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Wisconsin State Journal City Editor David Stoeffier, 252-6130 WISCONSIN 3D ID CLASSIFIEDS 8D Friday, April 29, 1994 I I 'ft I'zzrr, ft I 1 i MX i i Lawyer faces drug charges Madison lawyer James Ewers was charged in federal court, in Madison Thursday with using his law office in 1989 for dealing cocaine and with failing to file federal income tax returns. Ewers, 52, was accused in an eight-count grand jury indictment of conspiring with Ira E. Williams, Rodney Rhodes and Virgil A. Vollmer to sell cocaine from, April 1989 to November 1989. Ewers was also charged with failing to report on his 1989 income tax return "substantial gross receipts that he derived from his sales of cocaine" and with failing to timely file returns for 1987, 1988 and 1989.

The indictment says Ewers used his law office at 131 W. Wilson St. from April 1989 to June 1989 for distributing and using cocaine. It says he used an office at 121 E. Wilson St.

for the same purpose from July 1989 to November 1989. Ewers, who now has an office at 306 E. Wilson is a prominent criminal defense lawyer. He recently represented Elbert McGowan, who was convicted of the stabbing death of Denise Stark. Ewer's lawyer, Tom Halloran, said Ewers knew he was being investigated and denies the charges.

"He denies the allegations and is prepared to contest the indictment," Halloran said. Halloran said Rhodes is in prison for dealing cocaine and Vollmer was paroled last month after serving time for selling the drug. Williams was convicted in December 1989 of selling cocaine. Ewers could be sentenced to 86 years in prison and fined $4.5 million if convicted. By Cary Segall -i I State Journal photoL.

ROGER TURNER Speaking above the din at the Springs Window Fashion Division in Mid- High School, Kristin Soderholm of McFariand High School and Vicki dleton, Michelle Starling, left, sheds light on how window blinds are Annen of Lodi High. The group was taking part in "Take Our Paughters made. Listeners from left are Tammy Annen of Lodi High School, Pat to Work" day Thursday. Annen (a mom), Samantha Jessick and Kelly Frey from Sauk Prairie njHfxsvoojw A tide of girls is welcomed at factories, offices 1 New TV network reaches Madison Religious beliefs making airwaves By Ed Treleven Wisconsin State Journal A low-power Christian television network founded by a carpenter is the newest entry in the Madison television market. W54BH, on Channel 54 for those without cable television, has been broadcasting since March 14 as part of the satellite-fed Three Angels Broadcasting Network of West Frankfort, 111.

The network presents the view of the Seventh-day Adventist Church to television viewers in 31 cities from Alaska to Puerto Rico and other parts of the world. It is Madison's sixth broadcast station. According to network literature, Three Angels was founded by Danny Shelton, a West Frankfort-area carpenter who said the Lord had called him to build a television station that would reach the whole world. Since 1987, the station has broadcast 24 hours a day and is now in the process of adding 21,000 square feet of studio space. Three Angels has rapid expansion plans for the United States, said Moses Primo, the network's chief of engineering.

Three Angels has 20 pending Federal Communications Commission permits to operate and is looking at beaming its signal to 27 other U.S. cities in the near future. A new church and television production center also is envisioned for Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, where Three Angels also broadcasts. Three Angels is not under the auspices of the world Seventh-day Adventist hierarchy, Primo said, and doesn't receive any money from it. The only connection is that the station teaches the same beliefs, he said.

Operating costs are covered through individual donations solicited through a newsletter, Primo said. The network doesn't hold telethons and doesn't have large benefactors. "We believe that the Lord is the one that is making it all happen," Primo said. "It's the little $50 here and there of the people that send it to us every month that keeps us going." Thirty people work at Three Angels' headquarters, Primo said, not including those who provide the talent appearing on television screens. Those people are from all over the world and include doctors and other professionals who are invited to contribute programming.

Among the programs one can expect to see on Channel 54 are several on vegetarian cooking, to help viewers conform to Seventh-day Adventist beliefs about diet, and other health-related topics. The network's flagship program is "3ABN Presents," an interview program featuring station founder Shelton and his wife, Linda. Guests share stories on how God has helped their lives. "The Seventh-day Adventist World Report" is a bi-weekly news program. And of course, plenty of shows discuss the Bible and other religious topics.

By Elizabeth Brixey Wisconsin State Journal "Take Our Daughters to Work Day" has grown so huge in two years that U.S. companies have designed daylong programs to accommodate the great tide of visiting girls. For instance, Springs Window Fashions Division, the former Graber Industries, was host on Thursday to almost 50 girls ages 12-18 at its Middleton plant. Following a down-to-the-minute schedule that was part from school: They already plan to work at Springs Window. "I thought I'd go ahead and look around," said Middleton High School junior Cheryl Bradley, 17.

Her mother, Jennifer Bradley, is a systems analyst for the national company, whose workforce is 57 percent female. Last year, nearly 1 million American girls joined a parent or an adult friend in the first "Daughters to Work" event, organized by the national Ms. Foundation for Women. That number is expected to soar this year to more than 2 million, the foundation said. Eileen DeGrand-Mershart, executive director of the Wisconsin Women's Council, predicted between 30,000 and 50,000 girls would go to work Thursday in Wisconsin alone.

The day is meant to open up the world of work for girls, "to give them hands-on experience in the office, factory or construction Please see DAUGHTERS. Page 2D tour, part demonstrations and part public relations, the girls were given a sampling of factory and office life. 1 "The job is very interesting. We can have anywhere from one to 15 colors a day," paint line operator Sue Robertson yelled above the factory din and the roar of a paint waterfall behind her. "I've been on the job two years, and I'm still learning different things." To at least two of the young women, what Robertson had to say meant more than a day off Elmer Childress quits radio job Elmer Childress, the Ch.

15 weatherman who also forecasts clouds and cold-air fronts for WTSOAM (1070), is leaving his radio job in May. "My last day will be Friday the 13th," said Childress, who's been with WTSO for five years. "I've been trying to get off COMMENTARY ltLJ I JX.II I Disposal cost comparison for Madison tvuiu ui iiiauc up iiijr mind." WTSO Program Director Bob Shomper said the station would hire Accu-Weather, a large Pennsylvania-based weather firm that will assign WTSO its own meteorologists. "They have the best $150 Madison hits recycling high Nearly half of solid waste returned PAT SIMMS ljMHV ssVSMsflMMI m-PT-ri 100 8. 50 0 1991 1992 1993 RECYCLING 1991 1992 1993 REFUSE TO LANDFILL WSJ graphic By Phil Brinkman Wisconsin State Journal Madison residents recycled nearly half of their solid waste last year, with a record 12,571 tons of material collected in the city's curbside recycling program.

That enthusiasm for recycling paid off in the marketplace, too: For the first time, it was cheaper to recycle waste than dump it in a landfill. "This financial information gives Madison residents one more reason to make every day Earth Day by recycling," city recycling coordinator George Dreckmann said. The city paid $112.84 for each ton of waste recycled in 1993 compared to $119.89 for each ton of trash taken to a dump, according to the Street Division's annual recycling programs report. Recycling of newspaper became mandatory in Madison in 1986. In 1991, the city expanded its curbside collection program to include aluminum, corrugated cardboard, glass, two types of plastic bottles and tin and steel cans.

The recyclables are collected in clear, specially marked bags produced under a licensing agreement with the city and sold in area stores. Participation in the program reached a record 93 percent of households last year, Dreckmann said, with city crews recovering 240 tons of material each week. Since April 1989, yard waste also has been banned from Dane County landfills. Through recycling and yard waste management, 41,207 tons of solid waste, or 47.8 percent of the 86,252 tons produced citywide, was diverted from area landfills in 1993. "Of communities our size, I don't think anybody can touch that," Dreckmann said.

The cost of recycling was offset somewhat by increased revenues for recyclables, Dreckmann Source: Madison Dept. ot Public Works said. Despite frequent stories of sagging markets, the prices paid for many recyclables have increased steadily. The city collected $27.95 per ton of recyclables last year, up 7.5 percent from 1992 and 36.2 percent from the year before. The city receives 80 percent of the profits from the sale of recyclable material while Waste Management the contractor that collects it, gets 20 percent.

Madison and its surrounding suburbs, notably Fitchburg, have a long history as leaders in recy- equipment available," Shomper said. "The only thing they don't have that Elmer does have is a window." Employment alert To the Pizza Pit delivery driver who opted Tuesday evening for a Burger King dinner Don't use the drive-througit The very red car with the bright yellow Pizza Pit sign on top was quite noticeable as it cruised up to the Burger King drive-through window on the Beltline near American. The driver ordered a chicken sandwich. Just checking out the competition? We did get the license plate number but we'd never tell. Hard enough: The syndicated TV news show, "Hard Copy," was in town this week to work on a story about Madison's reaction to the filming of the Disney film, "I Love Trouble," here last year.

Sort of a gee-whiz, "Hollywood Comes to the Heartland" theme. Can't you hear some L.A. producer, smacking his forehead and blurting out, "I know. Let's do a show." Anyway, Eric Schwartz, president of Upstairs Downstairs Deli and Catering, had sent actress Julia Roberts some cream cheese, lox and bagels when she was here. So, "Hard Copy" tracked him down Tuesday.

And then again Wednesday. "They came out Tuesday, and they did a little thing on us and what happened with the town," Schwartz said. "Then Wednesday I got a call. "The film crew they hired shipped the tape to the wrong city. It was lost.

They hired another crew, and they did it again to me last night. Then they were off to Baraboo afterwards. They were repacking all the steps the other crew had done the day before." Simms' Snoop column appears Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Phone: 252-6126. cling.

Madison was the first city in the nation to begin curbside recycling when it began collecting newspapers in 1968. In recent years, the city has expanded its recycling program to include curbside collection or drop-off sites for appliances, scrap metal and waste oil. Last April, the Street Division started a pilot home composting program. The city also plans to begin curbside collection of magazines, glossy catalogs and paper bags later this summer. Cellmate says White told him of murder victim 'I contacted police because I felt Joseph White should be held accountable for such a heinous Willie M.

Buckley White's former cellmate convictions and two criminal charges pending, but he said he had been guaranteed no special treatment for his testimony. "I contacted police because I felt Joseph White should be held accountable for such a heinous crime," Buckley said. But, under cross examination by White, who is representing himself with help from lawyer Mark Frank, Buckley admitted asking for parole and a change of prison for his testimony. "I requested a change of institution because I was receiving threats pertaining to this case," said Buckley, who has since been released from prison. And, he testified, "I would like to think that by doing the right thing, someone would consider it By Cary Segall Wisconsin State Journal A man who was in jail with Joseph White Sr.

testified Thursday that White confessed to killing a 16-year-old girl and cutting off her hands. Willie M. Buckley said in Dane County Circuit Court that he and White were in the Racine County Jail in July 1991 when White told him he had killed "a young white girl from Illinois" in the basement of his Milwaukee home. "He said he had killed her because she did not want to continue to prostitute," Buckley said in answering questions from prosecutor Robert Kaiser. "He said he had thrown her body in one county, that he had cut off her hands and thrown them in another county." down the line." Buckley also admitted under questioning by White that he had cooperated with officials in three other criminal cases.

Buckley testified after Kaiser asked Judge P. Charles Jones to order the press not to reveal the names of convicts who testify against White. Kaiser said their lives could be threatened in prison. Jones refused after listening to arguments from attorney Robert Dreps, who objected to Kaiser's request on behalf of the Wisconsin State Journal. Jones, though, did order TV and radio reporters not to broadcast videotapes or undis-torted recordings of the witnesses, and ordered newspapers not to publish such photos.

cine jail on a charge of taking McLeod from Illinois to Wisconsin for prostitution when he met Buckley. White was convicted of that charge and sentenced to 10 years in prison. Buckley said White confided in him because Buckley's nephew and White were members of the same gang. He said White told him that McLeod had come from an Illinois group home and that he had cut off her hands to make it harder for police to identify her. Buckley also said White told him his wife wasn't pleased with McLeod living in the basement of their home.

"He stated that his wife had reacted negatively about her staying there," Buckley testified. Buckley, 36, has 14 criminal WISCONSIN Thuj Super cash: 24-9-15-16-24 Odds of matching a Hx numbers for S2XfiO0: 7 fri ThuJ Pick Three: 4-3-5 Odds of matching OK throe numbers for $500: 1 In 1,000 lowtrboll and Meoabudts numbers are drawn Wednesday and Saturday nlonts. The estimated PowerbaH loefcpat for the next drawing Is 13 mil ton. The esttwed Megabuaxs loefcpat Se.2 mUHon. Far Ihe last drawing's numbers, dial (900) 144-7777.

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White was being held in the Ra.