Madison Capital Times (Newspaper) - May 10, 1982, Madison, Wisconsin Weather Partly mild rain possible Tuesday Details on Page 18 36 4 Sections 30 keys victory See Sports One Consumers handle own complaints Turn to Page 5 THE Finm City Edition Wisconsin May Kasten may lose many thousands in realty deals By DAN ALLEGRETTI and ROB FIXMER Capital Times Staff Writers Robert Kastens partnership with a group of Milwaukee real es tate syndicators could cost the sena tor hundreds of thousands of dollars and appears destined to haunt him politically as It has been only a few weeks since the Wisconsin Securities Commis filed a civil complaint naming the Republican junior senator along with nine other individuals and 30 partnerships and corporations in con with a series of securities law The picture emerging from the tan gled wheelings and dealings of Kas tens partners Is one of desperate gambles to keep a collapsing finan cial empire Although Kasten has denied involvement in routine operations of the as a general partner he is one of those li able for the heavy debts resulting from their Criminal charges are likely to be lodged against some of Kastens part millions of dollars invested by thousands of people in Wisconsin including 111 in Dane County are at The Associated Press Nuclear march More than 100 people in the 2nd annual Mothers Day March for Peace carry placards and umbrellas as they cross the Carlton River from Woolwich to County sheriffs deputies said the march backed up angering some The finances of Milwaukee entre preneur Oliver the organ izer of all 30 businesses named in the complaint filed April 13 by the Securi ties are so muddled that it is impossible at this point to determine the status all the part An investigation is continu ing by the Securities Commissioner and by the state Justice In his the Securities Commissioner asked that all 30 busi nesses be placed in receivership and that a restraining order be issued to bar the sale of any A Mil waukee judge issued a temporary re straining but further action in the case has been delayed by a peti tion for reorganization filed by Plun kett in federal bankruptcy It is unclear what effect that action will have on The case Is further clouded by several other court proceedings involving a num ber of the So far it is clear that some of the partnerships have gone and hundreds of investors are unlikely to ever see their money One question is whether the failed ven tures will drag the other Plunkett partnerships down with A major question that state investiga as well as would like answered is to what extent alleged fraud and mismanagement caused their Among the accusations made against Plunkett and some of the other partners by the Securities Com missioner are making illegal selling unregistered selling of securities by unlicensed and violations of the commis Some of the accusations against Plunkett are almost certain to be translated into criminal ac cording to sources close to the ongo Continued on Page 5 Robert Hasten Cops crack burglary ring 10 charged with 30 crimes By MIKE MILLER Capital Times Staff Writer Ten persons were charged in Dane County criminal court today with a total of 30 counts of theft and related crimes in what officials say is one of the largest crackdowns on theft and burglaries in county his The 21page complaint issued today names 10 different but Assistant District Attorney Richard Auerbach said more charges will be Auerbach said as many as 35 peo ple have been the subject of an in tense investigation by a host of officers from several police Those charged today and the charges filed against them include George Marvin of theft and criminal damage to properly Edwin burglary and theft Virley Lee eight counts of eight attempted crimi nal damage to property and harbor ing a fugitive Joyce Darlene one misdemeanor theft Monroe Lake two three and criminal damage to property Walter Gator three burglaries Wayne two counts three thefts Jane Elizabeth of 1909 Thackery two harboring a fugitive and threats to a witness Thomas Henry one burglary and one theft and Joe Joe The Beard of the alleged fence of the charged with two counts of burglary and three counts of The complaint filed in the case says that Larry who es caped from the Dane County Jail on April 12 and was captured the same provided much of the informa tion for the Winfield participated in several of the burglaries as did another man Ray Both provided crucially needed information to com plete the Winfield had been facing burglary related charges when he let himself out of a seventh floor window in the Building and lowered himself to the ground using a rope fashioned from jail The complaint filed today says Winfield talked to investigating cers after he was captured in Indiana and returned to Todays charges stem from burgla ries in Madison at Johnnys Packer VFW Post Lee Sphars Mid land the Monona Tire Johnson Insulation the Prince Hall Masonic an Oscar Mayer and research build and The Other of the charges are from bur at a Wisconsin Power and Light Station in the Town of Christi the Milz IGA store in Dorns Mobil in Samuels Salvage Yard in and a resi dence in The largest of the thefts involved in copper taken from the sal vage yard in British invasion likely if talks fail The Associated Press Britains Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher convened her emergency War Cabinet today with growing signs British troops will invade the Falkland Islands if peace efforts No fighting was reported But the British Defense Ministry said its forces inflicted considerable damage Sunday when they strafed and bombed Argentine defenses in a possible prelude to an The governments priority is to dp everything possible to achieve a ne the Foreign Office But informed military sources said the requisitioned liner Canberra car marines and paratroopers was hours away from the where a British war fleet bombed and strafed Argentine positions on Sunday as a possible prelude to British war correspondents aboard ships in the fleet reported British frigates and destroyers were now within sight of the moving in closer to enforce a total blockade of the In New eral Javier Perez de Cuellar said today there were reasons for hope that Britain and Argentina might agree to a peaceful settlement of the Lets hope well make still more the said on arriving at headquarters for the fourth day of his peace Perez de responding to re ports Argentina was no longer ing on prior British recognition of its sovereignty claim to the said it was very difficult to say they have softened on that particular We are discussing not he Sunday night Perez de spokesman Francois Giuliani said substantial progress had been made over the weekend in the secre separate meetings with British Ambassador An thony Parsons and with Argentine Deputy Foreign Minister Enrique The British said Sunday their ships and aircraft bombarded Argentine military targets around the airfield at the Falklands capital an Ar gentine helicopter was shot and an Argentine fishing factory ship apparently spying was captured in the British blockade zone around the colony Argentina seized five weeks Argentine Defense Minister Ama deo Frugoli claimed the British war on Page 1 Dyke joins GOP candidates lineup By JOHN PATRICK HUNTER Capital Times Associate Editor Nine including for mer Madison Mayor William appeared before the state Republi can executive committee here this weekend as potential candidates for their partys nomination for gover Republican hopefuls who gave their credentials at Howard John sons Downtown Motor Lodge in cluded Terry the only for mally announced and Lowell a member of Lee Dreyfuss who says he will run if he can get statewide sup Dykes appearance was a His name had not been mentioned In any listing of possible candidates that had surfaced since Dreyfus stunned his party and the state by announcing April 23 that he would not seek re The group appeared in response to an invitation issued by June J Fond du the GOP vice chair Dyke was the Republican nominee governor in but was trounced by Democratic Pa trick Then in he stepped out of Republican ranks to campaign as the American Partys vice presi nominee as the running mate of Lester the Georgia segre Dyke indirectly referred to that race when he said he had decided to appear despite the fact that I may waken the ghosts of years gone I am excited about what the 1982 campaign can do for us and our Dyke He did not say out right he would seek the The state has a great tradition of conservative Dyke said In addition to Kohler and others who spoke included Lieutenant Russell Olson State Don De Pere David Port Washington and Walter John Wausau State Patricia and Tommy and Don president of the Wisconsin Farm who sent out a letter to 500 potential supporters last week asking if he should get into the pri noted that even though our champion of two weeks ago no longer carries the there are a lot of spear carriers He noted that he had long and salutary ties with Wisconsin a senator since warned that a GOP victory is needed this fall to safeguard accomplish ments of the Dreyfus who has already announced he will seek reelection as lieutenant does not appear to expect widespread backing for the top He told his listeners the Republicans have the issues and the record on our Chilsen attacked the potential Democratic He said An thony Earl will be handicapped be cause he is the former secretary of the Department of Natural Re James Wood is unknown he He called Patrick Lucey a quit saying the former gov ernor had quit the governorship to be come to Mexico then quit that post rather than face firing by President then quit the Democratic party to run as John Andersons vice presidential candi date on the National Unity He hinted without saying so out right that former Acting Martin Schreiber is not very bright and would be an easy target for Republi Chilsen referred to Schreiber as the Assembly Republi can floor noted that he had been on the ballot eight times and predicted the GOP would sweep con trol of the Assembly from the Demo crats this noted that he had been president of the Farm Bureau for 10 years and said the party needed someone with courage and The Associated Press President Reagan stands before the lamp emblem of his alma maler before giving a on control Sunday in Most Democrats in Congress were skeptical his plan would halt the arms See Page Where to find It Sports Pages 1116 Local News Pages 1719 PM Section Pages 2934 Anderson Monday Arts 30 Births 18 Capitol Watch 28 Classified ads 2027 Comics 32 Consumer 5 31 Death notices 19 Editorial Page 28 Investors Guide 9 Marketplace 910 12 Radio highlights 33 Royko 28 Johannes Steel 9 TV listings 33 Weather table 18 125 Phone Numbers Circulation Want ads 2526363 2526321
