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1 OA Wednesday, August 5, 1987 Hattlesburg AMERICAN WEATHERGAUGE Today's readings Agricultural Humidity, 8 pm 87 forecast Yesterday's high temp na wiii na Month'! average hi. 95 Month's average lo 63 9 Winds, SW 4 Potential will be high. Barmtric press, 8pm 29.91 Sunset today 7:55 Sunrise tomorrow 6:19 hrs ending 9am na Hattiesburg-area forecast National forecast Regional temperatures not available Today will have a 60 percent chance of thunderstorms, nigh In the mid 90s and wind west to 10 mph. Tonight will have a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms early, then partly cloudy. Low will be in the lower 70s.

Thursday will have a 60 percent chance of mainly afternoon thunderstorms with high In the lower 90s. Today's forecast calls for scat tered showers and thunderstorms over much of the Atlantic Coast states, and across Tennessee, Alabama and the lower Mississippi Valley. Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms were forecast from Montana across western South Dakota and western Nebraska to northwestern Kanaas. Hlgha are expected to be around 95 to 100 from central Mississippi across northern Louisiana and most of Texas. What's ahead for Mississippi Thursday through Saturday: There will be a chance for thunderstorms each day but most likely on Thursday.

It will be continued warm and humid with highsin the 90s and Iowa in the 70s. ftarayl Mridla Jacteon A0 70 to mid 90s L6 70stO rn)d 90s Game and fish outlook Most active times for wildlife Thursday will be from 8:35 a.m. to 1:35 p.m. and from 2:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.

The Accu-WMther forctt lor 6 P.M., Wdndy, August o1 rir A). A look at the nation The Accu-Weather forecast for today calls for showers and thunderstorms south of New York, along the East Coast into the south and into Texas. Showers are also expected In the Dakotas. 7 Lcius Jml 90s temps MidTOstol Tuesday v-AjjJ arm MidTOsto near 90 near 90 turn 77 -s 7.m 7 l.m 77 l.m 76 1 10.m 7 Gu" Coast Precast Apalachiola to Port Arthur out 50 4 Zm mllea: Today 'a wind will be west and 5 81 I Or! Tins' southwest 10 to 15 knots with a light 1 1 7 chop In protected waters. lid 70s to nea 90 The weather elsewhere not available Warn Cold Sutonary Leakesville's Dobbins faces legislative runoff By JANET BRAS WELL AMERICAN Staff Writer Rep.

Fred Dobbins of Leakesville led a six-candidate field Tuesday in the Democratic primary House of Representatives District 105 race but was unable to avoid a run-off in his bid for a third term. Dobbins, 44, and Richton nurse-anesthetist Dorothy G. Cole, 55, will square off in the Aug. 25 run-off. "The first hurdle's behind me," Dobbins said.

He said the run-off will be hard fought, but "I do expect to win it." Dobbins hopes to run for Speaker of the House if re-elected. Mrs. Cole said one of her main campaign themes will be the need for additional rural health services. "I think people are ready to have someone speak for these rural counties and not speak for the more urban areas," she said. Complete but unofficial results from Perry, Greene and George counties, show: Dobbins 3,141 Cole 2,441 Bobby Charles Breland 1,193 Mack Mclnnis 2,336 Frank Roberts 1,357 OthoC.

Sellers 1,379 Dobbins said several Jackson-based political action groups "poured a lot of money into a defeat Dobbins campaign" because "I don't take orders very well." The winner of the run-off will meet Republican J.W. "Jake" White Jr. in November. Most incumbents did well in Tuesday's primary although at least two could be in trouble in the run-off. Area results, based on unofficial and, in some races, incomplete totals, are: Representative, District 86 Clyde Dobsen 1,111 Jerry W.Hutto 1,314 Morris Mason 363 Joe Taylor 1,385 The totals are complete, but unofficial, from Greene County.

But returns represent only 14 of 28 precincts in Wayne County. The winner of the Aug. 25 run-off between incumbent Hutto and Taylor will have no opposition in November. Representative, District 87 Stanley Jefcoat 326 Thomas G. Mize 768 Joe M.

Taylor 440 P.A. Townsend 1,850 Only 57 of 112 boxes had been counted by 2 a.m. Wednesday. If the trend continues, Townsend will be the winner without a run-off and will face Republican Wilson Windham in November. The district is in Jones County.

Representative, District 88 Tom Casey 999 Ernest C. Garvin 1,014 Melvin Mack 674 Gary V. Staples 783 Based on 57 of 112 boxes, incumbent Garvin will face Casey in the run-off, and the winner will have no opposition in November. The district is in Jones County. Representative, District 89 D.R.

Anderson 664 Darwin Cheeks 51 Jerry Mack Ellzey 351 Victor Morris 152 Gordon Wright 232 The figures represent 57 of 112 boxes. The winner of the run-off between Incumbent Anderson and Ellzey will face Republican John Drennan in November. The district is in Jones County. Representative, District 91 Glen Crane 86 Robert E. Evans 598 Ray Hodges Ted Lambert 936 Jimmy W.

Tyrone 1,067 The figures represent only Jeff Davis County with none from Lawrence County. The winner of the run-off, possibly between Tyrone and incumbent Lambert has no opponent in November. Representative, District 99 Denson Holder 760 Robert E. Vince 4,672 The figures are complete from Walthall and Marion counties but only one of 17 Lamar County boxes is represented. Representative, District 100 Brad Duncan 1,211 Keith Gay 188 Stanley Haddox 1,345 Clifton Holmes .2,899 Edward Morgan 361 Miriam Q.

Simmons 2,314 Everett "Ebb" Stringer 1,453 The totals are complete for the district, which is in Marion County. The winner of the run-off between incumbent Clifton Holmes and former College Board member Miriam Simmons has no opponent in Nov ember. Representative, District 103 Charles L. Davis 900 Percy W.Watson 2,617 The totals are complete. Watson will begin his third term in January since he has no opponent in November.

The district is in Forrest County. Representative, District 106 Sherman J. Gaspard 1,220 Curtis Holston 2,243 Howard L. Ladner Jr 2,182 The figures are complete from Stone, Hancock and Harrison counties but include only 11 of 28 precincts in Pearl River County. The winner of the run-off, apparently between incumbent Holston and Ladner, has no general election opposition.

Representative, District 107 Littleton 2,336 Laura Faulkner 1,208 Percy Maples 5,201 Maples won the election without a run-off and has no opponent in November. The district is in George and Stone counties. The totals are complete. Representative, District 108 Billy Howard Alexander Terrill Breland E.L."Bud"Lovell EzellLee Because of the computer problems, no figures were available at 2 a.m. for this district in Pearl River County.

The seat was held for the past four years by Margaret "Wootsie" Tate of Picayune. With almost half of the Pearl River County precincts uncounted, Mrs. Tate was leading four other Democrats in the Senate District 47 race. The seat was vacated by Martin T. Smith who retired after 20 years in the Senate.

With complete returns from Stone, Hancock and Harrison counties and 16 of 28 precincts in Pearl River County, the totals are Lawrence Holliday 2,207 Greg Mitchell 2,219 Sherry Morris 2,547 James W.Owen Tate 3,752 If the trend continues, Mrs. Tate and Mrs. Morris will meet in the Democratic run-off. In one of the state's few legislative Republican primaries, Mark Chetta narrowly defeated Mark Formby, 302-273, based on complete returns from Pearl River, Harrison and Stone counties. However, none were available from Hancock counties.

The winner of the Democratic run-off and the Republican candidate will face independent Larry Albritton in November. Unofficial, but complete, returns in other Senate races show: Senator, District 40 Joseph T. Stogner 8,555 Emerson Stringer 7,891 DwightL. Wesley, Jr 3,293 The totals are complete from Marion, Walthall and Pike counties, but none from Lamar County are included. Based on the incomplete returns, Stogner and Stringer will meet in the runoff.

The winner will face Republican Jerry L. Brown, Sr. in November. Senator, District 42 F.M. Smith, Jr 4,676 Jack N.

Staples 3,446 The figures reflect 57 of 112 Jones County boxes and none from Jasper or Wayne. The winner will face Republican Vincent Scoper Jr. in November. Senator, District 43 George T. Dickerson 7,310 Cecil E.

Mills 10,407 Mills, the incumbent, has no opponent for the seat from Greene, George, Wayne and Jackson counties. The unofficial totals are complete. Four area representatives had no primary opponent although two have Republican challengers. In District 101 in Forrest and Lamar counties, Democratic incumbent Henry Wayne Cain faces Republican Carl Parker in November. In Forrest County's District 104, incumbent Democrat Bill Jones will battle Republican Joe H.

Royalty in the general election. Joe Warren, incumbent Democrat in Covington-Jeff Davis counties' District 90, and J.B. Van Slyke, incumbent Democrat in Forrest County's District 102, have no primary or general election opposition. Both Sens. Ronald C.

"Ronnie" Shows of Bassfield and Paul Richard "Rick" Lambert of Hattiesburg were re-elected without opponents in the Democratic primary. Shows holds the District 41 post in Covington, Jeff Davis and Jones counties, and Lambert represents District 45 in urban areas of Forrest and Lamar counties. Republican Senator Jim Bean was re-elected without opposition in District 44, the rural portions of Forrest and Lamar counties along with Perry County. "I Molpus, Ross roll; Moore fares well I Li -lOs a' 1 h' I -xv JI i i iljJ MABUS FROM page 1 A Reed, who had been concerned about the expected low GOP turnout, said he was pleased with his margin. He said he did not feel the small Republican primary vote "was indicative of the strength of the party or my candidacy" and hoped to face the strongest possible Democrat in November.

With 1,451 of 2,059 precincts reporting from the Democratic voting, Mabus had 217,219, Sturdivant 90,265, Waller 69,306, Eaves 51,890, Dantin 57,404, Pittman 52,187, Fountain 5,057, and Toney 3,901. In the GOP primary, which drew few voters because most local candidates ran as Democrats, Reed had 14,162 votes and Lemon 3,980, with 1,487 precincts reporting. The weather ranged from rainy to heated across the state but most areas reported good turnouts anyway as the 10 candidates sought the post being vacated by Gov. Bill Allain. Election official Earnest Hartman of Biloxi called the Harrison County early turnout light as voters "came in looking like drowned rats," but statewide lines developed between showers and officials predicted the total would reach a record 850,000.

Allain, the first 20th century governor eligible to succeed himself, decided against running for a second term. The Democratic governor, who pushed through an amendment to make back-to-back terms possible, adopted a hands-off policy after several friends entered the race that developed into a $4 million Thirty-two of the 82 counties used paper ballots that had to be hand-counted and the Justice Department ordered 163 observers into six 102,172 votes. Meanwhile, Moore, far behind in early independent polls, carried 51 percent of the vote for attorney general with 1,446 of 2,059 precincts reporting. Moore received 237,310 votes to 235,530 or 43 percent each for Danks and 33,027 votes for Jackson attorney Elizabeth Gilcrist. "We were the underdogs and we may still be the underdogs, but we could never had made it here without your help," Moore told supporters at 10:50 p.m.

In the treasurer's race, Bennett had 236,238 votes or 47 percent with 1,439 of 2,059 precincts reporting. Bill Gilbert had 143,565 and Guy Land 121,536 votes. In the race to succeed state Auditor Ray Mabus, Johnson of Clarksdale gathered 155,046 votes or 32 percent and Gary, a former assistant state auditor from Men-denhall, received 120,044 or 25 percent of the 1,434 of 2,059 precincts reporting. Trailing were state Rep. Ronnie Robertson with 81,031, Michael Raff with 70,841 and Jerry Williams with 60,449.

There were no statewide Republican primary races for offices below the governor's office. Jim Herring of Canton is running unop- posed for attorney general; Clyde Magree of Mize is running for agriculture commissioner; Wil Colom, the only black seeking a statewide GOP office, was unopposed for treasurer; and Billy Taylor of Braxton was running as the GOP's secretary of state By The Associated Press Incumbents Dick Molpus and Jim Buck Ross surged to solid victories in state Democratic primaries Tuesday, while Marshall Bennett flirted with a first-round victory in the state treasurer's race. Meanwhile, Gulf Coast District Attorney Mike Moore maintained a lead over Jackson Mayor Dale Danks Jr. in a hard-fought struggle for state attorney general, and Pete Johnson and Al Gary appeared headed for a run-off in the state auditor's race. Molpus, who carried 77 percent of the vote with 1,416 of 2,059 precincts reporting, called the victory "an affirmation of what I'm trying to do as secretary of state." "It's apparent that the voters of this state wholeheartedly approve of the issues we've been involved in, including 16th Section land and public education," Molpus said.

With 69 percent of precincts reporting, Molpus had 383,965 votes, overwhelming 68,964 votes for Starkville student Roy Jordan and 45,257 votes cast for Steve Turney of Bassfield. Ross called his sixth consecutive Democratic primary victory for state agriculture and commerce commissioner his most difficult, and credited an upswing in agricultural prices. "Our primary ambition is to serve the people," said Ross, who garnered 272,104 votes or 57 percent with 1,371 of 2,059 precincts reporting. Hattiesburg car dealer Haskell Patterson trailed with 105,763 votes and Bill Bost of Starkville received DEMOCRATIC GUBERNATORIAL candidate Ray Mabus celebrates his gaining a primary runoff spot uesday night at his election headquarters in Jackson. Mabus addressed supporters with his wife Julie (left).

of Educators, the state's largest teacher union. Sturdivant, 59, a wealthy Glendora businessman and farming interests, sought to persuade people that his golden economic touch could be put to work for the state. He also emphasized his service on the state Fiscal Management Board, the state College Board and his local school board. Waller, 60, a Jackson lawyer who was governor from 1972-76, stressed his experience and the record of his administration in leaving a $134 million surplus in the treasury. He and others urged people not to overreact to a few crooked county officials.

Pittman, 52, a former state senator and secretary of state, called himself a proven fighter for the people with the broad governmental experience that would allow him to perform effectively. Eaves, 51, a Jackson lawyer and former state representative making his third race, waged a colorful campaign. A native of rural Winston County, Eaves told backers his following was under-estimated because his supporters were working and not at home to answer telephone calls from pollsters. Dantin, 57, a Columbia lawyer, called for consolidating all economic development work under one agency. An Aug.

25 runoff looms between the top two finishers in the first round of Democratic voting, with the winner to face the Republican nominee in the Nov. 3 general election. Tradition says a Democratic first primary leaders must have a losing race under his belt if he wants to win the runoff. Mabus, 38, an Ackerman lawyer making his first race for governor, parlayed education contacts and his crackdowns on county misspending into votes. As an aide to Gov.

William Winter, Mabus helped steer the 1982 Education Reform Act to passage and he held the endorsement of the Mississippi Association.