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10 semocrat 107th Year Wednesday, March 15, 1972, Albany, Oregon 32 Pages- Price 10 cents Linn commission race leads ballot andidates hone campaigns for primary By BOB CALDWELL Democrat-Herald Writer When the doors of the Oregon secretary of state's office and the Linn County clerk's office closed at 5 p.m. Tuesday, some 25 persons had signed up to Bun for major political offices in Linn County. Most of those 13 of them filed to run for two seats on the Linn County Board of Commissioners which are up for election this year. Those commission races probably will be the most hotly contested in the May 23 primary election, but nearly every major office in the county has at least one candidate filed from the two major parties. The only persons running alone are county treasurer, Evelyn Downing, a Democrat; county surveyor Orris Carnegie, a Democrat; 'and Linn County District Attorney Jackson L.

Frost. District attorney is a nonpartisan position. Some candidates filed late in the day Tuesday to be sure of their opposition. Others filed late because they simply had not made up their mind until the last minute. Besides the commission race, primary battles will shape up in the 37th Representative District, where two.

candidates from both the Democratic and Republican parties have signed up to run, and in the Democratic primary for county assessor. In the assessor's race Democratic incumbent Hal Byer will face primary opposition from G.E. "Bud" Crosby, 65, 2954 Marion St. Crosby is a retired employe of the assessor's department. Running for the Republican nomination to that office is Jess Greer, 42, 218 Jackson St.

One primary battle in Linn's new 37th district will be between Democrats Bernard "Bud" Byers, 45, of Lebanon and James Curtis Daniel. 33, of Harrisburg. In the Republican primary, Orval Jess, 62, of Sweet Home will square off against Ernest Cersovski, 57, of Harrisburg. Incumbent Linn County Commissioners -Floyd Mullen and Eugene Richardson, both Republicans, face the stiffest challenges to their job security this election year. Eleven other persons say they want their jobs.

Candidates for Linn County sheriff, W. Jim Palmer, 35, 1207 E. 27th a Democrat, and Kenneth Goin, 41, 3545 Spicer Road, a Republican, will run unopposed in their primaries. State Rep. William Gwinn, R-Albany, who gained the heavily Republican North Albany area during last year's reapportionment, does not face any opposition, in the primary.

He will run against Jo Anne Anderson of Corvallis in the general election in November. She is unopposed in the Democratic primary for the 36th primary wiff be incumbent Collett. In the Democratic primary Jeffery Gilmour, Rt. 1 Box 108, Jefferson, and Pat Wahl of Salem. Representative District 55 No incumbent A large chunk of eastern Linn County is included in this district but relatively few county residents live in the district.

Running in the Republican primary will be David M. Green of Madras and Harold E. Washam of Oolton. In the Democratic primary, Walter Ponsford of Madras faces Jack Sumner of Heppner. Representative District 35 Incumbent Robert Ingalls, R-Corvallis The district takes in the Corvallis urban area.

Ingalls, 56, 529 NW 35th Corvallis, is the only candidate to file in the Republican primary. The only Democrat running is Rollin Hines, 35, 1210 SW 26th Corvallis. Representative District. In statewide legislative races, a record number of 298 candidates have filed for the 75 legislative seats that are up for election. Democrats have 177 Candidates for Senate and House seats, while Republicans have 121.

Others seeking political office are: Linn County commissioner, position 2 Incumbent Eugene Richardson Republicans: Robert W. Schmidt, 57, 3924 NE Old Salem Road Vern L. Peer, 59, Rt. 1 Box 231P; and Richardson, 47, 1615 S. Sherman St.

Democrats: Ian Timm, 24, Rt. 1 Box. 325; Vernon Schrock, 51, Tangent; Buck E. Hill, 39, Rt. 2 Box 382, Crawfordsville; Glen Parsons, 59, 759 E.

Grant Lebanon; and Ollin L. Wood, 59, 285 N. Beech Scio. Linn County commissioner, position 3 Incumbent Floyd Mullen Democrats: Ray Maddy, 55, Rt. 3 Box 1013, and Glenn Huston, 60, Rt.

2 Box 176, Lebanon. Republicans: Robert L. Ragsdale, 57, Rt. 2 Box 31R, Lebanon; George K. Miller, 59, 5422 NE Viewcrest Lane; and Mullen, 65, 539 W.

Fifth Ave. Benton County commissioner, position 2 Incumbent Stanley A. Thompson Democrat: E. Larry Callahan, 2725 NE Pilkington Corvallis. Republican: Thompson, 3341 SW Willamette CorVallis.

Benton County commissioner, position 3 Incumbent W.M. Republicans: W.J. "Wally" Nixon, 3604 SW Willamette Corvallis, and Burkhart, 1007 NE 31st Corvallis. Democrat: Jeanette Simerville, 1737 NW 11th Corvallis. Representative District 30 Incumbent Walter Collett, R-Salem Part of this district stretches into north-central Linn County.

In the Republican Airliner crashes, 1 1 2 persons lost DUBAI, Persian Gulf (AP) A Danish airliner with 112 persons aboard crashed into a rain-swept mountainside and rescuers said today they found no sign of life. Sterling Airways of Copenhagen reported its twin-jet Caravelle vanished Tuesday night as it was preparing to land at this locality on the Persian Gulf on a flight from Ceylon to Denmark. The wreckage was located by helicopters and a search plane 12 miles inland from Qelba, a dependency of the Arab emirate of Sharjah. Heavy rains prevented helicopters from landing at the crash scene, and it is almost inaccessible on foot. -J iiMf; JLnjui.i.J.

i ft i i XttAtL 1 lT li I I r-v- Record number of candidates file for election SALEM, Ore. (AP) A record 901 candidates have filed in Oregon's May 23 primary election, including eight for U.S. senator. The filing period ended Tuesday amid the biggest and most hectic last day filing rush in history. About half of the candidates filed the last day.

The total was almost 400 more than the 503 total of four years ago. There were 356 two years ago. Sen Mark O. Hatfield wound up with three opponents in the Republican primary Lynn Engdahl, Pacific University professor; Kenneth A. Brown, conservative Gervais farmer; and John E.

Smets, Lake Oswego. The four Democratic senatorial candidates are former Sen. Wayne Morse, Eugene; former Congressman Robert B. Duncan, Gresham; State Sen. Don Willner, Portland, and Ralph Wiser, Portland.

Three of Oregon's four congressman have no opposition in the primary. They are Republican Wendell Wyatt, Gearhart; and Democrats Edith Green, Portland, and Al Ullman, Baker. Ullman has no Republican opposition, either. But a donnybrook developed over the seat held by Rep. John R.

Dellenback. He will face Republican opposition from William A. Singler, mayor of Medford. Seven Democrats filed for the job. Secretary of State Clay Myers has no Republican opposition.

The only Democrat who filed for the job is former State Rep. Beulah Hand of Milwaukie. Republican Atty. Lee Johnson is unopposed in the primary, but two Democrats filed. They are State Sen.

Elizabeth Browne, Oakridge, and Umatilla County Dist. Atty. R. P. "Joe" Smith.

There are four Republicans and five Democrats running for state tureasurer. The major Republicans are Rep. Don Stathos, Jacksonville, and Craig Berk-man, Portland business man. The late filers among the Democrats for treasurer are Alice Corbett, former state senator and Democratic National Com-mitteewoman; and Sen. W.

H. Holmstrom, Gearhart. Fishing, hunting preserves draw game unit ire SALEM, Ore. (AP) Members of the Oregon Game Commission were reported today to be greatly disturbed over creation of private hunting and fishing preserves in the state by a hew firm. One member of the commission said at a legislative committee hearing that the plan of Adventures Unlimited, is "obviously a profit venturer a resource that should be managed for all of the public." The commission member, Alan L.

Kelly, Portland, testified at a hearing called by the legislative interim subcommittee on fish and game. David Sawyer, Lake Oswego, president of the company, said Adventures Unlimited has leased or bought 30,000 acres for private recreation, including fishing and hunting. Some 19,000 acres are in central Oregon and 5,000 acres on the Coos-Curry county border. Memberships are $200 annually, plus a one-time $700 initiation fees. Sawyer said the only lands sought by the company are private properties already closed to public access or lands that are about to be closed.

Sales began last week and 10-15 members have been obtained, he said. How much land is obtained depends upon total membership, Sawyer said, but he estimated memberships could be sold. "It appears there are no survivors," a Sharjah government spokesman said. The Danish airline said the plane carried 106 passengers and 6 crewmen. The wreckage was sighted 1,800 feet up a mountainside.

The Sterling airliner on a charter flight was returning from Colombo, Ceylon, to Copenhagen with 68 Danish, 20 Swedish, 12 Norwegian, 4 Finnish and 2 West German passengers, mostly tourists, plus the 6 crewmen, all Danish. An airport official at Dubai said rescuers hoped to land a helicopter on the scene as soon as weather permitted. Sterling Airways is Europe's biggest charter carrier. win the April 4 Wisconsin primary. New York Mayor John V.

Lindsay won 7 per cent barely edging Sen. George S. McGovern for fifth place after a heavy investment here in time and money. McGovern took 6 per cent. In the Republican primary, President Nixon swept to victory with 87 per cent of the vote and easily won all 40 delegates to the GOP National Convention.

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George Wallace receives a victory kiss from his wife Cornelia following the governor's triumph in the Florida Democratic presidential primary Tuesday. (UPI Telepnoto) Florida landslide Wallace Scrambles Demo campaign is Orris Carnegie, Linn County surveyor. Carnegie, in the starting blocks, demonstrates what the race might be like for many county candidates. (Staff photo by Stanford Smith) Linn County Clerk Del Riley fires the starting gun Tuesday for countpolitical races. Tuesday was the deadline for filing.

One of the candidates who is unopposed for the May 23 primary election MIAMI, Fla. (AP) The Democratic presidential campaign has been scrambled by a Florida primary in which Gov. George C. Wallace won by a landslide, Sen. Hubert H.

Humphrey claimed victory in second place and Sen. Edmund S. Muskie suffered a drubbing. Humphrey said today that Wallace is now "a formidable opponent no doubt about that" but predicted the governor would never win the Democratic presidential nomination. Wallace, who rode to victory on his opposition to school busing and his pledges to bear down on crime and tax the wealthy, also appeared on the show and said he felt the small showing of his Democratic rivals in the primary was "a blow" to all of them.

School busing was the top issue of the campaign. The Florida voters, in a straw ballot which has no legal effect, overwhelmingly registered opposition to court-ordered school busing to achieve integration. They also voted strongly in support of quality education for all. Wallace's victory of 42 per cent of the Democratic vote gave him 75 of the state's 81 delegates to the party's national convention; Humphrey won 6 with his 18 per cent. Sen.

Henry M. Jackson of Washington finished third with 13 per cent, ahead of Muskie with his 9 per cent, and vowed to is Howard Hughes in Vancouver provide security, other than closing off the two He said Hughes' food is prepared in the hotel kitchen by a staff chef under the direction of one of Hughes aides. Anderson said he didn't know Hughes' reason for being in British Columbia's largest city nor did he have any indication how long he would remain. Hughes was reported earlier to have flown to Los Angeles' after, spending a month in a hotel hideaway in Nicaragua. building.

said he did not know how many people were in the party. The manager said he did not personally see Hughes but dealt with "one of his representatives from Los Angeles" who he identified as Kay Glemm. Anderson said the hotel was not asked to provide any security for Hughes but said "Mr. Hughes brings his own security people with him." 1 He said the hotel was not asked to VANCOUVER, B. C.

(AP) Recluse billionaire Howard Hughes is believed staying at the Bayshore Inn here, Warren Anderson, general manager of-the hotel said Wednesday. "As near as we can determine he is here," Anderson said. "As near as we can determine he arrived yesterday morningearly." Anderson said Hughes and his party are occupying the two top floors of the hotel which are sealed off from the rest of the.