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i GE 20 - PLAIN DEALER - WEDNESDAY. JUNE 24, Itti f 1,11 PLAINDEALER -- Editorial Opinion Legal Drinking Age The evidence is clear-that raising the legal drinking age tends to save lives on the highway. In Michigan, automobile accidents among teens dropped 18 percent in 1979. In Massachusetts, fatal accidents among teens declined even more in the last two years. Both states recently raised the legal drinking age~as have a dozen other states in recent years.-In only the last year Florida, Georgia, New Jersey and Rhode Island have done so. Virginia has restricted beer sales to 18-year-olds. It would help further if the federal government required all brewers to clearly state the alcohol content of beer bottles and cans, including especially those containing malt liquor, on containers. What could be the harm in this? Such information would not hinder sales; rather it would show the unknowing what they are drinking, and how much of the drug, alcohol, they are taking into their system. A Health Measure Though few question the right of an individual to smoke, an increasing number of Americans now favor limiting smoking in closed-in areas where it forces non-smokers to inhale smoke. The American Cancer society's newest study (World Smoking and Health, Spring, 1981) shows convincingly that "involuntary smoking'1 by non smokers, inhaling nicotine, carbon monoxide, ammonia and tar can be very harmful. Carbon monoxide, for example, one of the major ingredients of tobacco smoke, has 230 times the affinity of oxygen for hemoglobin-the oxygen carrying pigment in red blood cells. In persons with heart or artery disease, any reduction in oxygen-carrying capacity could be critical. Those with chronic obstructive lung disease are also susceptible to this second-hand smoke, perhaps dangerously so. Combined with recent studies which show a definite relationship between parental smoking and respiratory illnesses in children, today's evidence is most convincing. We now know that maternal smoking during pregnancy results in "involuntary smoking" by the infant. Studies have shown that infants of smoking mothers are on average lighter (by 8 ounces), under-developed, and more often prematurely born. Smoking mothers experience more stillbirths and more infant deaths in the first week after birth. This recent knowledge being accepted, most Americans, while favoring the right of individuals to smoke, probably favor banning smoking in closed-in areas. Others should not be forced to inhale tobacco smoke- in closed rooms, airliners, buses, etc. That's simply good manners, plus-we now know--a health measure. From Washingt by Rep I.vnn Martin In Washington this week we're finally beginning to see what type of tax cuts we can expect this year and in the future. I'm extremely pleased to see that the Ad­ ministration's bi-partisan tax cut proposal includes most of the measures I have co-sponsored since coming to Congress. Specifically, the marriage tax. the savings and investment provisions, the estate and gift tax reform, and the capital cost recovery provisions. Of course. I am referring here to the Administration's proposal; however, the Democrats are in the process of drawing up their tax cut proposals and although it looks as though they are shying awav from across-the-board individual tax cuts, they are including many of the suggestions I have just mentioned. We probably won't know the exact details of the final tax cuts you'll be receiving for a couple of months, but I think it would be helpful if 1 skimmed over some of the main points in the bi­ partisan package Past proposals which called for an individual cut of 10 percent over 3 years have been sealed back to 5 percent on Oct. 1, 1981, a 10 percent cut on July 1, 1982, and another 10 percent cut on July 1, 1983. Married couples who both work will get a break in this proposal Beginning in 1982. 5 percent of the income of the spouse earning less would be ex­ cluded, up to $1,500 and in 1983 that would double to 10 percent with a $3,000 ceiling on the deduction In addition, a provision allowing you to earn up to $200 in interest without being taxed on that income is due to expire. This provision would be made permanent. I would like to see that figure on interest raised, but I think that is a point that we'll have to work on And I am happy to report we are finally seeing some relief from estate and gift taxes t'nder this plan, a surviving spouse\vould be allowed to inherit an unlimited amount without paying taxes on it and estates under $600,000 would be exempt from all taxes And that's surely good news for many . family-owned farms in our area Another interesting part of this plan would allow everyone to set up individual retirement accounts Even those persons who have an employee pension plan currently in place would be able to set up an IRA Some other parts of the plan call for an accelerated cost recovery system for businesses This is designed to promote productivity thus providing an expanding job market There are other provisions of this tax plan but I feel 1 touched upon the major ones 1 realize that no tax plan can be all things to all people but I do think this is a Hood start towa-rcl an equitable tax policy for all taxpayers Roll Call Report (Your Congressmen's. Vote) Washington - Here's how area members of Congress were recorded on major roll call votes June 4-10. HOUSE Busing--The House adopted, 265 for and 122 against, an amendment to prevent the Justice department from pursuing court actions that propose busing to desegregate schools. The measure was attached to a FY 1982 funding bill (HR 3462) later sent to the Senate, which is expected to clear the busing language for President Reagan's^inticipated signature. Last year, former President Carter vetoed a similar prohibition. Sponsor Jim Collins, R-Tex., said "we see increasing minority populations in the public schools and white flight to the point where busing for racial purposes is actually causing segregation." Opponent Don Edwards, D-Calif., said "if we adopt this amendment we will be setting back the cause of desegregation in this countFv by 25 years " Members voting "yea" wanted to prevent the Justice department from advocating busing to integrate school# Reps. Robert McClory, R-13, and Lynn Martin, R-16, voted "nay." Nerve Gas--By a vote of 135 for and 220 against, the House rejected an attempt to prevent the Army from producing nerve gas. Left intact by the vote is ongoing preparation of the Pine Bluff, Ark., arsenal for production of binary nerve gas. The vote came during debate on a military construction bill (HR 3455) later sent to the Senate. Rep. David Bonier, D-Mich., who voted "yea," called the move toward nerve gas production an example of "the unjustified militaristic hvsteria which seems to have dominated the Congress following the international events of the last year-and-a-half." Rep. Larry Hopkins, R-Ky., said nerve gas \veapon17 "would give us a creditable deterrent against what I believe is a very serious Soviet-Warsaw Pact threat." Members voting "yea" oppose Pentagon plans to add binary nerve gas to the U.S. arsenal. McClory voted "nay." Martin did not vote. Personnel Cuts--The House adopted, 195 for and 178 against, an amendment to permit deeper personnel cuts at the Commerce department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This put the House behind the Administration request that 435 of NOAA's 12,670 fulltime positions be eliminated this fiscal year. The Senate had wanted to eliminate only 120 slots at the expense of deeper cuts elsewhere in Commerce. The vote occurred during debate on a FY 1981 funding bill (HR 3512) later cleared by Congress and sent to the Wnite House. Sponsor Silvio Conte, R-Mass., said it would be wrong to block needed personnel cuts at "one of the biggest bureaucracies in town, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration..." Opponent Neal Smith, D-Iowa, said major job cuts at NOAA would hurt aquaculture programs and a project to combat fruit frost. Members voting "yea" supported cutting NOAA staffing this year by as much as 3.6 percent. McClory and Martin voted "yea." SENATE Food Stamps--The Senate passed, 77 for and 17 against, a bill reducing the $12.3 billion-a-year food stamp program by $1.5 billion in fiscal 1982 and tightening eligibility to deny stamps to about one million of the present 11 million recipients. The bill (S1007) was sent to the House. Virtually all senators voting "nay" thought the bill did not go far enough to tighten the program. Sen. Alan Dixon, D, and Charles Percy, R, Buying Food Stamps--The Senate rejected, 3&Jor and 66 against, an amendment to require some food stamp Recipients to pay for the coupons. The blind, disabled ana very poor would continue to get the stamps free, but about 55 percent of present recipients would have to buy them at a cost well below the stamps' purchasing power. Sponsor Steven Symms, R-Idaho, said lifting of the purchase requirement in 1977 was "an open invitation to the public to coirfe in and get the free food stamps and now the program has gotten out of hand." Opponent Robert Dole, R-Kans., said requiring purchase would add administrative overhead and deny stamps to nearly three million needy who cannot afford to buy them. Senators voting "yea" wanted the majority of food stamp recipients to start paying for them. Dixon and Percy voted "nay." Indexing Food Stamps--By a vote of 41 for and 53 against, the Senate rejected a plan to let spending for food stamps rise if inflation ;md unemployment increase faster than anticipated by the congressional budget blueprint. (See preceding votes.) Supporter Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said the amendment seeks an "nonest cap formula -- not a liberal one, not a conservative one, not a Republican one, not a Democratic one, but a realistic one." Opponent Pete Domenici, R-N.M., said federal spending is overly indexed and that the Senate should "not acid another automatic to the already burdensome automatics in the budget." Senators voting "yea" wanted food stamp outlays indexed to inflation and unemployment rates. Dixon and Percy voted "nay." Building Permits MAMiTWIASUT FOOD ADDITIVES Food additives are carefully monitored by the Food and Drug Administration to assure their safe use in food. Many additives increase the nutrient value of foods. Vitamins and minerals are added to salt, milk, margarine, breakfast cereals and enriched grain products. Natural colors such as carotenes (yellow), beet powder (red), and caramel (brown) are often used in cheese, bread and soft drink mixes. Only a few natural colors can be used easily in food man­ ufacturing, so most of the colors added to foods are synthetic. These can be used only so long as there are no questions about their safety. Additives are also used for their anti-caking, anti- foaming and bleaching proper­ ties. One example is sodium sili- coaluminate which is used in dessert and soft drink mixes. Building permits were recently issued by the McHenry County Depart­ ment of Building and Zoning to: McHenry Savings and Loan. Green St., McHenry. to construct two three- bedroom residences at 4107 and 4109 White Ash road. Prairie Ridge. Nunda township First National Bank of Barrington to construct a four bedroom residence at 6912 Lexii Beaumont Estates, Nunda township Kim and Sally Meier of 62 Woodhills Bay road. Fox Lake, to construct a three- bedroom residence at 9219 Clark road. Richmond Mr and Mrs. Sontag, 501 Dale avenue. McHenry, to construct a three-bedroom residence at 1112 Paddock street. Burton township. Permit fee -- $512.40. For Ycrur Information Dear friend*, The men who protect our lives and property at tho risk of personal injury or death - our policomon and firomon - deserve our respect and cooperation. Tho hazard of speeding to and fighting a firo it a vory roal ono. Without tho vigilanco of tho polico in maintaining law and ordar, our democracy cannot survive. Lot us givo our firomon and policomon our full sup­ port. 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The other will give 30 participating schools letters of credit allowing them to purchase specific food items from local sources, Hoagland said. "In each case, the cash of letters of credit will be provided in place of donated commodities." Hoagland said "The study will examine the cost effectiveness of the two alternatives, their impact on school food procurement patterns, their effects on school lunch quality and lunch program participation, their impacts on government price support and surplus removal programs and their ad­ ministrative feasibility," he said Hoagland said an ad­ ditional 30 schools will be selected as control sites and will continue to operate under current regulations on the commodity donation program All 90 schools will be selected by the end of August , "Schools chosen as demonstration project sites will participate for four school years beginning in September, 1981," Hoagland said "The demonstration projects will be evaluated during the first three years and IJSDA will report to Congress on the project by Dec 15. 1984 " Title III of the Agriculture Appropriations Act for fiscal year 1981 mandates these demonstration projects, he said I'SDA is now soliciting applications from school food authorities wishing to participate in the study Illegal Traders Illegal wildlife trade is big business, although the past dec­ ade has seen laws passed by many nations to restrict sales of endangered animals. 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Two northern Illinois senators serving neigh­ boring districts are playing a key role in the state budgetary process this year after successfully meeting a deadline in the Senate of reviewing and leading the passage of 55 appropriation bills \ Senators Jack Schaffer, R- Crystal Lake, and John Grotberg, R-St. Charles, are the GOP spokesmen on the two Senate Appropriations committees. The twin panels review all budget requests- both those submitted by the governor and those in­ troduced as legislative initiatives--and play a decisive role in determining programs that will be fun­ ded. Both legislators agree that serving as Republican spokesmen for the ap­ propriations committees offers more responsibilities than any other committee in the Senate "When we present a|> propriation bills to the governor for his approval, they must Im^within his budget." /(Trotjkgrs^ ex­ plained. "Iv4s><ufduty to ensure that the budget is adequately met and those who require services receive them " The appropriations committees allocate funding for such expenditures as transportation, education, law enforcement, con­ servation. public aid, and all other programs. "Our most important obligations are to make sure that necessary programs are adequately funded, yet we must strive to keep the budget in balance." Sen. Grotberg explained "When our deliberations are finished we hope to present the governor with ap­ propriation bills that closely match his budget estimate "That is not always an easy job." Schaffer added. "You have to remember, however, that an ap­ propriation is simply an authorization to spend ..it doesn't mean the money has to be spent Under our system of government, the chief executive recommends priorities, the legislature determines them, then the governor is charged with their implementation," he said. In March. Gov. James Thompson submitted a budget for the next fiscal year totalling $14.9 billion. But a month later, with the gloomy economy presenting a revenue shortfall, the governor recommended the budget be reduced by $200 million "As members of the governor's party we have the responsibility to ensure that his best interests are guarded during the legislative process," "Grotberg said. "That doesn't mean our every priority has to be the same as his, but overall we must stick together." Expanding on the theme of priorities. Sen. Schaffer said: "All 29 Republican senators have their own priorities. those that basically reflect individual philosophies and the views of constituents back home. The governor just as the president ^Boes nationally, gives us a blueprint. Then we meld all of our ideas together to come up with a final product. It requires a lot of compromise, the art of government at its finest," Schaffer noted "There are a lot of extra hours and we sometimes wonder if anything else is gettings done." Grotberg said, "but it is a rewarding experience." Both lawmakers said their schedules arfc extremely crowded "Once the governor presents his budget in March, one-half of the bills are introduced in the Senate and the other half in the House." Sen Schaffer said "After each chamber completes its work, the process is reversed and the bills are reviewed by the other house Then comes the end of the session < late June) and conference committees when all of the issues still in dispute must be settled by conferees from both the Senate and House There is a lot of work, but a lot of en­ joyment " EAItl R WALSH 4 JACK WALSH INS. Flr« Aw'o firm lit* •oprotonllnf RfllASU COMPAHUS 4410 W tl, IN MrMonif Ml )M0 DENNIS CONWAY AUTO MM Mil State Fan Ins. Co. »i«w iimtir** M<Ho«'r III Ms mi JAMES M. McMTEE. 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