Green Bay Press-Gazette from Green Bay, Wisconsin • Page 4

A-4 Jon. 1, 1986 Green Bay Press-Gazette 4 Brown County becomes the first county in Wisconsin to adopt a salts tax, which will go into effect this year. But a referendum is a possibility since petitions are being circulated. 5Francine Stanislawski, 18, found slain. The murderer was still being sought by Green Bay police as the year came to a close.

7 Winter arrives three weeks early on the wings of a howling snowstorm that brings things almost to a standstill. 8 Environmentalists of the Greenpeace movement visit Green Bay where they concentrate on Fort Howard Paper Co. 9 A court dispute over an attempt to determine the current boundaries of the Oneida Indian Reservation remains unsettled. Area farmers hit by a double whammy of bad weather and financial problems. Following are the top 10 stories of 1985 in the Green Bay area, as selected by news staff members of the Press-Gazette: 1 Randolph Whiting, Mark Hinton and Mark Lukensmeyer convicted in Margaret Anderson murder case and are serving prison terms.

2 Green Bay revises its secondary school boundaries, resulting in the creation of middle schools and four-year high schools. 3 Four members of the Green Bay Packers find themselves in court to face a variety of assault charges. Three men get prison in Anderson murder No. 1 ,7 "I rffr involvement in the sexual assault, kidnapping and beating of Anderson. Hinton was convicted in September, Lukensmeyer in October.

Testimony in the three trials established that Anderson was beaten and sexually assaulted at a tavern owned by Lukensmeyer, the Back Forty Tavern, 618 Bodart Way. Lukensmeyer later drove Anderson, Whiting, Hinton and another man, Denice Stumpner, to the area near Packerland Packing Co. where her throat was slashed, evidence showed. Stumpner has eluded police since Anderson's death. By Scott Hildebrand Ot the Press-Gazette A shocking story that started at an East Side tavern in late 1983 had numerous major developments in Brown County courtrooms in 1985.

Three men Randolph Whiting, Mark Hinton and Mark Lukensmeyer were convicted and sentenced for their roles in a series of events that led to the death of Margaret Anderson in the early morning hours of Dec. 27, 1983. Anderson, then 35, was found near Packerland Packing Co. on lime Kiln Road, bleeding to death from a cut to her throat. Whiting, 25, was sentenced in March to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder.

Jurors deliberated only about two hours after Brown County Judge Alexander Grant said they could find Whiting guilty if they concluded that he assisted or encouraged the murder. Grant will rule in early 1986 on a request by Whiting for a new trial. Hinton and Lukensmeyer, both 29, were each given maximum sentences of 50 years in prison for their 6 Green Bay's downtown takes another big step forward with the construction of the Embassy suites and Regency complex. Mark Hinton terms for roles in Margaret Anderson No. 2 changed to middle schools with Grades 6-8.

Ninth graders will be added to high schools, which now have Grades 10-12. The boundary plan was chosen over seven other proposals to change boundaries and one to leave the current attendance areas intact. The boundary moves were deemed necessary because the change to middle schools will create overcrowding in East Side high schools and excess space in West Randolph Whiting All convicted and sentenced to prison School boundaries middle schools to be started -Sfi. XiQ -fsMfe: Brown County first to adopt sales tax Travel troubles: A snowmobiler breezes by a stranded car on St. Mary'z Boulevard in Allouez during a Dec.

1-2 almost paralyzed the area Mark Lukensmeyer murder case revised; Side high schools. Approximately 1,050 high school and middle school students will be affected. Those living in the town of Allouez south of Highway 172 will move from East to Southwest High School. Most students from the town of Bellevue will switch from Preble to East High School. All those living in the Jackson Elementary School attendance area will go to Southwest and a portion of the present Tank Elementary School attendance area will move from West to Southwest.

Those who have already started at a secondary school by next fall will continue at the same school. No. 4 pected compromise that sailed through on a 33-13 vote. The county would collect the tax, Holloway and the board agreed, but it would show up on real astate bills as a credit against the combined costs of municipal, county and state governments and local and vocational school districts. Three days later, Supervisor Guy Zima announced that he and four other board members opposed to the tax were launching a referen- dum drive to pressure the board into getting rid of what it had just passed.

Zima intends to drop a minimum of 5,000 signatures on board members in mid-January, at a time when most of them will be gearing up their re-election campaigns. Still to be determined is whether the board can repeal the tax in 1986, even if it wants to. The state isn't saying whether it would allow it and Holloway is saying it would be a logistical nightmare. But Zima contends that the county can do it if it really wants to. No.

5 lice later interviewed a man identi-" fied by a witness as the man seen at the mall but no charges have been, filed. Police have been unable to anyone who saw Stanislawski after Sept. 27. The autopsy determined that she died two to four days before her body was found. Evidence was sent to the State Crime laboratory shortly after thfe-body was found, but the findings were not as helpful as police oftl- rials had hoped.

Police officials say they may start giving polygraph; tests to suspects in the case. The murder of Stanislawski was the first in the city in more than a year. 5 i fA Press-Gazette photo snowstorm that clear a path to the vehicle with snow blowers. Mrs. Vande Castle was taken to St.

Vincent Hospital, where the baby was born. The storm was among the worst to hit this area, but there were some others that surpassed it. According to the National Weather Service at Austin Straubel Field, the heaviest snow in a storm that lasted more than 24 hours was recorded March 31 and April 1, 1929. That time, 16.7 inches was measured. In 1899, the largest amount of snow fell here during a 24-hour period.

That year, 22 inches was measured on Jan. 8-9. Development costs for the three projects were approximately $25 million. The Regency Office Building is scheduled for opening next spring. The year also marked City Council approval for development of an 82-unit housing project along the west bank of the Fox River, just north of West Walnut Street.

Construction is expected to begin in spring. All four projects were part of the overall development plan outlined for the downtown area by the Green Bay Redevelopment Authority. By Joanne Zipperer Of the Press-Gazette In November, Brown County became the first county in the state of Wisconsin to adopt a 0.5 percent local sales tax. It followed a swift but rocky road to passage. No sooner had the word gotten around that the Finance Committee was going to discuss the tax than four government leaders in metropolitan Green Bay announced that they wanted part of whatever was collected.

No way, said County Executive Donald Holloway. But the Green Bay, Allouez, Ashwaubenon and De Pere officials promised to rally all 24 municipalities to lobby for half the tax proceeds. The county Finance Committee approved the 50-50 split Nov. 6 and the County Board followed suit Nov. 12.

Holloway vetoed it and it looked like the tax was a last cause for 1986. But the County Board reconvened its annual budget session 24 hours later and approved an unex- Winter's premature arrival here featured a howling snowstorm By Peg Schmeling Of the Press-Gazette After months of public debate, the Green Bay School Board changed the secondary school boundaries for the city's public schools in February. Because of those changes, a large number of students will be bused across the Fox River for the first time. The boundary plan that was chosen will go into effect at the start of the 1986-87 school year, when the district switches to the middle school plan. At that time, junior high schools containing Grades 7-9 will be Several Packers in court By Scott Hildebrand Of the Press-Gazette Several Green Bay Packer players received as much attention in courtrooms as on the football field during 1985.

Defensive back Mossy Cade was charged in Brown County Circuit Court with second-degree sexual assault in connection with an alleged incident at his De Pere residence Nov. 4. Cade, 23, was arrested Nov. 14 near his home at 1 72 1 Highview St. and charged later in the day with sexually assaulting a 42-year-old Houston, Texas, woman.

Court records say the victim was in Green Bay to visit Cade and watch the Packers play the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field Nov. 3. A Jan. 17 preliminary hearing is No. 3 scheduled to determine whether there is probable cause to believe that a crime was committed and that Cade committed it.

However, Brown County Judge William Duffy first must decide whether the preliminary hearing will be open or closed to the public. Meanwhile, a Milwaukee County case involving two Packer players remains unresolved. A dancer at a Milwaukee night club accused James Lofton and Eddie Lee Ivery of sexually assaulting her in October 1984. The Milwaukee County district attorney has declined to prosecute, but the alleged victim has asked a judge to order that charges be filed. That hearing also has been delayed by a dispute over whether it should be open or closed.

The state Supreme Court in June ordered that the hearing be open to the public. But attorneys for the players have appealed that decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. In another case involving a Packer, defensive end Robert Brown paid a $135 fine in Ashwaubenon Municipal Court in December on a charge of battery to a 20-year-old Green Bay woman. By Peg Schmeling Of the Press-Gazette Even though winter wasn't due for almost three weeks, a strong storm shoved its way into Northeastern Wisconsin Nov.

30 and dumped 13.6 inches of snow before it slacked off Dec. 2. The storm, which began on a Saturday, stalled traffic, closed roads, created huge drifts and chilled both players and fans at Lambeau Field. Green Bay caught the attention of television viewers in other parts of the country as swirling snow nearly wiped out the Sunday after- Francine Stanislawski murder still unsolved i No. 7 noon game between the Packers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Monday morning, all area schools were closed and many businesses postponed their openings. Downtown Green Bay was virtually deserted. The storm caused a special problem for Gail and William Vande Castle, 2519 Forestville Drive, who got stuck in their driveway when leaving for the hospital for the birth of their son. An ambulance was called and neighbors helped No. 6 Barberg is joining with Shade Information Systems in the construction of the Regency Office Building.

The Embassy has 223 suites and the conference center offers convention facilities for 1,700 persons at a dinner and 2,800 persons in theater-style seating. The conference center has the capability for 77 different room configurations. Approximately 300 persons are employed at the two buildings. Downtown area takes big step forward with Regency complex Press-Gazette Green Bay ended the year with another unsolved murder. The nude body of 18-year-old Francine Stanislawski was found Oct.

3 behind a warehouse near the bay on the city's Northeast Side. Police officials decided not to tell the public what killed Stanislawski, reasoning that the decision might assist them in finding the West High School senior's killer. Stanislawski 's body was found by her uncle and two brothers. They received directions to the body, police were told, from a man who came to the victim's apartment. That man has not been located.

Stanislawski was reported missing by her husband Sept. 26. A friend told police she saw Stanislawski walking with a man at the Port Plaza Mall the next day. Po- By Harry Maier 01 the Press-Gazette Downtown redevelopment took another major step forward with the September opening of the eight-story Embassy Suites and the adjacent Regency Conference Center. The year also marked the groundbreaking for the six-story Regency Office Building, with all three facilities located within the 400 block of Main Street.

Barberg and Associates, Eau Claire, was the developer for both the Embassy Suites and the city-owned Regency Conference Center..