,_ _ ... r John Spllson (D) Marvin Stempien (D) aV1 shr;ele itun child0's rl-zlt "Owe,'but CIO not knowsowe to as- rtoues out oefandoand mooev health are s poage. irole s-ertiheeigrhosr.-Calls formoe could Os bettee spent in otiereas sertiveness training education. Personally opposes abortion. Strongly supports. Favors reduction of defense spend- Supports such a program, feels it Ing. Feels that money would be ":needn't be inflationary." better spent on domestic programs. p tin the main bur- bu -7 mare money gean toenergy research. Feels that budget priorities should be shifted from overseas to here at home. Personally opposed to abo )(RC l P IISel would support limited ab the case of rape, danger mother. Opposes Supreme decision. Generally opposed to abo R) cert in the case of rape, deformity of child or seri ical risk to the mother. Supreme Court decision. Supports Equal Rights Amendment but feels specific legislation is still needed to correct unaffected in- equities. Opposes Equal Rights Amendment - would prefer to deal with equal rights issue-by-issue rather than on one broad piece of legislation. Would support defense spending to make sure that the U.S. not be- come a "second-rate" power. But sees certain areas in defense bud- get that could be cut. Will support defense spending that is necessary to insure that the U.S. remain equal or superior to Rus- sia in military preparedness. Would work to eliminate frills and con- tract over-runs. Opposed to National Health In- surance plan. Looks to less expen- sive alternatives. Educational funding would be a top budget priority. restrain inflation. Wnto tsinusvaenergyf coales 5to imprVe th conomy and thoeeby create more jobs. Favors the ,oncept of the Hum- phrey-Hawkins Bill, but believes it needs to be amended before he would support it. Would like to see some sort of immediate relief provided for the unemployed, Supports a modified Humphrey- Hawkins bill. Looks to the private sector to provide more jobs in the long run. Wants to reduce infla- tion through reduced federal spending. Wants federal government to pro- vide ta incentives to private in- dustry to expand economy, therebF creating more jobs. Opposes Hum- phrey-Hawkins bill. Opposes across the board National Health Insurance Plan but favors catastrophic clause. First budget priority is to stim- ulate economy. Also wishes to bal- ance budget. Drug Traffic/WANT Squad ( ) Says sheriff's department s h o u l d CharlesBroderick( ) lrejoin WANT. (D) iSheriff has nothing to do with l making the laws, the legislators doa that. We msot cooperate with each other," h No participation in WANT squad. Frede ck lil Increased emphasis on traffikes Says that dealers should be pro- secuted and sentenced each time habilitated. The WANT s q u a d should be brought back to combat hard drugs. Says police are "duty bound" to enforce all laws on all citizens Fay Johnson (R) fairly and firmly. Will participate in WANT squad, Plans to work intensely on hard Mi i dru; problems in county. A total, 0move county oriented effort is mi ( needed with cooperation by all agcacies. Crime Prevention vs. Rehabilitation "Cut down on crime now by de- voting time, money and energy to prevention rather than rehabili- tation. Says if crime is prevented there Is no need for rehabilitation. "The sheriff's department shoul d pursue prevention of crime as much as those who commit them." "Cars and men on streets will de- ter crime. Young offenders can be helped at county level but habitual criminals should be dealt with on a state level." "Add more facts to the crime prevention program now in use. Show people how to keep themselv- es and their property safe." "The sheriff's office is not the place for rehabilitation." Says he is concerned with obtaining funds for youth programs (from private sources) in athletics and other areas. SHERIFF Patrol Rural Areas Wants increased patrols in outlying areas. Believes there are too many ad- ministrators, not enough patrol cars. A need for increase, particu- larly at night. Further increase of patrols by eli- minating unnecessary command positions. More 'sub' offices in rural areas.a All programs should be re-evaluat- ed with unnecessary personnel be- ing assigned to road patrol. Cooperation With Police Agencies "We need to re-establish coopera- tion, reduce animosity." "You can't make a line of juris- diction. It doesn't make a differ- ence where the crime happens." "The sheriff's department should be, and has been under my ad- ministration, instructed to cooper- ate daily vith state police and oth- er local agencies." 'It's very poor now. We need to work with all (other police agen- cies)". Contracting of police pro- tection should not be done unless chosen by residents. "I already have a good relation. ship with all agencies in the coun- ty " Professionalism Says there is a need for basic courtesy, quick response to calls. Sheriff should uphold the law as it is written. Reduce citizen complaints against officers. Increase number of ar- rsts per officer. Believes effective leadership will '"straighten things out. We need a sheriff with experience in dealing with unions." Return respect to sheriff's office. Deputies should be put under civil service to prevent "loss of job far" every four years. Plans to surround himself w i t h talented, disciplined, confident, and competent people. "Deputies need to be well-rounded, respected, capable people." Jail Conditions No response. "Sweep it clean by not letting any- one (Jail administrators) stay ha office more than two terms," Supports the building of new jail, repairs to old building, and Im- provements in medical care. Better security to protect both deputies and those inearerated. - Believes every township and village is entitled to their share of de- puties available. Any additional deputies should be paid for totally by the township or village, Says it is morally wrong to re- quire townships to pay for increas- ed road patrol. More policing of outlying areas could come from good management and use of funds. "Prisoners shouldn't be mistreated or intimidated but shouldn't have luxuries either." Work programs should benefit society as well as the prisoner. Not satisfied with conditions. A total, careful re-examinatlo aof procedures is needed. "It is not at its best now. This is a very high priority problem." Candidates for Sheriff unavailable for comment on the issues were: Frealin Craft (R) Richard Horn (D) and James Taylor (D). ® 1 ISSUES Ronald Keys (D) George Steeh (D) William Dehey(R) unopposed Consumer Protection Wints to see an integrated expansion of consumer action stapting with one full time prosecutor working on con- sumer problems and increasing as budget and acceptance permits. "This type of program must be instituted grad- ually to avoid threatening people." Says there is a need for greater laws for consumer protection. Doen't believe that a full time attorney is needed for the coniumer protection unit now in existence. A part-time attorney. a full time director, and student participants are sufficient. COUNTY PROSECUT Control of Violent Crime Says there is a need for a special violent crimes unit for fast prosecution of offenders and support of complaining parties. Possible use of the Habitual Criminal Act. "We should assist victims of crimes to obtain coopera- tion." Try for a higher conviction rate and reduced cerime rote. Says strict enforcement with greater crackdown. Other crimes should not be overlooked but crimes against people have more priority. Drug Dealers and Users "I would enforce the Michigan controlled substances act. I'd like to see users on treatment which would possibly decrease Breaking and Entering cases," No response. "Conviction of drug traffikers will also prevent the in- crease of other crimes." Any seller of drugs should be punished but circumstances need to be taken into con- sideration. Police-Prosecutor Cooperation "I have and will work directly with law enforcement as- sociations," Agencies need to meet and learn to work as a team. Law education (through Prosecutor's office) for police officers, more protection of citizens rights. Good already as a whole. Only problems are on an in- dividual basis. You may vote for either Republican or Democratic candidates. You may not vote for both or split your vote between the two parties. Other Primary races include County Commissioners, Cunty Clerk, Register of Commissioner and Circuit Court Judge. Candidates for State Legislature and County Treasurer are unopposed. A ballot proposal would establish a quarter mill tax for parks and recreation. Supporters of minor et halneew in order for their Dartv to appear on the November ballot. Deeds, Drain parties must