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5th Favorites Upset to Elliott, Gibson Win Sheriff Bids 9 By BRIAN FRANCISCO Star Staff Reporter Christians 2, lions 0. A pair of Bible-benders scored victories Tuesday in Indiana congressional primaries. Donald Lynch, a Nazarene minister from Indianapolis, upset favorite Jay Wickliff of York-town in the 2nd district Republican race. Lynch drew about 53 percent of the ballots. In the 5th district, state Sen.

James Butcher of Kokomo, with a large right-to-life church following, trounced state Treasurer Julian Ridlen of Logansport. In a five-man field, Butcher had half of the vote to Ridlen's 39 percent. The 5th district nomination was up for grabs after U.S. Rep. Elwood (Bud) Hillis, a 16-year incumbent from Kokomo, decided to retire.

Butcher meets state Sen. James Jontz of Brooks-ton In the general election. Jontz ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Butcher's victory wasn't a LYNCH SHARP surprise, but Lynch's sure was. He appeared to be out-spent, out-campaigned and out-endorsed by Wickliff, an executive at Muncie's Ball Corp.

The fact that neither Lynch nor Wickliff were household names probably benefitted the preacher. "People don't know either one," said Delaware County GOP Chairman Jacque Bowen. "They're voting for the first name on the ballot." Wickliff at 11 p.m. conceded the battle to Lynch. JONTZ "We know we lost," Wickliff said.

"We have to look at the numbers. We know we that my name identification was low. We know Lynch had a lot of volunteers. And we were second on the ballot." Wickliff did poorly in his home county. He won, but by less than 3 percent of the vote.

"We wish him the best," Wickliff, 34, said about Lynch. "I'll do anything the party asks me to do." Lynch, 30, said he couldn't tell how much of his win was owed to 7, 1986 1986, The A BUTCHER The Muncie Star "Where the Spirit of the Lord Is, There Is Liberty" II Cor. 3:17 VOL. 110 NO. 39 MUNCIE, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY.

MAY Face of Winner Democrat Jerry Thornburg smiles as election returns show him running away with the nomination for county auditor in Tuesday's primary election. He watched the returns come in at Democratic 1 headquarters at the Muncie Fraternal Order of Police lodge with supporters cheering as he took nearly 60 percent of the vote. Reagan Heartened by Anti-Terrorist Stance of U.S. Allies the conservative church crowd. "I don't know how to call that," he said.

"I believe Christians got out and voted. Obviously, they believed what I believe, not just religiously but government philosophies. "We had a good core of 500 volunteers who worked hard," Lynch said. "I'm real happy." Lynch and Wickliff did not campaign against each other. Instead, each went after Democrat Phil Sharp of Muncie, claiming the six-term Democrat was too liberal for the good of his Republican-flavored district.

Sharp, 43, had no trouble in the 2nd district Democratic primary. He rolled up 95 percent of the vote in beating Bruce Watts of Greens Fork. Incumbents and party picks won easily in the 6th and 4th district primaries. In the 6th district, Republican incumbent Dan Burton of Indianapolis breezed to his third (See CONGRESS on Page 5) Muncie Star 25 CENTS iff: Star Photo by Jeff Mastln FRAZIER Senate for 2 years in the 1960s. He won Republican congressional primaries in 1976, '78 and '80, but each time lost the general election to Rep.

Phil Sharp, D-Ind. He also ran in GOP congressional primaries in '82 and '84, losing to Burton and Ken MacKenzie, respectively. "It appears we've developed a loyal cadre of supporters over the years," Frazier said. Frazier has been an advocate of property tax controls in his two-campaigns for state senate. Vasconi's campaign focused on his ability to create jobs.

He was an economic development specialist for Burton in Washington before going to work for Human Enterprise Development Group of Bloomington and Indianapolis a private firm that offers to "incu-(See FRAQER on Page 5) 3 Mccarty By KRISTI STONE Star Staff Reporter Some of the most hotly contested races Tuesday night took place in both parties' primaries for Delaware County sheriff. Dan Elliott won the Democratic nomination over first-time candidate Michael Kelso, and Marion Gibson won the Republican nomination in a close race with Larry Johnson. Early in the evening, county police officer Steve Aul, one of Elliott's campaign managers, was excitedly counting up Elliott's growing lead in the race. "He had a lot of good people with political minds behind him," Aul said. He noted that about 100 of the people who worked on Elliott's first bid for the sheriff's office remained active during the 4 years leading up to his Tuesday night victory.

Kelso congratulated his opponent from his campaign headquarters and said he was pleased with his own showing in the final counts. "We got about 40 percent of the vote without party support," Kelso said. The lack of party support angered many of Kelso's workers who waited with him at his headquarters on McGalliard Road. Delaware County DEMOCRATS U.S. Senate Jill L.

Long 3,588 Georgia D. Irey 9,255 2nd District Congress Philip R. Sharp 11,692 Bruce D. Watts 613 6th District Congress Thomas F. McKenna 1,009 Douglas C.

Smith 646 David Shaw 547 Senate District 19 Larry D. Macklin 853 Senate District 25 William McCarty 1,477 Senate District 26 AllieCraycraftJr. 10,678 House District 34 Hurley C.Goodall 6,490 House District 35 Marc Carmichael 3,883 House District 36 Paul M. Sanders 1,196 Prosecutor Raymond Brassart 12,288 Clerk Jack Donati 8,535 Janet Hole 6,225 Auditor Jerry L. Thornburg 8,510 William O.

Kirkman 4,365 Steven Anderson 1,315 Recorder Donna J. Ashby 11,935 Sheriff Daniel Elliott 7,888 Michael D. Kelso 5,578 Ted C. Smith 1,466 Delbert Crouch 227 Coroner Jack Stonebraker Jr. 10,332 Philip Armantrout 3,769 Assessor Cordell Campbell 9,956 James W.

Wilson 4,401 Commissioner 3rd District Doyle D. Bell 9,683 Basil A. Davis Jr. 4,086 Council 1st District Stanley Landfair 3,009 Council 3rd District Ruth Dorer 3,804 Council 4th District Ted Bowman 2,121 Larry Springer 1,552 REPUBLICANS U.S. Senate Dan Quayle 8,751 2nd District Congress Jay Dee Wickliff 3,069 Donald J.

Lynch 2,196 6th District Congress Dan Burton 1,945 George Holland 103 Senate District 19 David Ford 306 Gregory Witkamp 89 Senate District 25 William Frazier 860 Bob Sparks 560 John Vasconi 283 Donald Hunter 260 Senate District 26 Terry Reynard 5,523 House District 32 Jeffrey Espich 731 House District 34 Gary Rice 2,153 House District 35 J. Roberts Dailey 4,224 House District 36 Patrick Kiely 849 Prosecutor William Brims 5,133 Loren Marsh 3,702 Clerk Mary L. Lowe 7,934 Auditor Ronald Quakenbush 7,988 Recorder Janet L. Hiatt 5,383 Claudina M. McCammack 2,822 Sheriff Marion Gibson Jr.

2,568 Larry P. Johnson 2,486 William R. Callahan 1,981 Stephen C. Schlegel 1,752 Coroner George Conrad 6,012 Ronald Charlton 2,297 Assessor Gary Carmichael 8,279 Commissioner 3rd District Richard Wayne Thornburg 4,112 Charles H. East 2,311 Robert E.

Evans 1,964 Council 1st District Raymond L. Parsons 1,708 Virgil E. Cochran 638 Warren T. Gamble 604 Council 2nd District Nancy E. Lawton 1,586 Bill O'Rourke 751 Council 3rd District Robert Montgomery 852 Council 4th District Kay Whitehead 1,572 Larry W.

Brown 940 Election Results ELLIOTT GIBSON According to some, members of the party had worked against Kelso in his bid for office. "We have to sit down and see where we lost and why we lost in the different precincts," Kelso said. "We're considering our options." Asked what his options were and if running as an independent was among them, Kelso declined to comment. Members of his campaign staff did not rule out the possibility, On the Republican side, candidates Johnson and Gibson ran close throughout the evening. It wasn't until the final counts were in that Gibson was declared the winner by slightly more than 100 votes.

Johnson spent the evening camped in front of the precinct charts at the Republican headquar-(See SHERIFF on Page 8) Muncie Board Members Win Re-Election By JULI NORTH METZGER Star Staff Reporter It was a sunny day Tuesday for Delaware County school board members. But for three incumbents, it was more than evening showers that dampened their spirits. Muncie Community Muncie Comcnity School Board member Marilyn Rector made a repeat performance in Tuesay's election. The 49-year-old Rector was the top vote-getter, collecting more than 7,000 votes or 30 percent. Four years ago, she led the ticket with nearly 6,400 votes.

"I'm thrilled to death," Rector said. "It looks to me that the community agrees with what John and I have done and the decisions we have made. I'm pleased that the community is pleased." Coming in a strong second was Board President John Feick. He captured nearly 22 percent of the vote, defeating first-time challenger Paul Powers, who had 18.5 percent. Rector's new term starts in July.

Feick's starts a year later. After making some tough decisions on several controversial matters, Feick said his re-election restored his faith in the system. "I'm really happy," Feick said from his home Tuesday. "The whole board tried to do what was right. It makes me feel good that I was reelected.

I think that means something." (See SCHOOLS on Page 4) Delaware County MUNCIE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (Elect 2) Marilyn J. Rector 7,193 John M. Feick 5,176 Paul C. Powers 4,434 Patsy R. Smith 3,721 Tom L.

Bennington 3,370 DELAWARE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS Delaware Township James Clevenger Sr. 2,058 Ross E. Cowgill 1,253 Sheila R. Ponder 312 Niles Township Georgel Campbell 1,896 Kenneth A. Owen 1,610 Union Township Marvin J.

Clevenger 2,173 Ernest Waugh 1,381 MOUNT PLEASANT SCHOOLS (Elect 3) Linda L. Proudfoot 1,736 Forrest Sears 1,489 Elizabeth Coulon 948 J. Robert Taylor 913 Jeffrey Sanders 682 Darren Williams 74 LIBERTY-PERRY SCHOOLS At Large James M. Cook 639 Zach Dan Rozelle 526 Bobby Walradth 401 Liberty Township F. Michael Luce 865 Chuck O'Dell 666 Perry Township Lee W.

Hicks .1.255 MONROE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (Elect 3) Keith Orebaugh 592 Jana D. Norris 539 Michael Downham 503 Thomas E. Spangler 429 Melvin L. Bunner 177 SALEM COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (Elect 2) Patricia D. Evans 580 James W.

Findling 372 Merrett R. Monks 348 Bruce L. Shelton 340 HARRISON-WASHINGTON SCHOOLS At Large Gordon Carter 959 Harrison Township James D. Doughty 937 Washington Township VoyneD. Smith 932 Randolph County Prosecutor Ousted.

Page 2 Henry Sheriff Upset by His Deputy. Page 2 Blackford Sheriff, Commissioner Lose. Page 2 Complete School Board Tallies. See Page 3 Contested Races by Precincts. Page 4 Delaware County Township Results.

Page 5. Frazier Captures GOP Nomination for Senate By MICHAEL PUTZEL AP White House Correspondent TOKYO President Reagan said Tuesday night that he and six allied leaders privately explored all "possible tools or weapons" for use against future terrorist acts, even though a formal summit communique made no mention of them. "We're in this all together," declared Reagan, summing up his 3 days of talks with leaders of half a dozen industrialized democracies at an annual economic summit. Addressing reporters at a news conference, Reagan said he would disclose no further details of the anti-terrorism discussions for fear of "violating a confidence." All other world leaders were "talking about their problems, their relationship with Libya," he said. "I don't think I should be quoting them and making that public," Reagan added.

The president opened his news conference with a statement hailing the summit as a "triumph at Tokyo," and declaring the 3 days of talks as the most successful of the six sessions he has attended as president. "All we sought to accomplish at the summit was achieved," he said, pointing not only to a statement on terrorism, but also discussions on the worldwide economic system, agriculture and other subjects. On another subject, Reagan also said he had received no direct word from Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on a possible superpower summit this year the meeting tentatively agreed to when the two men met last fall in Geneva. Asked about a key domestic issue, the president expressed qualified support for a tax revision bill pending in the Senate Finance Committee. Reagan fielded questions for nearly 30 minutes shortly before his scheduled departure on the long flight home.

His news conference Index Area News 12 Classified Comics 28 Daybreaks 10 Deaths 15 Editoriajs 6 Focus 10 Landers 10 Lemasters 21 Lotteries Markets 26-27 Neighborhood 6 On Record 9 Sports 21-24 Television 25 Theaters 25 Weather 15 Week Ahead ....24 Chance of Thunderstorms A 50 percent chance of thunderstorms has been forecast for today with highs in the low 80s and lows in the low 60s. Details on Page 15. Reagan Rumored Coming to City FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS The U.S. Secret Service has informed Ball State University there is a "98-percent chance" President Ronald Reagan will visit the school next Wednesday, a school spokeswoman said Tuesday night. "That's the word we have," said Marie Fraser, director of public information for Ball State, who said school officials were notified of the possible visit Tuesday afternoon.

"They said there was about a 98 percent chance." White House officials would (See REAGAN on Page 5) was held at 10 a.m. this morning in Tokyo, but the 13-hour time difference made it available to a live prime time audience in the United States. On the subject of terrorism, Reagan denied that he was planning another strike against Libya. He said that as a result of the summit talks, "we together will decide upon what is appropriate depending on the acts, what is the most effective thing to do in the instance of futher terrorist incidents." "We are going to treat with it terrorism on a united front," said Reagan, who last month ordered a U.S. military air raid against Libyan targets that lacked support from all allies except Great Britain.

The summit produced an official communique on terrorism that condemned Libya's Moammar Khad-afy, but failed to endorse the American raid or call for an oil boycott of Libya. Reagan gave no direct answer when asked if the talks had produced any "secret agreements" on plans against future terrorist acts. He said the discussions had produced a "recognition that instead of each one of us treating with this alone we are going to treat with it on a united front. On an issue that hovered in the background at the summit, the president also said that in recent days, the Soviet Union has been more forthcoming in providing information about the nuclear accident at Chernobyl. Responding to a question on whether the United States has been "bashing" the Soviet Union for propaganda purposes, Reagan replied, "Were not bashing at all." By SETH SLABAUGH Star Staff Reporter Delaware County farmer and businessman William Frazier won a four-way contest Tuesday for the Republican nomination for state senator in the 25th District.

The district, represented by first-term Democratic Sen. William McCarty, an Anderson attorney, includes Anderson and part of western Delaware County. McCarty was unopposed in the Democratic primary. In the Madison County GOP primary, Frazier unofficially received 2,285 votes; John Vasconi a former aide to Congressman Dan Burton finished second with 1,805 votes; former Judge Donald Hunter was third with 836 votes, and Bob Sparks placed last with 247 votes. Frazier also won in Delaware County, unofficially getting 730 votes.

Sparks finished second in Delaware County with 430 votes, and Vasconi was third, receiving 230 votes. "I expect a very difficult race in November, but it's a race that can be won," Frazier said. Frazier owns mobile home parks in Muncie and Eaton and is also a farmer. served in the Indiana.