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j- rt n- ffV-w I I it' mo WASHINGTON (UPI) President Carter announced today he Is deferring production of the high-radiation neutron warhead but directed the Pentagon to go ahead with delivery systems capable of using such weapons in the future decision announced in a White House statement came after a week of speculation that he had de-cided to kllllhe controversial program entirely But the president said today his "ultimate on using the weapon be made later and will be influenced by the degree to which the Soviet Union shows restraint in its conventional and nuclear arms programs and force The neutron warhead which kills "people with massive doses of radiation but causes little property damage In its explosion was designed to offset huge Soviet and Warsaw Pact troop and tank concentrations in Eastern Europe High administration sources said Thursday after reports circulated that Carter had originally decided to kill the program angered congressional leaders that he would instead delay the program as a bargaining chip He reportedly will press the Soviets to cut troop strength threatening the NATO allies and to come to terms on a new strategic arms agreement Leaving the neutron warhead option open Carter said today he has the Defense Department to proceed with the modernization of the Lance missile nuclear warhead and the eight-inch weapon He said such action amounted to open the option of installing' the enchanced radiation The statement stressed concerns for the "security of the United States and Western The neutron bomb a popular term for the enhanced radiation warhead planned for US Lance surface-to-surface missiles and artillery shells produces radiation so intense that it can penetrate the armor of a tank The soldiers inside are disabled with vi- olenf illness and die But the heat and blast etrects the warhead are so low there is relatively little property damage Officials said the president made three basic conclusions: To defer a decision on producing the neutron warhead To make It clear that the ultimate decision would depend on how the Russians behave in the mutual and balanced force reduction and strategic arms limitation treaty negotiations To go ahead meanwhile on mod-r emizing missiles and artillery shells which would be used for the warhead 'I i House burns but Bowser is rescued Fire rages through an $80000 Winthrop Harbor home Thursday afternoon' apparently as the result of an accident in which a man used gasoline to clean a suit The owner was burned on the hands and face but did not require hospitalization authorities said The family dog repeatedly attempted to enter the burning house but as shown here was rescued by firefighters Story and picture on page 21 Kenosha Wis Frl April 7 1978 20c a Copy Home Delivered $100 Weekly Judge'loh has ttfoem guessing By DON JENSEN Staff Writer- pestof al I pol itical plums a judgeship beckons Any takers? Terry Rose Kenosha attorney and an officer in the First District Democratic Party organization indicated he was the before deciding whether to seek the judicial appointment will be contacting a number of people In the Democratic Party and In organized labor to see what sort of support I could get in a bid for the Rose said expect to be talking to Karen Albeck chairperson for the First District Democratic Party and there are some other people I want to talk to before making a Two others whose names have cropped up in the speculation are District Attorney John Landa and former District Attorney Bruce Schroeder now in private law practice 4 I tnda said the record i -re-no comment Until Wednesday I given it any And Schroeder replied honestly haven't given it any significant thought I'm honored and flattered that the 'great anonymous has mentioned my name in this connection but I think it is premature to speculate Former County Judge John Cro set-to also in private practice declared flatly that he was not interested In seeking the judicial appointment court comes into being he would be seeking appointment to the existing vacancy If the bill does not pass and the present court system remains he would not oppose any County Court judge seeking elevation to Circuit Court that Ward said would seek the vacated County Court judge-ship should either of them be appointed to Circuit Court Commissioner William Zievers said unhesitatingly hedging on that I will seek the appointment And it is my intention now to run for election in 1979 though see what develops Zievers said he had expressed his interest in a gubernatorial appointment to local Democratic Party officials Mario Ciotti local party chairman Joid-thVorganization's executive mittee met Wednesday night but took no action been contacted by some who have expressed an Interest in the appointment But we are going to wait and see There has been no decision as to who we would Ciotti declined to name those who had contacted him about the appointment It is likely that local and district Democratic Party officials will have influence on appointment Only hours after election the speculation began to fly Election of Judge Harold Bode to the new district Court of Appeals effective Aug 1 has local political pundits guessing the identity of his successor on the local Circuit Court bench At least three persons have expressed an interest in the post Bode will vacate Other attorneys profess to be awaiting developments or are testing the political waters before jumping in Acting Gov Martin Schreiber will fill the vacancy by appointment though that action is probably some months off And that act may have political implications for Schreiber who will face opposition within his own Democratic Party in his bid for election as governor in November appointee will serve as judge at least through the end of 1979 A special election to elect a judge to complete term which runs through 1983 will be held here next April The winner of that election will take office Jan 1 1980 From a practical political standpoint the appointed judge may have an advantage over other candidates in the election next spring since he will be able to run as an incumbent But there have been exceptions to the rule of thumb that a sitting judge usually wins an election Confusing the situation even further is the fact that no one now can be sure what sort of judicial system Wisconsin will have in future years A sweeping court reorganization proposal is now awaiting action by the Legislature Lawmakers are expected to consider this pending bill in a special session in May or June If it passes all trial courts would become Circuit Courts There would be no County Courts All judges would have the same duties responsibilities and pay County Judge Burton Scott said that if the bill passes and Wisconsin gets a new one-level trial court system he would not seek appointment to the judicial vacancy be no sense to that be a Circuit judge under the new present six-year term as County Court judge expires at the end of 1979 so regardless of his decision he faces an election next Spring However Scott added if the reorganization attempt fails and the present two-level County Court-Circuit Court system remains definitely would seek the Circuit Court appointment and whether appointed or not would run in the 1979 Coutv fed tfohn Malloy name has cropped up in speculation as a possible successor to Bode on the Circuit Court bench is out of town on vacation and could not be reached for i comment Asst Dist Atty John Ward an unsuccessful judicial candidate in the past expressed an interest in a judicial appointment by the governor definitely Interested In the appointment and in running for the Ward said He noted that if the one-level trial Aspln says campers skittish She finished second: Bradford sprinter Shelley Cope after anchor leg of eight-lap relay Thursday in Racine Details In Sports Youth Beat We regret to state that YOUTH BEAT which normally appears on Friday has discontinued publication until further notice However the firm that prints this supplement hat assured us that If publication resumes It will be carried In the Kenosha News Weather Partly cloudy and cool tonight with lows in the low to mid 30s Becoming cloudy Saturday with a chance of showers and thunderstorms Cooler with highs in the mid 40s Easterly winds 10 to IS mph tonight Sunrise Saturday sunset 8:20 Kenosha temperatures at 11 o'clock this morning reached 67 at the airport 64 at AC and 60 at Carthage College Hunidity 60 wind from the northwest at 3 mph barometric pressure rising from 3022 high was 60 low 43 The Inside Story Page Amusements TV 14 IS Area News 2122 Classified 24-31 Deaths 10 Editorials 4 Family Page 5 Financial News 23 Local News 101132 Sports 17-20 Activities 78 Youth Pace 9 jail idea bonked WHUl-W- jtfr tUM curred while prisoners were off reducing the number of people using the recreation area you reduce the revenues generated from entrance and camping Aspin said The estimated annual operating cost of the Bong Recreation Area for 1987 is 3110000 Sticker revenues derived In 1987 are estimated at 386000 to 3133000 for 450000 to 700000 visitors Camping fees would add an estimated 32000 to 38000 to these figures If Bong attracted 600000 visitors annually the annual Income would cover operating costs According to Aspln a 1977 prison study said Wisconsin prisons are overcrowded by 500 inmates The current capacity is less than 3000 By 1985 the prison population is expected to exceed 5000 the other minimum-to-medium security The sites under consideration at the 4500-acre Bong site include a 120-acre parcel in the northeastern corner along state Highway 75 That site would house one or the other of the two prisons The second site of similar size could contain both prisons The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said the possibility of injury or theft resulting from a prison escape would discourage camping prison on Bong would have visual aesthetic and psychological Impacts on Bong recreators a DNR staff report concluded The 576-bed medium security prison at Fox Lake recorded 24 escapes in the past three years thd' report said only three of the escapes were the the rest oc WASHINGTON DC- Construction of a state prison on part of the proposed Bong recreation grounds could discourage so many people from using the park that it would no longer be able to pay its own way Rep Les Aspln D-Wis said today only would the prison take up valuable recreation land it would also discourage use of the remaining Aspin said The Wisconsin State Building Commission and the State Division of Cog(ections are seeking building sites in southeastern Wisconsin for two new prisons In January the SBC approved a 33 million development plan to make Bong a state recreation area But at the same time the commission directed that Bong also be considered as a site for both the new prisons one maximum security and Would he scare away campers and their money? i.