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SECTION 2 - PAC.E 2 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNFWAY. OCTOBER 22. lMt PLAINDEALER --V Editorial Opinion Pressure Study One of the fascinating fields of study in medicine is that concerned with preventing and curing high blood pressure. Of late, a theory has been advanced that high pressure is not a disease itself but always caused by certain other things. The medical profession is divided on this new theory, advanced by Dr. John Laragh of Cornell university Medical hospital. Laragh doesn't always follow the traditional first- step method of treatment of lowering salt intake. Rather, he conducts a test he has devised, which he feels more enlightening. His work has convinced him that a majority of high blood pressure cases are due to the presence of too much of the hormone renin. Thus, he seeks initially to regulate the amount of this hormone. He feels his test method indicates which patients have the highest probability of hypertension-induced heart attacks and strokes. It is an interesting new theory, even though not yet accepted by the medical profession. It is interesting because if the ap­ proach to high blood pressure is invariably finding the cause, and it is invariably identifiable, that could be a major forward step in medical progress. High blood pressure is a causative factor in heart attack, stroke, kidney failure and heart failure- -and these four killers account for several times the number of lives claimed by cancer-the nation's leading cause of death. Forgotten Tradition There are a growing number of muddled heads in the nation--who forgot that Americans have a traditional and primary obligation to take care of themselves. As the federal bureaucracy grows, and as more and more unambitious citizens learn how to get on a mailing list for government checks monthly, without work, the politicians, noting the voting power of both the growing bureaucracy and the recipient army, cater to them. Such fine sounding speeches as those promising every American a job, home and income are rank demogoguery. There is no way any government can do this on a permanent basis. Coal For Future In Great Britain, which has an underground coal reserve with enough energy to run the national economy for 300 years, scientists are working hard to find the best method to produce petroleum products from coal. And although this isn't new-the Germans did it in World War II and the South Africans are doing it now-the British are developing a more efficient process, which would make gasoline derived from coal reasonably priced. They feel they're on the right track. * They are developing a liquid solvent process which would capture two-thirds of coal's original energy. The British also feel their process deserves a plus because it can produce a 95 percent yield of high-quality gasoline (108 octane). It can also produce a superior diesel fuel, which burns with half the smoke and little wax. While the British are behind the U.S. in some phases of coal utilization for commercial use, they feel their process is superior and the government and private industry are now building a $126.5 million plant in Wales, to further test the concept. Because the United States also has huge coal reserves, development of an efficient conversion process is of vital economic and military importance. If the British process is indeed superior, it may well be one of the high roads to self- sufficiency and freedom from the Arab oil stranglehold for America and the western world. State Insurance Bill Aids Seniors "People most often preyed upon by unethical insurance salespersons are senior citizens," declared Philip R. O'Connor, director, Illinois Department of Insurance, who said a bill recently signed by Governor James R. Thompson requires that before Medicare sup­ plemental insurance is sold to individuals, it must be determined what is offered does not duplicate insurance currently carried by the prospective purchaser. The new law, which becomes effective July 1, 1981, makes it illegal to sell a policy supplementing Medicare that does not provide beneiits equal or greater to the following: -- The amount to be paid by the insured for hospital charges before Medicare benefits begin. -- The balance of eligible hospital expenses not paid by Medicare for confinement from the 61st day to the 90th day. - The eligible hospital cost not allowed by Medicare for confinement from the 91st day to the 150th day. Medicare pays, on a one­ time basis, a certain amount of costs for this period and this benefit is not renewable. -- Ninety percent of all eligible hospital expenses for 365 days incurred after all Medicare benefits have been exhausted. For Your Information Door f Hands, Benefits may ba lost to tho family for lack of knowlodgo. If tho docoasod was covarod by Social Socurity, his banoficiary is •ligiblo for a bonofit - likewise the family of a war veteran with active service. Some trade unions and fraternal organixations provide survivor benefits. Your funeral director can assist you to learn of and apply for various benefits to which the survivors may be entitled. Respectfully, PETEPM.JUSTEN & SON FUNERAL HOME McHENRY, ILLINOIS - 385-0063 » At least 20 percent of physicians' charges con­ sidered reasonable by Medicare with a maximum deductible of $200 and a maximum benefit of $5,000. The law decrees any Medicare supplemental policy must carry a notice on the 4irst page that the pur­ chaser may turn in the policy within 10 days and receive a full refund of any premiums paid. Also required is the preparation, in duplicate, of a "policy check list" which reports what Medicare pays for each type of health care service; what coverage any existing policy held by the prospective purchaser; what the supplemental Medicare insurance coverage being offered provides, and what is not covered by Medicare, existing insurance and the offered supplemental Medicare coverage. The check list is to be signed, both by the agent and the applicant for insurance. Director O'Connor said he hoped insurance companies would voluntarily comply with this new law before the effective date of the legislation. Failure to comply with provisions of this legislation can result in fines ranging from $100 to $1,000. Roll Call Report (Your Congressmen's Vote) THE COMFORT INDEX By Richard G. Thomas WASHINGTON - Spend enough time watching the House and Senate up close and reading the public budget figures and you're likely to conclude that the U.S. Congress has transformed itself into an elitist institution which coatts while the rest of the country struggles. Of course, many hard-working and dedicated congressmen are exceptions to the rule. But, generally speaking, it seems that you'll have to look elsewhere if you're in search of a legislative body that is lean, frugal and efficient enough to quickly respond to the nation's mounting problems. "The good life" on Capitol Hill appears to have become too good for the health of representative government. Walk the corridors of Congress and read the news reports and you'll see that an entrenched bureaucracy has taken root in the House and Senate, one that is self-indulgent, extravagant and, above all, socomofrtable that it often lapses into complacency. What has grown up on the modest rise that L'Enfant called "a pedestal waiting for a monument" is a way of life in many respects more reflective of royalty than democracy. For the great majority of members, extreme comfort is the order of the day ~ personal comfort in that they have layered on perquisites to cushion themselves against many of life's travails, and official comfort in the sense that by giving themselves vast powers of incumbency they have made their own reelection a virtual cinch. On the matter of incumbency, any notion that congressmen must either perform well or face ouster is undermined by statistics showing that 95 percent of House members standing for reelection are returned to Washington; the return rate for senators is higher than 80 percent. "All a member of Congress needs to do to win reelection is run a good public-relations operation and answer his mail promptly," former New York congressman James Hastings, a Democrat, once confessed. Says Rep. John Ashbrook, R- Ohio: "You could put a monkey down here and give him 10 employees and they could make you look good." In recent years the greening of Capitol Hill has been well- chronicled, what with repeated press coverage of the phenomenal growth of the congressional establishment - the operating budget swelling from $340 million in 1970 to $1.2 billion in 1980; the number of staffers more than doubling during the decade to today's army of 20,000; and the proliferation of committees and subcommittees to a present total of about 300. Less covered but equally potent in separating the Capitol Hill way of life from the real world is Congress' record of exempting itself from many of the laws it has passed for the rest of the country. Congressmen, for example, have kept their working quarters out of the reach of the Occupational Safety and Health act (OSHA). They have excluded their operations from, the 1964 Civil rights act and the 1972 Equal Employment Opportunity act. And when it comes to concern about the high co6t of Social Security taxes or the possible insolvency of Social Security, congressmen need not worry; they have used generous sums of tax dollars to set up their own pension plan outside of the Social Security system they mandate for most of the rest of the work force. The list of major laws that don't apply to Congress is long. In a National Journal article on the exemptions, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said "I believe in the basic principle that Congress should abide by the same laws as everybody else." Leahy, who sponsored legislation to include Congress in many major laws, added: "I don't believe people mind laws and regulations as long as they apply to everybody and their work. But there is nothing more irritating than for people to see that they don't apply to everybody." In his book "Inside the House," Daniel Rapoport tells of the veteran congressman amazed by how comfortable his life had become. "You know," says the lawmaker, "I never get caught in the rain. Literally, I never get wet. When you think about it, it's incredible. I drive to work and park in a garage under my office. I take the subway from the Rayburn building to the Capitol. When I go to the airport, someone (hives me right to the front entrance. And when I land, there is someone to pick me up. It's like that all the time." Congressmen have stayed out of the sunlight as well - when it comes to permitting the cleansing light of publicity to shine on issues of their personal and official comfort. Traditionally, most major decisions on how congressmen spend money on themselves have been made without benefit of record votes that would inject more accountability into the process. However, during 1980 and the last half o f 1979, there were a few record votes in this area, and it is the most revealing of these that comprise "The Comfort Index" presented in the accompanying chart. They are: 1. Staff Increase. On July 20, 1979, the House voted 214 for and 120 against to allow House members to enlarge their staffs by up to four part-time or temporary positions. This raised the maximum staff size to 18. A "yea" vote was in favor of larger staffs. Rep. Robert McClory, R-13, and Rep. John Anderson, R-16 did not vote. 2. Pay Raise. On Sept. 25,1979, the House passed, 208 for and 203 against, an appropriations bill containing a 5.5 percent pay raise for congressmen and 22,000 judges and high-level federal workers. This put congressmen's salaries at $60,700. A "yea" vote was in favor of the overall bill. McClory voted nay. Anderson did not vote. - 3. Special-Interest Money. On Oct. 19,1979, the House voted 217-198 to limit to $79,000 every two years the campaign contributions a House candidate can receive from the special- interest conduits known as PACs (political action committees). A "yea" vote was in favor of limiting PAC contributions. McClory voted "nay." Anderson did not vote. 4. Travel Benefit. On July 21,1980, the House voted 217-159 to end a 114-year-old travel benefit under which members could collect a one-shot annual payment equal to 20 cents times the round-trip mileage between Washington and their districts. The payment had been in addition to normal travel allowances. A "yea" vote was in favor of terminating the benefit. McClory voted "nay." Anderson did not vote. 5. Ethics Rules. On Aug. 3,1979, the Senate relaxed by a 50- ARE YOU NEW IN McHenry Area? ^SSSSSSSSSSSS Do Vou Know Someone New? WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A ROYAL WELCOME TO EVERY NEWCOMER T0N OUR AREA!!!!! CALL LORRAINE MONAHAN 385 5475 JUNE VOIGHT 385-2850 ft* 9SS *0 °8> *46 rrrnrnrrm KNOW YOUR ROYAL WELCOME DOES IT BEST Judge Candidate Evaluations j More bananas are eaten throughout the world than any other fruit. In fact, after milk, bananas are the most widely-consumed ready-to-eat food on earth. Americans eat an average of 18'/2 pounds of the fruit each year and West Coast residents consume more than 25 pounds per person. The popular banana, how­ ever, is very sensitive to temper­ ature. If refrigerated whole, the ripening process will stop and the banana peel will darken. If you have a lot of bananas at the state of ripeness you pre­ fer, they can be refrigerated for a few days to keep them at that stage. While the skin will turn black, the fruit inside will stay attractive. If you're caught with a sur­ plus of bananas, let them ripen naturally, then mash them, add a little lemon juice to prevent darkening and freeze in air-tight containers. They can then be used later for baking. An evaluation of all candidates for judicial vacancies and for retention in judicial offices outside Cook county has been completed by the Illinois State Bar association. Candidates were rated "highly recommended", "recommended", or "not recommended" based on a poll of lawyers conducted by the State Bar association in cooperation with local bar associations. Polls were conducted last February on candidates who appeared on the ballot in the March primary. Those results are being re-released along with the new poll on four additional candidates for vacancies and 41 judges seeking retention in office in the Nov. 4 election. C a n d i d a t e s w e r e evaluated by lawyers who practice in the district or circuit of candidacv. Franklin S. Wallace of Rock Island, chairman of the ISBA Committee on Judicial Advisory Polls, said the poll asks lawyers to answer between 15 and 17 questions relating to four areas of judicial performance: in­ tegrity, temperament, legal ability and court management. "The purpose of the poll is to assist voters in making informed decisions in evaluating judicial can­ didates," Wallace said. "The poll gives voters an in­ dication of the candidate's qualifications as viewed by those in the legal profession who are most able to e v a l u a t e t h o s e qualifications." 19TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Wallace said a "not recommended" rating does not reflect on a candidate's ability as a lawyer, but is an indication that the can­ didate's colleagues, for various reasons, do not wish to recommend him or her for the judicial office being sought. When the results are tabulated, an overall numerical score is deter­ mined with 100 points being the highest. Ratings are based on the point total with a candidate receiving above 90 points being Highly Recommended, above 70 points Recommended and below 70 points Not Recommended. The following are of in­ terest locally: Cover-Up Textured paints can be used to give a rough, textured finish over poor plaster or unsightly dry-wall surfaces. Vacancy To Be Filled Ballots Mailed Ballots Returned Summary Score Results Poll Conducted WILLIAM D. BLOCK Doran 951 KATHRYN S. MARSHALL Doran 951 JACK HOOGASIAN Van Deusen 951 ROBERT E.LESSMAN Van Deusen 951 o 290 290 290 290 78.72 52.78 60.00 71.93 R NR NR R February February February February RESIDENT CIRCUIT JUDGE-McHENRY COUNTY LEONARD BRODY Cooney DANIEL L. WEISZ Cooney 951 951 311 311 70.51 67.37 R NR February February PLAINDEALER ^ Letter to the Editor Public Pulse (Tho Ploindoolor invito* tho public to m thii column •• on oiprouion of thoir viowt on tubfoctt of gonorol intoroft in our community. Our only roquott is that tho writora fivo •Ifnaturo. full oddrni and phono numbor. Wo ask too, that ono individual not wrrMo on tho soma subjoct mora than onco a month. Wo rosorvo tho rlfht to doloto any (notorial which wo considar libelous or in obfoctionabio tasta.) • DO YOU KNOW? "To The Editor: "I would again like to alert the public to some things our public officials are doing. "Do you know a person receiving Social Security, other pension or annuities is disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits? This Public law - 94-566 - was passed by our federal officials (Congress) and each state was mandated to 29 vote some of its ethics requirements. In part, the vote ended General Accounting office audits of the financial- disclosure statements of senators and top aides and did away with the requirement that senators file copies of their tax returns with the Senate Ethics Committee. A "yea" vote was in favor of relaxing the requirements. Sen. Adlai Stevenson did not vote. Sen. Charles Percy voted "yea." 6. Pay Raise. On Sept. 10,1980, the Senate adopted, by a vote of 78 for and 13 against, an amendment to block a proposed 9.1 oercent pay raise for congressmen, federal judges and other federal government employees paid over $51,111. A "yea" vote was in opposition to the pay hike. Stevenson voted "nay." Percy voted "yea." 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McHenry Phone 344 3240 i>4 hour Crisis Intervention and Confidential Counseling for youth ond families Aif you concerned about your angry feelings toward youi children' 24 hou' Parentol Stress Line 344-3944 ILLINOIS STATE CHAMBER HOTLINE Plioni: J \ 7 5^-5514 Answer to questions on government .i.q.'in urn* MENTAL HEALTH 1 -800-892-8900 Crisis Center line for McHenry Co. 24-Hour Emergency number a'd professional staff will answer your call. Sponsoring agency McHenry County Comprehensive Menial Healtn Service System. amend its unemployment insurance law to conform to. the federal law. State law,/ Section 611, was passed inj, 1979 and took effect in Illinois 4-1-80. "Serious discussions are going on in Washington about repealing the law. Illinois law was amended this year to allow con­ formance to occur without legislative action. If you disagree with law 94-566, write your congressman about it. "Do you know, if this law is repealed in order to receive retroactive benefits for which you qualified but was denied due to this law, you must fill out and return the forms sent to you by Unemployment Insurance every two weeks? "I believe an applicant for employment should be advised of this new law when applying for employment, stating that if you are laid off for some reason you may not qualify for unemployment benefits if you are collecting S.S. or pension, etc. _ "I do not understand why ye are penalized at retirement or for quitting a jot) voluntarily, for good rea&Qn, by a handful of our public officials who evidently believe a retiree on Social Security has too much money. Evidently laws can be kicked around like a football, at the whims of our public officials. "Are they really con­ cerned about the little guys? If we had our Social Security taxes deposited in saving accounts in our own name to collect interest on all these years and to be drawn on at our retirement, perhaps we wouldn't ever need any unemployment insurance. "A concerned voter and citizen "Elva Dunn" (Editor's note: This letter contained considerably more information but was aimed at a political can­ didate. The Plaindealer Public Pulse column does not print pro or con material about any candidate for a reasonable time prior to any election). Sert*ce prof«sSlorl Director MM.«. WALSH t MCI WALSH INS. Flro. Auto Form Mo Roprosonltnf •f llASlf COMPANIfS 4410 W ftto l>0 MrMonry MS 1300 Of NNIS CONWAY AUTO IIH FIX State Fan Ins. Co. SJISW llmSlfOot McHoary III MS rill JAMES M. MclNTEE. LAWYER AVAILABLE TO PtACTICt IN: Portonal ln|ury/Trial* kuilnott Corporations Willi/Probata Divorco-Roalittato Workman • Compensation MM W. (Im Stroat McHonry llllnoio For appointment phono: MS1440 DR. 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