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,11 .1 .,,1.1 1 1 1 .1. IW', 1 1 1 JJj 1 1. ....,1,11 I THE POST-CRESCENT APPLETON-NEENAH MENASHA, WISCONSIN MONDAY, JUNE 12, 1989 1 BW Living a 'new kind of history' By David Horst Post-Crescent stafl writer sDD prom is not a lot in a country with a history of authoritarian rule, whether it be by the party or the monarchy. Still, he sees the taboos for writers being removed. The press has openly criticized socialism under Josef Stalin as not being socialism at all, and has said Marx and Lenin would have been rolling over in their graves if they saw what Stalin did in their name.

That is not the official stand, Kovalchuk said, but "for me it was enough that it was said." Printed commentaries have gone as far as questioning the future of the one-party system. "There are very clever, very polite, very correct and long, so profound, articles where the question of leading role of Communist party (is posed)," he said. The changes go beyond interpretation or short-term political games, Kovalchuk said. The change is fundamental. The question, he said, is how much of the change has come from the leadership of See HISTORY, Page B-2 cians for Social Responsibility.

The Soviet equivalent of that organization is sponsoring Kovalchuk's tour. "It's not a dramatic change. It's some kind of new history we are involved in," Kovalchuk said of the magnitude of the changes. "Sometimes I am afraid of the speed of this process." While the changes are appreciated, they are coming so quickly they are difficult for some people to grasp, he said. Reporters are free to question government officials, he said, and the officials are required to respond.

He points out that the newspapers are government owned, so rejecting a request for an interview is mount to rejecting the interest of the state. "Journalism is one of the most distinguished, respectable I'm not joking professions," he said. Local government reporters are hungry like hungry sharks." There are still party meetings closed to public scrutiny and military and state classified information the media are not allowed to report on. He cautions that four years of openness With Animal Farm, 1984 and Brave New World freely available in Soviet bookstores in Russian, journalist Michael Kovalchuk asks how anyone can question whether glasnost is real. If those criticisms of authoritarian government are distributed, he asks, what is left to be limited? "No one in the Soviet Union may be defended from the criticism.

And that's no one," said Kovalchuk, a writer for the magazine Science and Religion, a popular monthly in Moscow. Kovalchuk, who writes under the name Vladimir Gakov, is on a month-long lecture tour in the United States, speaking about Soviet society, journalism, new attitudes toward religion and Soviet nuclear war science fiction, which he also writes. He was interviewed in Appleton, where he was returning a visit of Dr. Montgomery Elmer, head of the local chapter of Physi By James Meyer Post-Crescent staff writer l.l i iiii.ijiiljju ll rii iiiiii H.UIM Jim ijj.jii i. Wl.

1 II I II. Jl i I LJ1 .1 I. Lawrence ceremony and potentially most valuable parcel is a 56.4-acre tract north of County OO near Appleton's Northr, east Industrial Park. The which would be next to the freeway, does not have road access. However, a prospective developer could create access from County OO through additional land purchases.

The county also owns 24.3-acre and a 9.2-acre parcels south of County OO. Those parcels have access to OO. Marsden said the remaining parcels are small "remnants," some less than an acre. In Winnebago County, Highway Commissioner Raymond Grigar said the parcel with the most potential sale value is a 9.5-acre site located north of Midway Road (County AP) near the Banta Co. Inc.

He said the county has "no more than 50 acres" of excess freeway right-of-way, mostly in the form of small parcels. "They're basically said. Like Marsden in Outagamie County, Grigar said Winnebago County is in no rush to sell. "Once the Tri-County is built then we know where we are as far as development in the area. The land will probably be worth more as well," he said.

Calumet County, while a partner in the Tri-County project, is not expecting much in terms of excess right-of-way. Highway Commissioner Randy Zahn said the only excess parcel he knows about is a less than one-acre tract near Ker-nan Avenue. More than 150 acres, including some prime development land, is expected to be sold by Outagamie and Winnebago counties after the Tri-County Freeway opens in 1994. The land right-of-way purchased by the counties in the 1970s and early '80s won't be needed for the freeway project, creating the sale option. Neither county has taken formal action to sell the land, but officials are treating the possibility as a virtual given.

Indeed, Outagamie County is now preparing an ordinance that would allow it to list properties and sell them in a conventional manner. At present, the county must request bids and then accept or reject a bid without revision. The idea behind the new ordinance is to allow the county to negotiate property sales, in part so it can get top dollar for its excess freeway parcels. Michael Marsden, the highway commissioner for Outagamie County, says there is no rush to sell the county's 100-plus acres, since the value of the land will only appreciate. "Obviously, we're in no hurry, because I think the land will have much more value after the expressway is built," he said.

Marsden said there is little question that some of the land is "very valuable." "Tremendous is the right word. Tremendous value, in my opinion," said Marsden. He said far and away the biggest Professor William Chaney, President Richard Warch and Marjorie Buchanan Kiewit lead the procession Sunday for Lawrence University's 140th commencement. Bradford Reed blows bubbles prior to the ceremony, while Bryan Schultz and John Zimmer attach ribbons to their robes to honor the people of China. Post-Crescent photo by Robert Baoten I H-U1L- tllH I l.l II HI I l-tmm.

HIII.HIPIJ.HII HIHU 1 A- Sewer project in grave clanger IB 11 Js I I 9 By Pete Bach Post-Crescent staff writer ii, linj (4 2 professors honored at LU commencement July when the construction bids expire. "I would say it would be very difficult to meet that schedule," Hartzheim told Gary Rosenbeck of McMahon Associates, the project engineers, who asked if it was still possible to obtain all easements before the end of July. A property owner has the right to fet his or her own appraisal and as up to 60 days to contest the appraisal to be performed by John Pfefferle, Appleton, who is not finished with his appraisals. "If you end up paying $5,000, $10,000 or $15,000 to people, for their easements and the rest give them voluntarily, that doesn't create good neighborhood feelings out there," Hartzheim said. Unless the contractors extend' their bids beyond the late July deadline, the project is apt to die in its tracks.

Bids of $2.97 million opened in March are viable for 120 days. Hartzheim said a series of 30-day extensions could not be expected from contractors. Moreover, the project would lose whatever chance it has to be part of a low-interest loan under a $16 million transitional bonding program pending before the Legislature. Commissioner Shirley Heller told colleagues that an archaeological survey could conceivably slow things down. During a telephone interview, Marge Staab, contract archaeologist, said nobody knows at this point what will be found beneath right-of-way of the sewer main and laterals.

The area harbors many known sites of Indian artifacts from 'the early Woodland period and possibly earlier, she said. Her fieldwork has been complicated by shifts in the location of the sewer main. TOWN OF NEENAH Town Sanitary District No. 2 commissioners were scheduled to meet in closed session today with legal counsel to explore how to deal with some district property owners holding out on granting easements for a sewer project. Pressure to get going with the sewer grew when a petition, signed by 161 sanitary district residents, was presented asking the district to proceed as scheduled.

Petitioners feel that delaying the project will result in an additional financial burden. At the same time, a number of district residents have withheld signed easements, and the importance of an archaeological survey was also discussed when the commission met last week with Apple-ton attorney Charles Hartzheim, its legal counsel. Hartzheim said the closed meeting would afford the chance to talk about getting the signed easements. Plans also call for meeting with those who haven't voluntarily signed easements, which would entitle workers to traverse private property once construction starts. The only commission action was to ask the state Department of Natural Resources for permission to build the sewer project in phases, provided the commission finds the interest rate acceptable on financing.

The commission wants to know if the DNR will allow proceeding on just the interceptor sewer phase of the plans, for which a state grant of $240,855 has been offered. Concerns over easements and the archaeological survey could hold things up beyond the date in late Two Lawrence University professors were honored at the school's 140th commencement Sunday. Surprise awards were presented to John Dreher, associate professor of philosophy, and Karen Carr, assistant professor of religious studies. The presentations were made in front of more 1,200 parents and friends who attended the ceremony on the green. A total of 230 graduates received degrees.

Dreher, who has been with Lawrence since 1963, received the Excellent Teaching Award. In presenting it, Lawrence President Richard Warch told Dreher: "You build confidence in your students as they learn to speak with careful argument and write and rewrite under your tutelage. You are tough-minded and rigorous but you also communicate the joy, excitement and love of learning' Carr, who recently earned her Ph.D. from Stanford University and has been on the faculty for two years, was the recipient of this year's Young Teacher Award. "Karen Carr, you have quickly established yourself as one or Lawrence's most promising teachers," Warch assured her.

Also honored at the commencement were two Wisconsin high school teachers who had been nominated by Lawrence students for their commitment to the value of learning and influence on the lives and academic development of students. Peter Donndelinger, who teaches chemistry and biology and coaches cross country and track at Chippewa Falls, was nominated by Jacqueline Cayo of Chippewa Falls. Logan Beenen, who teaches English in Sheboygan, was nominated by Katy Stewart of Sheboygan. He also is an alcohol and drug abuse counselor, volunteering his time to students after school. The two were selected by the Lawrence Committee on Teacher Education to receive the Outstanding Teaching in Wisconsin awards.

In a day filled with celebration and honors, four individuals received honorary degrees. Environmental artist Dale Eldred, creator of the "Appleton Aurora," a sculpture commissioned by Boldt Construction, and Omar Pound, son of the late American poet Ezra Pound and a poet in his own right, received honorary degrees and addressed the graduates and the gathering. Pound, a former- teacher and headmaster, encouraged the class to look to history for an understanding of the future. "Through knowledge of the past we are less readily fooled," he said. He also advised graduates to have a healthy mistrust of the printed word, observe accurately, write lucidly, and beware of those who are categorical and sure they know the right answers." And, he strongly urged, "Teach your children, and through them yourself, some world geography." Edwin Olson, professor of psychology at Lawrence, and John Parker, dean of students at the Institute of Paper Chemistry, also received honorary degrees.

Newspaper recycling market dries up People adjusting to yard waste pickup By Jim Flasch Post-Crescent staff writer pending on which company is buying it Johnson said the price fell out of news-print about "the time the media started talk- mg about recycling." The Green Bay Recycling Center is down- playing the recycling of newsprint although Johnson said there will always be some sort of a demand for it. Whether it is large enough to take up the supplies or not re- -mains to be seen." They ve scaled down their acceptance of it and are still paying -about $2 a ton at the scale, Johnson said. for small household quantities of those who are authorized to get in. We've pretty much discontinued it, but we want to keep our household people and want the" walk-in traffic," he said. Kimberly recently started a voluntary re-" -cycling program which includes newspa-'" pers, but Village Administrator Rick Hermus said the market situation hasn't hurt yet.

Hermus said the village has a commit-' ment from Waste Management to continue See MARKET, Page B-2 is really overloaded in New York and Philadelphia. "There is such a glut of newspaper and cardboard boxes out east that folks who accumluate the newsprint are paying folks like myself to haul it away." The source said he can get approximately $5 a ton, but when he takes it in loose, has it bailed, and then receives $5, it hardly covers his handling costs. "The prices started to drop considerably because of the excess supply and it's now starting to trickle down to the Midwest," he said. According to Eric Johnson of the Green Bay Recycling Center, about 18 of the newsprint supply is being recycled because of the nationwide efforts. "What was produced and is being recycled is enough for the mills at this time.

Right now, the mills don't have any large demand for what we have in inventory," Johnson said. The price of newsprint was at $15 a ton in the late winter and early spring, but it has now dropped to around $2 a ton, de has been the strongest. Tag sales also has been good so far in Apple-ton. "The response in the towns hasn't been great, but it's more rural," Riley said. "They're more likely to have their own compost Most area municipalities stopped collecting grass clippings and other yard waste with regular garbage pickups this year because area landfills are no longer accepting those items.

Officials have encouraged residents to leave grass clippings on their lawns or to start a compost pile. For those who still bag their grass or have other yard waste to dispose of, many municipalities have drop-off sites and most have approved allowing RSI to make See PICKUPS, Page B-2 By Tom Fischer-Smith Post-Crescent staff writer The company that is picking up yard waste in many Fox Cities municipalities reports that use of the service so far has been adequate but not overwhelming. "It's borderline right now," said Dave Riley, general manager of Refuse Service Inc. of Neenah. Right now it looks like it is probably going to work out.

It takes a while for people to get used to the fact that there is an option available." RSI made its first pickups in Appleton today. But for most of the towns in Outagamie County, it has made two leaf and grass pickups and one brush pickup already. It also has made several pickups for towns in Winnebago County and for Neenah, where response Recycling programs and mandatory recycling on the East Coast have helped saturate the recycled newspaper market with few buyers accepting or paying for the resource. Last week the Bubolz Nature Center north of Appleton announced it is no longer accepting newsprint, and the Appleton Junior Woman's Club, which organizes the city-wide newspaper recycling pickup, has canceled the June pickup which would have been held this coming Saturday. "It's all the way from the East Coast to the Midwest because a lot of states have gone to mandatory recycling and they're putting all this extra newsprint on the market to sell; and the markets haven't instantly expanded," said John Reindl, solid waste recycling coordinator at the state Department of Natural Resources.

According to one source close to the recycling industry in the Fox Valley, the market.