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The Orlando Sentinel from Orlando, Florida • 66

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Stevens And Donnelly JVednesday, Nov. 6, 1974 2 00 fttntfnrl Park In Win inter 1 WHu) viqrv iLv.7V iir" VOTTHERDr iV Beverly Parkpr received 264 votes and Warren K. McMahan, 60. Incumbent Everett L. Farnsworth led the Group 3 balloting with 484 votes, but John Maiberg's 210 was enough to force a runoff.

Others in the Group 3 race were Richard J. Sims, polling 173 votes, and Aurelius Brown, 140. Windermere Johnson Loses Three new town council members were elected in Windermere, with the only incumbent in the race, Albert Johnson, handed a sound defeat. Winners of three at-large seats were Carolyn Greer with 222 votes and Charles Green and Samuel Durbin 173 votes each. Johnson and George Nelson trailed with 136 votes each, and Holloway Out In Osceola (Sentinel Star Photo by DennU Wall) Exercising His Rights John Gramllne is 78 years old and still votes, Gramling prepares to depart the Killarney Fire Station after casting his ballot at Orange County Precinct 72 Tuesday.

which may not be too unusual, but he still rides a to do so, which isn't an everyday occurrence. Suspects Arrested Winter Park City Commissioners Dick Stevens and Jerry Donnelly each received more than 50 per cent of the vote to win reelection outright Tuesday. Stevens collected 3,317 votes nearly 53 per cent to 1,367 for Bruce Bucher, 902 for Howard "Buck" Harris and 684 for Patrick Hogan. IT WAS NEARLY 54 per cent for Donnelly, with 3,438 votes to 1,794 for Guy Ellis and 1,173 for Betsy Ross. By garnering more than 50 per cent of the vote, the incumbents avoided going against the No.

2 man Dec. 3. Officials will count 109 absentee ballots today. Ococe Two in Itiinof Two Ocoee city commission seats were thrown into a Nov. 19 runoff, while a third was filled by an unopposed candidate.

More than 50 per cent of those registered voted. Incumbent Robert Lyle and Roger Johnson will again face each other in the runoff for Seat I because neither received more than half the votes cast. LYLE RECEIVED 322 votes Johnson, '212, and John Carter, 192. The runoff for Seat 2 will be between William Stinnett and Frank Turner. Stinnett received 309 votes, Turner 214, and William Blair received 200.

Unopposed Seat 3 candidate W. L. "Lewis" Whitehead wa selected with 757 votes. Whitehead ran unopposed when Edwin Pratt withdrew after he was declared ineligible by the city commission. Pratt is a resident of Ocoee but is registered, in Windermere.

All Ocoee city commissioners must be registered voters in Ocoee. Of the 1,500 registered voters, 788 cast votes. Edgewood It's Mayor Wendell In Edgewood, Forrest Wendell defeated Craig Andrews for mavor, 134-122. Three candidates ran for two city council seats. The winners were Harold Harlow, 179 votes and Midge Webb, lfi6 votes.

Brooks Cobbum received 99 votes. Winter Garden Carrier Delivers One incumbent Winter Garden commissioner lost his seat while two others were thrown into runoffs. Donald E. Jackson, a mail carrier with the post office making his first for an elected position, edged out fouryear Commissioner Ernest B. Crawford for the Group I seat, 506 votes to Ralph Fulford polled the most votes for the Group 2 seat, 326, but hot enough to avoid a Nov.

12 runoff with incumbent Davis Harris who received 325. In "the same race, They picked Republican business-Senihmle Vote Clinrt, Pg. I A man Jeffrey Latham of Davie in Broward County over indicted front door, hoping I'd be able to get his tag number beiore he could get away." BEFORE RICHE could get out of the store the man smashed the window, pushed a large jagged piece of glass out of the way and fled with the two Stolen was a pear-shaped solitaire diamond ring, valued at $4,000 and a $3,200 ring bearing a cluster of small diamonds. Riche gave police a description of the man and the getaway vehicle, and a bulletin was broadcast. THE TRUCK was abandoned on Rosearden Street.

Gandy, left tied in Man Guilty In Shooting the back of the truck, freed himself with his teeth and drove for help. He was spotted by an Orlando policeman and Gandy told him both men had fled. Frazier was seen behind a house and arrested a short time later. Costello was arrested six hours later at his home at 212 S. Hughey Ave.

POLICE SAID they recovered the solitaire when they arrested Frazier. They also confiscated a .22 caliber pistol. The ax was left at the store, police said. Police said the money and one of the rings are still missing. She said she was there a short while when Williamson appeared at the front door with a gun in his hand.

She spoke with composure as she told the jury, "I tried to talk him out of shooting us both. He said that he had several bullets in his gun so many for me, so many for Bill and the last-one for him to commit suicide." MRS. WILLIAMSON said she again tried to. talk her husband out of shooting, began firing at her, and as Smith ran, fired at him. Williamson testified he had' not intended to kill Smith or his wife when he went, to the apartment, but brought the gun for protection.

He said he got angry and jealous when he saw his wife and Smith together and began firing. A. i it. Rings Stolen, By STEVE PAULSON Sentinel Star Staff Two diamond rings valued at $7,000 were stolen from Zale's Jewelers in Colonial Plaza shopping center Tuesday after a man smashed an outside display window with an ax, grabbed the rings and fled with another man in a van they com-: mandeered near the shopping center. Orlando police arrested the men "Tuesday charged them with armed robbery, breaking and enter-' ing, kidnaping and grand larceny.

''They were identified as Moses Lee Frazier, 20, and Daniel Costello, age unknown, both of 212 S. Hughey Ave. Frazier was also charged with possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony. DETECTIVE Neal McDonald said Va young man approached Lawrence Gandy, a truck driver, at a store Mills Avenue, and asked him for 1 for, a ride, Gandy refused and the man offered him $5 to take him near 1 Colonial Plaza. Gandy agreed, and another man jumped on the truck to go along.

jrftyhlle headed toward Colonial f-Pkfzarone of the men held a gun on and forced him into the back truck. He was-tied up with his EKtCXand one of the men began jfljtPjVing, McDonald said. They drove iltXoytown Hardware store across StJJSKJpolonial Plaza, where one of jjfriMvs. men 'took Gandy's wallet, $106 in bakery receipts ii4 $5 of Gandy's money, and bought then drove to Colonial Plaza and parked in front of Zale's tJewelers. DAVID RICHE, 18, a Zale's salesman, said he was behind a counter talking to another salesman when he noticed the van pull up and park near the store.

After several minutes, the van's door opened and a young man in his 20s got out and walked toward the store with an ax in his hand. "I knew what he was going to do as soon as I saw that ax," Riche said. "I ran around the counter and to the Richard Vagner receiver! 82 Johnson, who was appointed to thai council In June to fill an unexpected term, said hi.s defeat was due to citizen satisfaction with the police department. Johnson was a strong critic of the department. The new council members will join the five-member counc'IJ Jan.

14. 1 Helle Isle Prilioll Wins Dr. Robert S. Pribell Wayne H. Thrailkill in the, district three city council race In Belle Isle, 351-257.

Updating of the city charter was approved 477-177. Three candidates ran unopposed: W. C. Hand, mayor; Philip E. Whelchel, city council district two; and Mrs.

Kathryn H. Nay, city council district four. J. King, who was making his initial political hid. Boulineau was defeated 'Jast year in his bid for a seat on the Kissimmee City Commission, but came back this year with a strong campaign for the county post against Holloway.

Knight took a slim but early lead over Tesauro, but as the precinct totals kept rolling in, his lead began to dwindle. When more than half of the 29 precincts reported, Tesauro had begun to pull ahead. Tesauro, a St. Cloud resident, has campaigned on his availability as a retired product plant supervisor from Saginaw, Mich. King, owner of King's Lumber Co.

in St. Cloud, called for reviewing of what he claimed were deficiencies in the county's tax structure, zoning, road maintenance and drainage programs. School Race funding battle with the state. Heyward was elected chairman last year by his fellow board members. During that year he made several trips to Tallahassee to outline the county schools' financial plight.

DeBord, a 17-year Osceola resident, was making his first political bid. An engineering administrator at Martin Marietta, Orlando, he campaigned emphasizing that his management background would provide a new and reasonable approach to school problems. ALSO WINNING election, although not on Tuesday's ballot, were Republican Lee Eldridge, who defeated his only opposition in the Sept. 10 primary, and Democrat Wenford L. Hood, who faced neither Democratic nor Republican opposition.

Heyward, Eldridge and Hood will be sworn in Nov. 19. Except One County voters went for Latham, 35,434 to 34,016 while in Seminole County it was 11,134 to 10,860 for Latham. Voters of the two counties picked the same candidate for governor, U.S. senator, cabinet and Public Service Commission.

Gov. Reubin Askew was the favorite, 42,663 to 35,726 in Orange Countv and 13,262 to 10,970 in Seminole, over former state senate President Jerry Thomas, a Republican. ORANGE COUNTY voters gave Republican Jack Eckerd the nod over Democrat Richard Stone and Dr. John L. Grady, American party candidate, with respective votes of 35,533, and In Seminole County, with the same 1-2-3 finish, the votes were 8,747 and 3,919.

Public Service Commission incumbent Bill Bevis bested Republican Noel Bacon, 37,929 to 31,471 in Orange County and 11,726 to 10,040 in Seminole. Democrat Bruce Smathers finished ahead of Republican James F. Sebesta for secretary of state, 39,178 to 35,090 in Orange County and 12,329 to 10,669 in Seminole. FOR STATE comptroller, former state Sen. Gerald "Jerry" Lewis topped Republican challenger William Muntzing of Kissimmee, 45,040 to 27,413 in Orange County, and 14,123 to 8,241 in Seminole.

And both counties went for Democratic Education Commissioner Ralph Turlington over the GOP's Car M. Kuttlcr, 42,108 to 28,969 and 13,324 to 9,299. Agriculture Commissioner Doyle Conner was also the choice of both counties over American party chal-'enger Donald Webb, 49,291 to 18,714 Orange and 15,406 to 15,331 in Seminole. To be counted are 1,499 absentee ballots in Orange County and 567 in tTinoie. By PEGGY MCLAUGHLIN Sentinel Star Staff Democrat H.

L. "Lin" Boulineau upset incumbent Republican Carl Holloway in Tuesday's Osceola County Commission race while incumbent commissioner Clement Tesauro held a slim 108 vote lead. Some 158 absentee ballots will be counted today. More than 70 per cent of the county's registered voters went to the polls in one of the heaviest voter turnouts in the county's history. BOULINEAU WON by a 324-vote margin with 3,936 votes to 3,612 for Holloway, a veteran of four years on the county commission.

Tesauro received 3,836 after trailing during early tabulations, to 3,728 votes for his opponent, Democrat T. He) ward Wins By MARK HANEBUTT Sentinel Star Staff Osceola County School Board Chairman Tom Heyward a Republican, rolled into his second term Tuesday by defeating Democrat H. Bruce DeBord by more than .400 votes in the only school board race on the county ballot. Heyward, who faced no Republican opposition during the September primary, won by a vote of 4,112 to 3,715 in his bid for a second four-year term representing district five. There are 158 absentee ballots to be counted.

OUTSPOKEN in his criticism of the. state funding formula that last year cost Osceola County about $1.6 million in state Heyward campaigned on the issue that the county could not afford to change leadership in midstream in the Democratic Treasurer and Commissioner Thomas D. O'Malley. WITH TURNOUTS at just about 50 per cent in both counties, Orange (Sentinel Star Phvle by Jim WrUht) Orange, Seminole Back Voters in Orange and Seminole counties went with the incumbents in the races for governor, state cabinet and Florida Public Service Commission Tuesday with one I Police Blame Glue Fumes Jn Disney Boat Explosion A 34-year-old Casselberry man charged with shooting his estranged wife and with the first-degree murder of her boyfriend was found guilty of the lesser offense of second-degree murder by a 12-member Orange County jury Tuesday. A presentence investigation was ordered for Ronald Williamson, charged with shooting Delores 'Wil-liamson and killing her boyfriend, William Hugh Smith, 32, at his 1235 Grand Ave.

apartment April 15. WILLIAMSON FACES a possible maximum life prison term. Under Florida law he will be eligible for parole after one year in prison. Mrs. Williamson, 28, wounded four times in the shooting, testified from an ambulance stretcher that she and her husband separated in March because he didn't have a job.

She said her husband "didn't seem upset," when she told him she was getting a divorce, but she added that Williamson had, on prior occasions, "threatened that if I ever tried to leave him, he would kill me." MRS. WILLIAMSON said on the afternoon of the shooting she went to Smith's apartment to tell him she was ill with influenza and was not going to work that day. and Marshall were installing insulation under the main deck of the half-completed, 6fi-foot aluminum motor cruiser when they decided to take a break because the glue was giving off a strong odor and they needed a breath of fresh air. The walls of the ship's hull were covered with the glue, Lane said. Witnesses told deputies they heard the blast and saw a ball of fire flash through the boat.

They heard screams and one man yelling he was on fire. Charter Wins In AUamontc Altamonte Springs voters approved a new city charter by an almost three-to-one margin Tuesday. With all precincts reporting, voters gave the new charter 1,411 affirmative votes. There were 479 votes against. The charter will extend the term of mayor from two to three years, and will change the name of the five-member city council to a city commission.

The charter ilsn specifically lists duties of the mavor and te commissioners, and se's up guidelines for oprra'ions. The charter will be filed with the Florida secretary of state and will become effective Jan. 1, 1975. fumes, ignited by the fila-Kl ment of a fluorescent light, may have caused the explosion at Walt Disney World that killed one carpenter and injured another Monday night, Orange County detectives speculated Tuesday, ''tjolice also said earlv Tuesdav they believed the explosion might have been caused by a small electric fan which was turned on to clear glue fumes from the boat. "We're not sure it was the fan that jXtUcI it though," said Sheriff's Sgt.

Don Lane. "We are looking into several impossibilities with the lighting de- vice." THE DEAD man was identified by denuties as Rnhprt- Marshall 40 V' i-:" t'-WhfK Qv i A 5' 1 'l LA j' jf S'L. scSD) I )' trt rhif if. 5 e. i fa I' yw 3675 Rundo Drive.

Orlando. Charles Ridgway, a Disney spokesman, said Marshall had been employed as a 'ciu-penter since 1972. He is survived his widow and three children, the spokesman said. Harrv CaDen. 45.

3 C.anehart Drive. Orlando, was rpleasorl from Orange Vista Hospital after treatment of minor burns on his hands and back. deputies said. vniwoiuii dl i7 .111. ivionaay insiae a arce tour noat tl under construction in a remote area poll worker Evelyn Paul telling Angela Cantrill, 3, to keep her occupied while her mother, Mrs.

Earl Cantrill, votes, It's obviously getting the job done. In the action at right, Billy Hcarn, just to go Into the voting booth with his dad, Don Hearn, but once Inside couldn't resist checking on the outside wnrlrf. This all took place nt Orange County Precinct 4IA at 1825 Oak Ridgi Ro-d. DEPUTY C. E.

Leslie said Capen.

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