The Commercial Appeal from Memphis, Tennessee • 4

A4 THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL MEMPHIS MONDAY SEPTEMBER 16 1991 Read A1 Dunning in Sports BOBBY WAYNE CLANTON Born: Holly Springs June 17 1948 Education: Oakhaven High School in Memphis State Technical Institute at Memphis Experience: Owner of Perma Jack franchise a foundation-repair company from 1986-present owner Southeastern Contractors in Brandon Public offices: none Family: Wife Kathy and sons Kevin Brian Barrett and daughters Stephanie and Olivia Church: Crossgates Baptist Churcfi in Brandon sippi they seem to be most prevalent here There are no daily newspapers or television sta-tionsin this county and the one-on-one contact remains the primary way voters and politicians connect are very conscientious about politics here you get extremely high voter turnout" says Rep Bill Wheeler (D-Bel-mont) who later must drive south for another speaking an absolute must You need to go to every one in your district and those around your As Wheeler puts it speakings are a great equalizer In urban areas media coverage tends to favor incumbents who can raise mi to buy air time DANIEL KIRKWOOD FORPICI JR Born: Memphis Feb 10 1934 Education: East High School In Memphis Purdue University (BS civil engineering and MS in industrial management) Job experience: US Army 1957-59 US Army Reserves 1959-77 President Fordice Construction Company 1976-present Public office: Warren County Election Commissioner 1969-77 Family: Wife Pat daughter Angela sons Daniel III Hunter and James Church: Crawford Street Methodist Church in Other people though simply see an opportunity to mesh two guiding principles: democracy and capitalism a good way for rural volunteer fire departments to raise money they get money off the concession" says Bonds Long once elected superintendent of education in these parts after speaking at speakings himself is the master of ceremonies on this day The tradition here he says is long but even he wonders how much longer residents will trek out on Saturday afternoons for political speakings has always been an event for many people to enjoy more so in the past because they have many things to distract saysLong as he surveys an aging crowd kind of part of our heritage but becoming a little smaller each From Page A1 Speak slander but it's usually something everybody knows anyway he says On this afternoon Gov Ray Mabus and challenger Wayne Dowdy have campaign supporters speaking for them ana aligning one another OK because local politics dominates here Will-be and wanna-be chancery clerks sheriffs and supervisors step up to the microphone Tney drone shout pledge and promise about what they Ve done and what da A bazaar blossoms: Oak trees get a new bark of political posters with faces ana names and plenty of red white and blue This speaking held in conjunction with an annual car show a few blocks away has attracted enough of a crowd to draw vendors selling leather belts and T-shirts and cold drinks and wooden ducks and such remember several cam-I did ended 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have also raised some eyebrows Candidates are often vited or required to between $5 and $40 for the privilege of speaking to crowds 1 Klts just a major fund-raiser They auction quilts and sell recalls retiring state Sen Bill Renick (D-Ashland) "It was very Skipping the speaking circuit is hardly an option This evening $20 to the Tishomingo Democratic Executive Committee and $20 to the radio station broadcasting the speeches but complaining at least not publicly and not a week before the elections Patsy Brumfield a spokesman for the secretary of office said complaints have trickled In COLOR OUR WORLD SPECIAL EVENTS EVERY DAY IN OUR ACCESSORIES DEPARTMENTS all week (tore Finishing ississippi" says former nor Bill Allaln make as many of those as you can up to 10 a day if you really hustle not uncommon for local candidates to attend two or three dozen per election season have a speaking every Saturday for eight David Bonds the chairman of the Tishomingo County Democratic Executive Committee' have nitles in Though distinct commu-(17 683-person) speakings unique to northeastern Missis- Styles Selection may vary by From Page A1 GOP cans who might feel an alliance to Fordice At issue at least with Fordice and Clanton is Johnson's 1989 switch to the GOP For Fordice a longtime Republican activist Johnson is an opportunist Fordice is running television ads saying Johnson supported Mabus ana former presidential candidate Walter Mondale If Johnson loses it could doom his political career and it could cripple state Republican efforts to woo more Democrats So Johnson has returned the fire running television ads noting that business which does heavy construction and makes cement matting along Mississippi River levees is located across the river in Delta La He also points to a $38000 tax lien there Clanton had the money to fight broadcast battles Bui stressing his opposition to abortion he Is hoping to capture single-issue abortion voters Johnson recently fired a salvo at Clanton too noting his foundation company has been sued repeatedly and citing a bankruptcy of a prior Memphis com- PW- Tho ough the entire state has witnessed the bickering the bulk of the Republican vote is expected to come from the Gulf Coast Vicksburg the Jackson metro area and possibly Tupelo The candidates nave concentrated their resources such as direct mail in those areas little difference on the issues Fordice is stressing his opposition to hiring quotas and is calling for term limitations on all public offices Clanton and Fordice say they will concentrate on economic development Clanton also is calling for a reopening of the FOR THE RECORD State lotteries winning numbers FLORIDA CASH 3 (Sun) 6-2-9 PLAY 4 (Sun) 8-3-S-2 Fantasy 5 (Fri) 1-4-12-18-35 Lotto (Sat) 1-12-13-15-28-35 LLM0I8 Daily (Sun) 4-9-6 Pick 4 (Sun) 5-3-1-3 Lilt la Lotto (Fri) 17-19-23-29-35 Lotto (Sat) 8-12-19-25-31-52 KENTUCKY Pick 3 (Sun) 3-0-9 Lotto Kentucky (Sat) 5-17-19-42-48-47 Lotto America (Sat) 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Church in Jackson charity hospitals All say they oppose abortion and taxes and favor initiative and referendum Perhaps the most striking difference is in education Johnson emphasizes ft by saying it is his top three Issues and hers promising to dedicate all of the sales tax and a portion of other taxes to school funding That he says would ensure education is funded first Fordice though says educators must be held more accountable for their money and must compete with other budget areas He says plan would result in a tax increase Also Fordice has said the state has too many colleges and universities However Fordice who says the nonpolitician of the race hasn't said which ones he would close Clanton is calling for cuts in school administration costs at the state and local levels Singapore hotel completes facelift SINGAPORE (Reuters) exotic Raffles Hotel whose famous guests have in- yard Kipling and Jean Harlow has reopened in style after a two-year facelift The 100-year-old building 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