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A4 Local The Lexington Leader Lexington Ky Monday April 18 1981 race 0 6 candidates open ma vt yf -V-? 5L Continued fawn Page A4 cial work from the University of Kentucky Clyde Thomas Perry a 32- year-old policeman in the auto theft division and a licensed real estate i salesman I Perry a native of Paris is a' registered Democrat He lives at 1740 Courtney Ave Wini Mastin Yunker a 46-year-old assistant administrator of the Restaurant Division of Jerrico Inc A registered Democrat she worked for former mayor Foster Pettit and Joe Graves in their respective mayoral campaigns £he lives at 552 Rosemont Garden All the candidates agree the main issue in the race will be something close to the heart money and who can best manage that money Baesler: "The paramount issue is going to be for the public to decide who is best qualified ami to assure that the local government can provide the services required with the budgetary restraints we are going to have think part of that issue is another problem We have got to make sure that (for) employees that are providing the government that we address their problems as the budgetary restraints could affect them most of Baesler said he will be giving his views on other issues as the campaign develops Hoskins: think it is going to get down to who voters think can lit ISA Hoskins Terrill Wayne Newman better use of what is here now Mrs Yunker: seen what analysis can do in helping control a budget of living within means as an individual or a She agrees the budget is an issue but that it an insurmountable task She is a strong advocate of planned growth and thinks it is important to get traffic moving better and for government to give prompt responses to questions Mrs Yunker also feels rural residents deserve a lot of attention from the mayor She added that an analysis of the streets and roads could yield better results Newman: The local financial problems are a he said and pre- dieted services The short He policy triggers crime 1 To He the most are laid said Spangler Barnes Barnes also says he feels the present 2 percent payroll tax should be realigned so that people with higher incomes would pay more than 2 percent and those with lower incomes would pay less Another thing he says he would like to see is a local ordinance requiring teachers to take evaluation exams If the merged government legally require such a test he said then the mayor "can be a power broker to mobilize public opinion to force the school board to institute such Improving schools would encourage businesses and industry to move hoe he sail Barnes is also eager for the city to undertake a study of health care facilities to make sure the poor get William Clyde Thomas Perry that there will be cutbacks in to local residents and the payroll only answer Newman said of a tax increase is to and cut fat where we also advocates a no-growth saying major growth just other problems such as and traffic Perry: is the No reverse the trend Perry advocates reducing the number of employees in non-critical jobs wants employees to be put hi jobs where they can have the impact and said that those who making no contribution should be off The local government Perry has got to quit supporting programs that cost-efficient These include he said the proposed construction of a new city hall and possible construction of Newtown Pike extension Perry is also calling for discontinuance of personal service contracts Regarding the competition in the race Barnes said is possible in a horse He considers himself a "long shot" because he be able to raise the kind of financing it usually to win i divorce rate takes itmmm If i- I 14 Wini Mastin Yunker "I feel I am a viable candidate and have a chance of said Perry He added that he had planned to run before learning that Amato had bowed out "I feel I have a chance at win-' said Mrs Yunker who claims her background in business dealing with consumers will be an asset in the race She started organizing her cam-' paign more than a week ago and by last Monday had campaign pamphlets ready for distribution Hoskins and Baesler both promised vigorous campaigns And they are expected to spend more money than the other candidates although neither will give a projection Mrs Yunker said she hopes to raise enough money to have some yard signs and perhaps some newspaper advertising but "I expect to raise enough for radio and TV Barnes said have to dip into his own pocket Perry said he can get as much recognition going door-to-door as big dollars spent on campaign ads He said he has $150 in his treasury and hasnamed Carolyn Leet a nurse at 'St Joseph Hospital as his treasurer Newman said he does not expect to spend over $200 and he accept any contributions Reg $19 LADIES CORDUROY SKIRTS Wrangler cord skirts made to sen to SI 9 Several colors Sizes 1 3 to 15 surely want 2 or 3 1 of these WRANGLER KIDS PLAY CLOTHES Shorts shirts other things to 6 and sizes Choose from PRICE Scotty Boeder best manage the government affairs of this community who can maintain the essential services in the community at the present level and at the same time maintain adequate pay for our government Hoskins said he would encourage the public and private sector to continue working together for the community as they have done with the Lexington Center Triangle Park and the new Radisson Hotel parking lot Jlarnes: think the issues as always are going to be the But he also sees another money issue the question of how to stimulate the economic development of Lexington particularly downtown and expand the tax divorce rate know if there are more stresses here that cause the divorce rate than in any other town" Mrs Wilson said just think many people come into Lexington from outlying areas who go to UK They find jobs here and decide to get Mrs Wilson said that the marriage license is usually taken in one of the home counties But when a divorce she said it takes place in Lexington No-fault is not the culprit she said instead it is an answer to a social problem more emphasis on being happy satisfied fulfilled People willing to tough it out for the sake of the children And it be- came a legal recognition which has resulted in the no-fault divorce Mrs Wilson said she adds two new divorces a week to her caseload Dr Paschal Baute a local psychologist and counselor said the liberal divorce laws and a greater emphasis on personal happiness are factors "Lexington is more of a highly educated town with the college and Baute said you have a greater acceptance in this upper middle class of the individual pursuit of happiness I think the whole thing of autonomy of being your own person of doing your own thing' being an individual goes beyond any social bonds amounts to a romantic type of individualism that certainly bor- ders on Baute said Robert PUBLIC LANDS OPEN TO US CITIZENS In the months of April and May citizens of the US will again have the chance to apply for oil leases located on public lands by the payment of 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communicate going on with each "Men get emotional They get stoic or intellectual or shut down where a woman will just blow it out Reg to $13 GENUINE LEATHER MENS BELTS Not just belts but GENUINE LEATHER belts Sizes 27 to 46 Black Brown or Tan A dozen styles Made to sell to SI 3 pet 2 or 3 s6 GENUINE LEATHER BOYS BELTS The very same belt as above for men except In boys sizes Great value! $4 Baute also believes mobile population is a factor Most Lexingtonians have family ties here Without that family support Baute said marriages can fall apart Both Mrs Wilson and Sister Patricia Finerty in tharge of Catholic Social Services Bureau feel that more men are suddenly getting out of unhappy mar definitely seems to be a trend towards men asking for divorces And for no special said Sister Finerty not necessarily involved with other women There are no major problems They just say changed' or changed and not happy Dr William Kenkel a family sociologist at the University of Kentucky says the "lack of in American society is tearing apart many marriages in the process of becoming a temporary society We move around change jobs This lack of permanency can be carrying over into our Kenkel said not looking for something permanent Forever is too hard to think about in our he said The Rev Robert Newton runs an adult singles ministry at Calvary Baptist Church that provides counseling for recently divorced persons His program offers a Sunday school for more than 200 members group and single counseling sessions retreats camping and skiing trips and picnics Baute calls the emergence of church-sponsored support groups The body had several broken ribs and a broken jaw she said Cause of death was listed as chest trauma The doctor said she had no idea how long the man had been dead "The body had decomposed a great deal" she said say been dead at least more than two She added that the man may have fallen off a ledge either accidentally or intentionally definitely say foul play was -r? 2 CAR 3749 Continued from Page A-l According to DHR figures there were 1298 divorces in Fayette County in 1975 1296 in 1976 1308 in 1977 1417 in 1978 1405 in 1979 and 1370 in 1980i Meanwhile the number of marriages registered with the Fayette County Circuit probate office Court records show that in 1978 there were 1725 marriages 1940 in 1979 and 1967 in I960 The 1980 divorce figures dropped Fayette County from third place in 1979 to sixth place in 1980 in divorce rate per 1000 population among all counties in the state The 1980 figures are tentative Omar Greeman of the Department of Vital Statistics said because only 101 of the 120 counties have -reported their statistics In 1980 Fayette County had 715 divorces per 1000 of population down from 74 divorces per 1000 of population in 1979 In 1979 only Franklin and Hardin counties had higher divorce rates than Fayette with 89 divorces per 1000 and 7 per 1000 respectively So far in 1980 Franklin County (Frankfort) retains its top spot with 86 divorces per 1000 followed by Hardin County (Elizabethtown) 78 per 1000 Harlan County moved up to third place with 76 per 1000 McCracken fourth with 73 per 1000 and Daviess County fifth with 72 per 1000 Those who work with persons contemplating or going through divorces or with those already divorced say a greater emphasis these days on personal happiness Married couples are choosing to get out of unhappy marriages faster and the 1972 no-fault divorce law makes that Under no-fault it i for either side to show the other i is at fault Also the experts point out inflation causes financial strains on a marriage leading to more divorces And finally some women satisfied with the traditional roles as a mother and homemaker The stresses caused when they go to work can break a marriage apart Natalie Wilson specializes in divorce and family law for the Lexington law firm of Gess Mattingly Sau-nier I Atchison She believes that transient population causes its high Hlckory-Dickory Dk 2 ales ns up a dock Tbe 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