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£§ VOLUME 1(07 NUMBER 27 •SERVING THE CHAIN-0 LAKES REGION SINCE 1875 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1982 1'SECTION 22 PAGES 25' Guilty Verdict In Drug Case Where The Action Is! But where IS the action? These two horses apparently aren't in agreement as they view play near the 12th hole at the Chapel Hill golf course. A zinced t" * e tree c > sense I a fact his horse seflse had already teid him am two-heated animal. 8TAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD by Angela Burden SHAWdUbtA NEWS SdtVKE Two licHenry area residents were found guilty on narcotics charges Tuesday in a bench trial conducted by Judge Leonard Brody in 19th Judicial Circuit court, Woodstock. Bryan Kilfoy, 26, of 4008 Cherry Valley rtied, was found guilty on two counts m unlawful possession of marijwaci and two counts of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver. Lind^ Stroh, 27, of the same ad­ dress, was found guilty on charges of unlawftd possession of controlled substapce and was found not guilty on the intent to deliver charges. The charges stemmed from a Feb. 5 raid conducted by the Chicago Police Organised Crime and Narcotics division, which reportedly found 161 poundi of marijuana and about 56 grama of coccaine in the Bull Valley area nteidence. Hie defense for Kilfoy, a self- employed jewelery maker with in­ terests in a Lake Geneva jewelry store, and Ms. Stroh, a seamstress, contended the couple resided in a home shared by several other young singles and that any of their many friends having access to the house could have placed the narcotics in the crawl space and a closet, where the drugs were found. Both defendants testified they knew nothing about the narcotics and did not know who brought and hid them in the residence. Assistant State's Attorney Gail Moreland, prosecuting the case, argued that although the defendants did not have the narcotics on their persons, they had constructive possession of the large amount of the subtaaces. said it was difficult to come ion. The judge, glancing the bales of marijuana evidence in the cour- said he did not know the street price tor the confiscated material /'but there are a lot of man hours in those bales--a tremendous volume of marijuana." Brody said after looking at all the evidence "there is nb doubt in my mind that Bryan Kilfoy was aware of the marijuana in his residence and condoned it." Because of the smaller amount of narcotics found in a closet in Ms. Stroh's bedroom, the judge said there was reasonable doubt that she in­ tended to deliver the substance. Brody set Dec. 16 for the sentencing and hearings of other motions. Lt. Lawrence Forberg of the organized crime and narcotics division said following the Feb. 5 apprehension of the defendants the arrest stemmed from information received that drug dealing was taking place at the Cherry Valley road ad­ dress. A large amount of money, about $11,000, and five weapons were also confiscated during the raid. The value of the narcotics was listed at $217,200 by police. "We believe they are the biggest drug dealers in the area," Forberg said of the accused couple. AIbanese 'Guilty' Charles M. Albanese, 45, formerly of Spring Grove, was convicted on a charge of murder Tuesday in 19th Judicial Circuit court, in Waukegan. Albanese was charged with the arsenic poisoning of his mother-in- law, Mary Mueller, 89, in August of 1980. Earlier in the year, he was convicted by a McHenry county jury of the murders of his father, Michael Albanese, Sr., 69, his wife's grand­ mother, Mary Lambert, 89, and the attempted murder of his younger brother, Michael Albanese, Jr., 36. He was sentenced to die in the electric chair. Albanese showed no visible reaction when the Lake county jury read its verdict Tuesday. As in the McHenry county trial, prosecutors contended that Albanese murdered the family members to gain control and inheritance of the lucrative family business, Allied Die Casting, McHenry. The prosecution also said Albanese was deeply in debt before his wife, Virginia, received the $72,000 following the deaths of Mrs. Mueller and Mrs. Lambert. Defense Attorney Richard Kelly, of Crystal Lake, was unsuccessful in his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal, arguing that the evidence against Albanese was "completely circumstantial." A former cellmate of Albanese, John Saltz, testified that in February, Albanese offered him $20,000 to force his younger brother, Michael, to sign a murder confession and then kill Michael and his wife. Albanese contended at various times that either his brother or a random killer was responsible for the poisonings. The defense also said Virginia Albanese had access to the arsenic that was in Charles' possession. $4 Mil l ion Lawsuit In Traffic Accident Candidates Wait For Voter Choices Hie office of County Clerk Rosemary Azzaro has announced that persons wishing results of the general election may call her office - 338-2040 - Tuesday evening. No probable time that results will be available was given. Information on candidates appears on Pagesl6 and 17 of this issue. Making a choice of candidates for state and county offices, and for the 12th congressional, 32nd legislative (senatorial) and 63rd and 64th representative districts will confront voters in the Tuesday, Nov. 2, general election. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. In addition to candidates, there will be two special issues decided. / While candidates for political of- ' fices are promising a rosy future under their leadership, non-political sources are trying to solve some of our irithout One of these concerns a change in bail procedure. If passed, it would permit a court to deny bail for of­ fenses where the proof is evident or the presumption great and a sentence of life imprisonment may be imposed as a consequence of conviction. The proposal would allow the imposition of stricter bail procedure than now- exists. Another question to be decided is whether the'tax for care and treat­ ment of persons afflicted with tuberculosis should be discontinued. Only a simple majority is required for each proposition. Three statewide offices give promise of bringing voters to the polls because of heavy campaigning. One of these is for the top office of governor, where James Thompson seeks a third term. He will be opposed by Adlai Stevenson, III, son of Adlai Stevenson, II, who served one term as Illinois governor, then unsuccessfully sought the presidency. The attorney general race between Ty Fahner, Republican, and Neil F. Hartigan, Democrat, has also aroused interest and thrown a question mark into a race that at one time had Hartigan far in the lead in the polls. Fahner, who now holds the office through appointment, has watched his ratings improve as he became more widely known because of publicity surrounding the Tylenol case. Hartigan once served as lieutenant governor when Dan Walker was governor. He has been out of office for six years. The James Edgar-Jerome Cosentino battle for the secretary of state post has drawn political lines firmly between the Republican- backed Edgar and the Democratic hopeful, Cosentino. Edgar, the present office holder, has pushed a crackdown on drunk drivers during his almost two years in office. Cosentino presently serves as (Continued on pag* 20) A $4 million lawsuit has been filed in 19th Judicial Circuit court, Wood­ stock, naming among the defendants McHenry county and Highway Superintendent James Rakow. The lawsuit stems from a Feb. 20 traffic accident in which Heather Heinz was allegedly injured. The collision occurred on River road, north of the entrance to McHenry dam state park. According to McHenry County Sheriff's police, Heather Heinz was a passenger in a southbound auto that skidded on icy pavement into the northbound lane of traffic and struck an approaching car. Also taken to McHenry hospital were the driver of the Heinz vehicle, Heidi Heinz, 18, and another passenger, Karen Thietje, 17. The suit also names as defendants Heidi Heinz; the driver of the other car, Donald Wagner; and the owners of two private driveways, Jerrell Babbs and William Finley. The suit charged the county and highway superintendent with failure to require the road to be constructed in a way to impede the covering of ice and failure to require private driveways to impede or prevent melting snow to drain onto River road. The lawsuit was brought by Bonnie Heinz on behalf of her daughter. Preparing For The Labor Market sources are trying to solve some of our *± problems without those rose-colored HITS /TV cflassps ' One of these is a large insurance company which predicts a marked reduction in the number of traffic deaths If all states should raise the drinking age to 21. And with it, enactment and enforcemement of effective drunken driving laws are urged. This kind of law is not popular with everyone. The real promoters should be those who remind us often that we are dependent for tomorrow on the youth of today. Yet, they are in a the high risk category. Of all teen deaths, almost half are from auto accidents. Among the thousand people killed each week in the country in road crashes, about half involve driving under the influence of alcohol. School administrators and teachers are well aware of the problem, and locally programs have been initiated to do something about it. Dull statistics become good news when we learn that in 14 states that raised the drinking age to 21, fatal (Continued on page 20) by Anthony Oliver Noting the third such attempt in two weeks, McHenry Police Chief George Pasenelli reported another case Tuesday of a phony "bank examiner" approaching a McHenry resident. This time, a man telephoned an elderly McHenry resident and said he was an inspector for the insurance company of the First National bank, in McHenry. The con man then said the elderly woman's account had been "manipulated" by one or two em­ ployees of the bank. The victim was asked to withdraw money from the account, hand it over to the "inspector" who would then redeposit the funds. Tlie catch is that the inspector would redeposit the money in his, or her, pocket rather than in the account. Pasenelli said the victim became suspicious of the telephone call and notified the First National bank. Then the police were notified. As in the first two scams, which (Continued on pogo 20) "Work is the lifeblood of vocational rehabilitation," says Robert Lam- bourn, executive director of the McHenry County Association for the Retarded. "Job placement in the community is the ultimate goal, but in reality isn't possible for everyone." The McHenry County Association for the Retarded (Pioneer center) acts as the catalyst in preparing mentally or physically handicapped adults for the private labor market. Two major components of Pioneer center's vocational training program are community job placement and procurement of contracts with private industry. Thirty-three adults attained entry into the private labor market during last year and that record is expected to be duplicated or surpassed in 1982. Paul Nelsestuen, who heads com­ munity job placement for the not-for- profit county organization, notes that 15 have been placed to date, with 28 others ready when the right jobs become available. Those individuals obtaining com­ petitive employment status have proven to be valuable and loyal em­ ployees. They have gained in self- respect, personal satisfaction and economic independence. One person in particular Nelsestuen said he will never forget is now em­ ployed in computer work for a local company. "She was a multiply handicapped young woman lacking vocational skills when she came to Pioneer center," he relates. "Through testing we were able to identify her genuine abilities and provide direc­ tion. Then she really reached to achieve." Her preparation for the job market entailed one year of in-house training and counseling anfl six months of instruction through McHenry County CETA and the Johnsburg Skilled Training programs. Twenty area companies hired Pioneer center graduates last year. Graduates have also gone into service jobs such as delivery, teacher's aide, housekeeping and secretarial. - Commercial contracts with private industry are another vital element of Pioneer colter's vocational training program. Their purpose is twofold: to provide authentic work experiences, and to meet the needs of the business community. Production is carried out at the 20,000-square-foot facility built in Tonyan Industrial park, McHenry, in 1979 and at a smaller, 7,000-square- foot facility on Commercial road in Crystal Lake. Light assembly packaging, collating, and mailing are the primary jobs performed. The work force of 180 people at the Tonyan park training center and another 30 in Crystal Lake is suitable for both large and small orders in production. One of the most successful contracts has been a seven-step assembly of VHS video cassettes for Bell and Howell performed at the Tonyan park facility, where Douglas Crane is plant manager. At peak production, 2,000 cassettes per day went down the line and then were quality checked for scratches, bubbles and dust. 1 Craig Adams, job procurement specialist for Pioneer center in Crystal Lake, bids work contracts. "TCiis isn't done on an emotional basis," he explains, "We offer the business community quality assurance, on-time delivery and value." Adams cites one reason for the success of this system. "The majority of our people don't find repetitive jobs boring. They have stick-to-it-tiveness (Continued on pogo 20) Concentration and skill on the job bring both pride and monetary reward for qualified adults In Pioneer center's Vocational Rehabilitation programs. Shown here are Pam Robe and Dwayne Durham performing work on an assembly line for video cassettes, an example of the type of work suitable as a subcontract. Auxiliary-Volunteer Drive For McHenry Hospital Page 4 Political Candidates Study Their Viewpoint Pages 16 and 17 FREE TV Guide In Today's Edition