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4 14 0 V-Y -aOS-W VJ I 7 qJ 3 p4 A 1 "'m 3 Kenosha Wis Wednesday April 8 1992 0 1332 toe Kenosha News 350 a copy Home delivered S3 15 weekly BeHiss nt Kenosha votes 9 For president Republicans -2 -fd Incumbent Robert Wilson finishes 3rd By Dave EptU Staff Writer Tax revolt crusader Sally Yule Mengo and former kindergarten teacher Joyce Behlke were elected to the Kenosha Unified 1 School Board Tuesday defeating 19-year incumbent Robert -Wilson Wilson finished third and Den -nis Milutinovic who teamed with Mengo on a tax revolt platform finished fourth Milutinovic had been second and Behlke third in the five-candidate primary in February Unofficial results show Mengo with 13000 votes Behlke with 12801 Wilson with 11063 and Milutinovic with 10433 Wilson 58 6708 Third Ave said he feels sorry for the children of Unified and the citizens who support quality education "I am upset that the message of one of the candidates who beat me putting money over children carried as well as it did" Wilson said "There is a serious problem with some of our senior citizens They are leaving a $3 trillion debt to the next generation but feel no obligation to educate the next generation" Wilson said he may have made comments during the campaign that offended senior citizens con- cerned about taxes and spending "But I have no regrets" Wilson said "Children are 100 percent of our 45 8231 47th Court said she' Is i surprised ty tvT tet 1 that Election night a happy one for winners School Board cesher-elect Joyce Eeblke left Jokes with Ss2y fieldsman Kenosha Education Association president and Rochelle Henning right as they unit election returns Eehlke who finished third la the primary finished second 123 votes behind Sally Mengo tween Wilson Milutinovic and Behlke said her victory shows people are just as concerned about the quality of education as they are about spending and tax es have to start working together and get back the confidence of the community" Behlke said not only provides an education but an excellent Milutinovic 41 6023 Seventh Ave said voters obviously had mixed views of the divergent 1 he said Some of their fears about some positive jMilutinovic said it tf say if he will seek seat in April 1933 see how the Its spending over messages presented by the candidates 1 "Some voters may have been uneasy about our message just as some people were uncomfortable with what Behlke and Wilson had to offer" Milutinovic (said "I hope Sally can allay and bring Is too early a Unified board handles the next think anyone could predict numbers like that John Antaramian ing with the Council and listening to the people and moving The victory by Antaramian a state representative the past 10 years was the largest in percentage since 1858 when the mayoral form of government was reinstated "1 think anyone could predict numbers like Antaramian said is a nice man and a good man I never would have guessed the numbers would turn out like this" RESiSTRICTIHS helps put two Afro-Americans on City Council Story page J- VVAflD-BY-WARD chart Pegs vote PLEASANT Prairie incumbents Roger Prange and Michael SerpS returned to office Story page 29 IN SUMS ENTS lose in Pad-dock Lake Silver Lake and Twin Lakes Story page 33 The previous largest victory was in 1334 when Mayor Eugene Hammond received 658 percent of the ballots cast to defeat challenger Louis Regnier Hammond in 1384 was the only other mayoral candidate to win in all areas of the city posting victories in all 40 precincts Bosman traveled to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Junker Ball Post 1805 6S18 33th Ave where Antaramian was holding his post-election party to con- gratulate the mayor-elect about 9:45 pm Antaramian will be sworn in as mayor on April 21 Bosman 43 said he was "realistic" about his chances after receiving only 17 percent in the Feb 18 primary to 59 percent He said Antaramian spending about twice the amount of money on the campaign than SEE MAYOR PAGE 2 f'arfty tunny cf 54 netr Wlruis ttcomlpg 5-13 mph I TtnlrMt increasing' clsudlness chance fr-r rain Low cf CL T-atiZfi for morning shtmsrs then turning partly cloudy I tsfh cf 54 cooler near laka i rr Margin largest since 1958 By DiClovannl Staff Writer John Antaramian achieved a landslide victory Tuesday in the race posting the widest margin since 1308 by gaining more than two-thirds of the vote and winning ail 34 wards Antaramian 37 received 14632 votes or 672 percent of the 21775 ballots cast His opponent Alderman Keith Bosman received 7143 votes or 328 percent of the ballots cast unbelievable" Antaramian said "I am just excited that the public decided I would do a good job in leading our community looking forward to work Sally Yule Mecga Milutinovic sent out an identical "I still believe this community is interested in education at an affordable cost" Mengo said "The board has to become more fiscally conservative and only a matter of time before voters begin sending out a stronger signal We have to pull together and get realistic about what this community can Mengo said her immediate' plans Include a campaign pledge to identify waste and inefficiency starting with a survey of Unified employees "And time for teachers and administrators to seriously voluntary pay consider a Mengo said "There has to be a realization that these are burdensome economic times" Behlke 43 3703 Fourth St said she was not surprised ty her sho ving even though she finished third in the primary fV red Id i I thought it would fcu fey- 1 "KhhUjoB Mem pv0 I t-' BILL Clinton edges Jerry Brown in Kenosha County vote Story page 3 that the Democratic contest was all but over though it could take weeks or months for him to pile up enough delegates to clinch the nomination Democratic National Chairman Ronald Brown declared Clinton a three-state winner Tuesday night before the results in Wisconsin were in The party chairmah said on Cable News Network that showing was "a major step in bis quest to become the nominee of the Democratic Par- tu But even as the chairman was trying to bring the Intraparty fight to a close there were signs that the contest would not only continue indefinitely but could widen Jerry Brown said Tuesday night that Pennsylvania which i School Board Sally Mengo Joyce Behlke Robert Wilson Dennis Milutinovic 13889 12881 11063 10493 Rail referendum Yes 18811 No 8214 Names In bold typo Indicate winner In local or statewide race Aspin admits to six bad checks US Rep Les Aspin D-Wis said Tuesday he had written checks for which there were-insufficient in the past 39 months Aspin was the last of nine Wisconsin congressmen to say whether he had written any bad checks as part of a House Ethics Committee Investigation Aspin said total amount that I overdrew my checking! account by was $85424 each and every case 1 1 thought I had the money in my account when I wrote these checks In two months out of 39 I made mistakes in my check stubs (resulting in two bad checks one month and four the other) and sorry for that did not Intentionally overdraw my account when I wrote these he said Kenoshan dies of injuries A Kenosha woman died Tues-ty morning two days after sing severely Injured in a ngle-car accident in Pleasant rairle Dorothy Richardson 42 07 37th Ave Apt 3 died about am Tuesday at Kenosha Hos-tal and Medical Center She as taken there with multiple juries: including head spinal id internal injuries and several actured bones received in the at 3:20 am Sunday Pleasant Prairie Police said ie was a passenger in a car lven by her son Orlando ichardson 23 same address was reported in fair condition uesday night at the hospital ith a broken arm and leg and her injuries County Medical Examiner Dr tark Witeck will conduct an lamination today to determine iuse of Mrs Lit ccording to Pleasant Prairie ce mother and son were rnlng home from Waukegan when the accident occurred he 8400 block of Green Bay Mayor-elect Jcfin Antorsnisa fields ton Martin end daughter Melinda as fils wife Linda looks cn "VrJATliL- ft tv 1 Clinton wins big in New York holds slim fed in Wisconsin holds the next major primary on April 28 was "a state we have to win" But he also told supporters in New York City that he would stay in the race for "as long as it takes" giving no sign that he plans to quit before the June 2 primary in his home state of California Meantime Tsongas postponed a news conference scheduled for today at which'' he bad been expected to announce his plans Speaking to reporters outside his 1 Lowell Mass home Tuesday night he said he had promised supporters that he would take at least another day to analyze the latest results "Let me say' the 'message' survives" Tsongas said de scribing the vote that he re-cejved Tuesday -as un- precedented 1 thought we would do well 1 didn't think we -would do this well' But the former senator said he had no intention of becoming spoiler" I Th Baltimore Sun WASHINGTON Bill Clinton put his front-running Democrat- lc presidential campaign back on track Tuesday with crucial primary victories in New York and Kansas The Arkansas governor was within reach of the three-state sweep he needed to set himself on a glide path to the nomination He led Jerry Brown in Wisconsin based on incomplete though the race there was too close to call In a surprise former candidate Paul Tsongas beat out Brown for second place in New York Tsongas whose name remained on the ballot even though he quit the race three weeks ago is to announce on Thursday or Friday whether he is restarting his campaign Clinton in a theatrical victory display at a New York nightclub called this week "a turning point" And his supporters hailed his performance as evidence I i ik A A look at ttsrholi :2 from high school to t'j leagues In old 3 Lc Cli 9 Opinion £7 FortsM-ir' -Tcisvisicn 4a -hrS- Is IF 4 4.

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