1984-11-07; Central Michigan Life

              Central Michigan LIFE
Wednesday. November 7.1984
<   1984 CM I.IFK
16 pages
Mount Pleasant, Mich   488S9
Vol.67 No.31
Albosta, Schuette
race too close to call
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Republican congressional hopeful Rill Schuette talks with a couple of his supporters after view ing some of the early vote totals.
by TIM SMITH
LIFE Start Writer
A 10th District Congressional race which remained too close to call caught almost everyone off guard early this morning as challenger
Republican Hill Schuette and Democratic in
cumhent Donald Albosta were trapped in a virtual stalemate.
Willi 55 percent of the vote tabulated.
Schuette maintained an approximately 3.000
vote lead over Albosta The latest tally from
Schuette headquarters, showed Schuette leading in total votes 66.140 to Albosta's M.357 with
219 precincts still out at press time.
Figures m the Schuette campaign headquarters placed the Republican candidate in front
of Albosta from Ihe very beginning. Towards
midnight how ever, the Schuette lead had dwindled from a lead of more than 1.000 votes to
less than J00.
•"This race is exactly how 1 expected it logo."
Schuette said "1 knew all along that it was
going to be a very close race, but in the end I
will beahead
The one thing in the race that changed going
into the final hour of the race was the verbal
abuse each candidate flung at each other during the campaign
Schuette avoided speaking of Albosta and
concentrated on his task at hand, which was
looking for the victory.
At midnight, with less than 25 percent of the
percincts reporting the totals, Schuette spoke
to about 150 supporters telling them of his
plans
"I just wanted to tell all of you that in my left
breast pocket there is a victory speech. I realize it is too early to give it now, but believe you
me before ihe night is over 1 will give that
speech."Schuette said
In Isabella County the race was as close as it
was everywhere in the district Albosta had a
slight edge with a 6,714 votes to Schuette's
6.6.?9 The percentage of the votes between the
two candidates was a difference of less than o
percentage points.
Towards the latter part of the night into early morning Schuette began to increase his lead
to what beheld earlier m he night.
At   12 45   Schuette   had increased   Ins
• See "Albosta Schuelle" -  page 15
Barberi wins
prosecutors spot
by STACEY PITTS
LIFE Copy Editor
Joseph Barberi. was "absolutely delighted" by the results
of the prosecuting attorney race Barberi was re fleeted
Isabella County Prosecuting Attorney, defeating opponent
Mark Anthony by a 10 percent margin
Preliminary votes showed Barberi ahead 9.S.I" to N..J5.S
"This reflects a lot of hard work ru> stall and I have been
doing for the past eight years." Barberi. Republican, saul
"I'm glad the voters saw through all the mud The race was
deceiving." Paul O'Bryan. Barbcri's campaign manager,
said.
Anthony, Democrat, could not be reached for comment
after tbe results were tabulated
Barberi.a 19~0CMl' graduate, said he was proud liedid not
run a negative campaign He s.ud he staved with positive
issues and that contributed to his campaign
"While ni> opponent campaigned. I had to continue to work
as prosecuting attorncv." Barberi said He said he .itti lbuted
a great amount <>! his successful campaign to a dedicated
stal I >Scc "Barberi" — page 15
Engler squeaks by Bopp
PB lures Kinks
for Rose concert
by MATT VALLEY
LIFE Start Writer
The   Kinks,   recogni/ed
around the world lor produc-
i ii g    ha id   driving,    foot
stomping rock   n roll, will per
form at Rose Arena. Dec 5
Program Board chairwoman
Ann lligguis made the surprise
announcement Moiula\ .
adding Tommv >haw, former
Co lead singer lot Styx, will he
Ihe featured warm up artist
Shaw's current smash hit is
liirls with (f'.'jfjs ranked "th on
the rock charts 1 'hi- conceit is
scheduled for S p in
"This  is  not   something  wi
ll ad planned on Ihe oiler came
to us last week and we decided
to go ahead with it." Higgins.
Ohio senior, said
"I  know   it  has  been a  long
time since we have had two ma
lor concerts m the same semester.   Kveryone on   Program
Board is really tired up. ' 11 ig
gins said
Tickets lor the show are Mil
for geiier.il admission and S 1 2
tor reserve seats and will goon
sale sometime early next week.
Higgins said Tickets will In-
sold at full Moon Records.
I'XII S Mission. I he Record
Hut. 2 I.N S Mission, and War
♦See"Kinks" — page 14
by MATT VALLEY
andDANTREVAS
LIFE Staff Writers
Republican incumbent Colleen Kngler edged Democrat
Molly Bopp in the race for the
O'Jth District state representa
live seat, capturing her fourth
term in office
1'mal  vote totals in  Isabella
County,   excluding   some
townships,  -how   Kngler win
rung 6.9-1" o.4l 1   in  the two-
county race
In Mecosta Countv. Kngler
held an SliO vote lead with on
percent ol the votes tallied at
pi'ess time
An obvioiislv exhausted Kngler said she w.is pleased with
her Mecosta show ing
1 was reallv happv to w in m
Big Rapids because th.it is Mo]
lv Bopp's home furl That is a
reallv optimistic sign ll al~-o
indic.it s a t rend w e are w in
iiiiig." Kngler s.ud as tbe lu>t
o! the election leturils pouted
in
When it became apparent
Kngler had won the elcclioii.
she wasall smiles
"I leel fantastic It has been a
long night and we all fought
hard 1 he race was closer than
I had anticipated but I pulled
through." Kngler added
Though it was an apparent
Kngler victory. Bopp refused
to concede detcat as ot pi ess
lime
"We woi ki-d hard and took
Ihe campaign to the people."
she said
Bopji said she was pleased
w ith her show ing. especialiv in
R i- p u h I i c a ii do m i n a t e d
Isabella ('oitnty
The  Michigan  Democratic
party said this is the only possibility of a win By getting out
and banging on 12.2X4 doors
during the campaign. I feel I
reached a lot of people." Bopp
said
The race for the 99th District
state representative seat was
one ol the most hotly contested
in the area with each candidate
exchanging verbal blows during lliecampaign.
"The difference between me
and my opponent is that no one
can buy my vote." Kngler said
Tuesdav evening.
Kngler was alluding lo ihe
Republican charge that Bopp
received financial support
from interest groups outside
the district
"My candidate received a lot
of financial support from
groups and organizations outside the district, whereas I
sought support from within my
district." Kngler said
Bopp did not comment about
her opponent or any previous
accusations made by either
candidate. •
"Wedid not ignoreany of the
districts in the county. We
campaigned hard everywhere
1 (hink it was a uniform effort
across the board." Kngler said
"I knew we would do well because we were operating on a
solid platform. The candidates
stuck together and I think it
was a well-run, positive campaign." Kngler said.
With the election victory. Kngler said her workload does not
let tipat all
"I now have to spend a lot of
time working with my constituents. There is still a lot of
work to be done." Kngler said
WliRN radio of lli^ Rapids
contributed to the storv
Colleen Kngler shares a laugh with a supporter while campaign manager Peter
I a> lor takes a more serious view of the events.
Pleasantview apartments 'water may be contaminated
by ROBIN KELLY
LIFE Ass't. News Editor
Pleasantview   Apart mint residents have been instructed to
boil their wafer before dunking it because ot possible bacteriological contamination
The boil notices weie issued Oct. 26 by the Michigan Depart
ment of Public Health in I-msing after a number ol water sam
pies showed positive indications of contamination
"As a precautionary measurement we issued the boil water
notices We aren't sure what we are dealing with so we notified
the public of the possible hazards." said Bradley Brogren. dis
trict engineer for municipal water supplies
Brogren said the levels of contamination are somewhat low.
but there is positive evidence of contamination in the Pleasant
v lew water stipplv
Apartment n
*  iv   "    oiiii i     un 'jo s
Apartment management was ordered by Brogren's department to go through a chlorinatmn process to correct the
problem
"The water is not coming out ol the ground unsafe Chlorine
treatment should Mitlici- and clean up the problem." Brogren
said
.  Pleasant view management currently is working on the treat
ment of the water, but it will take probably another two weeks
before the notice is lifted tor the residents
"We switched to a different well and we are going to chlorinate the water as well We've.dreadv received negative samples
trom the new well, but we are continuing under the notice until
ihlorinatiori is complete." said Robert Woods, site manager of
Pleasantview Apartments
He said 124 occupied apartments were issued boil notices,
which is approximately .HO residents The water is considered
safe for body contact and other uses
'The boiling process is used to kill Ihe possible bacteria in the
water  Residents were instructed to boil the water for five mi
nutes before drinking or cooking with it   If the water is to be
cooled it should be in a closed container
"The wafer could cause people to become physically ill to
some degree if it isconsumed." Brogren said
Brogren said this is Ihe second time m two years that
Pleasantview has had water problems The last incident occurred in the summer of 198T A chlonnation process was initiated
then and the problem was rectified.
Samples of independent water supplies like Pleasantview-
♦See" Water" — page 14
In Brief
CMU's Psychology Department is sponsoring it meeting for volunteer opportunities
Thursday from 7-9 p.m. in the Bovee University Center.
Inside
The City Commission appointed a landlord committee to
help curb party problems.
page 3
Local   and   state
election results,
page 15
Sports
They weren't overpowering but Central's volleyball players had enough to
beat Michigan State,
page 10
Partly cloudy, warmer today, high
around 35.