The Times from Munster, Indiana • 22

22 THE TIMES Wednesday, May 3, 1978 Home Indiana Voters Stay Illll ml' 1 election. The organization losses weren't limited to either party or any level. They included three Republicans and one Democrat in congressional races, a Republican sheriff's candidate in Indianapolis and several Democratic candidates for local offices in Lake County. At least four incumbent legislators, two Democratic senators and two Republican representatives, also were ousted. The slate beaters were led by Republican lawyer-psychiatrist David G.

Crane of Martinsville, who has one brother already in Congress and another running on the GOP ticket in Illinois this fall. Crane, 41, lost the Indianapolis GOP endorsement this spring because party leaders felt he had failed to cooperate with them as the 1976 nominee. He countered with an out-of-state campaign manager and a primary budget of more than $50,000. The payoff was 59 percent of the vote in the Indiana capital, which also was the home of his favored challenger, publishing executive Skip Lange. "He (Crane) just did a hell of a job," said Marion County Republican Chairman John Sweezy.

Full House For some, primary day flowed Into a night of watchful waiting. This crowd at central services building In East Chicago keeps a patient vigil before the brightly lit board. Legislators Unopposed Renomination Democratic nomination for advisory board positons Joseph J. Bomer-sback, of St. John, William L.

Klahn, of Lake Hills, and James Peppin were nominated in a seven-man race. Unofficial vote totals showed Bomersback with Klahn, 964, and Peppin, 928. Other Democratic advisory board candidates and the number of votes they received include Chester Badowski, 912; Mary Klam, 834; Alfred John Tracy, 816, and John A. Stevens, 661. No Republicans filed for the advisory board.

Races Run True INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Indiana voters Ignored both the polling places and the politicians Tuesday. They rejected big-city organization slates in a affling primary election marked by one of the smallest turnouts in state history. The exact turnout won't be known for weeks, but all indications pointed to the low 20 percent range worse than the previous low of 23.2 percent In the post-Watergate congressional primaries of 1974. In the state's most populous county, Marion, unofficial figures put the turnout at 12.6 percent. Party leaders blamed the indifference on the lack of a statewide race, the growing reluctance of voters to align themselves with a particular party and an undercurrent of cynicism factors that could spell more trouble for the political establishment this fall.

All 11 incumbent congressmen won renomination, seven without opposition and four by smashing token challenges. Three of them will face the same opponent in November as they did two years ago, including House Majority Whip John Brademas, who will have to contend with the Korean influence-buying scandal for the second straight Trustee Gets ST. JOHN TWP. Democratic incumbent township trustee Gerry J. Schueb won renomination Tuesday by defeating a Dyer homemaker.

Schueb, 42, of Schererville, defeated Nurisha M. Lail, 50, 2,131 to 686. Schueb will face Robert A. Frey of Dyer, who ran unopposed, in the November general election. Democrat Joseph A.

Rokosz will face Republican John Earnshaw in the November race for township assessor. Both were unopposed Tuesday in their respective party races. In a hotly contested race for the Council CROWN POINT Tuesday's primary races for the Lake County Council provided few surprises. Three Democratic candidates were unopposed, and two incumbents won easily in their re-election bids. On the Republican side, candidates filed in only four of the seven coun-cilmanic districts and all four entrants were unopposed.

With official figures still unavailable, it appeared a close battle was underway in the 3rd District, where incumbent Clark Metz of Calumet Township chose not to run for re-election, and in the 4th District, where former state senator Rudolph Clay of Gary was making a strong challenge to three-term incumbent Frank Perry of Gary. Richard Blastick of Hammond won nomination for a third term, handily Bernice Wasieleski checks address outside a Hammond polling place at Hoffman and Linden Avenue. She favored Walter Ziemba in the 12-way sheriffs race in Lake County. Jul defeating Whiting City Councilman Duane Conover in the 1st District, which includes East Chicago, Whiting and 21 Hammond precincts. In the 3rd, Griffith Democratic Chairman John Bierman and Town Board Member Richard Galambos were locked in a close struggle.

Most so-called political "experts" figured Bierman to be a solid favorite in the race. Galambos campaigned hard, pledging to crack down on "ghost-payrolling" in the county work force if elected and stressing various issues. Perry, who admitted he faced "his toughest re-election fight ever" reportedly was in serious trouble in the 4th District. Several unconfirmed reports indicated Clay was leading the race and would likely win. Indianapolis Democrats also lost a slated candidate when Max E.

Heiss, 44, a property appraiser from Anderson, beat John C. Salomone, 28, an Indianapolis businessman, for the right to oppose incumbent Republican Elwood H. Hillis in the 5th District. Heiss won by 66 votes in Indianapolis, the part of the district where Salomone lives. Elsewhere, former state legislator H.

Joel Deckard, 37, Evansville, upset favored David A. Koehler, 38, an Evansville high school government teacher, in the downstate 8th District, where incumbent Democrat David L. Cornwell was unopposed. The Evansville organization produced 72 percent of the vote for Koehler, but it wasn't enough to offset Deckard's strength in rural counties. One organiation-backed candidate won.

Charlotte Zietlow, former president of the Bloomington City Council, fashioned large majorities in the big cities of Terre Haute and Bloomington to beat five opponents for the Democratic nomination to oppose six-term Republican John T. Myers in the 7th District. The rematches of 1976 races will be in the 6th District, with Crane against two-term Democrat David W. Evans; in the 3rd, with Republican Thomas L. Thorson challenging Brademas; and in the 10th, with Republican William G.

Frazier opposing two-term Democrat Philip R. Sharp. Thorson already has focused on more than $5,000 in campaign contributions to Brademas from South Korean rice dealer Tongsun Park donations that Brademas said were legal and had no influence on his voting. A battle of metropolitan newspapers in Fort Wayne, was established in the 4th District, where young attorney John D. Walda won the Democratic nomination to oppose incumbent Republican Dan Quayle, who hopes to use this year's election as a springboad for a U.S.

Senate bid in 1980. Another incumbent, Rolland Beckham of Gary, won nomination to seek a second term in November. Beckham, with support from Gary Mayor Richard Hatcher and Calumet Township Trustee Dozier Allen, had little trouble carrying the 5th District, which has 74 of its 78 precincts in Gary. Without opposition in the Democratic primary were two-term incumbent Gerald Mazur of Hammond in the 2nd District; Steve Corey of Hobart in the 6th and Leroy Liptak of rural Lowell in the 7th. Unopposed Republicans were Daniel Langmesser of Gary in the 3rd District, John Bowman, Gary Republican chairman, in the 5th, Edmund Baran of Merrillville in the 6th and Sydney Garner of rural Crown Point, a three-term incumbent, in the 7th District.

Republicans Center Township Trustee (1 nominated) HillardWitten unopposed Assessor (1 nominated) SueLandske unopposed Advisory Board (3 nominated) Steven Briggs 643 Richard Buehler 761 AnnRingland 347 Florence Wahlberg 458 Cedar Creek Township Trustee (1 nominated) William Bower unopposed Assessor (1 nominated) Peter Bruckman unopposed Advisory Board (3 nominated) Denzel Armstrong unopposed Donald Edward Cade unopposed Harold Heuson unopposed Hanover Township Trustee NO CANDIDATES Assessor NO CANDIDATES Advisory Board NO CANDIDATES Unofficial Lake Walter J. Roorda (I), DeMotte. House District 20 Democrat James Jontz (I), Williamsport; Republican Arthur A. Anderson Monticello. House District 21 Republican Nelson J.

Becker (I), Logansport. House District 22 Republican KermitO. Burrous (I), Peru. House District 23 Democrat Loren E. Winger 11) Converse; Republican Ronald D.

Reading, Wabash. House District 26 Democrat Alan L. Zirkle (I), Kokomo. House District 27 Democrat Joseph P. Harris (I), Kokomo.

House District 28 Democrat Don R. Stanley (I), Frankfort. House District 29 Democrat Hubert D. Yount, Lafayette; Republican William L. Long (I), Lafayette.

House District 30 Democrat Stan Jones West Lafayette; Republican Carl Eugene Rohr, Lafayette. House District 31 Democrat Lee Clingan (I), Covington. House District 32 Democrat Lois P. Philon, Crawfordsville; Republican Donald R. Lash (I), Marshall.

House District 33'? Democrat. Kenneth R. Baker," Zionsville; Republican John W. Donaldson (I), Lebanon. House District 34 Republican Richard M.

Dellinger (I), Noblesville. House District 36 Republican Dale Hersberger, Anderson. House District 37 Republican J. Roberts Dailey (I), Muncie. House District 39 Democrat Donald K.

Smithson, Ridgeville. House District 40 Democrat David Lee Nicholson, Richmond; Republican Janet L. Hibner (I), Rich-1 mond. House District 41 Republican Thomas D. Coleman (I), New Castle.

House District 44 (3 representatives) Republicans Danny Burton (I), Indianapolis; Gordon L. Harper (I), Indianapolis; Anthony L. Miles (I), Indianapolis. House District 47 Republican Lillian M. Parent, Danville.

House District 48 Democrat Thomas P. Buis, Greencastle; Republican John J. Thomas (I), Brazil. House District 50 Republican William J. Ennis, Terre Haute.

House District 51 Republican David A. Reed, Bloomington. House District 52 Democrat William D. Cragen, Bargersville; Republican Richard D. Bray (I), Martinsville.

House District 53 Democrat. Sterling M. Haltom, Franklin. House District 54 Democrat Joseph L. Basey, Shelby ville; Republican Stephen C.

Moberly (I), Shelbyville. House District 55 Democrat Charles A. Orahood, Greenfield. House District 57 Democrat Gary L. Butler (I), Lawrenceburg; Republican Renos Roark, Brookville.

House District 58 Democrat Edward Goble (I), Batesville. House District 59 Democrat Robert E. Hayes (I), Columbus; Republican Theodore D. Craig, Columbus. House District 60 Republican Jerry F.

Bales (I), Bloomington. House District 61 Republican Jack W. Mclntyre (I), Lyons. House District 63 Republican Roderick R. Wright, Washington.

House District 64 Democrat Merwyn T. Fisher (I), Pekin. House district 65 Republican Max Harold Middendorf, Brown-stown. House District 66 Democrat Spencer J. Schnaitter (I), Madison.

House District 67 Republican Richard B. Wathen (I), Jef-fersonville. House District 68 William C. Cochran (I), New Albany. House District 70 Democrat Dennis H.

Heeke (I), Dubois. House District 71 (2 representatives) Republicans Robert J. Millis, Boonville, and William A. Oglesby, Evansville. House District 72 (2 representatives) Republicans Greg Server (I), Evansville, and Hurshel B.

Cobb, Evansville. House District 73 Democrat Undel O. Hume (I), Oakland City. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The following candidates were unopposed for legislative nominations in the Indiana primary election. In-cumbentsare indicated with an (I).

Senate District 4 Democrat John Senate District 6 Democrat Ronald E. Johnson, Crown Point; Republican Ernest Niemeyer (I), Lowell. Senate District 11 Democrat Robert L. Kovach (I), Mishawaka; Republican Daniel A. Manion, South Bend.

Senate District 15 Democrat Fred Vonderlage, Fort Wayne; Republican Elmer MacDonald, Fort Wayne. Senate District 17 Democrat Shirley Hipsher, Wabash; Republican Gene Snowden (I), Huntington. Senate District 19 Democrat W. Wayne Townscni (I), Hartford City; Republican James E. Swedeen, Muncie.

Senate District 21 Democrat Merton Stanley (I), Kokomo. Senate District 22 Democrat Michael E. Gery (I), West Lafayette; Republican Lawrence B. O'Connell, Lafayette. Senate District 23 Democrat Larry J.

Wilson, Greencastle; Republican Joseph W. Harrison (I), Attica. Senate District 24 Democrat Mary Jane Phillippe, Franklin. Senate District 25 Republican James R. Abraham, Anderson.

Senate District 27 Democrat Richard E. Wise, Union City; Republican Marlin K. McDaniel (I), Richmond. Senate District 29 Democrat Mary R. Scifres, Indianapolis.

Senate District 31 Republican John M. Mutz (I), Indianapolis. Senate District 38 Republican William C. Dunbar, Terre Haute. Senate District 41 Democrat West Creek Township Trustee (1 nominated) Kitchel Gorball unopposed Advisory Board (3 nominated) Gerald Little unopposed John Nelson unopposed Harold Sutton unopposed Winfield Township Trustee (1 nominated) Kenneth Raymond Bateman 18 Raymond Popyk 115 Charlotte Weiler 69 Advisory Board (3 nominated) Alfred Batterman unopposed Gerald Neal Flood unopposed Harold Ross unopposed Democrats Center Township Trustee (1 Nominated) NickChalos unopposed Assessor (1 Nominated) Curtis Graves unopposed Advisory Board NO CANDIDATES Cedar Creek Township Trustee (1 Nominated) Charles Eich 148 Bernard Michiels 367 Roger Pennington 67 County Vote Wanda C.

Hunter, Columbus; Republican Robert D. Garton (I), Columbus. Senate District 43 Democrat Robert J. Bischoff (I), Lawren-ceburg; Republican Johnny Nugent, Lawrenceburg. Senate District 45 Republican Flora Joan Clark, Clarksville.

Senate District 46 Democrat Frank L. O'Bannon (I), Corydon. Senate District 47 Republican Michael H. McDermott, Jasper. Senate District 49 Democrat Joseph F.

O'Day (I), Evansville; Republican Timothy R. Dodd, Evansville. House District 4 (2 representatives) Republicans Elwood B. Fifield (I), Crown Point, and Jerome J. Reppa (D.Munster.

House District 6 (2 representatives) Republicans Steve L. Collins (I), Portage, and Marvin V. Swisher, Chesterton. House District 7 (2 representatives) Republicans Leon Delmage, LaPorte, and Richard F. Kelsey, LaPorte.

House District 9 (2 representatives) Republicans Robert J. DuComb Jr. -I), Granger, and Robert D. Myers, South Bend. House District 10 Democrat W.

Gaylen Allsop, South Bend; Republican Richard W. Mangus (I), Lakeville. House District 11 (2 representatives) Democrat James F. Erlacher, Elkhart. House District 12 Democrat Elbert O.

Roe (I), Ligonier. House District 13 Democrat Jeff Carper, Auburn. House District 16 Democrat Delmar L. Auer (I), Columbia City. House District 17 Democrat Gerald M.

Romine, Mentone. House District 17 Democrat G. Edward Cook (I), Plymouth. House District 19 Republican Results Assessor (1 Nominated) William Dunn unopposed Advisory Board 3 Nominated) Marvin Miller 396 J. Robert Morrison 313 George Schutz 369 Albert Stoner 290 Hanover Township Trustee (1 Nominated) George Adams 349 Louis Wislocki 534 Assessor (1 Nominated) Frank Schafer unopposed Advisory Board (3 Nominated) DoloreS Baker unopposed James Kurrack unopposed Edward Slivka unopposed West Creek Township Trustee NO CANDIDATES Advisory Board NO CANDIDATES Winfield Township Trustee (1 Nominated) Kathryne Borchert 148 Shirley Carr 114 Advisory Board NO CANDIDATES School Boards Crown Point District 1 (2 nominated) Delbert Gibbons Leslie Milby JohnSorbello District 2 (1 nominated) Joyce Berman David Hamacher Byron Hubbard 916 1,280 1,160 556 382 1,098 Highland (3 nominated) Jimmie Cox Alexander Jackson Lorraine King Burton Charles Masepohl Lawrence Vassar 1,069 1,955 2,387 2,244 2,561 Hobart Township District 3 (1 nominated) Jo Ellen Breese unopposed At Large (1 nominated) GeraldinePetruska unopposed the death of Sam Bushemi stressed his experience and knowledge of the office in the little campaigning he did.

Jankovich is not expected to have any difficulty in November's general election. He does not know yet who his foe will be. No one in the Republican party filed for assessor and county chairman Joseph Kotso will have to appoint someone before the election. Assessor Renominated CROWN POINT The Democratic race for county assessor was not expected to be much of a fight. It wasn't.

Incumbent Michael Jankovich of Hobart won easy nomination for a third term, carrying every community in Lake County by large margins over token opposition, Jankovich, who has been assessor since 1968 when he took over following.