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Opponent Ron Paul. R-Tex., called bank oailout type of bill that we) vee\ PACE 16 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24,1983 " • PLAINDEALER^ J* EcUtopial Opinion (Your Congressmen's Vote) School Challenges For millions of youngsters, August is a time when tragedy (or joy) overtakes them. For those who love the freedom of summer, hot weather and outdoors, and lack of study, school's reopening is stark tragedy. For millions of others, who love school and association with Mends and learning, it's a time of joy. Geniuses and successful men and women have developed from both temperaments. Winston Churchill, for example, was a poor student. * In today's world, however, successful study is more important than ever. As the world grows more technical and complex and competition becomes greater ana greater, education becomes increasingly important. It is not only the best investment for the student but the best investment for adult citizens in their community. Therefore, it's best to accept the beginning of a new school year as a challenge, if you are of school age, and make the best of it. School years, and youthful years in general, are not always easy years. But they are years of opportunity and challerae-and those who move out to meet the opportunity and cnallenge in school today are likely to be the leaders of tomorrow. x Hurricane Season From now to October, hurricanes are more likely than at any other time of year. Though much has been done to acquaint the general public With the movement of these vast storms, they remain the most dangerous and destructive experienced-because of their size, sustained winds and the mass of water they move with them. Both coastlines, especially the east coast, and much of the southeast and Midwest can be affected by these storms. They move slowly as a rule, often at 10 to 20 miles an hour. The weather bureau tracks them rather effectively today, and has five classifications to describe intensitv. Intensity 1 is a storm with 74-05 m.p.h. It will cause an ocean rise of 4-5 feet, and the barometer will fall to 29 inches or thereabout. Intensity 2 means 96-110 m.p.h., a 6-8 foot ocean rise, and a barometer as low as 28.50. Intensity 3 is 111-113 m.p.h. winds, a 9-12 foot ocean rise, and a glass as low as 27.90. Class four is 131-154 m.p Ji. winds, a 13-18 feet ocean rise, and a barometer as low as 27.17. Intensity 5, the worst, is 155 m.p.h. winds or above, 18 plus feet of ocean rise and a glass less than 27.17. The last such storm was Hurricane Camille in 1969. A hurricane watch announcement means a hurricane threatens within 24 hours. A hurricane warning announcement means the storm is expected to strike within 24 hours. Needless to say, knowing one's evacuation routes, fresh water, food, flashlights, and full gasoline tanks in cars are prudent precautions during the hurricane season. Families and homes well inland from the coast often suffer severe wind and flood damage from these storms, which often cover an area of several hundred miles. They often produce a series of associated tornadoes inland Abate County WASHINGTON - Here's how area members ef Congress were recorded on major roll call votes in the days before the current summer recess. HOUSE PAY--By a vote of 225 for and 108 against, the House agreed to accept Senate-passed language relating to senators' pay a^d honoraria. The vote means a senator's public salary .win rise Immediately by 15 percent to 889,800, and that beginning Jan. 1,1984 senators will be limited to 80 it of their salaiy (about $30,940) in speaking fees and other farms of House members and senators thus will have the same salary and honoraria levels The vote occuared^ durin^debate oo^the conference report of an *I3up^rter Vic Fazio, D-Cafaf., said "Commoi^Cause and others who have been very interested in this issue" wanted the House to accept the Senate provisions. Opponent James Sensenbrenner, D-Wis., said the 80 percent cap on senators' honoraria should take effect immediately and not oe delayed until next January. Members voting yes favored the Senate-passed language. Illinois--Not voting: Philip Crane, R-12. IMF--The House passed, 217 for and 211 against, a bill to increase by 18.4 billion the U.S. contribution to the International Monetary Fund, which makes loans to Third World nations. The bill (HR 2957), which also extendi the life of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, was sent to conference with the Senate. Additional U.S. support of the IMF has drawn criticism on grounds the money would be used to bail out American and other banks that have made bad loans to Third World countries. < Supporter Fernand St Germain, D-R-I., said "passage of this bill is critical Tax Replacement Maintenance Road Work Governor James R. Thompson signed legislation Saturday relieving counties of the burden of repaying the state revenue from the unconstitutional collection of a tax. "This measure will allow Counties to keep money they collected during an 11-month period from mid-1978 through mid-1979. It was always the Legislature's intent that these counties be allowed to keep the tax money involved," the governor said. The tax affected is the real estate transfer tax. It was originally enacted at a rate of 50 cents per $500 of selling price when property was sold. The counties collected the tax and were authorized by the. Legislature to keep half of the proceeds as a fee. However, in 1979 the Illinois Supreme Court declared the local retention unconstitutional. In anticipation of that 1979 ruling by the high court, the General Assembly changed the language to read that the local share of the transfer tax was to be considered a distribution of state funds rather than a fee collection. In 1979, the language was changed again to allow the local governments to impose their own tax. The Supreme Court struck down both the '-fee" arrangement and the "distribution" language as unconstitutional. The Legislature passed legislation last year forgiving counties the debt to the state for the illegally retained "fees" from 1971 through 1978, approximately $32 million. Senate Bill 214 signed by the Governor Saturday forgives counties for the debt * incurred under ' the "distribution" language for the period from Aug. 7,1978, to July 15, 1979, totaling about $6 million. Approved At Wonder Lake Higher Energy Costs Boost Consumer Price Increase o Consumer prices in the North Central region rose 0.8 percent from April to June, according to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. William E. Rice, regional commissioner for the bureau in Chicago, said this was the second .consecutive moderate rise following sixmonths of relatively stable prices. The North Central All Urban Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) for June was 162.5 (December 1977-100) Higher energy costs, particularly for electricity and motor fuel, were responsible for the most of the latest rise. Excluding energy costs, the index would have risen only 0.3 per­ cent instead of 0.8 percent. As a result, the housing and transportation in­ dexes rose sharply from April levels.: Small increases in other components -t medical care, entertainment and other goods and services - were offset by declines in the apparel and upkeep and the food and beverages index. The housing index jumped 1.1 percent from April due to rising electricity costs and to lesser extent, higher home owners' costs. Higher gasoline prices led to a 1.8 percent jump in the transportation com­ ponent. The apparel and upkeep index fell 2.4 percent as lower price tags ap- " on all types of clothing. The gest price cuts were found on For Your Information Dearfrionds» WefflM often provo to be more creative financial thinkers than man, with a talent for dot oil and analytic. In a U. of Oklahoma In­ vestment experiment, 72% of women did bet­ ter than the Dow Jones industrial average, while only 33% of the men did better. Perhaps husbands and wives should make Joint invest­ ment decisions. Respectfully, women's and girls' clothing. Falling beef and pork prices were largely responsible for a 0.2 percent decline in the food and beverages index. Food away from home also cost less. Higher fees for professional services lead to a 0.4 percent gain in the medical care component. The Consumer Price Index is a statistical measure of the average change in prices in a fixed market basket of goods and services. Ef­ fective with the January 1978 index, the Bureau of Labor Statistics began publishing CPI's for two groups of population. The CPI is based on prices of goods and services that people buy for day to day living. The quantity and quality of these items is kept essentially un­ changed between major revisions so that only price changes will be reflected in the index. With road work completed recently in the Village of Wonder Lake, trustees are instituting a maintenance fund for their upkeep. The 6.2 miles of road were pat­ ched, graded and sealcoated in nine working days, as construction was completed *W*Pf To keep the roads in good con­ dition, the board is establishing a maintenance fund for sealcoating. Village President Duane Zeman hopes sealcoating will reduce the need for patching. '-In the past two years, we spent about $23,000 on these roads just getting ready for a major program," Mrs. Zeman said. The village is soliciting con­ tributions from residents for this purpose. Village Treasurer Sue Sturwold said she has collected $172 to date. Villagers may send their con­ tributions, in care of the Village of Wonder Lake Sealcoat Fund, P.O. Box 238, Wonder Lake, 111., 60097. The board also is seeking to limit the weight of vehicles using village roads. Under the old ordinance, a maximum of 12,000 pounds per axle is allowed. The board wants a ceiling of 10,000 pounds for the entire vehicle. Mrs. Zeman said an exception will likely be made for farmers operating vehicles on Thompson or Wondermere roads. The board was concerned that buses run by the Regional Tran­ sportation Authority (RTA) and overloaded garbage trucks might damage roads. In addition to tile problem of the trucks, the board already is concerned about an in­ crease in garbage removal services from $28 to $32 per quarter. Waste Management, Inc., spokesman Don Reddicliffe said it is the first increase in two years. "Our costs are up just like everybody else's," he added. Reddicliffe said the trucks wc 3,200 pounds when empty, and assured residents that the trucks do not use village roads for anything but the weekly garbage pickup. In other action, the board: --Is working to update the village directory as a prelude to enforcing the grass and weed control or­ dinance. Property owners qgr tenants that allow their grass to exceed a height of five inches can be fined between $25 and $500. --Is negotiating with the sub­ divisions of White Oaks Bay and Lookout Point to contract out police services. The charge is tentatively set at $8 per hour or $12 par hour. EYE OPENER Permanent Disqualification In Food Stamp Discounting the measure "the biggest foreign aid VB ever worked on." Members voting yes favored aoditional U.S. support of the IMF. Illinois--Voting no: Philip crane. ROMANIA--By a vote of 279 for and 126 against, the House affirmed that it wants Romania to continue receiving mast-favored-nation trade status. By adopting H Res 256 on this vote, the House delayed indefinitely a move to deprive Romania of certain trade privileges in retaliation for its treatment of minorities and restrictive emigration policies. The Administration and (host moderates and liberals generally support most-favored-nation status for Romania. Conservatives led the effort to penalize Romania in trade matters, citing oppression by the Communistic regime of President Nicolae Ceausescu. . Members voting yes wanted Romania to continue to receive most-fa vored- nation trade status. Illinois--'Voting no: Philip Crane. SENATE MARTI--By a vote of 62 for and 33 against, the Senate aided a filibuster mounted by opponents of a bill (S 802) to create Radio Marti, an Administration effort to transmit information generated by the U.S. government to Cuba. The bill awaited final action. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., who voted to end the filibuster, said "I support Radio Marti as an important contribution to freedom of information in this hemisphere." Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., who wanted to continue the filibuster, called Radio Marti "an extraordinarily expensive propaganda tool that will not he effective." Most senators voting no were opposed to Radio marti. Illinois--Alan Dixon, D, voted yes. Charles Percy, R, voted yes. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced the first store in the Midwest Region (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Min­ nesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin) to be permanently disqualified from the Food Stamp Program. Hamada Food Store at 5858 South State Street in Chicago, mtiois, has been permanently disqualified based on evidence that the firm discounted food stamps for cash and accepted food stamps in exchange for ineligible items, including cigarettes, paper products, laundry products, household cleaning products, and bath soap. The lification took effect July 14. permanent disqualification is a new feature of food stamp regulations which took effect last Dec. 17. Until that date, retailers could be disqualified for periods ranging from one month to three years. "Now they can be disqualified from six months to five years foi&he first offense, one year to 10 years for the second, and permanently for the third," explained Monroe Woods, midwest regional administrator of USDA's Food and Nutrition Service. "If a retailer is found discounting food , stamps, that is, purchasing them for cash, usually at an amount less than their face value and then redeeming them through banks for their ftdl value, he will be per­ manently disqualified for the first offense," added Woods. Such was the case with the Hamada Food Store whose owner, Saad Ezeldin, may not receive authorization tar reinstatement in the Food Stamp Program. Woods said that stores must agree to abide by the regulations gover­ ning the Food Stamp Program before they are authorized to accept food stamps. He quickly pointed out that over 99 percent of the more than 33,000 retailers participating in the Food Stamp Program in the mid­ west region are honest merchants who abide by the rules. 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