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Tight Kansas races go to finish line 7 By LEW FERGUSON Associated Press Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) One of the tighest and hardest-fought elections in Kansas history hits the finish line Tuesday when between 800,000 and 900,000 voters are expected to decide on a U.S. Senator, new governor and whether to legalize gambling bingo. Polls will open at 7 a.m".~and close at 7 p.m., local time. Barring bad weather or unexpected apathy, Secretary of State Eiwill Shanahan has predicted 857,000 of the state's 1,143,000 registered voters will go to the polls, a 75 per cent rate.

Heated Senate, governor and attorney general races, plus a constitutional amendment whether to legalize gambling bingo for nonprofit organizations have created great- er-than-usua! voter interest in a non- presidential election. Over the past two decades, an average of 687,000 persons has voted in nonpresidential general elections in Kansas, but four years ago 745,000 voted. With the influx of Ifl-year-old voters, this year's total is expected to be up 100,000 or more. The bitter fight between incumbent Republican U.S. Sen.

Bob Dole and his Democratic challenger, UiS. Rep. Bill Roy, along with the heated scrap between Atty. Gen. Vern Miller, the Democrat, and Senate President Bob Bennett, the Republican, to succeed Democratic Gov.

Robert Docking have produced the big fireworks. The Dole-Roy race, especially, has become acrimonious in recent days, with both sides charging the other with smear tactics. Dole resumed this weekend his "mud-slinger" i i commercials, which Democrats say constitute mud-slinging tactics in themselves. The ads show Dole campaign signs being hit with mud as an announcer relates voting-record charges made by Roy against Dole. Certainly, one piece of literature circulated by anti-abortion forces has stamped the campaign in the waning days as one of the more offensive in state history to some people.

The anti-abortion literature, mailed in rural northeast Kansas which is more heavily Catholic than the remainder of the state, includes a picture of a dead baby wrapped in plastic lying in a trash can. The literature attacks Roy's refusal to support an antiabortion constitutional amendment. Bob Dole Eastern Kansas Right to Life has run newspaper advertising carrying a skull arid crossbones and urging support for Dole because he supports such a U.S. Amendment. May have hurt him Democrats believe such literature may have hurt Dole in the final days of the campaign.

Lt. Gov. Dave Owen, Dole's campaign manager, said the organization can do nothing to control what the anti-abortionists are doing because they are private groups and the Dole campaign has no prior knowledge of their advertising. Owen did not repudiate the anti-abortion advertising. Owen said private groups also have bought advertising for Roy which attempted to smear Dole.

Final polls reflect the closeness of 15 CENTS the top races, and include such contradictory figures in some instances that veteran observers are unable to decipher clean-cut favorites. General consensus is the big three races are too close to call. For example, the final Topeka Capital-Journal poll, taken just last week and published Sunday, shows Dole back in front of Roy. 48-45, with 7 percent undecided--reversing a 48-46 edge the same polling organization gave Roy in a similar poll conducted just a few days earlier for the WIBW stations of Topeka. Wichita postcard polls conducted by television stations suddenly showed Roy back ahead after Dole had been in front.

In addition, the Capital-Journal survey trimmed what every poll has shown to be a giant Roy margin in the The Topeka and 2nd District areas down to a whisker edge of 2 or 3 points. And, it showed Dole had lost the 47-41 advantage he had in the Wichita area just a few days earlier, and Roy now is supposedly leading there, 45-43. With such discrepancies, observers call the Senate race too close to label either candidate even a slight favorite. Similarly, in the governor's race, Miller has been stripped of his bulge in the Topeka area in the latest Central Research Corp. Poll, dropping from a 48-40 lead there a few days ear-' Her to trail 48-42 in the same metropolitan area in the latest sampling.

Most observers do believe Bennett's apparent momentum may carry him to a slender victory Tuesday. But some question the late poll girations (Continued to Page 2) HOME EDITION Salina Journal 103rd YEAR No. 308 SALINA, KANSAS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1974 20 Pages Floods wrack Oklahoma V-day is here The tumult and shouting have ended and the day of decision dawns Tuesday. Polls in Saline county are open from 7 am to 7 pm. (Journal Photo) Demos are confident they'll tighten grip By The Associated Press Torrential rains that flooded thousands of Oklahomans from their homes over the weekend tapered off swiftly today, but rivers were still rising and weathermen predicted the first hard freeze of the season tonight.

Flood warnings remained in effect for central and northeastern portions of the state, where some streams were not expected to reach their crest before Tuesday. Temperatures ware forecast to slide into the 20s in the west tonight and to the upper 30s in the normally balmy inside features Area news ...13 Local 12 Comics 19 Markets Courts Cross puzzle 20 Deaths Dr. Hospitals ll Family 5 southeast. Snow was forecast Sunday night, but weathermen deleted it from later forecasts. Only light and scattered rains continued in Oklahoma this morning, and forecasters said those would end this afternoon.

Flood waters and washed-out roads blocked scores of roads in northern and eastern Oklahoma today, and at least two towns--Skiatook and Sperry, northwest of Tulsa. were isolated. State Civil Defense Director Clyde Mitchell estimated that 8,000 to 10,000 persons were evacuated or left their homes during flooding Saturday and Sunday a dozen or more north central and northeastern towns and cities. With the heavy rams came warnings of possible tornadoes and severe storms across the state throughout the weekend. Although several funnel clouds were sighted Sunday, apparently only two twisters touched down, one at McAlester in the southeast and another southwest of Bartlesville in north (Continued to Page 2 Opinion 4 15-16 14 Want-Ads 17-19 Weather Women 6 A freeze the way snow Tri northwest Kansas Scouting honor goes to 5 Coronado area leaders WASHINGTON (UPI) Despite a new wave of optimism among Republicans in the last hours of the 1974 campaign, Democrats were still confident today they would tighten their already firm grip on Congress and the nation's state houses in Tuesday's elections.

A United Press International survey in the last week of the campaign showed the Democrats with a likely net gain of five governorships, five seats in the Senate and 20 House seats. That would give them 37 of the 50' governorships, 63 seats in the 100- member Senate and 268 of the 435 House seats domination in the states and continuation of a generation of control on Capitol Hill, but not the "veto-proof Congress" denounced by President Ford. Expressing what appeared to be a last minute rise in GOP morale, Sen. Bill Brock of Tennessee, chairman of the Senate Republican campaign com- mittee, predicted, "We're going to do better than we would normally do in an off year." "I think we would normally lose four to five seats and I think we're going to have some surprises," he said. are beginning to realize just how much is at stake in this election and I hope the turnout is going to be larger than has been predicted." Other Republicans mentioned President Ford's cress-country campaigning as a plus.

Ups his estimate But Sen. James Abourzek of South Dakota, a member of the Senate Democratic campaign committee who was interviewed with Brock on the NBC Today Show, upped his party's estimates, predicting five to nine new Democratic seats in the Senate and "40 on upward" in the House. At stake in the election are 34 Senate seats, 35 governorships and all the House seats. HAYS Salina, Gypsum, Abilene and Concordia men were among 5 Boy Scout leaders from the Coronado area council honored with the council's highest award, the Silver Beaver, at the annual recognition dinner at Fort Hays State Sunday night. More than 300 Scouters from 32 counties served by the Coronado area council, attended the banquet ceremony.

The Salinan who received the Silver Beaver award was William H. Graves, immediate past president of the Coronado council and now a member of the council executive board. Robert L. Marietta, a Silver Beaver from, Salina, served as master of ceremonies in making the Silver Beaver presentations. Silver Beaver awards also went to Frederick J.

Fairchild 3rd, Scoutmaster, troop 27, Gypsum; Bruce T. Mills, a district committee member from Abilene and LeeF. Collette, committee chairman of troop 32, Concordia. Mrs. Grace Meyer, a den mother of pack 63, Junction City, also received a Three county contests on the ballot There are only 3 contests for county offices on Tuesday's local election ballot.

And 6 of 8 courthouse incumbents are unopposed. Assistant Saline county attorney James L. Sweet, a Republican, and William Winkley, Democrat, are opponents in the race for county attorney. Incumbent county attorney David Knudson did not seek reelection. Robert L.

Armstrong, incumbent Democrat county clerk, is challenged by LeRoy Reeves, a Republican. County commissioner Lauren Gray, a Democrat, is challenged by Republican John Hoyne for the First district commission seat. (Terms of the 2nd and 3rd district commissioners do not expire this year.) No opposition Six incumbent county office holders are unopposed on the election ballot. Sheriff Erv Hindman, a Republican, is unopposed because the Democrat nominee, Frank Gestl, resigned Oct. 1 after his arraignment in magistrate court on burglary and grand theft charges.

The county Democratic committee voted not to select a replacement candidate. George Hise whom Hindman defeated in the August primary election, has announced he is a write-in candidate for sheriff. Other unopposed incumbents are: Helen Riordan Jaggers, Democrat, register of deeds; Gene B. Penland, Democrat, magistrate judge; John Weckel, Republican, probate judge; Betty Just, Democrat, dark of the district court and Keith Lilly, Republican, county treasurer. In local contests for state office, only one of 3 Saline county members of the Kansas House of Representatives is op- I posed on this year's election ballot.

State Rep. Ben Sellers, a Republican, is challenged by Democrat Mary Ledford for state representative from Salina's 69th district. State Reps. Robert Stark, R-Salina, and John Carlin, D-Smolan, are unopposed on the election ballot. Stark represent's Salina's 68th district.

Carlin represents the 73rd district, comprised of Salina's first precinct, rural Saline county and all of Ellsworth county. Incumbent judges for the state's 28th judicial district, (Saline and Ottawa counties) also are unopposed. They are Morris V. Hoobler and Raymond Haggart, both Republicans. The terms of State Sen.

John Simpson and Thomas J. Pitner, 6th district representative on the state board of education, do not expire this year. Polls open at 7 am and close at 7 pm throughout Salina and Saline county. William H. Graves Silver Beaver award.

Robert Docking, Kansas governor, gave the addresses. He paid tribute to the attending Scouters, the importance of thgir influence and service to communities and the future leadership through the Scouting program. A special tribute was given the women by John O'Leary of Luray, past president of the council. Dr. Hugh Thompson, council commissioner from Manhattan, recognized the unit leaders by special acknowledgement.

Norman Dorsch, Bird City; Richard Hayter, Manhattan and Bill Moriarity, Colby, were honored for completing wood badge training. The Coronado Area council is an affiliate of the United Way communities of the 32-county area. Soviets in blast WASHINGTON (UPI) The Soviet Union detonated an nuclear device underground last Friday night, the Atomic Energy Commission reported today. (Detailed forecasts on Pg. 11) ByKITGUNN ST.

FRANCIS An early blast of winter Sunday dumped up to a foot of snow on St. Francis, knocking down utility lines and damaging trees. Power was out in St. Francis for 2 or 3 hours early Sunday morning, according to Leah Henderson, Cheyenne county sheriff's dispatcher. The Cheyenne county hospital operated on its emergency generators.

In rural parts of the county, power wasn't restored until about 3 am Monday, according to Carroll Ginther, manager of the Northwest Kansas Electric Cooperative, Bird City. Nine head of cattle in a rancher's yard were killed when an electric line fell on them, he said. Telephone service was still out Monday morning in some parts of the county, he said. The snowstorm was mostly confined to Cheyenne and Sherman counties, according to the National Weather Service office at Goodland. Snow began shortly after midnight Sunday and fell until about 2pm.

About 4 inches of snow fell at Goodland, while Cheyenne county totals ranged from 8 to 12 inches, the NWS said. There was little wind and no significant drifting. The front brought little precipitation to the rest of Northwest and North-Central Kansas, according to the NWS office at Concordia. As of 7 am Monday. 0.16 of an inch of rain had fallen at Concordia, 0.20 at Salina and traces at Abilene.

Freeze coming While North-Central Kansas escaped the snow, it won't escape the cold, the Concordia NWS said. Canadian air funneled into the area by a high pressure area over Colorado is expected to produce a hard freeze Monday and Tuesday nights, with lows in the 20's. Highs Monday in the 40's and Tuesday in the high 30's to low 50's are expected. Where the snow fell in the west, beautiful weather is expected. The Goodland NWS said highs there Monday and Tuesday would be 55 to 65 degrees, with lows in the high 30's.

The low Monday morning was 38 degrees at the FAA Flight Service station in Salina. Frost overnight Sunday was confined to the northern part of the state, the NWS said. Flooding in southeast Northwest and North-Central Kansas, even the snow-covered parts, escaped the worst of the weekend's weather. Rains of more than 7 inches in some places caused widespread flooding in South-Central and Southeast Kansas. Rain totals were 7 inches at Thayer, 4 inches at Ft.

Scott, 2.54 inches at Chanute and 2.08 inches at Emporia. The Neosho and lola rivers were reported over their banks. The Highway Patrol said roads closed due to flooding Monday morning included US-160 east of Oak Valley, K-7 north of Harding, K-31 west of Fulton and K-65 east of Xenia. Kansas' flooding nevertheless was mild compared to Hoods in Oklahoma, which killed 2 persons and left as many as 10.000 homeless over the weekend. Dear Sal Farewell, roses.

alas, to all those pretty Yours, Ina Breast cancer kills men, too MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) About 32,750 women will die from breast cancer in 1974 but few people know the disease will also kill about 250 men, a Philadelphia physician says. And because breast cancer is so rare in men, they may not recognize it or become concerned when they notice lumps on their chest, says" Dr. Paul A. DeMare, associate professor of radiation therapy at Philadelphia's Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

DeMare estimates there are about 700 new cases of male breast cancer every year in the United States. "It never crosses the mind of a man who finds a lump in his chest," he told the American Society of Therapeutic Radiologists' convention Sunday. "In fact, he may not even know there is such a thing." DeMare said doctors often overlook the possibility of male breast cancer though tumors are the main cause of lumps in the male breast. Diagnosis is often delayed for months or even years and may be one reason men have only a 50-50 chance of living five years after breast cancer surgery, he said. DeMare said the surgery is about the same in both sexes removal of the breast tissue, underlying muscle and nearby lymph nodes.

The symptoms are a lump or open sore near the nipple, a retracted or inverted nipple, and in some cases a discharge, he said..