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tracks or sitting on the tracks,” Rivers said.The man was not carrying identification so police will try to use his fingerprints to identify him, Rivers said.MILWAUKEEBeach legendDick Bacon diesDick Bacon, a sun worshiper who basked on the Lake Michigan shore year-round — even amid snowdrifts in the subzero cold of winter — has died at the age of 68.Bacon, a retired brewery worker, collapsed at his south-side flat and was found by a relative at 9:30 a.m. Friday, the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office said. The death was blamed on a heart attack.Bacon’s bronzed form was a familiar sight to anyone who visited the city’s Bradford Beach at just about any time of year, as long as the sun was shining.In cold weather, he would set up a series of reflective shields to protect from the wind. Inside the enclosure, the sun's rays would raise the temperature far above freezing, and Bacon would sunbathe in his swimsuit.Images of Bacon soaking up the warmth in the midst of the severe cold often were captured in newspaper photos or on videotape to go with weather stories.Bacon also was an advocate of the nudist lifestyle, and was named Mr. Nude America in 1973.$100,000 payoutsin scheme suspectedSome participants in a pyramid scheme being investigated by authorities may have received more than $100,000 in illegal payouts, state officials say.The investigation includes 16 counties, including Milwaukee and Waukesha, where investigators found the scheme had spread through churches, civic organizations, factories and families, said Bill Oemichen administrator ^»f the Wisconsin Division of Trade and Consumer Protection.In the current variation, newcomers to a pyramid are known as “freshmen” and pay $2,000 to get involved. As they recruit new members, players graduate to senior” status, netting up to $16,000 from those recruited, Oemichen said.44JAIhaattiwhibinLacancDa^JanmoHe:1othyeathecle.Ionilegiwhitimwhlt;wilrac
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