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\ PAGE 21 - PLAINDEALEE -FRIDAY, MAY I, Ml f-r T " T - PLAINDEALER > Kdilorinl Opinion TV Network Decline? Recent studies, and electronic developments, strongly suggest the 30-year dominance of the television networks in American homes is beginning to decline. In the last four years the three TV networks' share of the prime-time audience has begun to decline slowly, from 93 to 90 percent. A new study by a major advertising firm indicates that share will be down to 85 percent in another three years and down another 10 points in the decade to follow. There seems to be general agreement that video tapes, video discs, cable TV, new networks and greater attention to public television will gradually eat into commercial TV's audience percentage. Most observers think this is in the national interest, since commercial TV has had much to do with shaping the ideas and behavior of a generation which has increasingly turned to drugs and crime. To maintain their position as much as possible, the networks are now creating new corporate divisions to sell to cable TV, to get a foot in the door in the competition now developing. Again, informed observers feel this is where the anti-trustlaws should be rigidly and vigorously enforced and perhaps expanded, to keep the financially powerful major networks out of the competition's structure. The hope for the nation today is that commercial network dominance of the television waves can at last be diminished, with new technological advances and genuine competition. Fishing Time This is the time of year blood rises in the veins of the millions of fishing Americans. From now until fall, fish will be taken in the streams and lakes of every state-many of which have been frozen over during the winter. * What is it about fishing that attracts so many? One expert claims it's the natural instinct of hunting food-the basic drive to survive. Other factors are the break from the hectic pace of American life and the fellowship and beauty offered. To help the beginner, and remind the non-expert, here are the basic rules of fishing: Best time is at dawn and dusk. The hour after a changing tide (in salt water) is good. If fish are spawning, fishing is almost invariably good, with any bait The period just before bad weather is often good. If the bad weather lasts several days the period immediately afterward may be good again. A steady barometer is not as good as a rising or falling glass and falling pressure is generally better than a rising pressure. A slight wind to ripple the water is desirable. Follow these general rules and catch more fish! Springfield Report by Representative Dick Klemm It happens once every 10 years, and it will happen again in the next few weeks i or months. With U.S. census data delivered, legislators must draw new legislative and j congressional district i boundaries. Soon, some { voters may suddenly find ^themselves in a different » legislative district and, ; possibly, with a completely ; different set of represen- i tatives. • Reapportionment is a j procedure of extraordinary : importance to citizens ;• because it can affect the political law-making process I at state and federal levels : for the next decade. To find out about citizen concerns on i the issue, the House Select i Committee on Reap- * portionment, chaired by ;« Speaker George Ryan, is \ conducting public hearings : in six locations throughout < the state. Cities to be visited •* by the committee are i: Wheaton, Carbondale, Rock $ Island, Northbrook and j< Champaign. The 1980 census data •« shows Illinois' actual » population as being •* 11,418,461. The 33rd Illinois £ legislative district currently * has a population of 238,119 £ and is now the eighth largest •2 district in the state. The •« ideal size, according to these J new 1980 figures, would be a « district of 193,533 people. In * other words the 33rd district 1 will have to have new j boundaries with 44,586 less * people. <« Reapportionment will be * as complex and con- J troversial this year as it has * been in any past decade. « Lawmakers must account J for the state's lagging Z population growth by * reducing the state's number * of U.S. Representatives by Z two. At the same time, the * size of the Illinois House 5 must be reduced from 177 to Z 118 members because of the X Legislative Cutback ; amendment approved by * voters last November. Z There are other com- Z plicating factors. The state's * most dramatic population For Your Information change during the 1970s occurred in the suburban Chicago area, the fastest growing region in the state. Citizens of that region will want increased represen­ tation in the U.S. House and the Illinois General Assembly. Meanwhile there is con­ cern about the accuracy of census figures. Members of minority groups are par­ ticularly concerned that they may have been un- dercounted, which would lead to less representation. The final map that is drawn could make quite a difference in the General Assembly. Democrats have a one-vote majority in the Senate, Republicans have the House by five votes. A margin as close as that could easily be changed by reapportionment and lead to control by a different party. So lawmakers expect to hear a variety of concerns from citizens as they travel throughout their district. The quality and ef­ fectiveness of representative government may very well be altered in the next few months, and concerned Illinois residents want those alterations to be favorable. i Imd on torn* Heertfcreeklnf situations, • minister My*. "» wnuW mm • lot •» «f©ny for older fflM If whrM would make e Mst ef 'who pots what' for hit reference in coso of hit wife's death. Tho man noo4» help whon claims ho«in: "Mothor (or Aunt Ann) elweys told tho wonted mo to havo Grandmother's chlno". Respectfully. PETER MJUSTEN FUNERAL^ HOME Roll Call Report (Your Congressmen's Vote) WASHINGTON - Here's how area Senators and House members were recorded on recent floor votes. SENATE Export Trading Companies--The Senate prevented, 68 for and 25 against, the spending of $2 million over three years in Commerce department grants to help small companies hire specialists to spur their overseas sales. A company would have used the federal grant to pay one-half (up to $40,000) the first-year cost of hiring an export manager. The vote occurred during debate on a mil (S 734) enabling small firms to establish "export trading companies" for tapping world markets they now ignore for lack of capital and expertise. The trill, later sent to tne House on an uncontested vote, eases anti-trust laws and allows banks to become partners in export trading companies. Sponsor William Armstrong, R-Colo., said the hiring of export managers by companies "is a proper business function, not a proper function of government." Opponent Donald Riegle, D-Mich., called the $2 million "an absolutely modest amount" having high leverage "in terms of opening up export markets, reducing our balance-of- payments deficit, and creating iobs in the U.S." Senators voting "nay" wanted to spend federal grants to help small companies hire export managers. Sen. Charles Percy, R, voted "yea." Sen. Alan Dixon, D, did not vote. Subsidizing Export Companies--By a vote of 55 for and 38 against, the Senate tabled an attempt to authorize $25 million over five years to help newly-formed export trading companies sell their products in foreign markets. The vote came during debate on S 734 (see preceding vote). Tabling of the $25 million outlay (a compromise figure down from the originally proposed $50 million) means that the export trading companies will be on their own financially and not subsidized by federal agencies such as the Economic Development administration and .Small Business administration. Sen. William Armstrong, R-Colo., a supporter of eliminating the $25 million authorization, said the money was "welfare for exporters" and that "as one who has voted...to curb the growth of welfare in this country, I personally am not about to vote to pay for this kind of program." Sen. John Heinz, R-Pa., disagreed, saying that while he acknowledges "that budget priorities are changing" the $25 million expenditure should be approved "in the spirit of compromise...." Senators voting "nay" favored spending the $25 million to help newly-formed export trading companies get into operation. Percy voted "yea." Dixon did not vote. Natural Gas--The Senate tabled, 66 for and 27 against, an amendment stating Seante support of phased-in rather than immediate lifting of federal controls on natural gas prices. The Administration signals it may ask Congress to enact legislation immediately decontrolling natural gas prices. The amendment was superfluous because it asked senators to reaffirm what already is law - gradual removal of gas controls through 1985. And it was not germane to the export legislation under debate (S 734, see preceding votes). Still, supporters saw it as a way of dampening Administration enthusiasm for immediate decontrol. A sponsor of tabling the amendment, John Heinz, R-Pa., said it had no place in the ongoing debate and that "as a practical matter (it) does nothing that is not already the law of the land." Opponent J.J. Exon, R-Neb., said the American Gas association has "concluded that immediate decontrol would double residential heating bills from an average of $494 per home in 1981 to $897 in 1982." Senators voting "nay" wanted to restate opposition to immediate decontrol even while conceding their votes were legislatively toothless. Percy voted "yea." Dixon did not vote. Easter Receis--The House voted, 241 for and 73 against, to take an 18-day Easter recess ending April 27. There was no debate on the resolution (S Con Res 17)-. Members voting "nay" went on record against the recess, but few if any opponents stayed in Washington during the time off. Reps. Robert McClory, R-13, and Lynn Martin, R-16,voted "yea." PLAINDEALER ^ Courthouse Squares ONLY EXERCISE I GET IS TYING MY NECKTIE SUNPAY MORNINGS 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 (D.) 4801 W. Route 120 McHenry, 111., 60050 Phone: 385-3427 Springfield Phone: 217-782-6476 Dick Klemm (R.) 3 W. Crystal Lake Ave. Crystal Lake, 111., 60014 Phone: 455-6330 Springfield Phone: 217-782-8000 Jill Zwick (R.) 205 West Main West* Dundee, 111., 60118 Phone: 428-5727 Room 1128, Stratton Building Springfield, 111., 62706 Phone: 217-782-8179 U.S. Congressmen Lynn Martin (R.) 1318 E. State Street Rockford, 111., 61105 Phone: 800-892-0740 1303 N. Richmond Rd. Room 1 ^ McHenry, 111., 60050 Phone: 344-3939 1208 Longworth Bldg Washington. D.C. Phone: 202-225-5676 Robert McClory (R.) 326 N. Genesee St. Waukegan, 111., 60085 , Phone: 312-336-4554 Donald E. Deuster (R.) 32nd. 510 N. Lake St. Mundelein, 111., 60060 Phone: 312-566-1#72 Daniel M. Pierce (D.) -32nd. 580 Roger Williams Ave. ARE YOU NEW IN The McHenry Area? Do You Know Someone New? WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A ROYAL . WELCOME TO EVERY NEWCOMER TO OUR AREA!!! CALL LORRAINE MONAHAN 385 5475 T MM wnumt Letter to the Editor Public Pulse ' THa Haiwdaalar mvi*a« Mta public »a aw viawt on lukftcli •< fanatal iMWM< « Ml »Ha mlttii fiva ii|M<vrt twll aMrm an4 phaaa individual nat writs on tho tamo lwb)a<t moro than rigM to dalata any material arhtcli wo camMai a* an aipfatdaa o* tfiati Our only nation it Ikai mimkar Wa aak too that ono oaca a mantti Wa raoarva tka ar in ofrtattlonabia tatta . SCHOOLCONCERNS "Dear Editor: "I would like to call your attention to a matter that greatly disturbance. that of the school referendum which was recently defeated for the second time I am beginning to wonder to what degree of importance the McHenry community holds the education of its children. Has there been any in­ vestigating on the part of the paper as to alternatives that those people who voted negatively might suggest? "I believe this is a topic of great concern to most parents, who are now con­ sidering the possibility of parochial schools, if the situation does not correct itself. "I feel the children are being neglected without the necessary activities and materials to encourage and strengthen their creative and academic abilities. "I hope my letter won't just be read and filed under 'concerned citizen', but that other interested parents may read my thoughts in the paper "Mrs. William Morely" NEW BRIDGE "Editor: "Wouldn't it be nicer to have a third bridge built at Broad street than a 4-laner at Rt 120 (Elm street) feed in only a 2-laner road on each end? "Hugh Kirk "119 N. River Road" MONTINI SPORTS "Editor: "I wonder if parents know that the Montini board is now deciding whether or not to separate the Sports program from the school and put it into the hands of a Parent Booster club organization? "We, our kids, no longer would be The Montini Mustangs -- we would be the parish something-or-other. No more school trophies, school pride, etc. "At the last school board meeting, the parents of­ fering to take over are all involved in boys' basketball. Who then is qualified to take over any of the other sports? Girls' volleyball, boys and girls track, soccer or soft- hall. wrestling would have to be eliminated completely. "Right now. there is no problem for the school funding of the sports program, nor has there ever been. What would happen if a "Little League parent" type would be coaching our children? Think of the problems! If it is part of the school, you can complain to the board and principal and even get a new teacher or athletic director hired for the next year by writing a formal complaint. The children are also encouraged to keep up their grades in order to participate. "With the economy, most of us are working. Who has time for arranging for the gym. practices, all of the games, raising all of the money, etc.? "1 ask all parents to please attend the next school board meeting. May 11, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Pat's. Don't let anyone make this decision without parents voicing their opinion. "Sandra Betancourt" BOTTLE BILL VERDICT "To the Editor: "This is regarding the Plaindealer. Wednesday, April 22, 1981, Bottle Bill Resolution Passes byNarrow Margin. In light of this ar­ ticle. I offer the following comments regarding a Bottle Bill resolution: 1 - "Why is the League of Women Voters trying to improve the environment in this manner? Could not a more meaningful area of ecology be attacked? 2- "I agree with Jack Pep­ ping and Michael Wieser: the costs wil be passed on to the consumer, and agree with Mr. Pepping's com­ ment (100 have to recognize the in- strusion upon the free en­ terprise system." ROYAL WELCOME MOW Y«R AREA JIYAL WELCME IKS IT KST A. SERVICE LINE McHENRY CHAMSER Of COMMERCE MS-4300 FAMILY SERVICE S MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC 3409 W. Waukegan Road McHenry 385 6400 TURNING POINT-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE STRESS LINE McHenry County 24 hours a day. 7 days a week Parents Anonymous meetings on Tuesday. Call 815-344-3944 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 t (Ever had a problem involving the federal government and not known where to coll? And then been given the runaround or referrals by persons who meant well but didn t know how to help? Ten specialists available at this center.) NATIONAL RUN-AWAY SWITCHSOARD 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 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 whether a particular model has ever been recalled. Valuoble for those interested in buying a used car.) ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN ANO FAMILY SERVICES Child Abuse Center p McHenry County (312)546-2150 . CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 800 638 2666 (Operates five national lines. Answers inquiries about or repor­ ting on the safety of products from kitchen opplionces to children's toys.) NATIONAL SOLAR 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 to home owners looking for a sun- powered hot-water system) CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION 312 793 3580 Chicago lil. BIRTHRIGHT Pregnant? Need Help? 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 ond Confidential Counseling for youth and families ILLINOIS STATE CHAMBER HOTLINE " Phone 217-522-5514 Answer to questions on government regulations MENTAL HEALTH 1B0B-B92B9M ^Crisis Center Line for McHenry Co. 24-Howr Emergency number end professional staff will answer your ceil. Sponsoring agency McHenry County Comprehensive Mental Health Service System. 3- " Ms. Swartzloff: 'associated benefits' of an increased number of jobs and the salaries will also be passed on to the consumer, and response to improved environment is only speculation, and cannot be supported at this point. 4- '"The measure does asK the bot4ling industry to change Its ways.' You bet! Recollecting of bottles, cleanihg. inspection, * separate inventory of bottles for Illinois • more costs passed on to the consumer! 5 - "Alderman E. Nolan states that the cost of cleaning the highways is^ 'sizeable!. This affects all of us indirectly, the same as maintaining school systems, that are in many cases inadequate, the support of law enforcement, and crime is on the increase. The Bottle Bill is a direct cost you and I will pay. 6 - "Alderman Schooley noted that the tollway crews pick up 20 to 25 large bags of litter from the tollway system daily. That doesn't surprise me when you consider our 'throw-away' society and the number of people using the tollway daily. I challenge Alderman Schooley to pass through any McHenry subdivision prior to trash pick-up and observe the number of large bags of litter accumulated in just one week by, in many cases, a family with four members of less! In addition, the Bottle Bill resolution is not designed to remove litter but bottles and cans. Maybe Mr. Schooley would care to comment on the number of bottles and carts collected daily and how many of those bottles and cans are return- for-deposit type. "I . totally support Aldermen Pepping, Harker and Wieser for opposing the resolution. It surprises me that five Aldermen ( Adams, Nolan. Datz, Meurer and Schooley) voted 'yes' on the r e s o l u t i o n w i t h o u t questions! 1 am equally surprised these aldermen did not think of their con­ stituents when voting 'yea'. "Perhaps questions should be asked of managers of local supermarkets and numerous other establish­ ments that sell beer and soft drinks in the McHenry area and get their opinion of the effect of the Bottle Bill on merchandising. Perhaps everyone involved sho investigate the con­ sequences incurred in other states where the resolution is in effect. "Prior to living in McHenry. our home was in Michigan when the Bottle Bill was in effect. It was passed there, as it is beir attempted in Illinois, to he)| the environment and lowc costs. People then, as nc got hung up on a bette environment.' Little wl thought about the costs to tt manufacturer, the costs the retailer and above a| the costs to the consum« "In the first few montb after the Bottle Bill pas the cost of soft drinks ar beer skyrocketed. Th< continued to move skywarj because of unanticipati costs: such as nel manufacturer's costs, tl cost of the merchai collecting, organizing ar storing the bottles and canl "The beverage businet i suffered greatly because a I costs involved were passe<' to the consumeer, who qu t buying as much, which onl' pushed prices higher No< ' an 8-pak of soft drinks ill Michigan is 20-25 percent higher than in Illinois '&o£ beer is in a similar situatiort Not to mention an even higher increase in thj| vending machines market "In addition, the state iB not sure if any positive effeet on the environment has been felt by the Bottle Bill. "James E. Owe "302 N. Bromley Drii "McHenr BUILDING I PERMITS i Building permits were recently issued by the McHenry County Depart­ ment of Building and Zoniijp to: Hardee Products of 4009 M. Delores Drive, McHenry, ft construct -a warehouse, it 1707 Schroeder lani, McHenry Nunda township. * Paul J. 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