea" favor the congressional budget resolution.' Rep. Robert McClory R-13, voted "nay." Rep. John Anderson, R-16, did not vote. Guns Vs. Butter--The House rejected, 164 for and 246 against, an amendment to transfer $5.1 bbillion in budget authority from social programs to defense spending. The amendment was offered to the fiscal budget resolution (see previous vote), which anticipates $611.8 billion in federal spending, of which $147.9 billion is for defense. Rep. Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., a supporter, said: "Let me say the unspeakable....Ina major conventional confrontation with the Soviet Union, by the third week of the war, we would lose. We do not have the factory capability...the inventory...the trained personnel...The reality is this country is in greater danger than at any time since 1939." Rep. Fred Richmond, D-N.Y., an opponent, said one effect of the amendment would be to'cut spending on school lunches by 29 percent and thus "assure an abundance of poor, hungry, uneducable children in our nation's schools....'" Members voting "yea" want more spending on defense and less on social programs. McClory voted "yea." Anderson did not vote. GOP Budget--By a vote of 175 for and 242 against, the House rejected a GOP plan to slash $14 billion from the federal spending and tax revenue totals proposed for 1961. The amendment to H con Res 307 (see previous votes) called for a $32 billion tax cut next year (compared to the Democrats' $10.5 billion cut, later approved by the House). The lost revenue would be compensated for by reducing social spending. 6 ; Rep. Delbert Latta, R-Ohio, sponsor of the GOP {dan, said that to revitalize the economy "we have to start by letting the American people keep more of their own incomes to save and invest in the future." Rep. Jim Wright, D-Tex., an opponent, said: "It is not in moral or ethical balance to seek the solution to inflation on the backs of the poorest, the oldest and the most vulnerable people in our society." Members voting "yea" favor the GOP budget plan. McClory voted "yea." Anderson voted "nay." SENATE Federal Budget--The Senate killed, 54 for and 40 against, a proposal to transfer $500 million in fiscal 1981 budget authority from water projects to general revenue sharing The vote came during debate on the congressional budget blueprint (see preceding House votes), which was headed for final Senate passage. Sen. Bennett Johnston, D-La., a supporter of killing the proposed transfer, said: "If you look at all of the expenditures on water we have made in this country*- and, yes, there have been some bad projects, but there have been some monumentally great projects - if you add them all up and take the composite cost-benefit ratio, it exceeds seven-to- ^one." Sen. William Cohenr R-Maine, said "a larger share of subsidizing federal water projects should be shifted from the backs of taxpayers to the pocketbooks of those who benefit most from their construction." Senators voting "nay" want to spend more on general revenue sharing and less on water projects. Sens. Adlai Stevenson, D, and Charles Percy, R, voted "yea." FTC Money--The Senate approved, 71 for and 10 against, an emergency funding resolution (HJ Res 541) providing $7.6 million to keep the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in operation at least until June 1. The House also passed the measure, and President Carter signed it into law. Under fire from the business community and congressional critics, the FTC had been briefly closed for lack of operating money. Senators voting "yea" favor at least temporary funding for the FTC. Stevenson and Percy voted "yea." from HISTORY'S SCRAPBOOK DATES ANO EVENTS FROM YESTERYEARS May 22, 1906 -- Wilbur ond Orville Wright obtain a patent for their airplane. May 23, 1785 -- Benjamin Franklin in a letter to a friend da* scribes his invention of bifocal eyeglasses. May 24, 1883 -- Brooklyn Bridge across East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn opens. May 25, 1935 -- Jesse Owens breaks six world track records in one day at Ann Arbor, Michigan. May 26, 1972 -- President Richard M. Nixon and Soviet Com­ munist Party leader Leonid Brezhnev sign strategic arms limitations agreement in Moscow. May 27, 1937 -- Golden Gate Bridge over entrance to San Francisco Bay opened. ̂ Code to Chart: Y'Yes, N-No, A-Absent, P-Present HOUSE Donald Deuster, R-Mundeleifi Daniel Pierce, D-Highland Park Betty Lou Reed, R-Deerfield D-McHenry Cal Skinner, R-Woodstock Richard Burnidge, R-Elgin The following is a roll call of area legislator!;: 1--S-154$, Sen. -Leroy Lemke, D-Chicago. This bill, passed with four companion bills, is designed to promote the use of ride sharing, or car pooling* as a. gas con­ servation measure. It ex­ cludes , ride sharing arrangements ^from the. standard of care and in­ surance. requirements im­ posed 09 common carriers and excludes the ride sharing driver from the licensing obligations of a chauffeur. Passed the Senate 48-4, goes to the House. The other measures prohibit counties, cities or other local governments from taxing or licensing ride sharing arrangements, limit the liabilities of employers for injuries sustained during ride sharing, exempt such injuries from coverage by Worker's Compensation unless the vehicle is provideel by the employer, exempt benefits, other than salary, received by the driver from Illinois state taxes and exclude the transportation time of an employee from overtime or minimum wage com­ putations. 2--H-2528, Rep. Douglas Kane, D-Hillsboro. Measure would abolish public health, tuberculosis sanitarium and mosquito abatement districts and transfer their powers to the districts' home counties. According to the sponsor, this bill would af­ fect only 29 special districts. Illinois has more special districts than any other state. Parsed the House 116; 29, goes to the Senate. 3--H-1329, Reps. Barbara Currie, D-Chicago and Eugenia Chapman, D- Arlington Heights. Makes an employer who takes retaliatory action against an employee who refused the sexual advances of a DISTRICT 32 H-2528 H-1329 H-2860 H-2892 H-i H-426 H-2955 HR-694 J A A A . A N N Y >N Y Y ; Y •A Y Y N N I Y Y Y Y P N Y N Y A " N Y • • Y Y Y Y Y ; Y Y - Y • A . N Y N Y A Y Y N N superior guilty of a civil rights violation. The Human Rights commission can investigate* and if it finds evidence of harassment it could force the employer to rehire a 'fired , worker or make up back pay for raises withheld., Passed the House 137-14, goes to Senate., 4--H-2860, Reps. Ralph Capparelli and Roman Kosinski, D-Chicago. Bill would exempt from Illinois income tax interest up to $1,507 earned by persons 65 or older on savings accounts. Passed the House 108-36, goes to the Senate. 5--H-2892, Rep. Mary Lou S u m n e r ; R - D u n l a p . Exempts interest up to $5,000 earned on savings accounts and from notes, bonds, mortgages and personal loans from Illinois income tax. Passed the House 107-35, goes to Senate. 6--H-2921, Reps. Bruce Richmond, D-Murphysboro and William Harris, D- Marion. Phases out the sales tax on farm machinery and parts by 1982, including local government taxes. However, city and county governments could pass ordinances to retain their 1 percent tax. Passed the House 134-17, goes to the Senate. 7--S-1706, Sen. James Rupp, R-Degatur. Makes beating a child under 13 years old a non-probational felony for adults, except that natural, adoptive or step­ parents of the child may be given not less than tVo years' probation. According to the sponsor, exempting parents from harsher penalties would help keep a family together. Passed the Senate 31-13, goes to the House. 8--H-426, Rep. J. David Jones, R-Springfield. Bill doubles the amount the state pays toward health in­ surance for state employees' dependents, to $14 a month. EARL n. nnion « JACK WALSH MS. Fir*. Auto. Farm, lit* B*^r*«*iHlng RfllAUE COMPANIES 4410 W. M*. 120 McHanry DEMRS CONWAY AUTO lift FUK State Fan IRS. COL 33I9W. WcHwify. III. Ms-mi OR. LEONARD BOTTARI 303 N. RicnmondXd. McHwwy Ey*« •••mined Contact IIIIHI GIMM* fitted Mon.. Tw*».. Thurt.. Frl. 4 i pm Tu*«. Thur».. Frl. M pm Sat. V:Mt* 3:M Hfw 3SS-4HI *r 3lt »» MCHENRY COUNTY OFFICE MACHINES SALES SERVICE t RENTALS Mon.-Sat. «-S:30 Friday til *00 ti Grant St.. Crystal lak* PHon*4S9-l2M Farm Equipment George P. F round,! nc. COM - New Holland 4102 W. Crystal Lake Rd.. , McHenry Bus. 385-0420 Res. 385 0227 •inELiT RADIAL TIRES FOR ALL CARS Europa Motors, Inc 2318 Rte 120 815-385-0700 • QW it our quid quick-act ion copy center. FINEST QUALITY COPIES MADE ON'XEROX EQUIPMENT S-- m. olto, lonwy kind of Printing Need I MCHENRY PRINTING 3909 W. MAIN 395-7400 ^ new TRAILERS McMENUr (jUINOlS JB5 00J3 HOUSE « CATTIE TRAILERS DUMP FLATBEDS CAR HAULERS TRAILER HITCHES (IXPIRT INSTALLATION) RUNNING BOARDS MADEN WINCHES ADAMS ENTERPRISES MI7W R»* IW McH*nry It IIS US $970 The state currently pays for \ basic health insurance for its employees and contributes $7 per dependent. Passed the House 101-40, goes to the Senate. 9--H-2955, Rep. E.J. Giorgi, D-Rockford. This measure authorizes a $20 million loan by the state to Chrysler corporation. A week before the measure passed, thje House failed to approve a plan authorizing a state loan guarantee which provided for the sale of general obligation bonds in the event Chrysler Corp. failed. Such a provision required three-fifths ap- proval-107 affirmative votes. The -sponsor then amended the bill to provide for a direct loan by the state from the revenues of the daily lottery game. A loan guarantee would have in­ volved the sale of state bonds only if Chrysler could not pay back funds raised from private sources. Several Representatives apparently did not notice the change from a loan guarantee and later accused the sponsor of misleading them. Passed the House 91-66, goes to the Senate. 10--House Resolution 694. In a non-binding resolution, the House urged all Illinois colleges and universities not to enroll Iranian students and to revoke the right of the Iranian Student organization to have offices on campus until the American hostages are released. Passed 96-59. 11--S-1564, Sen. Leonard Becker, R-Cicero. Bill would make an arsonist whose crime causes loss of life subject to the death penalty. Passed the Senate unanimously, goes to the House. M Legislators . State Senators 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 Deerfield Road Deerfield, 111., 60015 Phone 312-945-3200 ; & -State Representatives Thomas J. Hanahan CD) 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 Willaims Ave. Highland Park, 111., 60035 Phone 312-433-2551 J'" Betty Lou Reed (R) - 32nd. 927 Holly Court Deerfield, til., 60015 U.S. Senators Charles H. Percy (R) 230 S. Dearborn Room 3859 Chicago, 111., 60604 Phone 312-353-4952 Adlai E. Stevenson (D) 230 S. Dearborn Room *3960 Chicago, 111., 60604 Phone 312-353-5420 U.S. Congressmen John B. Anderson (R) 301 W. State St. R o c k f o r d . 1 1 1 . . 6 i l 0 1 Phone 815-962-8807 Robert McClory (R) 326 N. Genesee St. Waukegan, 111., 60085 Phone 312-336-4554. Headaches Are Common Headache is probably the most common complaint doc­ tors hear. An estimated 42 million Americans suffer from chronic headaches. Such nota­ bles as Thomas Jefferson, Leo Tolstoy, Virginia Wo9lf and Sigmund Freud were often laid low by headaches. SERVICE LINE McHENRY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 3SS-4300 FAMILY SERVICE C 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 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 companies buses or trains. Sponsored by Interstate Commerce commission). CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION PHONE 800 638 2666 (For questions of 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 has ever been recalled. Valuable for tho*e interested in buying a used car) • ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CHILbREN AND*AMILY 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 SOtAR 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 lo 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 McHENRY COUNTY 47l« W. Elm St.. McHenry Phone: 344*3240 / 24 hour Crisis Intervention ond Confidential Counseling for youth and families Arc you concerend about your angry feelings toword your children"' 24 hour Parental Stress Line 344-3944 ILLINOIS STATE CHAMBER HOTLINE Plione 217 522 5514 Answei to questions on government < utjulotioif* MENTAL HCAiTH v 1 800-0929900 (Crisis Center Lin* for McHenry Co. 34-Hour Emergency number ond professional staff will answer your coll. Sponsoring agency- McHenry County/Comprehensive Mental Health Service System. «