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The Anniston Star from Anniston, Alabama • Page 16

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The Anniston Stari
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Anniston, Alabama
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16A IDje AnnWmt 0tar Sunday, sept, Contributors are numerous in statewide races DO YOU KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS? THE PEOPLE IN ALEXANDRIA DO! Ihf' Why In The Ho mi Box Of Both C-ndiditii CLARENCE PAGE Won Bfln Overwhelming Majority. Farmers, "Atlanta Shell PAC and Mobile County Farm Bureau Trotman received $98,498 contributions but the date of his last contribution was unavailable in the secretary of state's office. He spent $97,609. Trotman had $500 contributions from the Forest PAC, Alabama Beef PAC, Farm Bureau, Alabama Poultry Trust and Vulcan Materials Co. PAC.

Among other special interest groups who have sup ported Trotman are the Ala: bama Power PAC ($300) and Alabama Realtors PAC He also received contributions from Cullman Stockyard Hooten Forest Products of LinevUle ($100) and the Alabama Textile Committee Oscar Adam and Jim Zeigler had both reported their contributions before the primary; Adams had received $200,396 and spent $182,340 up until that time. Zeigler had received $4,495 and spent $3,158. tions and spent $27,928. Except from family and friends, her largest donation was a $2,500 "love offering" from Curry Church of God. United Mine Workers gave her $500 as her only PAC contribution.

ALBERT McDONALD and Bubba Trotman not only have received about the same amount of contributions, they also have been supported by about the same number of special Interest groups. McDonald received $114,644 througn Sept. 3 and Spent $107,586. The major contributor was a group called "Friends of Albert McDonald" in Madison. The group gave him more than $50,000.

i ELECT CLARENCE PAGE ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER NORTHERN DISTRICT the race had four contestants Montgomery, a hospital PAC and ELECT, Farm Bureau First National Bank of Anniston also con The largest contribution Train kills teen wearing headphones MARTINSBURG, W.Va. A 15-year-old who apparently couldn't hear warning whistles because he was wearing stereo headphones was struck' and killed by a freight train as he crossed railroad tracks Saturday, police said. Martin Smith, of Martinsburg, was killed instantly when struck by the Chessie System train at about 7:30 a.m., according to Berkeley County Sheriff's Department dispatcher Carolyn Mason. He was listening to music Over stereo headphones as he walked, she said. The train's engineer saw the boy and gave several warning whistles but could not stop in time, she said, adding that Mason was thrown about 100 feet on impact.

A MAN WHOSE NEIGHBORS KNOW. Wh.nHiWini,WeAI!Win! W. Pal. AlY by Clartnca Pigs, Alexandria from a special interest group was- $10,000 from Farm Bureau's PAC. Among other contributions were: Oil Co.

W.C.R. Williams Oil Co. Gold-Klst Political "Action Committee for By MARIAN UHLMAN Star Staff Writer MONTGOMERY The computer printouts fill a book about three inches -thick and now reside on a shelf in the secretary of state's office here. Inside are the names of hundreds of contributors to George Wallace's campaign for the Sept. 7 primary.

The document revealed that Wallace received $833,978 in his primary campaign for governor. But the totals In that massive book did not match those In the smaller folders of two of bis Sept. 7 opponents. Lt. Gov.

George McMillan, who will face Wallace on Tuesday, has collected 11.063-million, and Joe McCor-quodale, who finished third in the Sept. 7 primary, listed $1,138 million in contributions. The financial disclosure forms of the other candidates participating in Tuesday's runoff show that Kay Ivey has spent more than twice as much as Jan Cook in the state auditor's race; John M. "Bubba" Trotman has te-celved slightly less than Albert McDonald in the contest for Alabama commissioner of Agriculture and Industries; and Oscar Adams has gotten more than 40 times as much as Jim Zeigter in the Supreme Court race. ON WALLACE'S LIST of contributes, one of the heaviest hitters is his father-in-law, James Taylor of Walker County.

Taylor donated $25,000 to the campaign. Two of the largest Calhoun County contributors, each with $1,000 donations, were Dr. Ronald Stewart and Frank Hague, both of An-niston. David Boozer, an An-niston architect, nearly equaled that figure with $980. Oxford banker Joseph Lett of Oxford contributed $500.

Other well-known county businesses and people who contributed to the Wallace campaign include Ernest Stone, former Jacksonville State University president, $110; Oxford Plating $200; Ravee Hughes, $300; and Anniston Business Machines, $150. A number of politicians and candidates also contributed to the Wallace cam 7 i rnYnn with Kay Ivey, who finished second to Jan Cook on Sept. 7, the clear leader In financial support. Ms. Ivey had already received $7,700 in contributions before New Year's Day.

She reported $88,807 as her total on Sept 20. Miss Cook, who listed her contributions through Sept. 7, had $43,000. More than $30,000 of Miss Cook's campaign contributions were made as loans from family and friends. AMONG THE only businesses who have donated to Miss Cook were Georgiana Timber Co.

($300) and Persimmon Ridge Farm Ms. Ivey, on the other hand, had a multitude of businesses, banks and political action committees giving her financial support. Some of the larger contributions include: First State Bank of Decatur ($1,000) First National Bank of Tuscaloosa Central Banc PAC of Birmingham South Trust Corp. Alabama Realtors Alabama Power Co. PAC HOSPAC of 0 tributed $100.

Gladys Dethrage of Anniston, who had also sought the office, received $21,031 and spent $20,885. She received $3,297 from Calhoun County contributors. Nearly half of her money came from a $10,000 loan from Commercial National Bank of Anniston. The Alabama Labor Council in Birmingham gave her $1,500, which was her largest special interest group contribution. United Steel Workers gave her $400 and Alabama Power Co.

donated $100. Among Calhoun County contributors were Jack Boozer, County Commission chairman John P. Wheeler, First Alabama Bank president, Claude Dear, former An-, niston mayor ($150) Carlton Johnson, tax assessor, and Donald Stewart, Anniston attorney, Linda Gravlee, the fourth candidate for auditor, received $29,371 in contribu uuuu UUIaI NONE SOLD HWY 202 QUANTITY RIGHTS RESERVED TO DEALERS OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK PRICES GOOD THRU OCT. 2 WEST VA. BOILED LYRE'S BOLOGNA SUGAR CREEK wieners (olfolo 12-OZ.

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Bobby Crow gave $50; Leon Smith, a candidate for the Calhoun County Commission, gave $300; state Rep. A.J. Blake of Riverside, $20; Ranburne Mayor Pat Arrtngton, $100; and state Rep. Gerald Willis, a candidate for U.S. president, $100.

LIKE WALLACE, relatives were some of McMillan's largest contributes. McMillan's parents gave him $15,375. A Talladega physician, Dr. Jerry N. Gurley, and his wife contributed $9,800 to the McMillan campaign.

McMillan's" largest financial supporter in Calhoun County appears to be his boyhood friend, Dr. Stanley Lester. The Anniston veterinarian gave the campaign $11,000. Some other Annistonlans who gaVe money to McMillan's campaign are Mr. and Mrs.

H. Brandt Ayers, editor and publisher of The Anniston Star, $250; E.H. Wlllett, vice president of First Alabama Bank with $25; City Schools Superintendent Dr. J.V. Sailors, $50; and Harry V.

Rainwater, $200. Several Northeast Alabama businesses which have donated money to McMillan are Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Talladega Peoples Bank and Trust Co. of Syl-acauga Professional Apothecary of Sylacauga ($150) and Gerald Acker Contractors of Anniston McCORQUODALE received $403,470 In loans from his two sons, who managed his campaign. He also received a $10,000 contribution form Lena Landeggat of Larchmont, N.Y.

In Northeast Alabama', be collected $3,000 from state Rep. Wallace Shoemaker! $100 from Randolph County Probate Judge Stell Bene-field; $1,000 from R.J. Bill-lngsley, candidate for the Talladega County Commission; and $100 from state Rep. Richard Laird of Roanoke. In Anniston, Hudson's Department Store gave him $100; Incredible Kitchln's matched that sum; and Julian W.

Jenkins Architect and Associates contributed $500. The state auditor'! race has traditionally drawn little interest. This year, however, MAGNUM If your phone is out of order, you have the right to demand that a South Central Bell Repair Technician repair it absolutely free of charge. This service will be performed at your convenience in your home or place of FLAV-O-RITE BREAD illALT LIQUOR I I R.C. COLA i(o)c (D(0) 2-LITRE IL lfiH That is our pledge to, you.

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