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Star-Tribune. Carpr Wyo A.I Gubernatorial hopefuls assembling campaign machinery By CATHERINE WARREN Star-Tribune staff writer CASPER The campaign headquarters and managers and chairmen for many of the gubernatorial candidates are set, or being decided on. Information on some campaigns is still sketchy and will be provided as campaigns progress. The following are some of the headquarters and players in the gubernatorial campaigns: Republican Bill Budd Headquarters in Cheyenne, branch in Sheridan. Campaign manager: Scott Farris, United Press International bureau chief, on leave of absence.

Chairman: Jere Bogrett, Riverton businessman. Treasurer: dene Engrav, Cheyenne accountant. Republican Russ Donley Headquarters in Ca.ipcr, branch in Cody. Campaign manager: Tammy Rivera, Donley's daughter. Press secretary: Lowell l.und.

Casper evangelist. Finance chairman: John Leroux, electrical engineer and businessman, Cody. Democrat Al Hamburg Headquarters in Hell. Hamburg will use a volunteer force. Republican Dave Nicholas Headquarters will be in Lander, with branches probably in Casper and Cheyenne.

Campaign chairman: Andy Decora, University of Wyoming alumnus. Treasurer: Doug Reeves, Cheyenne investment counselor. Field coor dinator: Bob Nicholas, attorney and Nicholas' brother. Republican Fred Schrorder Headquarters in Douglas. Campaign manager: Doug Doughty.

Co-chairmen: Hardy Ratcliff, Casper businessman, and Jcanettc Dye of Laramie. Finance chairman: former GOP leader Lstelle Stacy Carrier. Treasurer: Larry Bean of Casper. Secretary: Biff Goreman. Republican Pele Simpson I loacliiuarlcrs in I iirantie, branch in Sheridan.

Campaign manager: Sen. Tom Kinnison, R-Shcridan. Press secretary: Betty Flood of Cheyenne. Republican Stan Smith Headquarters in Cheyenne. Campaign manager: Dave Spencer, Cheyenne advertising man.

Democrat Mike Sullivan Headquarters will be in Casper, branches in local ions not yet announced. Campaign manager: not yet announced. Honorary campaign chairman: former Con gressman Teno Koncalio. chairmen: rancher Mike Hinkley' of Shell; Paul Hincs of ander: Casper doctor Carol Treasurer: Paul Hickey, Cheyenne lawyer. Democrat Keiili Goodenough, a.

woodcutter; Republican Jim Bace a Cheyenne computer programmer; and John Johnson, a Sarato-. ga dentist, were nol immediately, available to provide information on their campaigns. U.S. spent $3,250 per citizen during 1985 Monday, March 31,1 986 Maryland was second at $4,737 followed by Virginia with average spending of $4,728. Averages for those stales arc affected by their proximity to Washington, with many federal workers and agencies now located in the suburbs, resulting in increases federal spending in those states.

Helping Alaska to its No. I position was the fact that federal grants to state and local governments, per capita, are highest for that state. Uncle Sam gives Alaskan governments $1,228.16 per resident, a figure topped by no other state. Km. 4 I Wyoming is second at and Montana third wiih $706.65.

Hawaiians collect the most in federal salaries and wages, though, averaging $1 ,842.90 per resident. Of course, not everyone in Hawaii works for the federal government. Bui the figures for salaries and wages paid in the stale are averaged among all state residents for comparison, and large defense establishments on the islands help raise the total there. Alaska ranks second in federal salaries and wages, averaging $1,551.29 per resident, followed by Virginia at $1,434.08. Florida, with its large elderly population collecting Social Security and Medicare assistance, is the state with the highest average federal payment to individuals, at $1,979.54.

Second on that list is West Virginia, averaging $1,742.63, followed by Pennsylvania at $1,722.83. Federal purchasing per resident is largest in Connecticut, site of several defense and other contractors. The compact state averages $1,911.59 per resident. It is followed by New Mexico at $1,764.42 and Missouri at $1,710.28. WASHINGTON (AP) Uncle Sam spent about $3,250 for every man, woman and child in America last year with Alaskans topping the list overall, Hawaiians receiving the highest federal pay, Florida leading in individual aid and Connecticut the first choice for purchasing.

Overall, the federal government spent $788.5 billion in fiscal 1985, the Census Bureau reported Sunday. That amounted to $3,252.64 for every American. The study of federal expenditures found that $349 billion was distributed as direct aid to individuals, such as Social Security, Medicare and food stamps, about 7 percent more than in fiscal 1984. Purchasing for various agencies, including the Defense Department, was up 10 percent to $194.1 billion, the study showed. Salaries and wages for federal employes climbed 6 percent to $115.5 billion, and grants to state and local governments totaled $105.5 billion, an increase of 8.5 percent.

Alaska, a sparsely populated state with considerable defense and other federal activity, garnered the highest average expenditure at $4,858 per resident. v. federal spending Colorado 3 .032 ,021 ,988 Utah 3 Mississippi 2 Pennsylvania 2 Nebraska 2 Georgia 2 South Carolina 2 Arkansas 2 New Jersey 2 Idaho 2 Tennessee 2 Minnesota 2 Delaware 2 Oklahoma 2. Vermont 2, Texas 2 Louisiana 2 972 949 936 931 ,914 .911 ,855 .846 ,8114 771 760 ,719 ,692 687 Oregon 2 Ohio 2 Iowa 2 Indiana 2 Kentucky 2 West Virginia 2 Illinois 2 Michigan 2 Wisconsin 2 North Carolina 2 ,679 672 651 614 609 592 463 445 399 399 Alexander Nozka started the southern New Jersey chapter at the urging of his 12-year-old son, Anthony, who read about the group in a magazine at his dentist's office. The article's photographs showed Young Marines "crawling around in the mud, and I love mud," the younger Nozka said.

His father, who joined the Marine Corps in 1967 and did a tour of duty in Vietnam, had worked with baseball leagues and other youth activities. But the Young Marines "is my cup of tea," Nozka said. "It's great. I love it. It's tough, wholesome.

There's yelling and screaming, and if things don't get done, it's 20 or 30 push-ups." The organization also requires Young Marines looking for a few State-by-state Here is a rundown of total average federal spending, per resident, by stale in fiscal I98S: State Spending Alaska 4.858 Maryland 4,737 Virginia 4,728 New Mexico 4,532 Missouri 4,459 Hawaii ..4,334 Connecticut Massachusetts 3,979 North Dakota 3,928 Washington 3,718 California 3,710 Kansas 3,526 Maine 3.432 Montana 3,360 Nevada 3,295 Florida 3,289 South Dakota 3,266 Rhode Island 3.194 New York 3.193 Arizona 3,150 New Hampshire 3,140 Alabama 3,101 Wyoming 3,048 through 17, are in the midst of a four-month boot camp. Every Monday night, 32 recruits drill and study at Millbridge School, and once a month they have field encampments at places like nearby Fort Dix. While high school students make up more than half of the Young Marines, there are recruits ages 9- to 12 known as mini-Marines and often the most enthusiastic about military training, instructors say. As a platoon of mini-Marines marched around the school gymnasium, drill instructor Bill Allen barked out criticism. "Yo! You dancin' or what?" he shouted at the marchers.

"You don't know how to do a column right yet? You gonna dance like a girl?" have an abortion, as they have historically, if that's their choice," said Dr. Virginia Cartoof of Boston University. "I don't think that these laws, for the most part, will inhibit minor women from getting abortions if that's indeed what they want to do." Cartoof's conclusions were based on an analysis of abortions in Massachusetts and five surrounding states after Massachusetts implemented a parental consent law in April 1981. Last day DELRAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) The moon-faced recruit in camouflage fatigues drops for 10 push-ups and shouts "One, sir! Two, Sir!" as he catches a glimpse of his reflection in the spit-polished toe of his drill officer's boot.

Marine Corps drill instructors are fond of reminding recruits that the instructors are not baby-sitters, but some of these volunteers really do need a baby-sitter: They're only 9 years old. Age is not an issue with the Young Marines, a nationwide organization of youngsters whose leaders, mostly former servicemen, believe it's never too early to teach discipline, respect and self-reliance. New Jersey's second chapter of the Young Marines formed in January, and the boys, ages 9 Curt Simpson gets to work on his skiing and his tan on the last day of skiing season Sunday at Mogadon. Low gas prices may mean boost in summer vacations Girls seeking abortions cross state lines to avoid parental consent Even though the number of abortions performed on minors in Massachusetts fell dramatically, it was largely offset by increased abortions in nearby states. "Massachusetts minors continue to conceive, abort and give birth in the same proportions as before the law was implemented," the study concluded.

The report, with Dr. Lorraine Klerman of the Yale School of Medicine as co-author, was published in the April issue of the BOSTON (AP) Laws requiring minors to get their parents' consent for abortions have little impact because the young women simply travel to other states to end their pregnancies, a new study has found. Laws in effect in five states require the approval of parents before minors can get abortions, and in six others parents must be notified of planned abortions. "I suspect that most women, of whatever age, will find a way to LOS ANGELES (AP) More vacationers will take off for resorts and recreation areas across the country this year because of declining gas prices, travel experts say. Retail gasoline prices dropped nearly 8 cents a gallon during the last two weeks, oil industry analyst Dan Lundberg reported in his Lundberg Letter.

Prices should fall 24.26 cents a gallon for the rest of the year, he said. "It's wonderful," said Tiffany Bousseloub, a senior tourism specialist for the California Office of Tourism. "It will definitely help attract a good number of visitors from nearby Western states and it also will encourage more state travel by Californians." "Once that magic dollar mark on the price of gas was broken, people started taking a lot more spontaneous weekend vacations," said Steve Trombetti, spokesman for the American Hotel and Motel Association. Trombetti says hotel operators are gearing up to attract vaca good boys commitment from its members, he said. The boys must have regulation haircuts, attend meetings and campouts and keep up their grades.

Although the Young Marines accepts girls, none has volunteered in Burlington County, Nozka said. In the few weeks he has been drilling with the Young Marines, soft-spoken Wesley Tucker, 9, of Willingboro, says he feels "I believe in myself and I can do things. "I'd like to be a Marine when I grow up," he said. The Young Marines was founded in 1958 in Waterbury, and in 1964 became the youth program of the Marine Corps League, a national organization of former Marines. American Journal of Public Health.

The Massachusetts law requires unmarried girls under age 18 to have the consent of both parents or of a judge before having an abortion. "The history of making abortion inaccessible or illegal is very well known," said Judith A. Gorbach, director of adolescent health services in the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. ft ft -JT star-lnouue bin Wmcox Sui-1 iibunc Bill illcox tioners traveling by car. "Hotels are coming up with programs and special packages that tailor themselves to the theory that you should advertise yourself within a 200-mile radius to attract driving tourists," he said.

Best Western International Inc. expects an increase in business not only because of the lower gas prices but a drop in air fares and fears about safety while traveling in Europe. Reservations are up 14 percent, and 70 percent to 75 percent of the guests are arriving by automobile, said Sue Schweller, a spokeswoman for the motel chain. Anita ievenger, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Interior Department in Washington, DC, said national parks attendance was expected to increase by more than 10 million, to 356 million.

Officials at Yoscmite National Park expect more campers, but spokeswoman Maria LaCass said the number of visitors had been increasing regardless of gas prices. Dully declined to reveal any sales figures for the Clarksville-based company. However, he said that "from late 1981, sales have declined slightly since the so-called 'Urban Cowboy' phase of the late '70s and early "80s." He said changing consumer tastes, not imports, were to blame for the decrease in sales. "We're not faced with any problem by imported Western boots," he said. "We need to get consumers to move into another form of comfortable casual wear." Western string ties have become a fad among style-conscious young people and the western boots may catch on as well, Duffy said.

"In the '50s, bolo ties were very popular as western apparel and now they're popular among the young, even the avant garde," he said. Western boots are coming in flashier skins and colors, said an official with Ruder, Finn and Rotman, a firm hired by the Western Boot Council of America. Some popular boot uppers are now made with exotic skins. is Manufacturers bope to lieal sasfgin; Western-boot sales CLARKSVIl I Tenn. (AP) Western-boot manufacturers, faced with declining sales, are appealing to New Wave cowboys, Wall Street cowboys and the practical consumer now that the look spawned by the "Urban Cowboy" has faded in popularity.

American manufacturers, who sold 11 million pairs of western-style boots in 1981, saw sales drop to 8.1 million in 1984, the Footwear Industry Association says. Manufacturers relied on their faithful customers in the Southwest during the cowboy craze that began in the late 1970s with the movie "Urban Cowboy," said Tom Duffy, a spokesman for Acme Boot Co. But losses are forcing the industry to launch its appeal to other parts of the country, Duffy said. "Our main objective is to tell the American consumer that you don't have to be a cowboy to wear western boots," he said "The consumer is realizing you can put Western boots on with any kind of casual clothing." Fishing Ray Patterson takes advantage of nice but windy weather Sunday to fish along the North Platte in Casper. Patterson caught a 1 'i-pound trout and two suckers in two hours..