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4A the Journal Times. Friday, October 3, 1986 Racine. Wis Boutfao raps PAC recap iemitts By Linda Shaw Journal Times Candidate R. Frenchy Boutan criticized state Rep. Jeffrey Neubauer, D-Racine, today for accepting contributions from political action committees.

"While I don't blame PACs for trying to get all the favors they can." he said, "I can't respect the candidates who accept this money." Boutan, who said he hasn't accepted any PAC contributions, is challenging Neubauer for the 62nd Assembly District seat. Neubauer, seeking his fourth term, had accepted $2,700 in PAC contributions, according to his latest finance report. Neubauer, however, said Boutan has failed to demonstrate that Neubauer favors his PAC contributors. "There is no substantial charge that I have or will be tainted by this money," he said. Neubauer said he'd prefer not to accept PAC contributions, but he thought Boutan was going to run against him in the Democratic primary and he needed to raise funds to prepare for that race.

Public financing is not available during primary campaigns. Neubauer said he stopped accepting PAC funds after Boutan announced his candidacy as a Republican in May. Neubauer also said he returned several contributions from insurance companies and lawyer groups after he was appointed to a special Legislative Council committee on liability insurance reform. Neubauer said he hasn't returned all his PAC contributions because he didn't think it was important enough to go through the administrative hassles involved. His support doesn't give him an advantage over Boutan, he said, because the amount candidates receive under the public financing program is reduced dollar for dollar by their PAC contributions.

But Boutan said Neubauer can send back his PAC contributions anytime. Boutan said he originally planned to run as a Democrat, but decided against it because he realized he'd have to leave his job as a radio announcer for WRJN radio. Because he ran as a Republican. Boutan and Neubauer weren't considered political opponentuntil after the primary and the station was able to keep Boutan on the air without giving equal time to Neubauer. filed in Lawsui rowoDnnqi case Cowboy Mike of Ringling Bailey to speak to Racine youngsters about importance of reading Cowboy clown promotes tedding were swimming in the shallow end if the pool with two other girls, ages 9 and 13, when all four walked toward the deep end.

When they had walked far enough for the water to go over their heads, police said the older girls swam to the side, but Tyson and George panicked and began to thrash in the water. The lawsuit also names as a defendant the Clayton House's insurance company. The manager of the Gayton House motel, Brad Jiwani, refused to comment on the suit and referred questions to the insurance both girls left the shallow end of the pool and walked down a slope toward the deep end, according to police. Both girls were visiting with their families from Michigan and staying at the motel. The suit contends that the Clayton House failed to keep its premises "as reasonably safe as possible." as required under state law.

Matrina George has suffered pain, medical expenses and potential loss of wages as a result of her injuries, according to the suit. Willa Tyson has lost the companionship of her daughter, medical expenses and lost wages as a result of her daughter's death, the suit con Cowboy Mike will give four shows at the Racine Library. On Thursday, Oct. 9, the shows are at 5 and 7 p.m. On Friday, Oct.

10, the shows are at 3 and 5 p.m. The program is free, but parents' and children must make reserva-'-tions with Teri Schrader at the Journal Times. Call 634-3322. Any child may attend, but the reading materials are designed for kindergarten through fourth grade levels. Ringling Readers is being conducted in cooperation with Reading is Fundamental, a national educational organization, the Urban League and local business and community organizations.

Journal Times staff Cowboy Mike, a clown for the Ringling Bros, and Barnum Bailey Circus, will be in Racine next week to talk to kids about the importance of reading. Since April, the circus has been-sending clowns to communities around the country as part of a mfj" tivational program, called the Ringling Readers, designed to combat illiteracy. Each free session includes a half-hour, comedy magic show called "Reading is Three-Rings of Fun." Each child will receive a copy of the Ringling Reader, an eight page newspaper with circus stories. Paratrooper organization to receive charter Sunday Horlick-Racine Airport to get grant The Badger State Chapter of the 82nd Airborn Division, of which two Racine men are officers and other Racine, Union Grove and Kenosha men arc members, will hold a charter presentation and installation of officers in Milwaukee Sunday. Shirley Gossett.

national association president, will make the presentation at the American Legion Cudworth Post, 1756 Prospect Ave. He also will install officers. Sol Marcado, 1104 Montclair Drive, will be installed as state" chairman. Another Racine man, Richard Halberstadt of 2804 Goold ill be the chapter treasurer. Other officers will be Fred Fishbein, vice chairman, Glen Ploetz, secretary and Joe Klinkiewicz, Everette Knueppel and Jim Pratt, trustees.

Ploetz is an Oak Creek resident, the others are Milwaukeeans. Al Vittorio of Kenosha has been elected" sergeant at arms. The meeting will begin at 3 p.m., following a 1 m. social hour and brunch. Although the meeting is open to the public, brunch is by reservation only.

Reservations may be made by calling Halberstadt, 632-9309. The Wisconsin chapter was activated in September 1985. Although chartered by the 82nd Airborne Division Association, it is considered an all-airborne chapter and includes in its membership former members of the 13th, 17th and 101st Airborne Divisions and troopers from the 187th RCT, 517th RCT, 1st Polish Parachute Regiment and pther units. A Li By Andy Blankenburg Journal Times A $2 million lawsuit has been filed against the owners of the Clayton House motel and restaurant in connection with the drowning death of an 8-year-old girl and the near drowning of her 7-year-old companion July 5. The 8 year-old, Eva L.

Tyson, died Sept. of injuries she sufiered while swimming in the pool of the Clayton House, 5K)5 Washington according to the suit. The suit was filed by Tyson's mother, Willa Tyson, and the legal guardian of 7 year-old Matrina George, who nearly drowned when Suspect arrives early for questioning By Kevin Kraft Journal Times UNION GROVE A man deputies said stole a car and flipped it while trying to elude them Thursday night also is among 10 people arrested in connection with a Union Grove burglary ring. Travis L. Schweitzer, If), of 1110 8th was released to the county jail after treatment at St.

Mary's Medical Center lor injuries suffered in the accident on Highway 20 shortly after 9 p.m Thursday. Sheriff's Ll. Gary Heck, who heads the detective bureau, said Schweitzer was to appear at the detective bureau at 8 a.m. today to answer questions about his burglary arrest in connection with a break-in to the Union Grove Dairy Queen. "He got here a little early," Heck said.

He is being held on charges of operating a vehicle without the owner's consent, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, fleeing and eluding, operating a vehicle after revocation, driving an unregistered vehicle and burglary. Schweitzer's burglary arrest was in addition to two other burglary arrests deputies made Thursday in their probe of up to 10 business burglaries. Jeffrey A. Morsman, 18. of Highway and a 17 year-old youth 4ere each arrested on a burglary Charge in connection with the Dairy Queen break-in.

The chase involving Schweitzer began at 10th Avenue just west of York Street, after a deputy said he noticed a car without license plates crossing the center line. The chase took the cars around Ihe Southern Center for the Deve-topmentally Disabled, then to Highway 11. where the car sped west at 9i to 95 mph to Highway 75 and turned north. Deptuies said on Highway 75 at 100 mph, the car crossed the center-line, forcing a southbound car to the Shoulder. At Highway 20.

the car turned "east and went out of control at a curve, flipping over several times near a corn field and throwing Schweitzer, 15 feet. The car had reported stolen earlier by Kevin M. Bnxius of deputies said Horlick-Racine Airport is scheduled to receive $300,000 under the Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Improvement Program for fiscal year 1987. The money would be used to remove structures near runway 4-22 to extend the safety area between the runway and airport buildings. Horlick-Racine qualified for funding under the Airport Improvement Program Act of 1982.

Candidate defends expense report MADISON, Wis. (AP) David Zien says his motorcycle is essential in his run for the Assembly. Zien, 30, told the state Elections "Board he travels around the 68th Assembly District on a motorcycle equipped with a pole bearing an American flag. The Republican candidate from Gilman for the seat now held by Rep. Joseph Looby, D-Eau Claire, defended before the board this week a $59.23 motorcycle repair bill contained in his primary campaign expense report.

Democrats had ques-tienedthe itpm, and Elections Bftaxdrnwrbers asked about it when Zien appeared before the panel to request he be declared eligible for public campaign funding. County board panel suggests improving courthouse elevators Sol Marcado state chairman house renovation project, completed in January, cost about $6.5 million. The additional work probably would be done before the end of the year, he said. If the county board allocates the $118,000 for more work, about $200,000 still will be left over from the renovation project, Carroll said. As a result, new tax money won't have to be applied this year toward paying off loans, he said.

tends. Police said each of the girls was under water for about three minutes before they were pulled from the pool by a Clayton House bartender and bar customer. The bartender and customer performed CPR on the girls, who were both unconscious and had stopped breathing, police said. Rescue squad members took the girls to St. Mary's Medical Center, where they were treated and later transferred to Milwaukee Children's Hospital.

A spokeswoman for Children's Hospital said George was discharged Sept. 10. Police said Tyson' and George ommend the board allocate $118,000 of the leftover courthouse renovation funds for additional work, including new elevator controls. Carroll said new controls also would prevent breakdowns. The county would negotiate a price with Westinghouse Electric Supply which installed the existing controls, he said.

Money also would be spent to create a jury deliberation room on the second floor of the courthouse so the family court commissioner's office on the fifth floor could be expanded into the existing jury room, Carroll said. He said some space on the second floor of the courthouse had been left unfinished to accommodate future needs. The committee also favors computerizing courthouse boilers and tying them into the' main energy computer to save energy, Carroll said. Carroll said the three-year court 2708 Sheridan 8-6, Sat. 9 4 riurlh of 1 1 kiitrl Racine Kenosha 633-2065 551-9003 By Marcia Nickow Journal Times Courthouse visitors and workers might not have to wait too long for elevators.

The county has more than $300,000 left over from its courthouse renovation project, and may spend some of it on new controls for the two main elevators, said Patrick Carroll, county engineering and maintenance superintendent. New controls wouldn't speed up the elevators between the first and 10th floors, but would quicken their response, Carroll said. The timing mechanisms are old and worn down, he said. "When you push the button, a whole series of different mechanical relays have to go through their motions in certain sequences before the elevator will get it into its head that, 'Hey, somebody is Carroll said. "You can sit there for 10 minutes waiting for elevators." The county board's public works committee Thursday decided to rec According to the FAA Regional Office in Minneapolis, the airport received more than $3.4 million in federal money for fiscal years 1984 and 1985 for airport improvements.

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