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PAGE 18 - PLAINDKALER • WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 11.1981 PLAINDEALER Editorial Opinion About Generics Grocery shoppers should probably exercise caution in the rush to buy generic products, according to some experts. A recent report by a national consumer's magazine showed, for example, that generic detergents were often more expensive - - when measured by the job done-than name brands. Another organization found that the quality of paper products sold under a generic label was inferior to name- brand products. On the other hand, several private research organizations and a Department of Agriculture experts were recently quoted as saying that in the area of canned foods, generics are often a better buy-and equal in quality. In short, the shopper must experiment and investigate-to find which generics are a bargain. They are also a bargain, in some cases, in the field of drugs. And they, along with innovations such as scanners, can work to bring total food and drug bills down. More Litigation One of the phases of the new trend toward more and more litigation-everyone suing everyone-is a flurry of law suits against former presidents and Cabinet officers. Citizens who feel they were wronged, or their civil rights infringed, are turning to the courts. Up to a point this is, of course, the democratic process functioning normally in a free society. Yet there must be some limit, some restraint, in this trend. When the voters elect a fellow American to be the chief executive officer, he must have some special executive power. He might make mistakes, as everyone does. But if chief executives are to be reasonably free to act, and act quickly and vigorously if the national welfare is involved, they must not be hamstrung by the fear of being endlessly dragged into court after leaving the White House if they make a mistake. It's a complicated subject and Congress will probably, eventually, have to face it and establish some guideline. But there is a logical, common-sense reason for acceptance of some special distinction in the case of presidents, and perhaps Cabinet officers, in the area of legal accountability and redress. From Washington REPORT FROM WASHINGTON By U.S. Rep. Lynn Martin The question of raising the income for members of Congress has surfaced in a number of various forms in the last month and I think you should know how I stand on this important issue. Rather than coming out in full public view and requesting a pay raise, some members of Congress have succeeded in what I would call "back-door pay raise." By taking away the current $3,000 annual limit on tax deductible business ex­ penses they incur in Washington, members of Congress have in effect, given themselves a pay raise. They also voted for the creation of an automatic annual cost-of-living raise beginning in 1983 I voted against these measures because I believe them to be ways in which members of Congress can earn more money without having to be held ac­ countable for a "pay raise," that is raising their base salary. Another measure came up last week which reflects the same motive. This measure, however, lost and rightfully so Currently, members of Congress can earn up to $9,100 in outside income beyond their Congressional salary This income is usually through honoraria f r o m s p e a k i n g engagements. The new proposal would have allowed represen­ tatives the opportunity to earn alomst $25,000 in ad­ dition to their base salary. It also would have allowed the $1,000 cap for any one engagement to jump to $2,000. I voted against this measure because the in­ creases were too great and just too greedy, but also because of the manner in which the whole question of pay is handled in Congress. I must point out that, although I did vote against this proposal, there are some flaws in the present system. Under current House rules, if a member inherited a great deal of money, or holds vast amounts of stocks, or has generous amounts of money from a family trust, that is all right, and that is allowable extra income. Now, I am not criticizing what someone may have inherited; I've even tried to explain to my father how nice it would be if he had the resources of a Vanderbilt, which he could, of course, shower upon me. The persons who have achieved success by starting a company on their own, or have built a successful law practice or are elected to a board of directors of a bank or a corporation, however, have severe limits on that income. I just feel the question of any raise in income for representatives should be held open to public debate. I don't think that Congress should just be composed of millionaires. On the other hand, it can be difficult, financially, to maintain two households and offer a good life and opportunities to one's family on a representative's current salary. Salary should be discussed with the public, and then voted upon. If it is voted in, then I believe it should not go into effect until after the next election so those who don't approve can vote for someone else. In other words, be candid, not sneaky. Above all, I believe a member of Congress should remember one thing. If one's goal is to become wealthy, the Congress should not be the spot to achieve it. Those who forget this do a disservice to the nation they have pledged to serve, and the constituents to whom they owe that honor. For Your Information Dear friends. If tomton* it killed in en accident for from homo, tho closo survivors of tho victim should see the corpse to truly accept the death. Words are not enough, and a memorial service Is, after all, only words. We need to see the coffin or the urn-to be denied the comfort of thinking, "He's only gone" or "She's away". Until we come to know and feel that the person is indeed dead, we cannot begin to organize our lives around a new, wholesome reality. PETERiWJlJSTEN & SON FUNERAL HOME McHENRY, ILLINOIS - 385-0063 Roll Call Report (Your Congressmen's Vote) WASHINGTON-Her's how area members of Congress were recorded on major roll call votes Oct. 22-28. HOUSE Meat - The House adopted, 211 for and 168 against, an amendment prohibiting the importing of meat containing drugs and chemicals that are banned in the production of domestic meat. The measure was supported Dy consumer and cattlemen's lobbies, and opposed by those who saw it as undue protection for domestic producers that would bring foreign retaliation against U.S. exports. The amendment was attached to the new four-year farm bill (HR 3603) that was later Sent to conference with the Senate. Supporter Ike Skelton, D-Mo., said the amendment is needed "to protect U.S. producers from unfair competition and to protect U.S. consumers from potential health hazards. Opponent Robert Lagomarsino, R-Calif., said that although ine amendment is Dined as pro-consumer its effect "would be to harm the American consumer - in the pocketbook by increasing the cost of meat products in this country." Members voting "yea" wanted to bar imports of foreign meat containing chemicals and drugs banned in domestic meat production. Rep. Lynn Martin, R-16, voted "yea". Rep. Robert McClory, R-13, voted "nay". Income - By a vote of 146 for and 271 against, House members refused to raise the ceiling on the amount of outside income they can receive from such sources as law practices and speech fees. Presently, the limit is 15 percent ($9,099) of their congressional salary. The defeated resolution (H Res 251) sought to raise the ceiling to 40 percent ($24,264). Senators have no limitation on outside income. House members and senators have annual congressional salaries of about $60,663 Supporter William Dickinson, R-Ala., said "I feel-very strongly that if we have the ability and the will and are willing to make the sacrifice, we should be allowed on our own time to go out and earn additional income." Opponent Wyche Fowler, D-Ga., said "one cannot cloak himself as a common man and expect to be rewarded as a prince." Members voting "yea" wanted to raise the limit on House members' outside income. McClory and Ms. Martin and O'Brien voted "nay". Daylight Savings - The House passed, 243 for and 165 against, a bill adding two more months (March and April) of daylight savings time, thus extending it to eight months - March through October. The bill (HR 4437) was sent to the Senate. Supporter John Porter, R-Ill., cited Department of Transportation studies indicating "that we will save nearly 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day during the two months of the prolonged daylight." Opponent Virginia Smith, R-Npb., said that farmers oppose the extension and that "forcing small children to leave their homes before dawn will not solve the energy shortage." Members voting "yea" wanted two more months of daylight savings time. McClory voted "yea". Ms Martin voted "nay". SENATE Spending - The Senate refused, 35 for and 61 against, to cut five percent out of the $7.6 billion FY 1982 appropriations bill for the Interior and Energy departments and other agencies. The White House supported the cut - totaling about $380 million -- but a majority of senators felt the bill already had been trimmed enough. The $7.6 billion figure exceeded President Reagan's economy target by about $1 billion. The bill (HR 4035) was passed and sent to conference with the House. • Sponsor Mack Mattingly, R-Ga., said: "If we really believe what we have been saying (about fiscal restraint), we can vote now to prove it. If not, we should at least be honest enough to tell the folks back home that we were just fooling them with our rhetoric." Opponent James McClure, R-Idaho, said the $380 million reduction "would have almost no effect" on present and future budget deficits "and therefore have almost no effect upon the interest rates and the economic health of this country." Senators voting "nay" opposed further cuts in the bill. Sen. Charles Percy, R, voted "yea". Sen. Alan Dixon, D, voted "nay." Enforcement - By a vote of 43 for and 48 against, the Senate rejected an amendment to beef up the Energy department office that polices domestic oil refiners for any pricing violations committed when the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act was in effect. Supporters said the office is trying to collect between $8.6 billion and $11 billion in alleged over-charges by the nation's largest refiners. The amendment, which would have increased funding for the office by $12.9 million in FY 1982, was proposed toHR 4035(see preceding voge). Supporter Howard Metzenbaum, D-Ohio, said the amendment "is guaranteed to return to the Treasury hundreds of millions of dollars," and that to reject it will mean "the American people again get the short end of the stick." Opponent James McClure, R-Idaho, said the Administration is committed to reclaiming the overcharges, and that the bill already contained enough money to finance the collection effort. Senators voting "yea" wanted increased funding of Energy department efforts to collect overcharges from oil refiners. Dixon voted "yea". Percy voted "nay". AWACS - By a vote of 48 for and 52 against, the Senate gave President Reagan the final congressional authority needed for the $8.5 billion sale of five AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) planes and other military equipment to Saudi Arabia. This is to be the largest U.S. arms side ever. AWACS are surveillance and command planes that could turn the tide of a Persian Gulf air battle. Senators voting "yea" called it dangerous to put such sophisticated aircraft in the hands of a regime that could be toppled, and many warned that the arms deal would put Israel at a military disadvantage if another Middle East war breaks out. Senators voting "nay" said possession of AWACS by the Saudis would protect U.S. interests in the oil-rich Middle East, and argued that Congress should not hamstring a president's ability to conduct foreign policy. Senators voting "nay" - to reject the resolution of disapproval - favored the AWACS sale. Dixon voted "yea". Percy voted "nay". Tree Hanger Although their ancestor, the giant ground sloth, walked on all fours and stood upright to feed, present-day sloths spend most of thejr time hanging from tree lirhbs. On the ground they cannot stand, walk, or run, re­ ports National Geographic World magazine. 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 » mm wiicmi X t* 10 mitt! pnph «*«#' fM ttru wft am nsmtssfs m ROYAL WELCOME KNOW Y0UR AKA MYAL fftlCNE DOES .7 BEST Legislators o 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*330 2045 Stratton Bldg. Springfield, 111., 62706 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.. 61106 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. Genesse St. Waukegan, 111., 60065 Phone: 312-336-4554 Donald E. Deuster (R.) 32nd. 510 N. Lake St. Mundelein, 111., 60060 Phone. 312-566-1972 Daniel M. Pierce (D.) - 32nd. 580 Roger Williams Ave. Highland Park, 111., #9035 Phone: 312-433-2551 U.S. Senators Alan J. Dixon (D.) 230 S. Dearborn, Paying The Price For Peace The screams of the wounded and the stench of gunpowder surrounded Robert Richardson, a private in America's Continental Army, but he fought on until a British caimonball struck his hand spike. It broke in two, one end tearing his belly open- The wind from the carmonball left his right arm useless. Richardson's blood had paid the price of peace and freedom. But, for the rest of his life, he was totally disabled. For a while, the Continental Congress provided the Revolutionary War veteran a disability pension of half his military salary. It helped, but Ridwrdson was unable to support himself on this meager allowance. Even this pittance ended shortly after the War of Independence when the new national government turned responsibility for disabled veterans over to the individual states and their Poor Law systems. Life was tough-really tough-for Richardson and other patriots wounded in the struggle to free America from colonial chains. Many were reduced to begging Things are better for the 2Vi million disabled veterans living in today s America. But, on Veterans day this year, it's appropriate to recall what happened to the disabled veterans.of our Revolutionary War. A ' • * When wars end, people want to get back to normal, peacetime life, leaving the turmoil and anxiety, of war behind. That's good, but there's a tragedy in it too. When people forget about wars, they tend to forget about the sacrifices that veterans, particularly disabled veterans, have made. And when the public forgets the needs of disabled veterans, so do their etocted representatives. No veteran of any war should ever be forgotten. Without the sacrifices these men and women made, there would be no United States. Back in 1908, Theodore Roosevelt said something that nearly every American would probably agree with. "A man who is good enough to shed his blood for his country is good enough to get a square deal afterward," he stated. Looking at veterans' programs realistically, it's unlikely that our country would ever let the plight of its disabled veterans get as bad as it was for Private Richardson and his disabled comrades following the American Revolution. But it would be a mistake to simply assume, without giving it much thought, that all of our political leaders are bending over backward to make sure veterans-even disabled veterans-are getting the kind of "square deal" Roosevelt was talking about. Every American owes these people a debt that can never be repaid. n. Room 3960 Chicago, 111., 60604 Phone: 312-353-5420 600 E. Monroe, Room 108 Springfield, 111., 62701 Phone: 217-492-4126 Charles H. Percy, (R.) 230 S. Dearborn, Room 3892 Chicago, 111., 60604 Phone: 312-353-4952 600 E. Monroe, Room 117 Springfield, 111., 62701 Phone: 217-492-4442 Editor's Quote Book Man is so made that when anything fires his soul im­ possibilities vanish. Jean De La Fontaine EARL R WALSH 4 JACK WALSH INS. 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"I am already eagerly anticipating next year's programs. "L. E. Funk, "McHenry" Fit the Pan Less efficient cooks tend to use the largest burner on the range, regardless of pan size. Fit the pan to the burner to save energy. 1 SERVICE LINE McHENRY CHAMBER OP COMMERCE 395*4300 FAMILY SERVICf B MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC 3409 W. Waukegan Road McHonry 385-6400 TURNING POINT-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE STRESS LINE McHonry County 24 hours a day, 7 days a weak Parents Anonymous meetings on Tuesday. Call 815-344-3944 y 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 (Ever had a problem involving the federal government and not known where to call? 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.) 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