1986-11-05; Central Michigan Life

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Lucas in landslide
BY JOHN O,
LIFE Aaamant
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.\ Got. June* Blanchard
second term Tueaday, sweeping
aside Wayne County Executive
William Lucas, to become the first
Democratic governor to win
re-election in Michigan since 1958.
'■ The victory wss sensed early in
the evening as Blanchard's
Republican opponent conceded to
him shortly after 9 p.m., at the
Fonchatrain Hotel in Detroit
As of 3 a.m. today and with 78
percent of the precincts reporting.
Blanchard had 1,297,112, or 69
percent of the votes to Lucas*
693,097 or 31 percent
In Isabella County, Blanchard
nearly doubled Lucas' vote count,
garnering 8,325 votes to 4,205.
Lucas, executive of the state's
largest county, had hoped to
become the nation's first elected
black governor.
"It now appears thst our
campaign to win the governorship
of Michigan has not been
successful," Lucas, 58, told the
Associated Press early Tuesday
night. "But despite that; thjs
campaign has been, for me, a
tremendous success.
The warmth, the .support, the
love that I' have felt as I have
traveled throughout this great
■tale has lifted my spirit and kept
me. going throughout this
campaign," Lucas added.
Delbert Ringquist, political
•cience  department   chairman.
said the margin of Blanchard's
victory may- have came to a
surprise to many people.
"The level of Blanchard's victory
exceeded expectations,*
Ringquist, .associate professor of
political science, said Tuesday
night
"It waa much more than a
landslide."
One reason for Blanchard's
victory may have been Republican
reluctance to vote for a black
candidate. Ringquist   said  some
people   may   have   voted   for
Blanchard instead.
"Some of the electorate just
would not vote for Lucas," he said,
"and that's basically unfortunate."
Another reason for Lucas'
landslide loss was his inability to
develop a theme throughout his
campaign.
"Lucas ran a lackluster
campaign. He had no theme that
carried the campaign .and he was
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I Oems take majority/Fog* 2
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It's a close race again, but
Schuette appears winner
in congressional rematch
BYMKEHEREK
UFE Staff Wnter
MIDLAND — It appears Bill Schuette will be back on duty for the
10th Congressional District for two more years.
At 2:30 a.m. today, with about 82 percent of the vote counted,
Schuette campaign officials announced the freshman incumbent held
a 5,000-vote lead over former member of Congress snd challenger Don
Alboeta (D-St Charles).
Although tallies from Saginaw County — Albosta's home turf —
were not yet tabulated, Schuette officials were confident he would be
re-elected to a second term.
At about 1 a.m. today at his campaign headquarters in Midland,
Schuette (R-Sanford) was already promising voters he would be back
in ofTice.
'I am pleased, grateful and very proud to have had the privilege to
represent the people in the last two years," Schuette said. "I look
forward to serving the people in Congress in the future.
"We're going to win, but what the final split will be, I don't know."
Albosta, speaking from bis campaign headquarters in Mount
Pleasant shortly after 1 a.m., said he wasn't going to concede defeat
yet but acknowledged Schuette might win.
"We did the best we could, however it ends up,* Albosta said. 'I've
resolved myself to the fact that I could lose.
"The Democrats just didn't come out," Albosta esaid. "The
Republicans came out and voted for Blanchard, and jumped down the
ballot and voted for Schuette. .   .
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U.S. Representative Bill Schuette, R-Sanford. claims victory In the 10th Congressional District
Office of Student Life
seeking new assistant
director for next term
BY ROGER MORGENSTERN
LIFE Managing Edtor
Student Life officials expect a new assistant
direector by early winter semester with the
pending retirement of a department employee.
One of two assistant directors, Shaw Christensen, will retire Dec 31, said Glenn Stamer,
director of the OfTice of Student Life.
Stamer said the assistant director position is
being advertised throughout Michigan, but no
candidates are expected until Thanksgiving. He
added he plans to fill the position by the end of
this calendar year.
Christensen, assistant director for nearly 13V*j
years, currently works with Central's
handicapped and international students.
Sharon George, the office's other assistant
direector and currently Student Activities Coordinator, will take on some of Christensen's duties
following her retirement. Stamer added a search
has begun to fill George's .position.
George, as Student Activities Coordinator,
oversees the campus student organizations.
Although her new duties after Christensen's
retirement are not completely outlined, .Stamer
said George will work with CMlTs 198 international students and several student organizations, including Program Board.
George could not be reached for comment
Tuesday.
Christensen said she "wears three hats," with
her job: she is Stamer's assistant, works with the
campus' handicapped students and also with the
international students.
Following Christensen's retirement. Connie
Morrison, educational skills assistant in the
academic assistance program, will work with
CMlTs 46 handicapped students.
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Emmons stops Bopp in House race
BY RAY HILL
LIFE Staff Wr.ter
Republican Joanne Emmons seemed to have
eeked out' a victory Tuesday over Democrat Molly
Bopp for the 99th District seat in the state House of
Representatives.
In perhaps the state's most tightly-fought battle,
the Big Rapids Township Treasurer at 1 a.m. today
declared victory over Bopp.
Emmons captured the Isabella County vote
6.390-6,150 and she claimed to have a 400-vote lead
in Mecosta County with one township remaining to
be counted. The Mecosta County Clerk's office failed
to confirm vote totals at 3 a.m. today and said counts
from seven townships had yet to be tallied.
"It's been close. . .too close," Emmons said of the
vote tally. "It is absolutely unbelievable how close
this race has been."
Bopp, 33, lost a bid for the district's seat in 1984
after a bitter fight with Colleen Engler, R-Mount    Bopp, Emmons said.
Pleasant. Bopp, a Paris businesswoman, lost that
campaign on her home turf when Mecosta County
voters leaned heavily towards Engler.
While Emmons, 52, was declaring the victory at
her Big Rapids home, Bopp said she would not
concede until all the precincts' ballots had been
verified.
"It's just too close to call," Bopp said from her
campaign headquarters at 12:45 a.m. today. "Well
either be the winners or a very close runner-up."
Emmons credited CMU students for playing a
large part in her victory. She said it was the
students who kept her close in the extremely tight
Mount Pleasant count. Emmons lost 2,0.38-2,076 at
the city polls but said she considered it a victory
because Bopp was expected to have a somewhat
larger advantage there.
Bopp said: "All along we thought the city of Mount
Pleasant would determine the race."
A lower-than-expected voter turnout also aided
"I've been campaigning since April," Emmons
said. "My opponent has been campaigning for three
years and she has had a tremendous amount of
money contributed to her campaign from sources
outside the district."
Bopp argued she needed the headstart because
the district is overwhelmingly Republican. Bopp
said she knocked on 8,000 more homes than she did
in 1984 and hoped 20,000 visits to constituents
would provide the boost she needed to win.
"It's a 55 percent Republican district," Bopp said.
"A good politician can sway three points which
would put me at 48 percent. That's pretty close to 50
percent. We were hoping to get 51 percent."
If confirmed vote tallies show a slight Emmons
victory, Bopp said a ballot recount may be considered.
For Emmons however, her first goal as a
newly-elected state representative was to "go to bed,
get some sleep and get rested up after a long and
tiring campaign."
Extension buys time for park development
BY JACKIE BRAUN
LIFE Copy Ed tor
City and University officials now have eight
extra months to meet requirements for federal
funding for University Park.
The deadline for receiving the remaining $250,000
of a $697,000 Economic Development Authority
Grant was extended to June 15, 1987 on Thursday.
City Manager Tom Martin said.
The original deadline was Oct. 1.
President Arthur Ellis said Tuesday he was not
surprised the city received the extension.
To secure the remaining funds, additional
monetary commitments must be made to the
480-acre technological park located south of campus.
A stipulation of the grant is the cost of the project
must exceed $1 million.
In an earlier interview George Dunn, director of
Middle Michigan Development Corp., said the park's
entire cost was estimated to carry about a $1.2
million price tag. MMDC is the county-wide agency
responsible for economic development in the central
Michigan area, including the park's development.
For an EDA grant, the recipient must supply
"matching" funds. Dunn said the EDA grant
basically is a 2.3 to one match, meaning for every
dollar spent on the local level, the EDA contributes
$2.30.
The University and city combined are expected to
contribute $300,000 to the project. The city already
has supplied $100,000 to the 5-year-old park for
sewer installation. In an earlier interview, Martin
said the city was not contemplating any further
investment. The University also has supplied
$100,000 for development.
Dunn said Lhe park development had to be
completed by the extension date, not just the
procurement of the remaining $100,000 to match
EDA funds
"I think the extension means we have until then
to complete the project," he said.
Ellis said he did not know for sure if this was the
case, but added, "what needs to be done can be done
very quickly."
At a special meeting of the CMU Board of
Trustees in Lansing Oct. 23, trustees, under the
impression the deadline was pending, asked Ellis to
streamline the procedures for approval of potential
park tenants and provide recommendations for
action at the Nov. 7 Board meeting.
University Park, however, is not on the Board's
general meeting agenda for Friday, and Ellis said
while it may come up he does not anticipate any
"significant discussion."
Ellis said there was not enough time between the
special meeting and the regular meeting to make
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INDEX,
UFE-wtre.... p»ge2
OntheJob page3
Comment  P»9e4
Boore CounJy P&ge4
Entertasiment..^- P*9*6
BtgGuyonCampuj  page6
Pole* Reports page 10
Sports. pagtl2
Chippewa Profle page 12
SpoOte _ page 13
Ch*Bifii«rh .page 13