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QUICK TAKE' A medical committee on physical fitness says exercise is no good unless it involves suffering, which makes golf ideal. TAR "Where the Spirit of the Lord la. There la Liberty" II Cor. 3:17 VOL. 94 NO.

37 MUNCIE, INDIANA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1970 PHONE 282-5921 TEN CENTS A THE WEATHER Sunny and cooler Wednesday, high 55-63. Fair and cool Wednesday night, chance of frost, low 38-42. Details on Page 5. MUNCIE iiijuh mwji tj Mwrr i Dennis Renominated by GOP the results of the primary and I'm ready to take on the winner of the Democratic primary, whoever that might be." "I'm also gratified that the people seem to think I'm doing a good job, and I consider it support for the President since I've supported him, especially in these last few days." By LARRY SHORES Ball State political science instructor Phil Sharp nosed ahead of a fellow political science teacher, Bill McCarty, and former congressman John Walsh early Wednesday in the Democratic primary for 10th District Congress.

With 320 of 385 precincts counted, Sharp held a 6,860 to 6,682 lead over McCarty. Walsh was third with 6,127 votes. All three candidates reside in Madison County Sharp in Elwood, and McCarty and Walsh in Anderson. 8 1 I nr i i-i 1 1 ill ill counted included Jay and Randolph, but neither county seemed to hold enough Democrat votes to alter a Sharp victory. With 320 of 385 precincts counted by 1:30 a.m., the tally was: McCarty 6,682 Casterline 4,347 Larry Franke 2,337 Robert Murphy 1,474 Randall Harmon 1,414 "We're obviously pleased with the results thus far," Sharp said early Wednesday as the votes continued to come in.

"If we gain the nomination, we've promised to start campaigning immediately and plan to put on a strong fight in the fall." Sharp said he felt the key to the race was campaigning throughout the entire 10th District. Casterline, a Muncie attorney, claimed a victory in Delaware County where he gathered 2,151 votes to his nearest competitor, Walsh's 1,547. Dennis, who returned to Washington, D.C., Tuesday afternoon, said of his victory, "I'm naturally very gratified with 1 ii jMtmJk and David Casterline here), won in Henry by better than 300 votes over McCarty and Walsh and held second in populous Madison. THE MADISON County totals, always highly-significant in the Democratic primary, showed McCarty with 4,785, Sharp with 3,552 and Walsh, 3,353. Only five precincts remained to be counted and McCarty did not appear to be increasing his margin on Sharp.

Sharp also was increasing his lead in Wayne County where his supporters claimed good voting strength. Other counties where precincts were still un The Republican primary was nearly over before it started. Incumbent Congressman David W. Dennis of Richmond won an easy victory for renomination over token opposition. With 284 of 390 precincts counted, Dennis had 26,168 votes to 1,681 for Hagerstown physician Frank C.

Waltz and 1,575 for David Kamens, Ball State history professor. But it was the Democratic race which held the attention of the political ob-scrvors. Sharp appeared on his way to a narrow victory on the strength of a first place finish in Henry and Wayne coun-. ties, a third in Delaware and a second in Madison. He beat McCarty by 600 votes in Delaware (although both lost to Walsh in Voters Choose Peckinpaugh, Goodall in Contest for Muncie School Board Students Order Flag Down Some of about 20,000 youths gathered in front of the State House in Boston salute American flag at half staff.

The flag was lowered by Gov. Francis Sargent after demand from the crowd that the four students killed by National Guardsmen at Kent State be honored. (AP Wirephoto) Nixon Places 21-Mile Limit on Depth of Cambodia Drive THE APPARENT election of Peckinpaugh and Goodall did more to cloud, rather than clear up, issues raised during the campaign, since the men were in contrast on most issues. Goodall'favored election of board mem? bers by geographical areas while Peckin- THE INSIDE Six Delaware County school boards got new member Tuesday who will take office July 1. Story on Page 2.

Jay County had a close race for sheriff but the totals were slow coming in on paper ballots. Story on Page 2. Randolph County voters waded through a mammoth ballot and gave the canvassers a long night. Report on Page 3. In Alabama, George Wallace put his future on the line as he tried to return to the governor's mansion.

Story on Page 24. Kelly Gets GOP Nod; Thornburg Easy Victor 0 Morgan said he was impressed by Nixon's briefing and so, he thought, were the members of his committee. SEN. GEORGE D. Aiken, the top Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee, called Nixon a very skillful moderator but said: "I wouldn't say we received a wealth of new information nor would I say that many minds have changed." Aiken also voiced the view that any Senate action aimed at Nixon's policy would not be taken because it would be "ineffective to turn the clock back." In both the morning and afternoon meetings, Nixon briefed the Senate and House members and answered questions.

And there were briefings by top military and diplomatic advisers. Allies Launch Added Forays FROM THE WIRE SERVICES SAIGON American and South Vietnamese forces Wednesday launched their second new major armed foray into Cambodia in' two days, with a brigade-sized task force plunging into the Parrot's Beak area southwest of Tay Ninh City. The new attack involved a combined total of about 5,000 members of the U.S. 5th Infantry Division and the South Vietnamese 25th Division. A U.S.

Command spokesman said the new attack was "a continuation of the previously announced action taken by 3rd Corps to deny the enemy use of supply and training bases in the Parrot's Beak area of Cambodia. OFFICIAL communiques said the three-pronged Allied offensives into Cambodia in the Parrot's Beak, the Fishhook and the third front along the Se San River had killed 2,414 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong, captured 526 and deprived the Communists of 4,313 weapons, 540 tons of ammunition, rice and medical supplies and 61 trucks. American losses were reported as 16 killed, and those for South Vietnamese units as 170 killed and 651 wounded. Inside Today's Star Bridge 15 Puzzle 23 Classified 19-22 Sports 13-14 Comics 23 TV-Theater 16 Deaths 11 Weather 5 Editorials 4 Week Ahead 15 Markets. 18 Women 6-8 THE WINDOWS of the U.N.

secretariat were lined with curious, workers who normally pay little attention to demonstrators who frequent the Plaza. The law students from Columbia and New York 'met in the Plaza to march two blocks to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations- to protest the invasion of Cambodia. About the same time, students from nearby Commercial High School were dismissed "because of disorders at the school and headed for the United-Nations kicking in the window of the Daily News information bureau on the way. By CARL P.

LEUBSDORF WASHINGTON (AP) U.S. forces will penetrate no deeper than 21.7 miles into Cambodia without congressional approval and American troops will be out of that country by June 30, President Nixdn IUIU MTliatUIS IIU luugioaillll Speaking to members of the House and Senate foreign affairs and military committees in two separate sessions Tuesday, Nixon reportedly gave assurances the U.S. incursion into Cambodia, announced last Thursday in a nationwide address, would be no deeper than 30 to 35 kilometers 18.6 to 21.7 miles. THE chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Thomas E.

Morgan, told reporters Nixon would come to Congress for approval should he decide it was necessary to make a deerier rjenetration. It was also Morgan who said Nixon plans to have U.S. forces out of Cambodia by June 30. Nixon met in the morning with members of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees and in the afternoon with those of the Senate foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee. From ail these committees especially tne Senate Foreign Relations panel there has been a measure jof criticism of presidential course in Indochina, and Nixon obviously was seeking to still it and increase his support.

He didn't succeed completely. But from some of those on hand he drew laudatory remarks, Enemy 27 Miles From Capital SAMRONG THOM, Cambodia (AP)-Enemy troops, reported to be backed by Vietnamese they had freed in Cambodia pushed to within 27 miles of Phnom Penh Tuesday. A Cambodian force of about 450 men stationed along a road southeast of Phnom Penh, Dulled back Monday about two miles. The major commanding the force said he estimated the opposing forces at about 3,000. He said it was a mixture of Viet Cong and North Vietnamese regulars aided by liberated Vietnamese nationals and sympathetic Cambodians.

He said without reinforcements he would be unable to stem the drive effectively. There were a few minor probes against me vanwoaian positions monaay night. PHIL SHARP Leads Democrat Race DAVID W. DENNIS Wins COP Renomination 'Outs' Have Closer Races INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Ten of Indiana's 11 incumbent congressmen won renomination in primaries Tuesday, but congressional hopefuls waged see-saw battles for the nominations to oppose incumbents in five districts. Early returns in the 1st District showed veteran Democratic Rep.

Ray J. Madden facing a strong challenge from Lake County Superior Court Judge Frank A. J. Stodola of Hammond. Five others sought the nomination.

INCUMBENTS who fought opponents to victory were Republicans Earl F. Land-grebe of Valparaiso, Richard L. Roude-bush of Noblesville, William G. Bray of Martinsville, Roger H. Zion of Evansville and David W.

Dennis of Richmond, and Democrat Andrew Jacobs Jr. of Indianapolis. Four incumbents Democrats John Brademas of South Bend and Lee H. Hamilton of Columbus and Republicans E. Ross Adair of Fort Wayne and John T.

Myers of Covington were renominated without opposition. The lead in the 5th Dsitrict shifted between Grant County Circuit Court Judge Manuel P. Guerrero and Mrs. Kathleen Williams of Walton for the nomination to face Roudebush or his replacement should he win ihe U.S. Senate nomination in the GOP convention in June.

He has indicated he will try for it. Delaware counties reporting at 2 a.m., the joint Democrat representative returns showed: Donald Hanlin, 3.242 Leo Voisard, 3,132 James E. Walsh, 2,670 Steven Caldemeyer, 2,426 Guy Miller, 2,313 James Andrews, 2,233 James McCollum, 1.606 Andrew Phipps, 1,534 Ralph Leo John Brans, 1,377 INCUMBENT Republican state senator William G. Frazier walked away from his lone opponent, John A. Finn, with Delaware County totals giving Frazier a 1,365 vote edge and Wells County throwing in another 550.

Early Jay reports gave Frazier 271 and Finn 79. And his Republican colleagues from the Delaware Jay representative district won renomination with Richard Riggin leading the way in Delaware County with 6.841 tallies followed by Harold R. Shick's 6,096 and Eugene Heath's 5,795. e- By RICK KERR Incumbent Muncte School Board member Jack Peckinpaugh was elected to his third term and Hurley Goodall capped an extensive campaign by election to the board, according to unofficial results Tuesday evening. Peckinpaugh led the six candidates with 4,509 votes with Goodall taking the second position with 4,281 votes.

The other incumbent, John Wesley Wray, was third at with former board member Carolyn Kelley tallying 3,119, Jack Perkins getting 2,272 and Mrs. Christina Delaney registering 826. UNDER' THE staggered term set-up, Peckinpaugh will succeed himself and begin his third four-year period on July 1. Goodall must wait a year and will succeed Wray on July 1, 1971. Peckinpaugh exhibited across-the-board strength in all 45 of the Center Township precincts that comprise the Muncie schools district in garnering the most votes.

Goodall, while he ran up astonishingly high totals in the predominately Negro 12th, 20th, 16th and 19th precincts, also ran second to Peckinpaugh and Wray in most precincts. IN PRECINCT 12, which is half of Whiteley, Goodall received 550 votes to Peckinpaugh's eight and Wray's 11 votes. Kelley and Perkins were strongest in the south side precincts but were unable to match the over-all votes of Wray and Peckinpaugh and the lopsided margins for Goodall in the Negro areas. Peckinpaugh, a consistant vote getter in the past school board elections, served once as president of the board during his current term. He is an agent for Indianapolis Life Insurance Co.

Behind a campaign slogan of "Goodall the Way," Goodall and his supporters hammered at current school board policies throughout a campaign that began in February. Goodall, a Muncie fireman, had been an outspoken critic of some board policies over the past few years. PNH "PMKWIf" $BV' JACK PECKINPAUGH Stays on School Board HURLEY COODALL' Goes on Board in 1971 A-Ntf- -if'' ft, 1 t-" paugh said that election from geographical areas in the township "wouldn't make much difference." Peckinpaugh, as a member of the present board, was also one of the people Goodall spoke against during the campaign, saying that the schools "need new ideas and new directions." VOTE STORY Blackford County reported early, with a few surprises. Story on Page 3. Democrats and Republicans elected convention delegates although many of the spots were uncontested.

Results are on Page 3. Henry County vote totals were light but interesting. The incumbent assessor was defeated. Story on Page 2. Precinct committeemen meet next Saturday to pick a new county chairman for each party.

Twelve races were contested. Story on Page 24. lcr won the Republican Center Township justice of the peace contest over two opponents. William W. Chambers succeeded over F.

0. D. Crim in the Democratic bid for Center Township trustee and incumbent Center Township Justice of the Peace Donald E. Garrett was renominated. Mary Evelyn Benbow, Gary R.

Bennett (See KELLY on Page 3) Delaware Vote 23.8 Per Cent Despite many races for Congressional and legislative positions and contests for every school board in the county, voters stayed home in droves Tuesday. Only 23.8 per cent went to the polls. The total vote, measured by the numbers cast for Republican and Democratic candidates for Congress, reached only 16,565 with some absentee ballots not included. The Republican race drew 8,706 votes, the Democrat candidates 7,859 votes. The total even when absentees are added still will fall far short of the 1968 primary vote when a total of 25,061 ballots were cast.

That primary had the additional attraction of a presidential preference primary and a Senate race. KlFfcK TUOK an early lead in Randolph County returns. With eleven of 41 precincts reporting. Piper led Park, 150 to 124. Anderson was at 103.

With paper ballot returns reporting slowly in Jay County, a tight race developed for Delaware-Jay joint state representative. Leo Voisard led all Democrats in the De'aware County balloting and was followed by Steven M. Caldemeyer. Don Hanlin, Jay County native, was third in Delaware County, but his Jay County votes put him ahead of Voisard and James E. (Curly) Walsh appeared to be more than 200 votes ahead of Caldemeyer and winning nomination.

With 87 of the 97 precincts in Jay and By DICK POWELL Tuesday's primary election packed no surprise punches in Delaware County and Center Township races, the major nomination contests going to the expected winners on both sides of the political fence. In the Republican sheriff's contest, Kenneth Kelly won decisively, over two opponents and in the four-man Democratic county auditor race, the party favorite, Jerry L. Thornburg won by a wide margin over his foes. John S. Brumfield won easily over Ronald A.

Ruff in the GOP prosecutor contest. REPUBLICANS Carl J. Fisher, L. Wayne Hoover and Howard W. Seward were victors in the four-man contest for three nominations as county councilmen at-large.

On the opposite side, Democrats Dick Fisher, John Wayne Shepherd and Ralph L. Smith won the right to appear on the fall election ballot for the at-large seats. THE CLOSEST county battle, between John D. McKillip Jr. and Virgil E.

Mansfield for the Democratic county council fourth district nomination, was won by McKillip who survived by a margin of 163 votes. Floyd R. Alley, the incumbent Republican Center Township trustee, won over four opponents and Ernest Frederick Moh- Frazier Beats Finn Heath, Stuck, Riggin Win Bid By STEVE CHAPMAN Three incumbent representatives won renomination in Tuesday's balloting and tight races developed in legislative races. Republicans Eugene E. Heath, Richard E.

Riggin and Harold R. Shick defeated the lone challenger, John S. Walker. Students Storm 1JV; Plaza Don Park, associate professor at Ball State and a Bluffton native, edged former Sen. Rodney Piper in Delaware County 3,027 to 2,891 and added to his lead with a wide margin in his native Wells County, 1,785 to Piper's 404 with only 30 of 34 precincts reporting.

Park's margin in Jay County, with only five of 32 precincts reporting, was not as wide at 205 to 185. Charles R. Anderson, the othet Democrat seekinp the nod for joint state senator from Delaware, Jay, Rando'ph and Wells counties was a distant third in the early figuring, netting 1.320 in Delaware County, 230 in the Wells partial and 153 in the early Jay County returns. NEW YORK (UPI)-Security forces sealed off the United Nations Tuesday when more than 1,000 antiwar demonstrators, many striking high school' and college students, converged on Dag Hammerskjold Plaza. Hundreds of tourists were locked inside the world organization headquarters when a demonstration by a peaceful group of law students was swollen by hundreds of high school Two passersby were injured by flying rocks and four demonstrators were arrested before police pushed the mob back across First Avenue and away from the Plaza..

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