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PAGE 10 - PLA1NPF ? ER - WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 13. \W&: PLAIN DEALER -- K d i l o r i a l Opinion Over-Analysis Because there is really little news at the moment, the political conventions are the main source of material for many of our Washington columns. And sometimes these great spectacles are over-analyzed by writers searching for something to write about. Thus in recent days we have Haines Johnson, a good writer, telling us that George Bush was humiliated at Detroit because he was second choice, or third. We have David Broder telling us that Ronald Reagan was hurt because he flirted with having Gerald Ford on the ticket. Etc. The truth is more likely this: Ronald Regan made a fine, effective speech in accepting the nomination. His comments to interviewers during the convention were effective. No one faults him for considering a popular, former president as a possible running mate. It would have been a coup had he pulled it off. Gerald Ford demanded, perhaps understandably, too much. Reagan, understandably, wouldn't give up part of his presidency. Bush wasn't humiliated in being selected. He was complimented. It isn't surprising that FOrd got first consideration, but quite logical, and Bush understands that. He agrees with the effort and is a great admirer of Mr. Ford. No one was badly hurt by the G.O.P. show. It was reasonably well done, generally very orderly. The question is whether Reagan and Bush can beat Carter and Mondale in November running on the G.O.P. platform, against all the built-in advantages for the Democrat incumbent. The Democratic convention, too with its debates, will have a major bearing on the outcome Nov. 4. Building Permits The City of McHenry has issued the following building permits for the month of July, I960. St. Mary's Parish, 1403 Richmond road, shrine. George Heuer, 4506 Home avenue, alteration. Northern 111. Medical association, 1110 N. Green street, sign. Gary W. and Judith A. Garde, 400 Kensington drive, fence. Kent Truckenbrod, 4806 W. Elm street, fence. Richard L. Houge, 311 N. Bromley drive, pool. Richard Wohnrade, 1715 N. North avenue, addition. Ralph W. Ricker, Jr., 1515 Ramble road, siding. Esther Cygan-Childs, 1612 N. Knoll avenue, replace fence. Joe Palace, 1701 Highview avenue, fence. Paul J. Heber, 5106 Shore drive, enclose entryway. James Althoff (Payton Chev.) 906 N. Front street, mansard overhang. Wayne and Mary Gaylord, 3307 Fairway drive, addition. William M. Hutson, 4306 Clearview avenue, garage. Don Weingart, 4215 W. Crestwood drive, shed. Elizabeth Douglas, 4314 South street, sewer hook-up. Kenneth and Kathleen M. Kunzer, 5220 W. Shore drive, deck-porch. Ernie Rothert, 938 Wiltshire drive, siding. John P. Schneider, 3706 W. Anne street, replace fence. Margaret and Eugene Kamy, 5524 Brittany drive, fence. Jay Koeller, 5101 W. Elm street, fence. McHenry State bank, 4502 W. Crystal Lake road, drive- up banking facility. > Residential Development Group, 510, 512, 514, 516 Thornwood drive, 4-unit townhouses. Rick Erwood, 3119 Fairway drive, pool. M.G. Bocain, 4905 Prairie avenue, addition. Warren and Barbara Weber, 715 N. Green street, fence. Milton E. Berg, 1720 Highview avenue, fence. 1 - ATfONAllT * HUMBLY ACCEPT BUILDING 1 PERMITS I The McHenry County Department of Building and Zoning has issued the following building per­ mits in the month of June. Commercial-Free News Facing Starvation PLAINDEALER Letter to the Editor Public Pulse (Tha Plaindaalar invito* the public to ut« this column at on aipratsion of thoir viows on iuk|«ctt ot ganaral intorott In our community. Our only roqwott It that tha writori givo •ignoturo. Ml oMrMi and phono number. Wo ask too. that ana individual not wrlta on tha tamo tub|act mora than onco a month. Wo rotorvo tho right to doioto any (notorial which wo contidar llbatout or in ob|octionoMo tat to.) Since the advent of radio, the broadcast media has fed the American public a steady diet of forced-fed commercials over public airways. This is better tolerated and, perhaps, justified, for entertainment. But a good case can be made that stations and networks should offer news without interruptions for selling. It's in the national interest for the public to get the news. In most countries citizens get it over government-subsidized stations. When the news is censored or slanted, that's worse than commercialism, but when it's impartial, as with the BBC, that's better than the U.S. system. News programs are seldom longer than 30 minutes in duration, with perhaps six to eight minutes used up by sales pitches. Why not a twenty-minute news program with commercials on each end? Surely the commercial TV networks, with their enormous profits, could provide Americans this minimum of commercial-free public service programming. It would be very much in the public interest, and in the long-term interest of commercial broadcasting and telecasting. Roll Call Report (Your Congressmen's Vote) WASHINGTON ~ Here's how area members of Congress were recorded on major roll call votes July 24 through July 30. HOUSE Billy Carter--The House voted, 233 for and 139 against, to uphold a temporary ban by the Democratic leadership on the one-minute speeches that some members customarily make at the beginning of the day's session. The effect of the party- line vote was to silence Republicans who, that morning, had been making brief floor speeches on the Billy Carter scandal. Members voting "yea" wanted to muffle GOP criticism of the scandal. Robert McClory, R-13, voted "nay." John Anderson, R-16, did not vote. 'Action Grants'--By a vote of 136 for and 262 against, the House rejected an amendment to cut fiscal 1981 spending for the Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG) program from $675 million to $500 million. The amendment was offered to an appropriations bill (HR 7631) later passed and sent to the Senate. UDAG money goes to cities for economic development ventures. Private companies often are directly helped by the grants. Rep. Bill Frenzel, R-Minn., a supporter of the $175 million cut, said: "UDAG is one of those grant programs which gets bigger and bigger because more and more people can get their fingers into free money." Rep. Edward Boland, D-Mass., an opponent of the cut, said: "UDAG has widespread support throughout the country and widespread support in this Congress....this is a program that works." Members voting "yea" favored spending $500 million rather than $675 million on the UDAG program in the next fiscal year. McClory voted "nay." Anderson did not vote. Gasoline Rationing--The House rejected, 205 for and 209 against, an attempt (HJ Res 575) to keep the Administration's standby gasoline rationing plan from becoming law. The vote means that a President can now order rationing if gasoline supplies fall at least 20 percent below those of a recent 12- month base period. During the 1973 Arab oil embargo, the shortfall was about 11 percent. The rationing plan would limit the average motorist to 34 to 50 gallons monthly, depending on where he lives. Rep Clarence Brown, R-Ohio, a supporter of killing the plan, said "it will cost $2 billion per year, andwill require tens of thousands of bureaucrats." Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., replied that "the only thing worse than a rationing plan in the midst of a crisis is no rationing plan in the midst of a crisis...." Members voting "nay" wanted the standby rationing plan to take effect. McClory voted "yea." Anderson did not vote. SENATE Gasoline Rationing--By a vote of 31 for and 60 against, the Senate also rejected the resolution (HJ Res 575) intended to keep the standby gasoline rationing plan from taking effect (see preceding vote). Senators voting "nay" favored the standby gasoline rationing plan. For Your Informat ion Dear friends, In Europe, most homes have a vegetable and flower garden, often occupying the entire front yard, land is precious and needed to grow food. Fresh vegetables from your own garden provide maximum vitamins and nutrition. Gar­ dening is satisfying to the spirit-the exercise is wholesome. Respectfully, A disaster of perhaps even greater magnitude than that of the Cambodian refugees is building in northeast Africa, according to Valerie Cavin, director of the Illinois- Indiana office of CARE, located at 208 South La Salle street in Chicago. Millions are facing star­ vation in the drought- stricken area, and thousands are dying daily, most of them children, she said. Most seriously affected is northern Uganda, where CARE is concentrating its efforts. Since June, the in­ ternational relief and development organization has been delivering 11 million pounds of food a month to Uganda, or 15 pounds per person for more than 700,000 people. The food, of corn, cornmeal and vegetable oil, is made into a nutritious porridge. After two local CARE employees were killed in Uganda in June when their truck was hijacked/ the Ugandan government has been providing armed guards when needed to a c c o m p a n y t r u c k s delivering food. As con­ ditions and funds permit, CARE plans to expand its disaster food aid to other such hard-hit countries as Kenya and the Sudan. Contributions may be sent to the African Emergency Fund at the Illinois-Indiana office of CARE, 208 S. LaSalle, Suite 673, Chicago, 111., 60604. Sen. Charles Percy, R, voted "yea." Sen. Adlai Stevenson, D, voted "nay." Nuclear Waste--The Senate passed, 88 for and seven against, a bill directing the U.S. Department of Energy to build facilities for temporarily storing the radioactive wastes of nuclear power plants. These "away from reactor" (AFR)V disposal sites would be selected later by the government. A. chosen state could veto the federal decision only if one House of congress voted to back up its objection. The bill (S 2189) was sent to the House, * Presently, spent uranium fuel rods are stored on-site at nuclear power plants. The bill offers a 10 to 20 year storage solution. Meanwhile, Congress and the Administration are exploring permanent disposal means. Supporter Warrefi Magnuson, D-Wash., said the bill "will promote the storage of high-level waste on a regional basis and reduce the chances that Washington or some other state will have to be the site of a national storage facility." Opponent Charles Percy, R-Ill., said the bill did not go far enough. "In 38 years, 7,700 metric tons of highly radioactive waste have been accumulating...and never has the federal government faced the issue with adequate concern," he said. Senators voting "yea" favored the bill. Sevenson voted "yea." Percy voted "nay." Nuclear Waste--By a vote of 51 for and 44 agaisnt, the Senate killed an amendment to virtually eliminate the "away from reactor" (AFR) storage plan for nuclear wastes. The amendment was offered to S 2189 (see preceding vote). It sought to require most nuclear power plants to continue storing their own radioactive wastes until the government provides a permanent means of disposal. Utilities could use AFR sites only if the alternative were shutting down the power plant. The nuclear power industry favored killing the amendment, and a Ralph Nader energy group supported the amendment. Sen. Bennett Johnston, D-La., a supporter of killing the amendment, said: "If this amendment passes, the nuclear industry in this country is going to be in deep trouble and you will probably have to shut down reactors." Sen Alan Simpson, R-Wyo., who co-sponsored the amendment , said he wants to limit away-from-reactor disposal because it will involve "substantial costs" to the Treasury, and because "the more AFR's there are, the more transportation of spent fuel there will be through many of our states." Senators voting "nay" wanted to require most utilities to continue storing their own radioactive wastes. Stevenson and Percy voted "nay." ARE YOU NEW IN McHenry Area? SS9SSSSSSSSS Do You Know Someone New? WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A ROYAL WELCOME TO EVERY NEWCOMER TO OUR AREA!!!!! CALL JOAN STULL 385-5418 LORRAINE MONAHAN 385-5475 JUNE VOIGHT 385-2850 *01 PETER M.JISTEN ,,v̂ ' • j "X 'o* & SON "JMERAL HOME cmntrmrrn KNOW YOUR AREA ROYAL WELCOME DOES IT BEST FAP 420 "Editor: "Civil engineering is that field of engineering con­ cerned with planning, design, and construction for environmental control, development of natural r e s o u r c e s , b u i l d i n g s , transportation facilities and other structures required for the health, welfare, safety, employment and pleasure of mankind. "Just about wherever you look, a civil engineer's work is present. Water systems, sewage handling and treatment, highways, bridges, buildings, parks and waterways are just a few of the modern con­ veniences which were designed by a civil engineer. All are designed with 'en­ vironmental control' in m i n d . ' E n v i r o n m e n t a l Control' and 'Protecting the Environment' are two terms used frequently in today's society. However, the meanings differ vastlv. "Planning, designing and constructing with 'en­ vironmental control' is what an engineer is trained for. This means tp co-exist with the environment. Don't let the environment hinder our progress but work within its guidelines to make life better for mankind. "Unfortunately, some of society today has chosen another route. Many people believe that all progress is bad. All progress will somehow damage the en­ vironment. Such is the case with the proposed FAP 420. "The people who claim that FAP 420 will damage the Volo bog and the glacial kames are not en­ vironmentalists.They, in­ stead, have become stagnant and are not truly interested in benefiting man's total environment. 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Anyone who can honestly say that Wiscon- sins' portion of FAP 420 is a detriment* to the en­ vironment, probably has never been on it. "FAP 420 can be designed and constructed so that it will not damage the Volo bog, the glacial kames or any other part of our en­ vironment. Also, FAP 420 can offer scenic views of these environmental areas, to people who may never have the opportunity to know what a bog or kame is. After all, the true goal of an en­ vironmentalist is to protect natural areas for the en­ joyment and benefit of man. "It is time we stop listening to the so called 'environmentalist' who has no consideration for our real needs. Our real needs are the TOWNSHIP Alden Algonquin Burton Chemung Coral Dorr Dunham Grafton Greenwood Hartland Hebron Marengo McHenry Nun da Richmond Riley Seneca Total June,1979 PERMITS 27 2 2 5 13 4 10 3 1 1 41 17 7 1 1 135 252 protection of the en­ vironment, employment, health, welfare, safety, economic well being and the pleasure of mankind. FAP 420, along with the engineer, can help fullfill these needs. "The following facts should be weighed before taking a stand on the issue of FAP 420: "1 - Technology and engineering exist to design and construct FAP 420 without any damage to the bog or kames. "2 - While the large capital expenditure is a disad­ vantage in the construction of 420, the hundreds of jobs created for our local con­ struction workers will help balance the economic im­ pact. "3 - FAP 420 will save gas and lives. It is inherent of a limited access controlled highway. "4 - Traffic problems in McHenry, Richmond and Fox Lake demonstrate the need for FAP 420. "John J. Smith "Professional Engineer "4318 Ponca street "McHenry" EARL R. WALSH ft JACK WALSH INS. Fir* Auto farm (>•• Raprasantlnf RfllASLf COMPANtffS 44)0 W Rt» I JO McHanry MS 1M0 DENNIS CONWAY AUTO LIFIFIRt State Pin Ins. Co. 33ltW flmSlr*at McHanry III 3SS /III JAMES M. MclNTEE. 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