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PAGE 14 • PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY, JULY 15.1983 PLAINDEALER"> Editorial Opinion Choosing Colleges The Women's College Coalition in Washington, D.C. reports that women's colleges--contrary to predictions in the sixties when everything seemed to be going co-ed-are more than holding their own. Total enrollment in women's colleges rose 25 percent in the last decade. Applications are up. And women's college executives say there is more of a mandate now for the female college than ever before. Obviously many parents want their daughters to attend female colleges and obviously an increasing number of young women want to attend them. . Of the "seven sisters" - Vassar, Mt. Holyoke, Smith, Wellesley, Radcliffe, Barnard, and Bryn Mawr, female counterparts of Ivy League colleges, all but one remain closed to males. So do 110 other colleges for females. Boards ruling male colleges were so concerned in the sixties and seventies many felt limiting admission to males was automatically, per se discrimination. As a result, the number of men's colleges today is sharply down--and over half of these are religious institutions. All the Ivy League schools have gone co-ed. There is no compelling reason every college or university limited to males or females must abandon its traditions. For some, co-ed educational institutions are the answer, for others they are not, and students and parents should have a choice. Tiger In The Tank Compressed natural gas has long been used by some companies to power vehicles in corporate fleets. Now an effort is under way to offer compressed natural gas to the average driver~as a cheap alternative to gasoline. Seven companies, five U.S. and one Canadian and one New Zealand firm, have combined talents to develop a new storage technology. If successful, the new system would enable motorists to fill tanks, at home, from natural gas lines. The technological breakthrough which brings this prospect in sight is development of a low-pressure storage system. This enables motorists to fill tanks with low-priced compressors, similar to that used in refrigerators, for example. In some areas of the country natural gas could be bought as cheaply as 60 cents a gallon. Thus the possible saving, in utilizing natural gas as the new tiger in one's tank, is enormous. And the potential profit to the companies devising the new system is enormous. There are now about 25,000 gas-powered cars or buses (school buses in some cases) in the U.S. If the new system is successfully developed, that figure could rise by leaps and bounds in the years immediately ahead. Engine modifications would be necessary but there are advantages in addition to price. Natural gas burns cleanly. U.S. supplies are considerable. U.S. auto makers will not begin offering gas-burning cars soon, though one company is said ready to offer some gas-burning trucks later this year. Also, larger tanks may be needed, to extend tank range. But the new, low- pressure storage system offers encouraging new hope-for a new, cheaper, tiger J in your tank. ' PLAINDEALER™^ Letter to the Editor Public Pulse (THo Plomdoolor invite* tho public to wto thit column at on oxprotsion of thoir viowt on iub|Oct» of general in toro*t in our community. Our only roquott is *hot the writors give signature full oddret* ond phone number. We o»k too that one individual not writa on the same subject more than once a month We reserve the right to delete any material which we consider libelous or in objectionable tosto ) HELP FOR VETERANS "Editor:: "We should be doing more for our paraplegic veterans. Three quarters of them haven't the proper wheelchairs to accommodate their handicap. "There's a Bill S170 before Congress for this purpose. I would like to learn that our American Legion and VFW are obtaining signatures as we are to put this bill through. "These are chairs that can be operated by those with paralyzed arms and legs, and they certainly deserve them. I hope others will drop a postcard to me and I'll see that the signature is obtained. "I would like to suggest to all McHenry county citizens who are dissatisfied with the leniency of our courts to write to me to petition Judges Watch. Something can be done about it with people power. '•Good news of the month, I'm happy to learn many more teens have decided to practice celibacy until they're engaged or married. Hats off to these young people who are in­ dividuals and won't follow the sheep. "I am asking that those desiring petitions write only, not phone. "Marie Thomas "3103 Charlotte Avenue "McHenry" NIPPERSINK DREDGING "Editor: "This letter concerns the Nip­ pers i.ik dredging about which there was an article published July 1. "There seems to be a duplication of projects which, of course, is a waste of capital. There exists an agreement between the Sunrise Ridge Estates association agents and the village of Wonder Lake in regard to dredging Nippersink creek east of the bridge at Thompson and Wondermere roads which shall be used as said association beach, boat launching and mooring area. This is as depicted on the survey attached to the Wonder Lake Ordinance 044 as exhibit 'E'. The village has the right to remove some 700,000 cubic meters of dredging for fill in the Jacobson park. "Permission from a property owner to transport the crane, etc., as so stated in the news item, would not be required because all rights for this purpose have been agreed upon. "If the MPOA is cost conscious, I would think that a merging of the two projects would be advantageous to the MPOA, Sunrise Ridge Estates association and the village. "K.W.Ehlen "Wonder Lake" Test Abolishes Paper Food Stamps The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded a $2.2 million contract to a McLean, Va., company to test a system in Reading, Pa., that eliminates paper food stamps. Planning Research corporation of McLean, Va., will use electronic technology, to debit the amount of food stamp purchases in food stores. "We're testing this system as a method to remove the opportunities for fraud presented by the paper coupon, " Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Mary C. Jarratt said. "Once the negotiable documents are removed from the program, the trafficking, mail kt and stolen coupons is Roll Call Report (Your Congressmen's Vote) WASHINGTON - Here's how area members of Congress were recorded on major roll call votes June 23 29. HOUSE PROBE - The House voted, 256 for and 161 against, for a secret rather than open probe of widespread, anti-GOP distortions in the editing of hearing transcripts. To make some Republicans look bad, the transcripts altered what they actually said during subcommittee hearings last year involving the Environmental Protection Agency. The vote authorized a probe by the Ethics committee, which by law must meet in closed session, and blocked GOP calls for a special House panel that would air the issue in public. Virtually all 256 members voting for private hearings were Democrats. Leaders of both parties agreed that Democratic employees were the culprits. Supporter Jim Wright, D-Tex., said the Ethics committee probe "protects the rights of individuals as well as the honor of the House." Opponent Robert Michel, R-Ill., said "what is at issue here is the integrity of the House... .Our records are the heart of our legislative process." Members voting yes favored a closed-door probe of the misconduct by Democratic staffers. Illinois - Voting no: Philip Crane, R-12. VETO - By a vote of 238 for and 137 against, the House passed a bill (HR 2668) that keeps the Consumer Product Safety commission in existence but with a smaller budget and less power than its most ardent backers wanted. The bill (HR 2668) contains the first Capitol Hill response to the Supreme court decision outlawing the "congressional veto" lawmakers had used to kill regulations and other executive branch actions they disliked. It proposes using joint resolutions to replace the congressional veto. However, this is a weaker tool because it needs presidential approval to take effect. v The bill, which was sent to the Senate, authorized a fiscal 1984 commission budget of $35.7 million. Many members voting no disliked the hasty attempt to replace the congressional veto or thought the bill too harsh on product safety. Illinois - Voting yes: Philip Crane. ARTS - The House rejected, 150 for and 271 against, an attempt to freeze fiscal 1984 spending for arts and humanities programs at 1983 levels. The vote, occurring during debate on an appropriations bill (HR 3363) later sent to the Senate, left intact plans to hike National Endowment for the Arts outlays from $144 million to $165 million and National Endowment for the Humanities spending from $130 million to $150 million. Sponsor John Hiler, R-Ind., criticized the government becoming "an ever- expanding and ever-available source of funding for artistic endeavor." Opponent Benjamin Gilman, R-N.Y., said "nations are judged by the ...attention, respect and support they give to their artists and their scientists." Members voting yes wanted to freeze arts and humanities subsidies. Illinois - Voting yes: Philip Crane. . SENATE INCOME - By a vote of 34 for and 58 against, the Senate rejected an amendment requiring senators to place in trust any "unearned income exceeding 30 percent of their government salary. Unearned income comes mainly from investments. This was a sequel to the recent vote limiting "earned" Outside income -such as speech honoraria ~ to 30 percent of senators' $69^800 salary. There is no limit on investment income, which angers less prosperous senators who had profited nicely from speech fees. With this amendment, they retaliated against the many Senate millionaires who had voted to limit their honoraria. Sponsor Jake Garn, R-Utah, said "I do not expect this to pass. I would expect the demagogs and the hypocrites to vote much as they usually do." No opponent spoke against the amendment, and Garn observed "there is not a single rich boy on the floor to defend himself." Senators voting no opposed the trust requirement for investment income. Illinios - Alan Dixon, D, voted no. Charles Percy, R, did not vote. ABORTION - By a vote of 4ft.£0T and 50 against, 'the1 Senate rel8?all la proposed constitutional amendment enabling federal and state legislature* to outlaw abortions. A two-thirds majority, 67 votes, was needed for passage. Seeking to nullify the 1973 Supreme court decision Roe v. Wade, the amendment said: "A right to abortion is not secured by this Constitution." , Sponsor Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said " this nation, with the possible exception of Communist China, has the most radical abortion laws of any nation in the world." Opponent Robert Packwood, R-Ore., said that "by seeking to force aU women into childbearing (the amendment) undermines their ability to control their bodies and their lives." Senators voting yes supported the constitutional amendment. Illinois - Dixon voted no. Percy voted no. - TAX CAP - The Senate refused, 45 for and 55 against, to cap the personal income tax cut that took effect July 1. This killed the House-passed bill (HR 1183) that was originated by Speaker Thomas O'Neill, D-Mass., as a major challenge to the Administration's economic recovery plan. The cap would have cost the wealthiest taxpayers while preserving the full benefit of the cut for the remaining 90 percent of taxpayers. The 10 percent cut brought to 25 percent the cumulative cut in rates since 1981 under President Reagan's supply-side program. Supporters said the cap woufanarrow the deficit by $6 billion and add fairness to the president's program, while foes said it would retard the recovery now in progress. Senators voting yes wanted the July 1 tax cut to be less beneficial to the wealthiest taxpayers. Illinois - Dixon voted yes. Percy voted no. possibilit fraud and lc eliminated." The demonstration project is scheduled to run for 18 months following a pre-test period, Ms. f Jarratt said. Under the system, each food stamp household will get a magnetic card that has the recipient's picture, ac­ count number and biographical in­ formation laminated on it, Ms. Jarratt said. The household will also get a personal identification number that must be used with the card at the grocery store to verify use of the card. At the grocery checkout station, checkers will insert the food stamp identification ciard into a computer terminal and recipents will enter their personal ID number into an ac­ companying keyboard to activate use of the card. If the card and the per­ sonal identification number match, recipients' account will be automatically debited by the amount of the food purchases and the grocers' accounts at a designated bank will be credited with the same amount. Various issuance systems are presently used in the food stamp program, each resulting in the issuance of paper coupons, Ms. Jarratt said. Most food stamp coupons are distributed through the mail, either directly or through authorization to participate cards that are mailed to participants, Ms. Jarrat said. Recipients present the authorization card along with a program issued identification card' to a food stamp issuance agent and receive their coupons. These systems often result in mail fraud, theft, lost and stolen authorization cards and coupons. $ 190,000 For Disadvantaged More than $190,000 in Community Service Block Grant and Com­ prehensive Employmentand Training Assistance (CETA) funds were used by 251 economically disadvantaged students as scholarships for training in high technology fields, the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (DCCA) has announced. The money is part of $300,000 pooled by DCCA from those two sources to help needy students diefray costs of a college education in the high technology field. This marks com­ pletion of the first semester of the Illinois High-Tech Training Assistance program. The remaining $109,000 has been committed for the summer semester. Ten community action agencies and 19 community colleges across the state are participating in the two- semester pilot program. The agencies work with the colleges to screen and select students. Those who demon­ strate aptitude for any of a number of high technology fields and come from low-income households are eligible for scholarships. , Examples of high technology fields include computer science, electronics, engineering and medicine. No more than $1,000 per academic year can be awarded to a student under this program and participants are urged to seek other types of aid, Fox said. Of those who received funding, 42 percent enrolled in computer science, 20 percent in electronics, 20 percent in engineering and 18 percent in medicine related fields. The program is expected to con­ tinue in the fall. State Energy Conservation Bibliography Available The Illinois Depart­ ment of Commerce and Community Affairs (DCCA) has made available an updated version of the Illinois Energy Conservation Bibliography for commercial and in­ dustrial applications. Produced by DCCA's Office of Resource Conservation, the bibliography lists a series of publications covering such topics as energy .auditing for small businesses and industry. Other topics include boiler ef­ f ic iency, retrofit programs and financing, opportunities. The department f irst released t'he bibliography in June 1982. Ranging from very f u n d a m e n t a l t o moderately technical, the manuals identified within the bibliography are available at no cost to interested firms. - For a copy of the bibliography, write the Office of Resource Conservation 325 W. Adams, Springfield, 111., 62706 or call 217-785- 2264. kAmerican Viewpoints In the field of world policy I would dedicate this nation to the policy of the good neighbor. Franklin D. Roosevelt SBA Proposes Size Standards inf lat ion adjustment should help remedy this. The U.S. Small B u s i n e s s A d ­ ministration has proposed to amend its s i z e s t a n d a r d regulations to deal with effects of inflation and provide a better definition of what is a small business in cer­ tain industries. The proposal culminates an effort to revise :he size standards which began in 1980. * The agency ;!s«> proposed to prm -<c ..-.e set of size standards lor both SBA procurement and financial assistance programs, and 'o make the regulaiions more readable. SBA said no si'e stands d would be lower than the current size standards except in a few instances where specific industry problems exist. Many standards actually would be higher. SBA estimates that about 36.000 additional firms, excluding farms, will be considered small as a result of the proposed rule. Administrator James Sanders said the planned revision should be more acceptable to the public than two previous notices , particularly s ince programs would not be distrubed at agencies involved in heavy procurement activity. General ly , these agencies will be able to maintain eligibility at about the level which was set in 1975, when a general adjustment was made to receipts size standards for inflation. Some firms have been losing SBA ' eligibility due to inflation, and the Teeth Friends Some foods in Switzerland are labeled "Zahnschonend," which translates as "friendly to teeth." The government only allows this label on foods which do not harm tooth e- namel. } I For Your Information ? I Dear friend*, Most funerals have some * n of rvngious ritual, conducted by clergy, i eassure and bring Hope to th. vort. In u>n where no formal religion ^"uwrwl, it still remains OMantial to eulogize the deceased, adding to tha fond memory of the person in the minds of the survivors. 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