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3 A CHIPPEWA HERALD TELEGRAM Thursday, November 5,1992 WHIIor- Bmw'm loses, market" slmaire KIEFS MILWAUKEE fAPV Mil "They have a disproportionate amount of volume in states most affected by bad Benj Associate PublisherInsights 44.1 percent of the market. Miller's cross-town rival, the Pabst Brewing was the only other major brewer to log an increase in third-quarter shipments, said Insights, published in West Nyack, N.Y. Pabst, a company whose major markets also were affected by, the cold summer, notched a percent gain in shipments for the quarter and a 4.9 percent increase for the first nine months. Aggressive pricing and new packaging helped the company, Pabst spokesman Bob Milkovich said. The brewer las been making its comeback with the help of its malt liquor; Oldc English 800.

-v jjf VI think we were all affected by the weather. Just looking at Wisconsin, this has not been a typical summer. But we arc quite satisfied with the progress we arc making. vWc intend to continue in our groove," Milkovich said. Brewing share of the nation's beer market may be down in 1992 unless shipments for the final three months of the year improve, a business analyst says.

Market watchers blame a cool summer for a third-quarter sales slowdown in the Milwaukee company's prime markets that include Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota and Ohio. Miller holds 21.4 percent of the national beer down from 22.4 percent a year said Beer Marketers Insights, industry newsletter. Miller's parent, Philip Morris Companies said the brewing company's shipments fell 8.7 percent in the third quarter. The period was Miller's worst since 1983, Beer Marketers Insights said. For the year through September, Miller's shipments -were off 4 percent, or 1.35 million barrels.

If Miller cannot make up the shortfall, 1992 would mark the brewing company's first down year since 1985. "They have a disproportionate amount of volume in states most affected by the bad weather," said Benj Steinman, associate publisher of Insights. Philip Morris also cited ah effort to reduce inventory for the decline. "Beyond that, it remains somewhat of a mystery," Steinman said. Among other big brewers, Coors, Stroh and G.

Hcilcman Brewing Co. of La Crosse also dropped in the third quarter. Heile-V man's shipments fell 8.6 percent in the quarter and 3.2 percent through the first nine months. The industry leader, Anheuser-Busch, saw its shipments increase 0.5 percent in the period and 1.3 percent for the year through September! Anheuser-Busch owns Building referendum gets approval MILWAUKEE (AP) The Milwaukee School Board approved a $366 million, building referendum proposed by Superintendent Howard Fuller, who lashed out a less expensive facilities 'plan offered by Mayor John Norquist The board endorsed 8-1 Wednesday a Feb. 16 referendum on 4 Fuller's facilities proposal.

His $474 million plan, which only included the smaller amount in bonding, calls for building 15 new schools, expanding 14 others, catching up on backlogged maintenance and keeping up with future maintenance. Norquist submitted an $184 million alternative plan last week, with most of it to go to maintenance and none of it to be raised through bonding. Fuller said he was not afraid to take his plan to the voters and criticized Norquist for attempting to "avoid citizen involvement." Lawmaker seeks longer time limits for sexual abuse charges MILWAUKEE (AP) State law setting time limits for bringing charges in cases of childhood sexual abuse should be extended or eliminated, a legislator says. Rep. Margaret Ann Krusick, D-Milwaukee, responding to the case of a Sheboygan priesuoadmitted molesting a boy 23 years' ago, says she will introduce legislation that would allow prosecution after such revelations.

"The passing of time doesn't make a child abuser any less Ms. Krusick said. "We know about these cases from reliable sources, but the prosecutors' hands are tied because of the statute of limitations." In Wisconsin, if the victim is younger than age 21 when the complaint is filed, charges for sexual assault against a child can be brought regardless of how long ago the contact occurred. But once the victim turns 21, a six-year statute of limitations begins. Democrats to rely on party unity MILWAUKEE (AP) Democrats who control the Wisconsin Legislature will have fewer members when the 1993-95 session begins but their leaders say the reduced strength only increases their emphasis on party unity.

Election upsets Tuesday eliminated several Democrats, leaving the party with a 52-47 margin in the Assembly instead of the current 58-41. In the Senate, the elections dropped their margin to 18-15. Clinton mnay look to state for leaders I think some of the MADISON (AP) Former Assembly Speaker Thomas Loftus said he was leaving for Little Rock, today to attend an appreciation rally for supporters of President-elect Clinton and to meet with; Clinton to discuss potential Wisconsin appointees. "There are people In' Wisconsin who I think are terrific, and I'm going to recommend them," Loftus, who spearheaded pie Clinton campaign in Wisconsin, said Wednesday. "There are also people in Wisconsin who flavor of the Kennedy administration will be Tom Loftus Assembly leader Shalala's name has been mentioned often in the past few weeks as a candidate for secretary of education, and Aspin is said to be on the list of candidates for secretary of defense.

Loftus said he would certainly consider a position in the Clinton administration. "We're friends," Loftus said. "Yes, if he asks me, certainly I would go J-do' have a great life here and I'm doing extremely interesting things. But. it's an opportunity that doesn't come along often.

I think some of the flavor of the Kennedy administration will be in the' air there." Loftus has been working with a foundation called the Wisconsin Council on Human Concerns. He's also doing political consulting work with foreign governments, including Thailand, where he advised officials about the creation of a parliamentary government Loftus noted his experience in that venture would That's the role they are going to ask me about I'm going to play." Loftus, who unsuccessfully ran as the Demo cratic candidate for igovernor two years ago, said that among those whose names are expected to come up are University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Donna Shalala and House Armed Services Committee chairman Les Aspin, D-Wis. I match well with Clinton's proposals that the U.S. government foster democracies abroad. Rumors about Loftus being appointed ambassador to Norway started as a joke, Loftus said.

Their headcount in the Senate will drop further in January to 16 when two members leave to take up jobs in Congress, and possibly to 15 if Sen. Marvin J. Roshell of Chippewa Falls resigns to take a job with the State Gaming Commission. Republican Gov. Tommy Thompson applauded the narrowing of the Democrats' advantages in both houses, saying it make Ex-judge named as consultant them more cooperative when negotiating legislative matters.

Maverick Perot attracted donations MILWAUKEE (AP) Campaign money and a traditional fasci McGee laces tire burning accusations MILWAUKEE (AP) Former Alderman Michael McGee faces a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge on accusations, he helped nation with unorthodox candidates help explain why. Ross Perot attracted a nan minion Wisconsin votes in we presidential election, political strategists say. Perot's showing suggests a "sideshow freak with $60 million block, interstate, 43: during a morn jsaid BUI jpixona-Madison attorney who works for Democratic, Perot never; campaigned personally in Wisconsin but got 22 percent of the vote to President-elect Clinton's 41 percent and President Bush's 37 percent. There were 11 other candidates on the ballot The Rev. Ralph Gross, archdiocese chancellor, said Foley was recruited because Weakland feels the church needs someone knowledgeable with state law.

Weakland is "committed to putting into place whatever safeguards the judge would recommend w' were' rieeded to preverit "incidents of sexual abuse "on. the part of any church empldyee in the future," the archdiocese said in a statement Foley was a Circuit Court judge from 1964 to 1985. He will review all sexual misconduct cases and any new ones, the statement said. Kenosha County authorities said last week that no charges were expected in the Effinger case because of the statute of limitations. Wisconsin law says a sexual assault charge involving a child must be filed within six years of an offense if the victim passes the age of 21.

Investigators say the most recent incident alleged against Effinger occurred eight years ago. Rep. Margaret Ann Krusick, D-Milwaukee, wants the law rewritten. "The passing of time doesn't make a child abuser any less guilty," Ms. Krusick said.

"We know about these cases from reliable sources, but the prosecutors' hands are tied because of the statute of limitations." MILWAUKEE (AP) The Milwaukee Roman Catholic Archdiocese has recruited a retired Circuit Court judge; as consultant in cases involving priests accused of sexual abuse. Leander J. Foley, 70, will determine if the church's response to allegations is "appropriate and adequate," Archbishop Rembert'dJ Weakland. said Wednesday. The.

Rev. Effinger was dismissed from his Sheboygan parish last month after admitting he sexually molested a 13-year-old boy 23 years ago while serving in Kenosha. Effinger has also worked in West Allis and Lake Geneva. In response to a1 request by Kenosha County authorities for information, about 15 people said they were molested, by Effiriger, many of them in the 1960s when they attended a parochial elementary school in Kenosha. Weakland has said he heard an allegation against the priest 14 years ago.

He said the child's parents didn't wish to press charges and that psychologists assured him that Effinger could remain on the job. The decision to leave Effinger in the pulpit may have been "a bad judgment call," Weakland said last week, adding he now would notify authorities if he learned of a priest molesting youngsters. ing rush hour this week-as tires were burned. McGee, 42 was charged Wednesday in Milwaukee County Circuit Court in a criminal complaint that said a motorist recognized him as one of two drivers who blockaded the freeway while passengers from a third car spread the tires across the roadway and set them ablaze. The former alderman said at a news conference last month that burning tires would be placed at the city's busiest intersections and roadways as part of an effort to call attention to problems of Milwaukee's inner city.

McGee was released on a $1,000 personal recognizance bond and a pre-trial conference on the matter was scheduled for Jan. 4. Jury rules teen killer not insane MILWAUKEE (AP) A teen-ager who claimed she suffered from "urban psychosis" caused by inner-city violence when- she shot a girl to death for her leather coat was not criminally insane at the time, a jury ruled. Lawyers for Felicia Morgan, 18, contended the stress of being raised in a crime-ridden neighborhood, surrounded by violence, resulted in a mental illness that prevented the defendant from being -held responsible for the shooting. She was accused in the killing of 17-year-old Brenda Adams and the robberies of Ms.

Adams and four other teens on Oct. 26, others were convicted earlier on charges in the crime, spree. Ms. Morgan was found guilty last week in the first phase of her trial on charges of first-degree intentional homicide, attempted armed robbery, robbery and four counts of armed robbery. SHARE THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON WITH THE NEEDY AND WE'LL GIVE YOU A 3 GLASS 1 Run A 3 Line I Day Classified Ad (Excluding Thrift Sale Ads) or the donation of A CAN OF FOOD Man claims fear made him shoot crossdresser JEFFERSON (AP) A judge ordered a 77-year-fold town of Ixonia man to stand trial oh a charge of first-degree intentional homicide in the fatal shooting of a man dressed as a woman.

Jefferson County Circuit Judge John M. Ullsvik ordered Harold C. Maass to be bound over for trial in the Oct 14 death outside his home of Robert K. 48, of Waukesha. Waukesha County Medical Examiner Lynda Biedrzycki, who performed an autopsy on Woelfel, testified he was shot once in the back from some distance away, then in the head at closer, range.

The second shot came from above, indicating (Woelfel was already lying on the ground, Ms. Biedrzycki said. Sheriff's Deputy Daniel K. Nikolay, the first officer at the scene, said Maass told him he shot Woelfel only once las the victim was turning or running away from him and he also stated the gun was known to "accidentally discharge, in the past" But Sheriff's Detective Erym R. Burrow said tests performed on the gun showed it was not malfunctioning.

Public defender Randy Koschnick indicated that Maass acted out of fear for his safety. Nikolay said Maass admitted intentionally shooting Woelfel after Woelfel knocked on his trailer door. I Now thru Saturday, December 19, 1992 Private Party Only! c22f DROP OFF YOUR FOOD Copy Deadline: 11 AM for the nest day (Noon Friday for Saturday Sunday insertion) CONTRIBUTIONS IN PERSON IN OUR CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT AND PLACE YOUR AD AT THE SAME TIME No NO DENTED NO RUST! 'MUST HAVE LABELS! NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES! Chippswa Herald Telsgram 1.