The Capital Times from Madison, Wisconsin • 20

20 THE CAPITAL TIMES, Saturday, Sept. 18, 1982 Court candidate Lathrop a legal purist Trayton Lathrop views his two opponents in next April's non-partisan State Supreme Court election from the other side of a fence. He climbed over by choice. Both Appleton Judge Gordon Myse and State Sen. William Bablitch, D-Stevens Point, can claim past State Bar of Wisconsin presidents among their supporters.

Lathrop, 58, cannot list any officials from the State Bar, Wisconsin's association of lawyers, among his backers. Nor would he want to. From his side of the fence, Lathrop has consistently challenged the Bar Association's mandatory membership policy, losing the favor of many in the profession in the process. He waged an unsuccessful appeal of the 1958 mandatory membership decision that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

When the association and the State Supreme Court declined to poll lawyers on the issue in 1978, Lathrop and a small group of other attorneys commissioned their own poll. A majority of lawyers who voted said they favor making Bar Association membership voluntary. Suddenly, it isn't so lonely on Lathrop's side of the fence. three to have run for Supreme Court before, in 1977. Lathrop, a native of Boscobel, came in first in eight counties and second in six (including Dane) in that race, which was won by Justice William Callow.

"Among the legal profession, I have name recognition and a lot of people ask their lawyer who they should vote for," Lathrop said. A member of the Madison law firm of Isaksen, Lathrop, Esch, Hart Clark, Lathrop graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1948. He has since argued cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, the State Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals, a record he said give him "more experience in the practice of law than the other two candidates combined." While he may have impressed Bar Association officials as somewhat of a radical, Lathrop is a legal purist.

His main campaign issue is that the court should stick to deciding "cases and controversies" based on points of law, not political persuasion. "A change in personnel in the court shouldn't result in a change in decisions based on the rule of law," he said. Lathrop said he has become increasingly disturbed by a trend of courts to do just that change com- mon law decisions that have been set down by previous courts in the absence of statutes. That's a job for the legislative branch, Lathrop argues. He cited court changes broadening the liability of municipal corporations, hospitals, doctors and parents as one example.

"Some changes (in common law) courts may have made may be good. But people who don't agree withy them don't have a chance for input. You can't lobby a judge," he said. It's difficult to separate personal views from the issues of law in a campaign, according to Lathrop. When questioned by an anti-abortion voter, he said he had to admit, "If I had a daughter who was raped, I'd find it difficult to say she shouldn't have an abortion.

But that's not to say I'd vote that way on the constitutional question." Lathrop said he does have a major concern involving the law and issues namely, people's right to speak out on them. "I'm very concerned about the cutting down of First Amendment rights; not just newspapers, but people advancing their views." He compares his views to those of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black, who decries "too much balancing" of First Amendment rights. "If something restricts free speech or press, it should be eliminated," Lathrop said. Zoning vote last straw for town chairman The resignation came after the town board, at a Friday morning meeting, rejected a proposal for exclusive agriculture zoning for the township on a 3-2 vote.

Cooper 1 has been under fire from other board members for failing to keep them informed on how issues were going to be presented to the positions. public. Today's Weather The Forecast For 8 p.m. EDT Rain Snow B88 Sunday, Temperatures Showers Ill Flurries September 19 70 8-80 80 National Weather Service NOAA, U.S. Dept.

of Commerce Fronts: Cold Warm Occluded Stationary Traditional football season weather greeted fans today as the University of Wisconsin hosted UCLA in the Badgers' home opener at Camp Randall. There was lots of sunshine in the state, but temperatures were cool, with highs ranging from only the upper 50s to mid 60s. A Canadian cold front was due in northwestern Wisconsin tonight and should cross the state Sunday, bringing clouds and the possibility of scattered showers with it, according to the National Weather Service. Lows tonight should be in the low to mid 40s, and Sunday's highs should be in the 60s. Continued cool temperatures were forecast for Monday and Tuesday, when highs again should be in the upper 50s and 60s and lows in the upper 30s and low 40s.

Warmer temperatures were expected by Wednesday. The extended outlook was for partly cloudy days and fair nights Monday through Wednesday. Meanwhile, around the rest of the nation today, scattered showers and a few thunderstorms developed along a cold front from central New Mexico to the Texas Panhandle early today. STATISTICS ON RECORD Highest this in 1955 Lowest this date in 1959 Temperatures Wettest this date 3.40 inches in 1874 Highest .........61 at 12:30 p.m. Friday Lowest.

........41 at 5:50 a.m. today Normal high, 70 low, 48 THE SUN Rise Set Precipitation In past 24 hours inches Today .............5:40 a.m. 6:03 p.m. a.m. 6:01 p.m.

September total 1.33 inches 1982 total ...22.17 inches Normal to date. 3.56 inches Wisconsin Hi Lo Pcp Outlook Milwaukee 66 50 .23 fair Degree Days LaCrosse 64 46 .25 fair Degree days yesterday 12 Green Bay 58 41 .05 fair For the month. ...........83 Superior 57 35 .06 rain For the season The Nation A ago Hi Lo Pcp Outlook Anchorage 54 48 rain At 9 a.m. Today Atlanta 86 68 cloudy Humidity Boston 71 57 cloudy Dew point .....48 Chicago 66 53 .37 cloudy Wind NW at 10 mph Cleveland 73 44 cloudy Dallas 95 67 clear Denver 52 48 .04 cloudy Des Moines 63 61 1.26 clear HOURLY Detroit 71 40 cloudy Honolulu 89 75 9 clear Madison Las Vegas 78 55 rain YESTERDAY TODAY Little Rock 85 65 cloudy Noon ................60 1 a.m............. Los Angeles 88 62 cloudy 1 p.m................0 2 a.m.............

Miami 85 81 cloudy 2 .........59 3 a.m... Minneapolis 68 53 .13 cloudy 3 p.m...............59 4 New Orleans 92 74 cloudy 4 p.m...............59 5 a.m.... 43 New York 72 59 cloudy 5 p.m................59 6 a.m... Philadelphia 71 57 rain 6 p.m................59 7 a.m Phoenix 82 74 .03 cloudy 7 p.m................58 8 a.m................45 St. Louis 82 59 cloudy 8 p.m.......

9 .49 Salt Lake City 72 56 .02 rain 9 p.m...............52 San Francisco 69. 60 .02 cloudy 10 p.m..............50 Seattle 80 51 clear 11 Tampa 89 72 cloudy Washington 76 61 cloudy Area Briefs By KAYE SCHULTZ Capital Times Staff Writer By SANDY LEWIS Capital Times Correspondent WINDSOR The Windsor Board will meet at 8 a.m. Monday to make a decision on filling the town chairman office and select a new relief director following the surprise resignation Friday of Maurice Cooper from those Missing man found in mired car NEILSVILLE (AP) A Clark County man who had been missing since Monday was found unharmed Friday in his car near here. Two young boys found Milton Collier, 72, of Withee, in his car, which was mired along the riverbank six miles west of Neilsville. Collier, a double amputee, told his rescuers that he was just waiting for help to arrive.

It was not known if he had been sitting in the car since Monday. Chief justice doing fine Wisconsin State Supreme Court Chief Justice Bruce Beilfuss came through hip surgery fine and is expected to be back at work soon. "I feel just fine," Beilfuss said Friday from his room at University Hospital. The surgery took place Sept. 7 and he was to be released today.

Beilfuss has announced he will retire for the court early next year. Symphony players take pay cuts MILWAUKEE (AP) Musicians in the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra have agreed to accept $300,000 in wage cuts for the 1982-83 season to help stave off a projected deficit of $914,000. The wage reductions will be achieved by postponing a scheduled salary increase for 24 weeks and by cutting four paid weeks from the season, according to Robert Caulfield, symphony executive di- Trayton Lathrop "All of a sudden, I've changed from being on the outside to the inside. Now I think the majority of lawyers support me," he said. A list of more than 70 attorneys from around the state duly accompanies his claim.

The support of lawyers won't win him the race, and Lathrop doesn't have either the name recognition of Bablitch or the judicial post held by Myse. But he is the only one of the rector, and Rip Pretat, chairman of the Players Council. Hearings on TV WASHINGTON (AP) The sion said Friday that it had ordered tions five firms competing to Madison. The five applicants are Center City Broadcasting, son and Madison Family station planned Federal Communications Commishearings to compare qualificabuild a new television station in Madison Independent Television, Channel 47, USA-MadiTelevision Ltd. Master class for musicians slated Most recently board members said they had no input into choosing speakers and were not told who was going to appear at an open hearing on exclusive agrculture zoning.

Burt Quamme and Mike Timm, the board members who questioned the organization of the hearing, both say their comments were in no way geared toward getting Cooper to resign. Cooper contends that board members should ask questions if they want to be involved in a situation. In announcing his resignation in a Insurance agent suspended by state State Insurance Commissioner Ann J. Haney said insurance agent David D. Foster of Madison has agreed to pay a forfeiture of $1,500 to the State of Wisconsin and has agreed to the suspension of his agent's license for six months.

Haney said this agreement was reached following an investigation by her office in which it was alleged that Foster misrepresented the actual costs associated with a purchase of new insurance and did not adequately disclose the reasons for certain transactions involved in the replacement of existing insurance. Haney said Foster did not admit these allegations but did not wish to have a hearing on them. Today's Records prepared statement, Cooper cited opposition on the board and that the majority of board members disapprove of the way he is managing town affairs. Cooper also said he is "simply tired of sleepless nights" contending with town problems and he had, before the recent controversy, promised his family he would not seek re-election next April. He says the job of relief director, which he has resigned effective immediately, had as much to do with his resignation as anything.

He's had the position for two years and has been unsuccessful in finding a new director. He admits that more people and more problems to deal with in this position than before. Elected town chairman at the height of the mid-70s building boom, Cooper found himself in the tenuous position of trying to assure equitable and orderly growth without sacrificing agricultural lands in the aftermath. Windsor township encompasses the communities of Windsor, Lake Windsor, Morrisonville and the surrounding rural areas northwest of Madison. Farmers in the township are irritated by fear of increased control and increased restrictions whether they be from the DNR, the Farm Drainage Board, the County Zoning Board or the town board.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 18 Today is Saturday, Sept. 18, the 261st day of 1982. There are 104 days left in the year. Today's highlight in history: On September 18, 1961, U.N.

Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold was killed in an air crash in northern Rhodesia. On this date: In 1759, the French surrendered Quebee to Britain. In 1963, the U.N. Special Committee on Apartheid called for a ban on arms and petroleum traffic with South Africa. In 1967, explosives planted by Communist terrorists destroyed the nationalist Chinese embassy in Saigon.

In 1973, East Germany, West Germany and the Bahamas were admitted to the United Nations. Ten years ago: President Richard Nixon asserted there had been "substantial progress" in the government's fight against illegal narcotics. Five years ago: Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan arrived in Washington for a round of Mideast talks. One year ago: President Reagan vowed to fight the last blow" for the spending cuts he said were necessary to balance the federal budget by 1984. TOMORROW Community Events Orton Flea Market will be held, 1100 Spaight sponsored by Orton Park Group and the Wilmar Neighborhood setup time a.m.

High Blood Pressure Screening Program will be held by Gerhardt Drugs, 1117 N. Sherman 2-4 p.m. Edgewood College students are sponsoring a bike-a-thon for multiple sclerosis, seven miles around Lake Wingra, starting at 9 a.m. SENIOR CITIZEN ACTIVITIES Anyone fifty years of age and over is welcome to attend these School-Community Recreation Department activities. Programs start at 1 p.m.

unless otherwise noted. Special programs are at 3 p.m. Madison West High School will tion program this Monday. The by Wisconsin Telephone, will master for the Chicago Symphony Among the area students who will be Adlai Wang of West High, non Green of LaFollette, and Suzanne teachers and other students have which will start at 10 a.m. host an exclusive music educa90-minute master class, sponsored feature Samuel Magad, co-concertOrchestra.

will participate in the violin class Elizabeth Barosko of East, ShanBingham of Memorial. Music been invited to attend the class, Exercise for seniors to start Senior adult exercise classes Neighborhood House, 29 S. Mills 11 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays sored by Neighborhood House and ter. The classes will emphasize strengthening of muscles, joint mation and registration, call Roberta are scheduled to start Monday at St.

The classes, to be held from 10- for seven weeks, are co-sponthe Central YMCA Fitness Cen- relaxation, gentle stretching and mobility and circulation. For inforPaterson at 255-5337. 3 officials face conflict charges KENOSHA (AP) Three administrators at the Gateway Technical Institute who had been the targets of an investigation last month were charged Friday with felony counts of having a private interest in public contracts. Special Prosecutor Frederick Zievers filed the charges in Kenosha County Circuit Court against Gateway Director Keith Stoehr, Deputy Director Rolland Graf and Kenneth Mills, instructional services director. Stoehr, whose contract with the school ends June 30, 1984, was charged with four counts of having a private interest in public contracts in connection with the administration of consulting contracts involving the school's foreign projects.

Graf and Mills each face two counts of the same charge. Initial court appearances for the three were scheduled for Wednesday. after refreshments. Call 266-6420 for information. MONDAY, Sept.

20 John Muir Club First Congregational Church, 1609 University Ave. Cards and games. Tenney Park Club Tenney Park 302 N. Baldwin. Cards and games.

Older Adult Klub Madison Community Center, 112 North Fairchild. Progressive Euchre with prizes. Refreshments following. Garden and Nature Club Madison Community Center, 112 N. Fairchild Street.

Walk through Marshall Park Nature area. Leave the Madison Community Center at 1 p.m. TUESDAY, Sept. 21 Afternoon Recreation Klub (ARKS) Madison Community Center. The movies, "Waterways to Explore" "Toronto Revisited" will be shown at 12:15 p.m.

Cards and games will follow. Older Adult Klub (OAKS) Madison Community Center, 112 North Fairchild. Lone Hand Euchre Party, 7 Refreshments and prizes. Triangle Club Parkside 245 S. Park St.

Cards and Sept. 22 Fellowship Club Eagles Club, 1236 Jenifer St. Cards and games. Richmond Hill Club Romnes Apartments, 540 W. Olin Ave.

Cards and games. Older Adult Club (OAKS) Madison Community Center, 112 N. Fairchild. Progressive "500" with prizes. Refreshments served.

THURSDAY, Sept. 23 Hilldale Club Segoe Terrace Senior Center, 602 Sawyer Terrace. Cards and games. North Sherman Club Sherman Ave. United Meth.

Church, 3705 N. Sherman Ave. Cards and games. FRIDAY, Sept. 24 Atwood Club Atwood Community Center, 2425 Atwood Ave.

Cards and games. Nakoma Area Club Westminster Presbyterian Church, 4100 Nakoma Road. Blood Pressure Screening; 12:30 luncheon, call 238-3121 for reservations. Marge Wherritt from R.S.V.P. will present "Volunteer Opportunities in Madison Public Schools," followed by vocal music by Nancy Pine and Paul Heiser, accompanied by Pat Miller.

BIRTHS METHODIST HOSPITAL Saturday. Sept. 18. 1982 SIERON, Jeannette and BETHENCOURT, Daniel, Mt. Horeb, a son.

SMITH, Pamela and Timothy, Stoughton, a son. ST. MARYS HOSPITAL Thursday. Sept. 16.

1982 HELBING, Arthalyne and Jerald, 4609 Hayes Rd. No. 3, a daughter. Friday, Sept. 17, 1982 ROHDE, Kris and Dave, Marshall, a son.

Saturday, Sept. 18. 1982 GIESE, Jean and Ron, Spring Green, a son. MADISON GENERAL HOSPITAL Thursday, Sept. 16.

1982 BAUERNFEIND, Sandra and Randolph, Wisconsin Dells, a daughter. TRAUTSCH, Mary and Phillip, 925 Ocean a daughter. Friday, Sept. 17. 1982 WOODSTOCK, Patricia and ANDERSON, Dennis, Stoughton, a son.

SCOTT, Mary and James, 513 Woodstock Terrace, a daughter. GLAD, Debra and Richard, Middleton, a daughter. STOWELL, Ursula and Timothy, 106 Castille Rd. No. 4, a daughter.

BOSHERS, Shelley and CARLSON, Curtis, 2434 E. Washington a son. MINSLOFF, Victoria and Mark, 4453 Hillcrest a daughter. STORM, Jeanne and Harvard, 1113 E. Mifflin a daughter.

DEATHS ANACHER, Louise 60, Wausau, died Thursday. BORCHERDING, Mrs. Catherine, 80, Platteville, died Thursday. DAVIS, Margaret 79, Richland Center, died Thursday. DEMASKE, Edward, 67, Mauston, died Friday.

GAMERDINGER, Earl, 70, 2122 Traceway died Thursday. GERSTAD, A. John, 41, 2906 Waubesa died Saturday. JOHNS, Harry, 77, Dodgeville, died Thursday. MILLER, Laurice, 55, Lancaster, Mrs.

Frances 82, Bloomington, died Wednesday. PARSONS, Philip 92, 510 Acewood died Saturday. PLOC, Rudolph F. "Rudy," 62, 465 Hilltop died Thursday. 66, Portage, died Saturday.

SWANSON, Herbert, 62, Wisconsin died Thursday. THALACKER, Mrs. Margaret 77, Westfield, died Thursday. WHITE, Diana, 52, Verona, died Friday. WHERE Birth Child Crisis Dial a Drugs, alcohol.

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