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DES MOINES REGISTER Sept. 5, 1984 Younkers eyes fine art of promotion By JANE NORMAN Register Staff Writer A 17-foot-tall plaster replica of Michelangelo's "David" a nude male figure will confront shoppers visiting the main floor of the Younkers department store in downtown Des Moines for the next few weeks. The 1 statue, which looms above cosmetics counters, jewelry displays and stacks of sweaters, was made in Florence, Italy, by an art school, shipped across Atlantic and hauled from New York by truck. It's part of the retail chain's "Festivale Europa" promotion. Will a 17-foot-tall sculpture of a nude man shock Des Moines? "We thought about that," said Norman Melzer, director of advertising and publicity.

"I suppose we could have commissioned it with a fig leaf in place but this is one of the primary works of Michelangelo and who are we not to do as the sculptor intended? "We figured it being fine art, the public would accept it more than if it was advertising or some other vehicle. We'll see if we get any reaction to it, though." The off-white statue, which stands under the second-floor atrium and "just in front of the electric stairs sign," said Melzer, was shipped to Des Moines in four large crates one for each arm, the head and the legs. The crates, accompanied by assembly instructions in Italian, arrived in town six to eight weeks ago but were still in customs until a few days ago. The first crate, containing "David" from the waist down and weighing 2,000 pounds, was unloaded about 6 p.m. Tuesday in front of Younkers' Walnut Street doors, and Younkers officials initially expected the statue would be assembled and in place within two hours.

They planned to erect it by spanning a beam across the second-floor atrium and using a block and tackle to hoist the four pieces into position. A steel tube had already been installed in the middle of the Metro Deli in the Metropolis in Younkers basement to help support "David." Instead, the weight of the statue and the size of its crates presented difficulties. While curious passers-by watched from the street outside, about 15 workmen struggled for nearly three hours and succeeded only in pulling the still-crated legs from a truck into place beneath the atrium. Younkers officials said they expected assembly of the statue wouldn't be complete until early this morning. They wanted it in place by tonight because a benefit party for the Des Moines Art Center is being thrown at the store.

Melzer refused to say how much the statue cost, but he did say it will be sold after the festival's end Sept. 23 to another department store chain for use in its promotional activities. "If we can sell it for what we pay for it, we'll break even," he said. "There's a real competition overseas to get these things it's a matter of who calls who first." Few ventures of this sort have been attempted before by department stores, he said. The original "David," which is the same size as the Younkers replica, was completed by Michelangelo in April 1504 in Florence's Palazzio Della Signoria.

The statue was later moved to its present location, Galleria Dell'Accademia in Florence. "This is a great opportunity for art students" to view the replica of "David," said Melzer. Younkers also borrowed a replica of the "Pieta" by Michelangelo from Marquette University in Milwaukee for its Omaha store and has obtained other replicas of famous art works for the promotion campaign. "David" may be viewed during regular store hours: 10 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays, and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Mondays. THEATER CLOCK BOLERO: Forum 5:15.

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OXFORD BLUES: SouthRidge 5, 7:15, Valley 5,7:15, 9:15. PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT: SouthRidge 5:15, 7:30, Valley 5:15, 7:30, 9:30. PURPLE RAIN: Forum 5, 7.9. RED DAWN: Rivera 5, 7:30, 9:45. REVENGE OF THE NERDS: Forum 5:30, 7:45, SouthRidge 5:30.

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TOM HANKS in BACHELOR PARTY Rowing idea sinks from lack of support By MARK HORSTMEYER JONATHAN Register Staff Writer A proposal to add rowing as an interscholastic sport at North High School received little support from the Des Moines school board Tuesday night. Board member Jonathan Wilson, who had suggested that crew be added to the sports offerings at North as a way to attract students, had asked JONATHAN that the idea be disWILSON cussed among board members. But the discussion left the idea still in dry dock. "I'm not interested in making this a cause celebre," Wilson told his fellow board members. "There are more important issues before the board.

I want to know the interest of the board." Getting none, except an inquiry by board member Gloria Hoffmann whether the community and adult education department could offer rowing, Wilson said, "No pun intended, but I'm not particularly interested in pulling the laboring oar if it's to be offered Council delays Drake decision Continued from Page One prohibits residents from keeping such animals in the city. The law includes, but is not limited to, lions, tigers, jaguars, leopards, cougars, lynxes, bobcats, wolves, coyotes, foxes, badgers, wolverines, weasels, skunks, minks, raccoons, bears, monkeys, chimpanzees, bats, alligators and crocodiles, scorpions, venomous snakes and reptiles, constricting snakes longer than six feet and gila monsters. The law will require two more votes by the council. In the meantime City Attorney Philip Riley will meet with local herpetologists to see if some exceptions can be made for persons who keep snakes or other reptiles for scientific reasons and have shown they keep the reptiles in a proper and safe manner. By approving a settlement with Joy Dunn, the city bought the last remainproperty needed for The Bankers Life's plan to build two similar threestory office buildings on the east side.

Dunn had resisted the city's efforts to buy the property as part of a threeblock urban renewal project, in which the city acquires and clears the land for development and sells it to the developer. The issue was headed for a condemnation hearing until the settlement was reached. The city will pay Dunn about $880,000 for the property, which is about 15 percent over appraisal price but includes about $125,000 for Dunn's cost of relocating her business, said Cy Carney, assistant city manager. In addition, Dunn will be allowed to keep her business at the building rentfree for up to a year in order to give her time to relocate, Carney said. Concerning the disappearance of Martin and Gosch, the council heard from Sam J.

Soda, a a a a a a a a a a private investigator who has volunteered his time to investigate the Gosch case. Soda said he has formed a committee that will, among other things, take "aggressive steps" to return the youths to their homes or learn what happened to them. Suzette Jensen of the Des Moines PTA Council said there is a need for more volunteers in the Blue Star Safe House program. Lenna Young, mother of a carrier for The Des Moines Register, explained the newspaper's Project H.O.P.E. Home Offering a Protective Environment another program designed to provide safe refuge to youths in trouble.

Martin, 14, of Des Moines, disappeared Aug. 12. Gosch was 12 when he vanished Sept. 5, 1982, in West Des Moines. Both were delivering the Des Moines Sunday Register.

The council voted to delay until Sept. 17 a decision on whether to sell to Drake University Twenty-ninth Street between University and Brattleboro avenues. Drake wants that portion of Twenty-ninth to accommodate an expanded parking lot at the university, but many area residents 1536 Tea, 1506 6 GRAND or Open Starring TARA AIRE JAMIE GILLIS MISTY ON JULIET ANDERSON MON. THE IVORY SNOWGIRL RETURNS MARILYN CHAMBERS HURRY IN LAST DAY 766 9100 CINEMA: 3, 1 Cuche LADIES ALWAYS WELCOME SUNDAY (12 NOON-12 PM 2nd BIG MITI BODIES IN THE LEGEND HEAT CONTINUES STARRING JULIET ANDERSOM Plus a cast of FINE 4313 FLEUR DR 287-7716 NOW thru Thurs. at 7:15 9:35 DIVA in all the high schools.

I don't have that end objective in mind." Wilson wants to offer rowing at North to bolster enrollment at the city's smallest high school. And, he said, rowing "doesn't encourage people to beat up on one another. It encourages people to get out and compete in a healthy environment." Wilson said he has received "a number of calls and so far they have been very favorable" since his proposal was first publicized last month. He said he has learned that several universities and clubs in the Midwest have rowing teams and hold regattas that include a novice class that would be open to high school crews. Last year, there were eight such regattas within driving distance from Des Moines.

The board had received information last month from Sam Long, director of athletics and physical education, that there were few high school teams in the Midwest one team each in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota have none. In other business, the board accepted $15,792.21 from the School Employees Association of Des Moines, to establish a college scholarship fund for a son or daughter of a full-time employee of the district. The money represents the treasury of the club founded in the 1940s that has five people left on its membership rolls. The board also learned that a committee has been created to make recommendations on how to remove asbestos from the district's schools.

A Kansas City, consulting firm conducted a study of buildings containing asbestos in the district. The firm recommended that the district spend about $2.5 million to remove the asbestos. Committee members are Bill Wyer of the state Department of Health; Harold Payne, an architect whose firm has been involved in asbestos removal projects; Wolfgang Brander of the federal Environmental Protection Agency; Dr. Don C. Green; Dr.

Greg Hickman; school board lawyer Edgar Bittle; Dick Tuller, principal of Brody Transitional School, and Earl Bridgewater, assistant superintendent for administrative services and personnel. Firing causes 'disruption' ADOPTION Continued from Page One in the Fort Dodge office the day the letter arrived. They were sympathetic, he said, "but they didn't feel a need to pursue it any further." Four days later, Franklin told Schmitz in writing that he could not accept the reassignment. He said he was hired with the understanding that he would work in Fort Dodge and added that he planned to file a grievance claiming that the transfer constituted unfair labor practices. Schmitz wrote back on July 20, saying the transfer was a management decision based on workloads and a need to serve the department's clients adequately.

The letter informed Franklin that he would be fired. Debra Franklin subsequently wrote a letter to Schmitz as a last, desperate measure to get her husband reinstated. "Many people do not realize the pain and suffering associated with infertility," she wrote. "I am sure you do not, or you would not be terminating Ray. I beg of you, Mr.

Schmitz, to search your heart to reconsider your decision to terminate such a fine worker as my husband because of an illness beyond our control." Schmitz did not respond to her letter, she said. James Girsch, president of the human services workers' union in Fort Dodge, said: "The reason why Mr. Franklin was terminated was right in no one's conscience. They can justify it any way they want to, but it will never be right." Franklin, a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, joined the department in Fort Dodge in September 1983 after living in Des Moines and working as a switchman and brakeman for the North Western Other workers not subject to dismissal LIQUOR Continued from Page One employees. The employees are supposed to ask young-looking customers to sign the form, which requires them to certify they are at least 19 years old.

If the purchasers later turn out to have been minors, the clerks can use the forms as evidence that they did their duty. Dennis Mitcham, the liquor department's store operations manager, said he has not determined whether the three Waterloo clerks asked the youth to complete the form. Officials at the two Waterloo stores referred all questions to Mitcham. As the result of the Waterloo arrests, Mitcham said some liquor store clerks are reluctant to work for fear of being arrested on similar charges and losing their jobs. And he said some clerks are reacting to the arrests by asking all youthful-appearing shoppers to sign the age verification form, which he said is an inconvenience for those who are old enough to buy alcoholic beverages.

Mitcham said he already receives complaints from customers in their 20s who feel insulted when they are asked to sign the form, and he said he expects those complaints to increase now. Gallagher said it is unfair to require dismissal of liquor stores clerks when employees of private establishments are not fired. State law requires the department to suspend the license for 14 days of any business that sells alcohol to an under-age person. The statute does not apply to state liquor stores, however, and a number of lawmakers thought that discrepancy was unfair. S.E.141k.

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Dangerous. GREMLINS FO PLUS AT POLICE ALMANAC BIRTHS Des Moines COLLIER Dianna and Anthony of 2140 Grand Ave. in West Des Moines, a son, Monday at Mercy Hospital Medical Center. SCHEEL Julie and Ray of 3207 Cornell a son, Monday at Mercy Hospital Medical Center. NELSEN Julianne and Eugene of 309 N.E.

Trilein Ave. in Ankeny, a son, Tuesday at Mercy Hospital Medical Center. SCRIBNER Teresa and Todd of 3103 Forest a daughter, Tuesday at Mercy Hospital Medical Center. RICHARDSON Cherie and Donald Dill of 2807 E. Twenty-fourth a daughter, Tuesday at Mercy Hospital Medical Center.

LAUREN Beth and David Severidt of State Center, a son, Tuesday at Mercy Hospital Medical Center. GREEN Terri of 2600 Cottage Grove, a son, Tuesday at Mercy Hospital Medical Center. JOHNSON Jeanette and Melvin of 6637 Holcomb Ave. in Urbandale, a son, Tuesday at Mercy Hospital Medical Center. FRAZER Sandra and Gary of 9413 Madison Ave.

in Urbandale, a son, Tuesday at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. RICHARDSON Patricia and Richard of 500 S.E. Hughes a daughter, Tuesday at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. HOYT Carol of 3936 Fifty-first a son, Monday at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. DODD Janet and Reginald of Newton, a daughter, Monday at Iowa Methodist Medical Center.

HALBUR Diane and David of Coon Rapids, a son, Monday at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. ROLL Patricia and Jeffery of Colfax, a son, Monday at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. MELOHN Julie and David of 1781 N.W. Seventieth Place, a son, Tuesday at Des Moines General Hospital. BRAZIEL Sandra and Phil of Route 2, Waukee, a daughter, Monday at Iowa Lutheran Hospital.

WITTER Kay and William of 622 Oak Park a daughter, Tuesday at Iowa Lutheran Hospital. DIEDRICH Mary and Kevin of 1574 N.W. 100th Place, a daughter, Monday at Iowa Lutheran Hospital. MARRIAGES These people have applied for marriage licenses in Polk County. Railway.

In accepting the Fort Dodge post, he and his wife lost their place on an adoption list in Des Moines. But the couple liked Fort Dodge and bought a house there. They set aside a bedroom for a future nursery and occasionallv bought toys and parenting books. There are 13 couples ahead of them on the Sioux City diocese's adoption list. After Franklin's last day of work Aug.

3, he filed a claim for unemployment benefits. Department of Human Services officials contested the claim, saying Franklin quit voluntarily. But an Iowa Department of Job Service hearing officer ruled Franklin was entitled to unemployment compensation. Girsch, the union official, said Franklin's firing has prompted a statewide petition drive among human services employees, and the incident has created "a great deal of disruption" throughout the department's Mason City district, which includes Fort Dodge. "There was no attempt to deal with Ray's personal situation, to sit down to work this out," Girsch said.

"The emphasis of our employer is geared toward our clients, and we are not opposed to that. But we feel you don't promote that by treating employees the way they dealt with Ray." Schmitz, Franklin's district administrator, declined to comment because of a pending state hearing on Franklin's case. Jackson, the department's deputy director, said state employees must be located where they can best serve clients. The department has about 2,000 employees in the field, but forced transfers are very unusual, he said, with no more than two or three required annually. Most reassignments are voluntary.

Burglary charge also faces Lane WARRANT Continued from Page One face with a shotgun, the reports say. Police say the vehicle used by the three men to travel to and from Clark was a 1973 Nova registered to Lane's girlfriend. Police revered vehicle about 6 a.m. a block from the site of the party. Admitted Involvement Hoffer was arrested about 3:10 p.m.

Monday. Police say Hoffer admitted he accompanied Dorsey and Lane to Clark to get a pistol there. Police reports say Hoffer said he was present when Dorsey shot Weaver in the face with a shotgun. Hoffer and Dorsey were being held in the Polk County Jail on Tuesday in lieu of $200,000 bonds each. Dorsey waived preliminary hearing and will be arraigned in district court Oct.

22. Hoffer will appear for a preliminary hearing on Sept. 12. Lane was being held in the county jail. He also was wanted on a Polk County warrant for second-degree burglary in an unrelated incident.

Val Air BallroomTONITE MAPLE STREET SEVEN Singles Nite 9-12 BALLROOM DANCE LESSONS BASIC begins Sept. 10 ADVANCED begins Sept. 11 (515)223-1341 Donald J. Zibert, 33, Des Moines, and Marie F. Weeber, 25, Des Moines.

Richard E. Fane, legal, Des Moines, and Ramona L. McCrory, legal, Des Moines. Jerry L. Carrington, 23, Des Moines, and June M.

Elverum, 19, Des Moines. Randy K. Beers, 25, Des Moines, and Gayla D. Endres, 25, West Des Moines. John E.

Colemen, 33, Boone, and Shirley J. Fosher, 32, Ames. Tony R. Johnson, 41, Ankeny, and Patricia J. Mishler, 43, Ankeny.

Curtis Jon Courtney, 24, Des Moines, and Sandra Joan Bender, 22, Urbandale. Chris A. Cline, 26, Des Moines, and Delaine Deeringer, 25, Des Moines. George A. Renfro, 23, Des Moines, and Sheryl L.

Dawson, 19, Des Moines. Ronald Marshall, 37, and Mary A. Lisac, 32, Des Moines. Mark E. Manders 26, Johnston, and Sara J.

Wells, 23, Johnston. Edward J. Birmingham, 21, Des Moines, and Katherine E. Waddle, 20, Des Moines. Robert Olin Cronin, 24, Des Moines, and Diane Elizabeth Norris, 24, Des Moines.

Rick D. Rodenbeck, 23, Edina, and Shawn E. Finnegan, 22, Iowa Falls. Steven J. Znerold, 28, West Des Moines, and Lisabeth Lammers, 22, West Des Moines.

ALARMS Fire and rescue JAMES DORSE TODD HOFFER 10 AM2 AM STAGE EXCLUSIVE NEWCOMERS A.M. 6:26 1555 Huil no fire. 6:33 Twenty-third Street and Forest Avenue, automobile fire. 7:29 East Euclid and Delaware avenues, medical call. 7:32 McDonald and Euclid avenues, medical call.

7:33 East Twenty-first Street and Capitol Avenue, medical call. 7:35 1249 McKinley medical call. 7:57 1700 block of Fleur Drive, medical call. 8:17 1700 block of Fleur Drive, medical call. 8:41 Thirty-first Street and Kingman Boulevard, medical call.

9:29 801 E. Fifteenth flush gasoline. 9:31 3500 Fifth minor cooking fire. 9:45 3938 E. Twenty-third medical call.

9:46 Sixth and University avenues, no fire. 9:47 Sixth and University avenues, medical call. 10:09 Southeast Eighteenth Street and Scott Avenue, barrel factory fire. A 10:10 Third Street and Court Avenue, medical call. 10:14 Third Street and Court Avenue, medical call.

11:11 615 Nineteenth medical call. 11:30 Southwest Fortieth Street and Park Avenue, medical call. 11:38 Southwest Fortieth Street and Park Avenue, medical call. 11:50 2401 Harding Road, medical call. P.M.

1:06 Cornell Street and Euclid Avenue, medical call. 1:12 East Twenty-fourth Street and Grand Avenue, medical call. 2:22 Locust Street and Fifth Avenue, trash fire. 2:43 611 Fifth no fire. 3:24 East Twelfth Street and University Avenue, medical call.

3:47 1200 Pleasant no fire. 4:10 919 Bell medical call. 4:14 902 Thirtieth medical call. 5:00 2445 Lyon medical call. 6:40 1164 Twelfth medical call.

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