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FREE REFERS TO ONLY CHICKEN LEGS symmift ion Miwaytes Federal, state huddle Wednesday to combat growing problem On the march Juvenile gangs after gaining a foothold in Milwaukee in the 1970s are spreading into smaller communities, authorities say. You pick up almost any newspaper and youll see where the perpetrator of a crime was a gang member, said Sylvia Jackson of the state Divison of Youth Services. Gerald Whitburn, welfare secretary for Gov. Tommy Thompson, said: Juvenile gangs are not only in Milwaukee, theyre in Rock County, Dane County and the Fox Valley. Arrests of juveniles for crimes climbed 47 percent in Wisconsin over three years, from in 1988 to 1,689 in 1990.

Malcolm Klein, a professor at the University of Southern California and a nationally recognized authority on youth gangs, will talk about trends in juvenile crime and the link between violence, gangs and drugs. It seems clear that gang violence has increased over the years and that gang members are proportionately more prone to violence than nongang delinquents and criminals, Klein said. But Klein said that if you could wave a magic wand and eliminate all illegal drugs you would still have street gangs. Youre going to have street gangs until you reduce poverty, have stronger families and good parenting skills, have better schools and more jobs, he said. Law enforcement personnel and others who deal with juvenile violence say many teens desire gang membership because it gives them something they dont get elsewhere status and identity.

Juvenile gangs are generally made up to people who feel theyre disenfranchised, said Emil Thomas, Madisons deputy police chief. These kids often dont have the academic or social skills to complete. So, they rely on skills they developed back in the urban jungle. MILWAUKEE (AP) Top Bush administration officials, law officers, mayors, counselors and educators will gather Wednesday for a conference on countering juvenile violence and the growth of youth gangs. About 850 people have registered for the day-long conference arranged by Gov.

Tommy Thompson to explore ways to curb the development of gangs and channel young people into positive activities. U.S. Attorney General William Barr and former Florida Gov. Robert Martinez, the administrations drug czar, will be the featured speakers at the Governors Conference on Juvenile Crime, Drugs and Gangs. HU: 2H5985 Two Complete Pairs of Glasses from our Sightsaver Collection! INCLUDES FRAMES AND LENSES In stock only; bifocals extra; does not.

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Shawn A. Stoffregen (Entrance between JC Penney wn a. aionregen een JC Penney and Daytons) AP photo I I (Entrance between JC Penney and Laytons) I 781-8866 I 781-8866 First lady Barbara Bush and Minnesota Gov. Arne Carlson pledge Monday in Edina, to become presidential primary voter marshals to encourage people to vote in the states April 7 primary. Bush was on a three-city campaign swing for her husband, George.

Watch the Civil War Era Reapportionment plan faces uncertain future Controversial oil drilling halted MADISON A judge said Monday a Michigan oil company has abandoned efforts to drill a well in northern Wisconsin because exploratory drilling found no oil. Dane County Circuit Judge Susan Steingass said the decision by Terra Energy Ltd. makes moot a request by the Lac Courte Oreilles Chippewa band for an order halting the drilling near Ashland because of environmental concerns. Man died of hypothermia TOMAHAWK A 51-year-old Tomahawk man missing since last fall died of hypothermia and was buried in a snowstorm, a corner said Monday. Harold Neumeyers body was found Saturday on the citys south side.

Police said no foul play is suspected. Neumeyer was last seen in mid-November about the time the area received 12 inches of snow. Parolee held in disappearance MADISON A Moorhead, parolee was being held in jail Monday in connection with the disappearance of a 57-year-old woman. The suspect was arrested Saturday after he was stopped for a traffic violation and police learned he was driving the womans car. Police suspect foul play in the disappearance of Gloria Let-ness of Moorhead, who hasnt been seen since Wednesday.

Man gets life for murder SUPERIOR A Minnesota man was sentenced Monday to life in prison for the stabbing death of a Wisconsin man he killed because the victim was a homosexual whom he thought was suffering from AIDS. Stuart Ellanson, 22, of Duluth, had pleaded guilty to killing'1 Kevin Dutcher, 27, on June 2, 1991. Ellanson pleaded guilty in a bargain with prosecutors that included dismissal of a hate crime penalty enhancer that might have added an additional five-year sentence and a $5,000. Prairie Lake killing investigated BARRON No suspects have been identified in the death of a 33-year-old man found in his Prairie Lake home with a knife in his chest, authorities said Monday. The body of Jerald Mussehl was found Saturday.

Police found no signs of struggle and nothing appeared to be missing from the home. Man charged in 6-year-old slaying APPLETON A man accused of murdering a 20-year-old secretary six years ago repeatedly stabbed her when she caught him burglarizing her apartment, police said Monday. He claims she grabbed onto him and said she was going to call the cops," Police Chief David Gorski said. We dont know if he knew her by name, but he knew that that woman lived In that house." James Albrecht, 25, of Appleton appeared in court Monday on a charge of first-degree murder in Koys death. Police say he confessed after new evidence emerged recently connecting him with the 1986 killing.

Swan killed at Marshfield zoo MARSHFIELD A whistling swan was found dead Monday at the Wildwood Zoo its head cut off and its body thrown into a wolf's pen, officials said. Zookecpcr Jim Hlavac said someone probably used a dog to catch the swan one of three at the zoo along with three Canada geese and a mallard duck that were Injured. The geese probably would be killed because of the extent of its injuries. Minnesota plan in high court By The Associated Press The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to study a federal court's redistricting plan in Minnesota.

The justices said they will hear an appeal by state officials and legislative leaders who say the federal court improperly interfered in the redistricting process. A decision is not expected until sometime in 1993. Both sides in the dispute said the decision appears to mean the 1992 elections will be conducted using legislative boundaries drawn by a state court panel and congressional districts drawn by the federal court. MADISON, Wis. The future of a plan to redraw the boundaries of Wisconsins congressional districts appears uncertain even if it is passed by the Assembly today, state lawmakers said Monday.

A Democratic-sponsored congressional reapportionment plan was approved Saturday by the Senate. Lawmakers said that scenario left observers wondering whether Republican Gov. Tommy Thompson would sign the measure, which is favored by most of the states nine congressmen. Every decade, state lawmakers must redraw congressional and legislative districts to reflect population changes in the census. This time, the Republicans filed a reapportionment lawsuit Jan.

31, accusing the Democrats of deliberately delaying the redistricting process to give themselves a political advantage in A weekend filled with civilians, soldiers, drafts people reenacting the lifestyle of the Civil War. April 4 5 From lOa.m.-tip.m. HIXON HOUSE, 419 N. 7th Admission: $4.00 Adults $2.00 Students The parties have until April 6 to agree on a plan. If they fail, the issue will got to U.S.

District Judge Barbara Crabb for a decision. JMINNESOTk WEST SHE! tCAl CO ILEG vote on April 7 Join your friends and neighbors support the WWTC referendum, for today and our future! Final Four windfall a question mark ST. PAUL Minneapolis and St. Paul officials agree that hotels, restaurants and retailers are going to make i lot of money during the Final Four basketball tournament at the Mctrodome this week. But they don't agree on how big the take will be.

Minneapolis tourism officials predict the Twin Cities will take in $29 million during the Final Four. But S(. Paul tourism officials say the metropolitan area will gamer $17.9 million. Police search for missing woman ST. PAUL Police and volunteers stopped searching Monday for an 88 year-old woman who disappeared after the car that she was waiting in was stolen.

Estelle Flaherty's daughter, Maureen, told police she left her mother in the car Sunday while she stopped In at her office. She said her mother can't walk due to recent hip surgery, so she left the keys In the cargo her mother could listen to the radio while waiting. She said she went into the office, looked out Die window and saw that her car and her mother ere gone. Viroqua Revitalization Association Monroe County Board of Supervisors Western Wisconsin Private Industry Council Wisconsin Vocational Association Local Chapter 9 AFLrCIO La Crosse Council Citizens' Commutes for WWTC Bernard lYalle, Chair David Homines 1 Ians on, Treasurer Wilmer McArthur Organizations which have endorsed the referendum: Greater La Crotie Area Chamber of Commerce Greater Maui ton Area Economic Development Corporation La Oroese Area Development Corporation Chamber of Commerce of Tbmah Chamber of Commerce of Sparta Chamber of Commerce of Black River Tails Chamber of Commerce of Arcadia I lolmcn Area Civic and Commerce Association VLnoqua Industrial Development Association' Onalaska Business Association Center for Commerce A Tburism Onalaska Tburism Commission West Salem Business Association Wisconsin Society of Radio loglo Technologists District 6 Don Ann Jeon Gary Chad Tins Tadesky Gene Ransom Aha B. Rehberg Ryan Shcchy Bill Sorenson Laura Tby lor Mike Warner Palmer Ho Bland Florence HyaU John Lucente Dob Marconi DanMLhalovlo Fred Nelson Ken Nelson Wendell Olson BiUBay NaUnl Bever Bolgcr DelBoley Everson Hanson Jamee IU11 Vick ON THE COVER: The Mon Channel Dodge in La Crosse at Sun-Eel.

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