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' i. A IN DEALER - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28.1M1 ' PLAINDEALER --N Editorial Opinion TV Clean-Up The Rev. Donald* Wildmon, a preacher who heads the National Federation for Decency, has decided the only way to clean up commercial television is by boycotting sponsors of objectionable sex and crime shows. He began to monitor U.S. TV shows a few years back and his efforts have been joined by others concerned with the low level of U.S. commercial televisioa The result is the Coalition for Better Television. The Coalition now has over 4,500 volunteers monitoring shows. Last spring from his Tupelo, Mississippi home, the pastor threatened to boycott sponsors of Objectionable shows. This caused something of a flap and some advertisers immediately moved to clean up programs they were sponsoring. But the networks attacked the effort, calling it censorship, and the Rev. Wildmon. The Coalition then agreed to forego its boycott campaign, to have a look at the fall season's new shows and see if progress, as promised, had been made. The Rev. Wildmon says that move--agreeing to call off the boycott--was taken as weakness by networks and some producers and sponsors, who assume the Coalition didn't really have the clout to make a boycott felt. And, assuming the coalition was weak, advertisers and their producers are now once again doing whatever they want to do to attract viewers, the minister says. The boycott list-and it will contain only a few sponsors so that it can be effective-is scheduled to appear this month. Those parents and others concerned with the deluge of criminal and immoral fare going into living rooms today may want to support it. That is a message sponsors will hear, and probably the only way to clean up commercial TV. Tough Choices Opponents of President Reagan's budget and spending cuts, often losing their jobs or benefits, are currently forecasting dire consequences, social chaos, higher crime rates and various other pitfalls. They may be wrong. The Reagan economic program must be given a chance to work-if it will. Nothing in recent years has stopped the slide of the U.S. dollar and economy and something new must be tried. Obviously, no one is totally happy about cutting aid funds, welfare, social security increases or many other federal programs. But the truth is plain-Congress has in recent years voted to S've away too much to too many and the treasury is going inkrupt if overspending is not brought under control. That would produce awful consequences. The Reagan administration program is one depending on an expansion of private business and industry and the creation of more real jobs by this expansion. That would create a higher income in taxes collected for the treasury, and reduce the drain caused by charity and welfare programs. If it works, that would be the best tome for the nation, and it would enable the coutnry to achieve a better defense, with a greater gross national product and lower individual taxes. This is a fine goal, but it won't be reached in a few months. Before judgment can be passed on the program, at least two years of effort and trial will be necessary. The nation is already embarked on the Reagan economic program. Congress can improve it and alter it, in the national interest, but partisan politics must not be the order of the day in attacking tne effort. The issue and outcome are too serious, the consequences of failure too disturbing. Some sacrifices are necessary in the snort run. Roll Call Report ( Y o u r C o n g r e s s m e n ' s V o t e ) Washington - Here's how area House members were recorded on major roll call votes after returning from the Columbus Day recess. There were no Senate votes. AW ACS--The House voted, 301 for and 111 against, in opposition to the Administration's proposed sale of five AWACS and other military equipment to Saudi Arabia. The Senate has yet to vote on whether to sell the surveillance and command aircraft to the Saudis. A negative vote there will kill the $8.5 billion arms deal unless President Reagan uses executive powers and circumvents Congress. Rep. Mario Biaggi, D-N.Y., a supporter of killing the sale, said: "To permit this sale is to crack the very foundation of the bond which ties the U.S. and Israel together - - a bond of mutual security, defense and cooperation." Opponent Clement Zablocki, D-Wis., said the sale "contributes to Israel's security by increasing Saudi defense capabilities against direct or indirect Soviet threats, while preserving Israel's significant military edge over all of its neighbors." Members voting "yea" opposed the AWACS sale. Rep. Lynn Martin, R-16, voted "yea." Rep. Robert McClory, R-13, voted "nay." Milk Supports--The House rejected, 153 for and 255 against, an amendment setting a less-expensive dairy price support program. This marked the second time in two weeks the House rejected a milk support program advocated by President Reagan and the Senate but opposed by dairy farmers. Left intact by the vote is a program the Administration says will cost $500 million more than it wants to spend between fiscal 1982-85 in dairy price supports. Some dairy spokesmen dispute that figure. The vote occurred during debate on the new four-year farm bill (HR3603). Sponsor Paul Findley, R-Ill., said "I believe our country, our president, our Congress (are) committed to a budget restraint" and that he disliked any program under which "dairy farmers can produce without limit and get price supports " Opponent Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, said: "If the question is do we have to get the dairy farmer to produce less, of course the answer is 'yes.' But we do not do it with a massive gutting of the program" as proposed in the Findley amendment. Members voting "yea" favored a less-expensive dairy price support program. McClory and Ms. Martin voted "nay." Fast Foods You can lead a hungry family to a fast food restaurant but you can't make them eat right, reports a marketing researcher. Some studies have shown Am­ ericans are eating out more and others say more of us are mal- p - o r Y o u r I n f o r m a t i o n ^ ™ " ™ Over fri*ndi, For emergencies, •och of us should hove a list of im­ portant Information about ourselves. to include: full nama, address, Social Security number, armed forces serial number, birth date and place, blood type, em­ ployment. location of important documents, name and address of all persons and organisations to be notified of your death, your funeral prearrangements or preferences, stipulated donation of eyes or body organs. Your next-of-kin should know of this record. Respectfully, PETER M.JLSTEN & SON FUNERAL HOME McHENRY, ILLINOIS - 38S-0063 BREWING s -< j •< O •W List Major Anti-Fraud Rules In Food Stamps The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued new rules requiring food stamp recipients in large metropolitan areas to show photographic identification when receiving their food stamps. Secretary of Agriculture John R. Block said the new photo ID system "will play an important role in joint efforts by the U.S. Depart­ ments of Agriculture and Justice to crack down on abuse of the food stamp program." Under the new rules, USDA will no longer replace food stamps reported lost or stolen. Block said these and other major anti-fraud measures are part of the Reagan administration's overall effort to eliminate fraud and abuse in the federal food stamp program. State welfare agencies will be required to institute photo ID systems within a year in food stamp project areas with 100,000 or more recipients, unless they get an exemption from USDA's Food and Nutrition service. Smaller food stamp project areas may also be required to install photo ID systcpns if the FNS and USDA In­ spector General's office finds it useful to protect program integrity. Other new rules will tighten procedures for replacing food stamp coupons and authorization cards which recipients report lost, stolen or destroyed. "Through these new guidelines we aim to protect food stamp recipients against legitimate verifiable losses while limiting the government's liability and the cost to the taxpayer," Block said. Under the new rules, coupons reported lost by or stolen from recipients will no longer be replaced by the federal govenrment. However, in certain disaster situations such as floods or fires, destroyed coupons may be replaced once in a six-month period. In the past, any food stamp recipient could receive a replacement for their food stamps if they were reported lost or stolen. Such a policy has led to widespread abuse in some areas. From Washington By Rep. Lynn Martin After being in Congress for nine months, I really thought I was beginning to catch on. But, the federal government will never cease to amaze me. Let me tell you about a little known fact that has to do with your money, the money you pay in taxes. Each year the federal government offers loans to many different groups for as many different reasons. They also offer loan guarantees-federally backed loans. This, I am sure you know, but what you may not know is that most of this money is never figured into the federal budget. How can we keep tabs on how much money the federal govern­ ment is offering in loans if there is no "credit budget?" The answer is we can't. In addition, many of the federal government's lending practices need to be examined and tightened up. The federal government often takes credit-risky borrowers into their programs giving them top priority, thus crowding out the credit-worthy. Right now, almost $600 billion in federal loans 'and loan guarantees is outstanding. That's almost the entire federal budget for one year! To make matters worse, last year nearly half of the money available in the credit market was chan­ nelled through the federal government, forcing com­ petition with private loans institutions thus adding to soaring interest rates It's time to clear up the credit crunch. I have co- sponsored legislation which would create a "credit budget." This bill will require federal lending to go through the same disciplined process that we are applying to spending and taxing. It will force Congress to use banker-like skills so it can make better judgements on the costs, benefits, and impact of federal credit activity. This bill, The Federal Lending Oversight and Control Act, (H.R 2372) would set limits on the government's credit ac­ tivity, while tightening and clarifying the terms and conditions of loans. nourished or overweight. The explanation is that nutrition is one of the least important fac­ tors families use when selecting a place to eat. Price is the most important factor in choosing a restaurant. 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 NONAHAN 385-5475 M um Ml CMl X mttrl Ht* un m mu Minm mtmtiui M' ROYAL WELCOME KNOW YOUR AKAJOYAL WELCME MKS IT KST Pledge Fight On Service Tax Nearly one-third of Chicago's small-business owners will not be able to collect Mayor Byrne's tax on services from their customers. That's the estimate of the state's largest small- business organisation as a result of a just completed survey of its Chicago area members. The group, called the National Federation of In- dependent Business (NFIB- 111.) - which has 17,000 members in Illinois-stated that 32 percent of the small- business owners responding to the poll said they would have to absorb the cost, rather than pass it on to their customers, because of their competitive disadvantage as small firms. Another 28 percent said they would pass the tax on to consumers, while 40 percent didn't know what they would do. The tax, enacted by the Chicago City Council, forces Illinois businesses selling services to collect a i per­ cent tax on all sales if the buyer resides in Chicago. The tax was to become ef­ fective July 31, 1981, but opponents put it in limbo by filing suit in Cook county. The constitutionality of the tax is now under con­ sideration by the state Supreme court. Final opinions are expected to be handed down within the next 90 to 45 days. According to Mike Donahue, director of governmental relations for NFIB-I11., the majority of respondents said they can't take anymore. For example, he quoted Elgin small- business owners Pete and Gertrude Buniation who wrote of the proposed tax, "Enough is enough. We are taxed already by present municipal, state and federal g o v e r n m e n t s . S m a l l business in this area is hurting so bad that another tax should surely be the straw that finally breaks the camel's back!" Others wrote of the service tax, "This is just one more reason why small business is leaving Chicago and Illinois for elsewhere." D o n a h u e s t a t e d , "Regardless of the final outcome, this tax has become an administrative and economic nightmare that paints a very negative picture of Chicago's and Illinois' willingness to protect its already dubious business climate. If this tax is validated, every Illinois citizen-whether he has ever seen Chicago-could feel the pinch in his pocket." He added, "Besides, who can estimate the number of Halloween Halloween has its origin among the Druids cen­ turies before the Christian era, and from the Roman festival of Pomona. Later, the church adopted the day ais a special one, and the name is of Christian origin, referring to the eve of All Hallows Day. Druid customs were so firmly entrenched that, although the Romans outlawed their observances both Britain and Ireland during their occupation, many of the observances survived to this day. Halloween is one. To the Druids, October 31 was the end of the year; thus the festival. The Druids also believed this was the time good souls of the dead went into animals, especially the cat. They believed punishment of the wicked could be lightened by gifts and prayers. In the United States the day has come to be associated with young people, who gather in goodies in trick or treat calls-a vast improvement over the mischief and destruction of former years. The 31st is also Protestant Reformation Day, dating from Martin Luther's rejection in 1517 pf the church's teaching that one could buy indulgences for both the living and dead. 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Because of the statewide implications of this lax and the possibility that it could become a precedent for cities across the country, NFIB has formed an alliance with the Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry (CACI), a group that serves as a chamber of commerce for the Chicago metropolitan area. Economic Recovery Act Reduces Estate Taxes Perhaps the most im­ portant change brought about by the signing of the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 by President Reagan is the increase in the "equivalent exemption" of the federal estate and gift tax system, says Don Uchtmann, University of I l l i n o i s E x t e n s i o n agricultural law specialist. Prior to now, the unified credit has been equal to an exemption of $175,625 for any one estate. The credit now is going to increase over the next six years. By 1987 the credit will be enough to protect $600,000 worth of property from federal gift or estate taxes. The new act also reduces the maximum tax rate applying to gift and death transfers. Before the Act, large estates--those over $5 million-could face a tax rate of 70 percent. Starting Jan. l, 1981, the maximum estate tax will be gradually reduced until 1985 when the highest rate will be 50 per­ cent. And that rate will be applied to taxable transfers over $250,000. \ Another important change for farm families is the amount allowed for the marital deduction, says Uchtmann. The Economic Recovery Tax Act did away with all monetary limits on the marital deduction. Beginning Jan. 1, a person can transfer unlimited amounts of property to his or her spouse by gift or at death and the property will not be taxed. Also, for about 40 years farm families, as well as other families, have lived with a tax system which allowed an individual to gift up to $3,000 in cash or property to each of as many persons as he or she desired each year. Under this new Act the annual exclusion will increase to $10,000 in 1982. from HISTORY'S SCRAPBOOK DATES AND EVENTS FROM YESTERYEARS October 29, 1911 - Publisher Joseph Pulitzer dies in Charleston, S.C., leaving a fortune to establish the Pulitzer Prizes to en­ courage excellence in journalism. October 30, 1938 - Producer Orson Welles causes panic in New Jersey and New York with his realistic radio drama, The In­ vasion from Mars, adapted from a story by H.G. Wells. October 31, 1903 - Matinee idol John Barrymore makes his stage debut in Magda, in Chicago. November 1, 1973 - Mackinac Straits Bridge in northern Michigan, the longest suspension bridge in the world to date, opens to traffic. r SERVICE LINE MCHENRY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 3B5-4300 FAMILY SERVICf A MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC 3409 W. Woukegon 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 30 a.m. to 5:30 p m. week days (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 SWITCHBOARD Illinois Phone: 800-972-6004 (For confidential conversa t io n s 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. 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