Kenosha News Courier from Kenosha, Wisconsin • 1

i Kenosha C-3 EZL-Z3 Vol 3 Tuesday May 1 1979: No 46 Se rvj Baistt Brighton Bristol Camp Lake Genoa City Paddock Lake Paris Pell Lake Powtrs Lake Randall Richmond III Rock Lake Salem Silver lake Trevor Twin Lakes Wheatland Wilmot Winthrop Harbor III Woodworth Zion III I fflffiilF Filipski moved to a place in Kenosha Capponi said In December 1977 the Daltons Filipski and the four children moved to Chicago A few months later they moved to Brooklyn NY where they met a 14-year-old girl and her mother-The Daltons wanted to return to was Barbara Filipski 26 Filipski lived with the Daltons in the Sheridan Road house for a few weeks until Ernest Capponi the Kenosha landlord said she should leave because the house was not meant to hold three adults and the four children among them Milwaukee tn November 1978 and asked the mother if the girl could accompany them to help manage the children The mother said ves The mother in an interview witn the NewSun said the Dalton frequently visited her Her 14-(Cootlnued on Page 2) was always resentment and hatred between my father and she said HER BROTHER always seemed to have women around Margaret said "I could never understand it often wondered what it is about him" One of the women who hung around Dalton was Blanchie Penna the paper also reported sister Josephine Smith of Racine was quoted as saying "He was supposed to be our friend and he's done this I believe what done to Dalton married Karen Rugg in 1976 and met Blanchie when they lived in Racine in 1977 the paper said The Daltons visited Blanchie and her mother and sister both named Beatrice quite often When the Daltons moved to 12600 Sheridan Road in Kenosha County in March 1977 Blanchie would hitchhike to the four-room residence On Aug 31 1977 Lawrence Dalton gave Blanchie a ride to the unemployment office Mrs Penna contacted the police later in the day because her daughter never returned Dalton who was questioned by police then saicLBlanchiq never went to the office but asked to be taken to SC Johnson Sons Inc in Racine By JOHN KREROWICZ Staff Writer A lot has been written about Lawrence Dalton who was brought to the Kenosha County Jail Wednesday afternoon on charges of kidnapping and murdering Blanchie Penna 25 oirt Racine on Aug 31 1977 The details" about Dalton his personality his family the criminal charges against him reveal a bizarre scenario Dalton 34 was born in Chicago the only son of Nicholas and Delilah Dalton according to the Waukegan News-Sun He had a violent temper got into minor trouble with the police and never graduated from high school the paper quoted one of his sisters talk about it in the said Margaret a sister who married and lives in Cicero caused us too much trouble and we want anything to do with him He has no feelings towards us none whatsoever "The police think he has something to do with two murders When it comes to something like this I almost feel that I have a brother You get to the pjint where' you want ''to talk about it Your4" a nightmare and you'll wake up and It'll be gone" Margaret added that their father was an alpoholic He died 10 years ago RACINE POLICE Capt Kermit McDonald said Dalton was a suspect in the case from the because he was the last to see her alive "All angles were checked out but there was insufficient evidence to charge him with McDonald said A few days after Blanchie was reported missing the News-Sun stated the boyfriend told Racine polipe he received a call from a woman purporting to be Blanchie's sister The woman said Blanchie was safe in Chicago but police said the call was a hoax and believed Karen Dalton could have been the caller According to the Racine Journal Times Karen Dalton told police she and her husband knew nothing about the disappearance On Oct 31 1977 two months after Blanchie was last seen alive the Racine police received a sympathy card for her The card postmarked Milwaukee had a photostatic copy of a Journal Times picture of the woman inside according to police Whoever sent the card hao typed a note indicating Blanchie was dead ANOTHER WOMAN in life Approximately 400 persons including radio and television crews attended the public forum on nuclear power Wednesday night at the University of Wlsconsln-Parkside to hear discussions of nuclear energy and Its use In producing electricity Weighing pros cons I worries slow power plants: PSC exec By JOHN KREROWICZ Staff Writer The chairman of the Wisconsin Public Service Commission told approximately 40Q persons attending the University of Wisconsin-Parkside's forum on nuclear power Wednesday night that public pressure will not have as strong an effect on slowing construction of nuclear power plants as Wall Street will have Charles Cicchetti the chairman and six other panel members discussed their opinions and facts and answered several audience questions some eliciting applause concerning Three Mile Island and other aspects of nuclear power "Even if we put aside the moral and safety aspects of nuclear power Beer license turned down hy Randan BASSETT After hearing protests from town tavern keepers the Randall Town Board Thursday turned down Richard application for a beer license at the Powers Lake Grocery James Minnis representatmg the Kenosha County Tavern League told the board granting a license to Fedyna would "increase the availability of beer to minors Besides a grocery store could stay open 24 hours a day and that could jeopardize other James Tatge' of Jim's Boats Powers Lake holder of a beer license estimated there are six or seven taverns within a quarter mile area "I don't sell milk or newspapers" said Tatge "and a grocery store shouldn't sell beer" Fedyna said he applied for the license "because a lot of my customers ask for a six-pack" Supervisor Mark Starzyk commended Fedyna for improving the stofe and its surroundings "It has become a fine grocery store but that should be its primary purpose" said Starzyk He said he will vote against the license because it might cause harm to taverns in the area Supervisor Gerald Graff agreed and cited the problem of teen-age drinking in the area He said he feared beer at the grocery store "would create additional problems" The board also: Reappointed Edmund Robers to the town planning board Accepted a bid for fencing at the town landfill Accepted a bid for the purchase of a building at the landfill site Ralph Behn town chairman recommended setting the town planning board at nine members An ordinance drawn in October 1977 allowed an 11-member board but according to Behn "a smaller board would function plants fiscal conservatives will stop future construction" Cicchetti said "The fiscal conservatives on Wall' Street will look with a cautious eye to any company going with nuclear power "Three Mile Island will show us additional safety is needed which means additional costs The financing for the plants will go up as the economic losses begin to be understood" Cicchetti believes approximately $40 million in losses will be incurred because of the Pennsylvania plant accident A radiation leak on March 28 at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant near Harrisburg Pa forced evacuation of the facility The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said it to the scene Customers were taken to American International Hospital in Zion and Victory Memorial in Waukegan All were treated an released A police department spokesman said no Kenosha people were in the theater at the time of the incident The call to the fire department for a rescue squad was made by an employ- -ee at the theater It is the second time in less than six months that moviegoers at the Dunes have been overcome by carbon monoxide On Nov 14 1978 45 people were taken to local hospitals for exposure to the gas A $200000 cash bond was set for kidnap and murder suspect Lawrence Dalton Wednesday afternoon during a -hearing in Kenosha County Circuit Court No bond has been posted for Dalton 34 who allegedly kidnapped and murdered Blanchie Penna 25 who lived at 3407 17th St Racine on Aug 31 1977 remains were unearthed by Waukegan 111 and Kenosha County authorities on Friday April 20 in front of a house at 12600 Sheridan Road where Dalton lived from March 1977 to December 1977 Dalton also was assigned a state public defender Brad Keith as his attorney A preliminary hearing was scheduled for 3 pm May 2 before Judge Michael Fisher Fred Zievers Kenosha County assistant district attorney said he asked for $200000 cash bond and the defense attorney said the amount was "ridiculous "The defense attorney said I was playing to the community Zievers said Bruce Schroeder court commissioner said the amount was "appropriate in light of the exceptional circumstances of the Zievers said Waukegan officials have charged Dalton with raping a 14-year-old Brooklyn NY girl while the two were in Illinois He also is charged with deviate sexual assault and indecent liberties with a child Dalton waived his extradition rights in front of a Lake County 111 judge Wednesday morning and was transferred to the Kenosha County jail that afternoon Zievers said Kenosha County would hold Dalton "assuming he post bail Whether or not we phsylcally return Dalton to Waukegan depends on Willis Gas sickens moviegoers ij 1 'I -A LAWRENCE DALTON whether or not we resolve our charges Cook County authorities reportedly may file charges against Dalton In relation to the murder of Debby Suzanne Babcox 16 of Chicago Bab-cox lived near Dalton when she disappeared in May 1978 Her body was found in a trunk in the Fox River near Antioch about six months ago Michael Ficaro of the Cook County states office issued a statement today that the matter "is still under investigation it is too early to tell (if charges will be Kenosha District Attorney John Landa said he didn't anticipate any more charges against Dalton from Kenosha County police are far from finishing their Investigations" he said "I anticipate any more charges Schulte was one of the worst nuclear plant accidents in US history Each of the panelists developed points on nuclear energy Morris Fire-baugh a nuclear physicist at Parkside said Three Mile island should result in a serious and objective study of nuclear power by government agencies and committees "I think nuclear power will come out smelling pretty good he said Firebaugh cited statistics that indicate use of coal plants kill 50 times more people than nuclear plants "You have the same chance of being killed by a nuclear plant as you do by a Firebaugh said showing a chart plotting that possibility on an overhead projector William Swager Zion building and health inspector said the theater will not be allowed to reopen until changes are made in the air intake system that will not allow it to be blocked off Swager said he has not issued any citations against the owner of the building The air intake vents are right next to the water-cooled air conditioning system Swager said In the winter as the cold air passed over the pipes the water usually froze He said the carbon monoxide filtered up through the building from the boiler Kenosha News Publishing Corporation and Mrs Jeffrey (Mary) Schulte Davidson The Schultes have ten grandchildren He was a member of St James Church and former member of St Mark Church The following persons on learning of Mr death offered these statements: Mayor Paul Saftig: "Carrying papers for Bill Schulte was an important link from boyhood to manhood for me and for thousands of other Kenosha young men Bill tpught us courtesy and punctuality From this experience we learned what it meant to serve our customers and through service tp (Continued On Page Five) 9k Kenosha News president dies By JOHN ANDREAS Staff Writer ZIONf 111 Even the "man of steel" stop the spread of carbon monoxide Wednesday night at the Dunes Theater 34th Street and Sheridan Road A showing of was in-terupted at 8 pm Wednesday when customers at the theater were overcome by carbon monoxide gas that filled the theater because the fresh air intakes on the building had been blocked Zion Police reported 23 movie-goers complained of headaches and upset stomachs A rescue squad was called In addition to his business responsibilities he directed the annual Good-fellows party which collected funds to help unfortunate Kenosha families at the Christmas season Under his stewardship the annual carrier's march for the March of Dimes collected $164153 since its inception in 1951 His relationship with the March over a period of 28 years reflected his desire to instill a sense of charity and social responsibility in the next generation He was instrumental in raising the funds for the construction of St Joseph High School and was a former advisor of St Catherine's Hospital Mr Schulte also identified with the Salvation Army the Kenosha Youth Foundation the Knights of Columbus the United Way the Eagles the Elks Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts He was a director of the Kenosha County Fair His business interests included the First National Bank of which he was a director and the Downtown Kenosha Association He was bom in Kenosha the fifth of seven children of the late Louis Schulte and Louise Meyer Schulte He attended Frank School St George School McKinley Junior High School and Bradford High School 't On August 3 1927 he married Mildred Schrader at St George Church In Kenosha They are the parents of two children Eugene Schulte vice president of United Communications Corporation and the Willis Schulte 71 president of the Kenosha News Publishing Corporation and its circulation director for more than 55 years died Thursday night of a cancer-related disease Mr Schulte who was nationally recognized for his Innovative circulation concepts shaped the lives of more than 6500 Greater Kenosha youngsters over three generations He considered his work with young people his greatest achievement Mr Schulte also served as general manager of the News and president of United Communications Corporation Upholding company for the Kenosha News the Attleboro Mass Sun-Chronicle the Zion-Benton News and Bargaineer and KEYC-TV Mankato Jinn WILLIS I xi SCHULTE.