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Food, CI NDIANAPOLI WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1991 "Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty" II Cor. 3:17 ft ft ft ft coT 35 Cents CkuMsmttli snares wj victory -tW1 Ttttttp mm Lj JUL JLL JLi. i-4 Democrat Mahern wins spot on mayoral ballot by comfortable margin 2 SLATED CANDIDATES GREENWOOD MAYOR SCHNEIDER WINS LOSE COUNCIL RACES TO FACE EX-SHERIFF IN LAWRENCE GOP, Demo results, Page A21 Metro results, Pages A22, A23 Story on Page A24 MAYORAL RACES Primary election results with 99 percent of the precincts reporting: Republican Stephen Goldsmith 41,727 Virginia Blankenbaker 26,305 Doug Townsend 1,389 Democratic Louis Mahern 21,792 Steven Barnett 5,935 Richard Blanck 1,566 Nicholas Law 1,277 By DOROTHY PETROSKEY STAR STAFF WRITER Stephen Goldsmith won a resounding victory Tuesday over Virginia M. Blankenbaker In the Indianapolis Republican mayoral primary, grabbing about 60 percent of the votes to her 38 percent. In the Democratic mayoral primary, Louis J.

Mahern. the party's endorsed candidate, led his closest challenger with nearly four times as many votes, Mahern, a state senator, challenged Goldsmith "to a series of at least 10 debates, Including televised debates on each major station and public TV." Goldsmith had already left his campaign headquarters and could not be reached for comment about Mahcrn's challenge. Goldsmith, who carried the endorsement of the Marlon County GOP organization, said earlier Tuesday evening he did not think the primary was unusually divisive. He said he called Blankenbaker, a state senator, on Tuesday evening and wants to meet with her to mend the party and fuse It back Into one team. But Blankenbaker, who lost by about 15.000 votes, said she docs not know If she will support Goldsmith, a former Marion County prosecutor, In the No- 1 111 1 1 i .1 II) pSK-MriW- A VP fV 5 I -t- I i 1 1 4 vember general election against Mahern.

Blankenbaker had appealed to Democrats to cross over and vote for her In the Republican primary. Her campaign said Tuesday Its fear that Republicans would try to Intimidate Democrats who wanted to cross over to Blankenbaker did materialize. Blankenbaker said she and her campaign staff will assess those Incidents and decide whether to mount a legal challenge to the election. With 886 of 891 precincts reporting, Goldsmith received 41.727 votes: Blankenbaker. 26,305.

according to The Indianapolis Star's Computerized Election Bureau. The third GOP candidate, Doug Townsend, gar-See PRIMARY Page 22 Carmel mayor defeated as voters ask for change Ex-council president nominated 1 STAR STAFF PHOTO FRANK ESPtCH William H. Hudnut announced his support Tuesday night for Stephen Goldsmith to succeed him as Indianapolis mayor, but he said Goldsmith "may do better without it." Margaret Goldsmith applauds the mayor's endorsement of her husband. INSIDE Mountains of paper Paper ballots overload workers, By JEFF SWIATEK STAR STAFF WRITER Carmel Mayor Dorothy J. "Dottle" Hancock was soundly beaten In the Republican primary Tuesday as voters responded to appeals for cuts In city spending and a slowdown In new building.

Ted Johnson, a former Carmel Council president, got 66 percent of the vote In defeating Hancock. 3.733 to 1.914. The 56-year-old co-owner of Schaefer Electric Inc. Is expected to be elected mayor In the fall In Republican-dominated Carmel. "They (voters) have said, 'We've had enough, and we want a change In the (city's) attitude toward said Johnson, who added he was surprised by his victory margin.

Hancock, 49. Hamilton County Republican chairwoman. Is HAMILTON COUNTY ending her first four-year term as mayor of Carmel. Carmel GOP voters also endorsed Hancock's chief City Hall critic. Susan W.

Jones, to run for another term as clerk-treasurer. Jones, who often attacked Hancock for overspending, beat banker David L. Taylor, 3,126 to 2,397. Voters showed a conservative streak by nominating five of seven council candidates running on a slate of fiscal prudence and skepticism of commercial and housing development in fast-growing southern Hamilton County. Johnson and Jones were backed by the slate, which calls Itself Coalition of Carmel Citizens for City Council, or C-5.

See CARMEL Page 23 Confusion prevents some voters from crossing over, Page A2S work alienate voters candidates. "Do we agree? Do we agree on any of them?" Henderson rubbed his eyes as he heard the answer no. Those votes would have to be tallied again. It was a scene that was replayed across the county Tuesday night as old-fashioned paper ballots pink for Republicans and white for Democrats replaced modern voting machines for the first time In about 50 years. See PAPER Page 25 By LINDA GRAHAM CALECA STAR ASSISTANT CITY EDITOR At 6 p.m.

Tuesday, John Henderson heartily proclaimed that the polls were closed and It was time to start counting. He even grinned as he dug Into a mountain of pink and white paper ballots. Two and a half hours later, a weary Henderson and five confused poll workers were still counting. "This Is the worst way In the world to do It, with hash marks." poll Inspector Henderson said, sighing, as he and his crew counted and recounted the 207 ballots cast at Douglass Park on the city's Near North-side. "Now.

please tally and keep your fingers crossed." he finally said after painstakingly reading off the votes for City-County Council at-large GARY MAYOR Incumbent Thomas Barnes defeats comeback bid of Richard Hatcher. Page A24. Bush's thyroid was culprit Overactive gland contributed to heartbeat problem INDEX Almanac B6 Bridge B6 Business A26-29 Classified Ads 05-16 Comics B5 Crossword B6 Doonesbury Editorials A12 Food C1-14 Graham 06 Heloise B3 Horoscope B6 Jumble B6 Landers B8 Lotteries A2 Movies B2 Obituaries D6 Painting the Town B3 People A2 Sports E1-7 Statistics DS TV-Radio B6.7 Weather A2 76 pages ter utilities told to cut level of lead in tap water By STEVEN THOMMA KNIGHT-RIDOER NEWSPAPERS Washington Water utilities across the country must adopt new processes to reduce the amount of lead In drinking water, the Environmental Protection Agency ruled Tuesday. The new rules are aimed at protecting the health of children, who are particularly vulnerable to lead poisoning. But the standards won't require any action By TERENCE HUNT ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington President Bush's bout with an Irregular heartbeat was caused by a mildly overactive thyroid gland that Is easily treatable, his doctors said Tuesday night.

Bush's medical team said their diagnosis was based on tests that took several days to analyze and confirm. They said they now will administer drugs or take other steps to stop the thyroid gland from secreting excess hormones a disorder from which Mrs. Bush also suffers. Dr. Burton Lee, Bush's personal physician, said he was "very pleased" by the news.

The first lady's Rx: It'll be decaf for the president, A 10 The diagnosis of biochemical hyperthyroidism was announced by Flush's doctors at Bcthesda Naval Hospital, where the president spent two nights after suffering an Irregular heartbeat, or atrial fibrillation, while jogging at Camp David on Saturday. Lee said doctors were "pleased by this turn of events" because it clears up the cause of the Irregular heartbeat. Is easily treatable and "Is See BUSH Page 10 PRAYER ASSOCIATED PRESS President Bush joked about his recent health problems Tuesday. Brownies want to burst '500' balloon release How great You are, Lord. You light our days.

You can help us be undefeated through our trials. You answer our prayers, and we thank You for Your mercy, love and Your kindness. Amen. CHUCKLE The only way you get to be the toast of the town is by having a lot of bread. PHONE NUMBERS Circulation 633-9211 Main Office 633-1240 Classified Ads 633-1212 Scores after 4:30 p.m.

633-1200 VOLUME 88, No. 338 Copyright 1991 The Indianapolis Star by water companies until 1993 and some utilities will have nearly 22 years, until January 2013. to solve their lead problems. The EPA said Its plan will lower the blood lead content to safe levels for 570,000 children. From 3 million to 4 million children now suffer from dangerously high levels of lead Ingested from all sources, Including water.

"This will give us the most See LEAD Page 11 filled balloons as dangerous to birds and animals. "Balloons are plastic, and what goes up must come down. It hurts wildlife. Birds and seagulls and other animals. They eat 'em and it goes Into their systems and It kills 'em," explained Elizabeth Watson, 8, one of the Brownie activists.

In a statement Tuesday, speedway management said It has no plans to do away with the balloon release, which was started in 1946. By JEFF SWIATEK STAR STAFF WRITER Twelve Muncle Brownies think the Indianapolis 500's balloon release Is an environmental bust. But their campaign to pop It hasn't convinced Indianapolis Motor Speedway management. The 2-week-old "Stop the Indy 500 balloon release" effort by Brownie Troop 245 portrays the traditional pre-race release of more than 30,000 helium- She said the troop decided to pinpoint the "500" which has one of the largest balloon releases In the state after Elizabeth showed the troop photographs her lather had taken of the balloons going up. The second-graders will send the speedway posters being circulated for signatures of supjwrt In Muncle elementary schools.

The posters bear a "no balloon" logo a balloon with a slash through It. "At this lime, our studies have Indicated little evidence that balloons released into the atmosphere here In Indianapolis have caused animals to die," the statement said. It added that speedway managers will "continue to evaluate this Important Issue." Troop leader Donna M. Polcz said the antl-balloon-releasc campaign is an environmental project by the Brownies and will earn them a badge no matter how the speedway responds, J..