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Holiday deadlines in effect The McHenry Plaindealer is resuming a holiday schedule for delivery of news stories this week. Due to the Fourth of July Holiday, deadlines will need to be set ahead for the Wednesday, July 4 issue. General news and display advertising will be ac­ cepted until noon Friday, June 29; display classified advertising until noon and regular classified advertising until 3:30 p.m. the same day. Neighborhood correspondents should have their columns in the office by Thursday noon, June 28. : GRAVEL PIT EXPANSION PLANS about 200 to 250 feet deep and would not be affected by the 50 foot deep extraction process. He projected a 25-year gravel mining operation with restoration to a residential area and lake after that time. PAGE 3 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2T, Ifll* ~ continued from The objectors expressed concern with air pollution, vibration and noise from bulldozers and other extraction equipment, and danger if fen­ cing gets torn down or opened up so drop offs become accessible to curious children. One objector, connected with the respiratory therapy department of the Northern Illinois Medical Center, said the school would require an ex­ pensive air filtering system to keep indoor air fresh for the children (especially those with respiratory problems such as asthma), and outdoor activity would be severely restricted because of noise and air pollution. "I would not want my son to be there," she said. Dr. Farmer noted that in the school's history, no student has ever gone into the present gravel pit operation. He also said the school board, which originally authorized con­ struction of the building, ex­ pected residential expansion nearby. Since the projected for classified staff (secretaries, school in a more residential area. Later, Dr. Farmer said the board would be making a decision at the next board meeting or could call a special meeting for the purpose. In the meantime, the school's attorney will be consulted to determine legal options available to the board. In other business, the board approved: - A six percent across-the- board salary increase in 1984-85 growth has not taken place and all students are bused in, it is highly unlikely the building will be expanded. If growth occurs, Dr. Farmer envisions building a custodians, etc.) with the ex­ ception of one Hilltop School secretary who will receive a larger increase because her salary was not equitable with page others doing comparable woifc^ -A raise from $13 per hour jo $14 per hour* as custodial overtime rate for building rentals. -Establishing three ad­ ditional music teaching positions (one position already in place): for two teachers to provide mobile vocal instruction for grades one through five and two teachers for vocal and in­ strumental instruction at the junior high schools. -Raising cafeteria lunch prices by five cents per lunch. After an executive session, the board reconvened to approve an average six and a half percept salary increase in 1984-65 for administrators. POLICE BEGIN CRACKDOWN ON continued from 1 McHenry; Keith Simpson of 2624 Myang Dr., McHenry, and Jean M. Markovic, of 1204 Charles St., McHenry. Steve Markovic of 1204 Charles St. McHenry was charged for illegal cable TV installation and theft of cable services. Additionally, McHenry County Police have charged Gilbert Hay of Wauconda and David Frishman of Buffalo Grove for unauthorized sales of TV decoding-interface devises. Three other individuals were arrested through similar charges in Lake County. Jean and Steve Markovic recently pled guilty to charges, said Olszeski, and were fined $100 and $200 respectively, with a one year probation for each. Others answering to the criminal offenses face $1,000 bond each and have pending court dates. In addition to the criminal findings, Lakes has instituted a civil suit involving punitive damages in excess of $15,000 against the owner of a McHenry tavern for utilizing cable ser­ vices for approximately two years without paying for it. A manufacturer of illegal pirate boxes from Wauconda and three other individuals have been charged with a Class A misdemeanor for selling illegal devices. Approximately $2,000 worth of pirate equipment has been recovered so far as a result of police investigation. "There are lots of others out there that we know are doing illegal hookups," said the detective." The arrests come in light of recent law signed by Governor James Thompson, (Public Act 83-0519 of the Illinois Criminal Code 16-10, 11, 12, 13), which make laws connected with cable theft more stringent than before. Theft of cable services, which includes illegal hookup to cable services or unauthorized addition of premium channels, through use of a decoder, is a Class A misdemeanor and if convicted the penalty provides a maximum prison term of one1 year and a fine of $1,000. If found guilty of the Class B misdemeanor of possessing a decoder, used in-home to in­ tercept or decode cable tran­ smissions, offenders can face a six-month prison term and a $500 fine. While, on the surface, unauthorized cable hookups or purchase of an illegal decoder does not seem like a serious offense, the sheer number of violations, when totaled, con­ stitute a major financial loss to a cable business. page Kepper estimated that current monthly losses to his business \ through theft-of-services is well £ over $20,000. He said his com- 2 pany, with the backing of local v police departments, is serious in ) its effort to find and prosecute i violators. "These offenses will * not be tolerated," he com- 5 mented. "A continuous auditing process is in effect and a fulltime security staff, trained # by the McHenry County* * Sheriff's Department, is* working on this problem." ^ Additionally, the company haV- opened a short term "amnesty" program, where violators may-* call and come into compliance*: with cable services. They also are offering rewards for in­ formation that leads to ther<- arrest of conviction of persons-, who manufacture, distribute, or . sell devices contributing to the * unauthorized use of cable te l ev i s ion s e rv i ce . • .> Fieldcresfcz Savings At Spiess! CRYSTAL LAKE & ST. CHARLES ONLY V V • > "Rep Stripe" Oassae 6nd current \i this silk tie look stripe in graphite & ruby. No-iron polyester/cotton percale sheets feature wide hem of graphite. Matching comforter piped in ruby reverses to solid graphite. 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They got "The Big Guidas." I want The Big Guidas. Once I get that woe-begotten lending-house out of ' the red, I will acquire the mega-sclooners. And when I get those monstrous ducksters in my ledger book... Well, I don't want to give away all the details of this ongoing, sensitive deal. This is in addition to the fact that I look great in a three- piece suit. All of this may sound shallow to you, but I think you'd be pretty foolish to say it to my face, considering that I'll soon be able to buy and sell you like some third-rate Canadian soybean future. "What about the qualifications of this Ward chap?" you might ask yourself. "What does he know of money markets, T-Notes and the fed?" The answer is simple: I know nothing. But I am willing to learn. Considering the fine mess the bank's current ad­ ministration has put it in, I don't think I've made an unreasonable request. Though I have never run a major bank, I have spent a lot of time inside banks. I have accumulated, almost by osmosis, important knowledge of the industry: -"Never remove the canister until all moving parts have stopped" is a key component to running a successful drive- up window. ̂ ^: uiu --My father is a CPA. I have had a savings account, one sensibly insured by the ' FDIC for up to $10,000, since I was 6. Not happy with a simple ledger, I recently went to a fully-automated check­ book, a bold financial move that keeps track of my account on a small calculator incorporated into a handsome imitation-leather case. As a result of this cost-effective, time-saving measure and some sound fiscal policies, I have never bounced a check. Can a nameless Chicago bank say the same? This is the combination of good sense and panache I would bring to Continental. I know what you're thinking. "How does this brash up­ start, this babe of banking, hope to do to bail out those flounderingfinanciers?" you're saying. Austerity measures, I say. 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