F7 IfElection '88' President< George Bush/Dan Quayle (R) Michael Dukakis/Lloyd Bentsen (D) Lenora Fulani/Mamie Moore Ron Paul/Andre Marrou (L) Larry Holmes/Gloria La Riva Eugene McCarthy/Florence Rice James Warren/Kathleen Mickells Ed Winn/Barry Porster (WL) U.S. Senate - Michigan Sally Bier (WAC) Jim Dunn (R) Mark Friedman Dick Jacobs (L) Donald Riegle (D)* U.S. Congress - 2nd District Lana Pollack (D) Carl Pursell (R)* David Raaflaub (L) State Representative - 53rd District Rich Birkett (R) Perry Bullard (D)* Scott Jones (WAC) U-M Regents (choose 2) Deane Baker (R)' James Hudler (L) Tom Lewand (D) John Salvette (L) Cliff Taylor (R) Nellie Varner (D)" Michigan Supreme Court (choose 2) (nonpartisan) James Brickley* Richard Johnston Jerry Kaufman Charles Levin* Marvin Stempien Donald Warmbier Proposals A: "Restrict use of tax funds for abortions for persons receiving public assistance. Should the law be approved?" B: "Proposal to include crime victims' rights in the constitution. Should the proposed amendment be adopted?" C: "Proposal to authorize bonds for envi- ronmental protection programs. Should this proposal be approved?" D: "Proposal to authorize bonds for state and local recreation projects. Should this proposal be approved?" Circuit Court (nonpartisan) Nancy Francis Melinda Morris Clerk/Register of Deeds Robert Harrison (R)* Kevin McCormick (D) Sheriff Harold Owings (D) Ronald Schebil (R)* Prosecutor William Delhey (R)* Terrence O'Hagan (D) Treasurer Jan BenDor (D) Michael Stimpson (R)* Drain Commissioner Janis Bobrin (D) Philip Bondie (R) R - Republican D - Democrat L Libertarian WL - Workers League WAC - Workers Against Concessions * denotes incumbent Regents The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 8, 1988 - Page 3 likely to sail in on party coattails BY STEVE KNOPPER Tonight the country will elect a new President. Closer to home, Michigan vot- ers will elect two University regents. In the past, regents have usually been elected along party lines, riding the coat- tails of state and national candidates. State voters elect the University's Board of Regents, but many of them have never heard of the current candidates. As a result, they pull the lever based on their party affiliation. If today's election follows historical patterns, Democratic candidates Nellie Varner and Thomas Lewand will be regents if Massachusets Gov. Michael Dukakis wins the presidency. If Vice President George Bush wins, Republican incumbent Deane Baker of Ann Arbor and Republican candidate Clifford Taylor would start their eight-year terms on the board. But it doesn't always work out that way. In 1980, Republican candidate Ronald Reagan won the presidency, yet Varner upset Republican incumbent David Laro by 6,000 votes for the post. There are indications that an upset like Varner's in 1980 could occur again. In fact, Regent Baker and Lewand have come under fire in the media before today's elec- tion. Last week, the Ann Arbor News re- ported last summer that Baker encouraged the leading candidate for University presi- dent not to accept the job. That candidate, then-New York Public Library Director Vartan Gregorian, report- edly withdrew his name from consideration shortly after his conversation with Baker. Some indicate that Regent Neal Nielsen (R-Brighton) did not endorse the incum- bent Baker for the Republican nomination in September because of his actions in the search. Nielsen, however, said such an en- dorsement was "not at all unusual" yester- day, and would not comment further. Baker also refused to comment on the reports, saying, "What you read and what actually happened are often two different things." But Baker, after 16 years on the board, has name recognition among state voters and within the Republican Party. In 1980, he received 120,000 more votes than Varner. Lewand, too, has been criticized in his campaign. Republican candidates have said his close relationship with Blanchard will tie him to the State Legislature. Oppo- nents fear his election will jeopardize the University's autonomy. Lewand has served as Blanchard's campaign manager and chief of staff. King campaigns for the 'Duke' BY ALEX GORDON SPECIAL TO THE DAILY DEARBORN - Martin Luther King III, the son of the late civil rights pioneer Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., urged United Auto Workers union members yesterday to vote for Michael Dukakis in today's elec- tions. King, speaking to 175 UAW members at a presidential campaign rally, brought the crowd to its feet with the message that "the destiny of workers, the destiny of our children, the destiny of Michael Dukakis and Llyod Bentsen is in your hands!" King challenged the workers "to pro- vide the energy to get others out (and vote)" so that "Wednesday morning we can all wake up and see the sweet words of victory for Mike Dukakis." King said in an interview, that the key to a Dukakis victory today is "a super. turnout from the Black and Hispanic communities and the working class." If the reaction of the crowd yesterday was any indication he said, it may just be the race is "closer than the polls show." "Dearborn is important just like any heavy labor town. I'm here to fire people up," said King. His appearance at the rally. was one of many pre-election stops. He has been traveling for over a month to drum up support for Dukakis. "Dukakis is a tremendous organizer, he understands how bureaucracies are run, un- like the current leadership," King said. "I don't worry about whether or not Dukakis has passion, because I know George Bush has no compassion." He compared Dukakis' message of "building.for the future" to past images of his father working with the labor move- ment in the '60s civil rights movement. "You and I have to turn this election around," he said. Candidates vie for county drain commissioner BY MARK KOLAR In the spirit of partisan county politics, the race for drain commissioner has heated up in Washtenaw County, with Janis Bobrin (D- Ann Arbor) running against Philip Bondie (R- Lodi Township). Current drain commissioner, Republican Delores Sigal, lost in the primary and will not run in today's election. The drain commissioner maintains existing drains and lake levels in Washtenaw County areas. The office also evaluates petitions from townships and individuals for new country drains and oversees the construction of those drains. Additional responsibilities include making sure that all new subdivisions have adequate storm water runoff capacities under the Subdi- vision Act and administering the Huron River Pollution Abatement Program, which expires in 1991. It attempts to ensure that no waters draining into the Huron river contain danger- ous impurities. The Drain Commissioner also votes on the county Parks and Recreation Commission, the Board of Public Works, the Energy Task Force, the Landfill and Facility Siting Com- mittee and the Hazardous Substance Panel. "We're a rapidly developing county This is Bobrin's first attempt at an elected office, though she has been active in Demo- cratic party politics in the past. Bobrin has a Bachelor's and a Master's de- gree in Urban Planning from the University, '(Washtenaw is) a rapidly developing county, and the Drain Com- missioner has a responsibility to ensure that the new development is environment is environmentally sound.' - Janis Bobrin, candidate for Washtenaw County drain commissioner Bondie learned construction work during his two terms serving in Vietnam as a heavy equipment operator. "I feel that my field experience with construction as an equipment operator gives me the experience to know how to let out construction bids,'' he said. Bondie has been elected to the Lodi Town- ship Board of Trustees, and was the Secretary of the Washtenaw County chapter of the Michigan Townships Association. He has a Bachelor's degree in chemistry and math from Eastern Michigan University. A graduate of Saline high school, he now works as a consultant to manufacturing firms. He previously owned a tool and die shop in Detroit. He has the endorsement of the Au- gusta Township Environmental Strategy Committee. "I think I have a broad range of experiences that give me those qualifications necessary to make me a good drain commissioner," Bondie said. The drain commissioner earns a salary be- tween $35,238 and $44,047 (Washtenaw), and the Drain Commissioner has a responsibility to ensure that the new de- velopment is environment is environmentally sound," Bobrin said. "I'm not against devel- opment." But Bondie said that he would like to ex- tend the duration of the Huron River Pollution Abatement program beyond 1991, perhaps carrying similar programs to the Saline and Raisin rivers. and has served as president of the East Michi- gan Environmental Action Council for six years. She has been a manager with the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments and a member of the Washtenaw County Coopera- tive Extension Service Advisory council. Bo- brin was also appointed to the Governor's Resource Recovery Policy Advisory Committee by Gov. James Blanchard. ' Bobrin ...runs for drain commissioner *THE LIST What's happening in Ann Arbor today Voters disenchanted by CASSIFIED AsI Bush, Dukakis rhetoric 760 Speakers "Fluid Flow in Subduction Zones" - Peter Vrolijk, U of M, 4001 C.C.3Little, 4 pm. Coffee & cookies at 3:30 pm. "Gorbachev and the Non- Russian Peoples" - Prof. Ronald G. Suny, Rackham Amphitheatre, 8 Pm. Technology and Peace/War - Felix Kaufmann (EMU) and David Singer (Poli. Sci.), 1005 Dow, 3:30-5 pm. "Fourier Analysis and Filtering with only a few Multiplies" -Prof. Donald W. Tufts, 1200 EECS, 4 pm. "South Africa: The Perspective" - Dr. John Jonsson, Rm. C Michigan League, 7 pm. Sponsored by Ambassadors for Christ. "Taiwan in Perspective" - Dr. Wei Yung, Brown Bag Lectures Lane Hall Commons, 12 noon. Meetings U of M Archery Club - Coliseum, 7-10 pm. For Info call 764-4084, send message to Archery @ UB. Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament (WAND) Meeting - 2209 Union, 7-8:30 pm. Pro Israel Student Activist - Meeting at Dominick's, 5 pm. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Student Branch - 107 Aerospace Bldg., 7 pm. Lesbian and Gay Rights Organizing Committee Rainforest Action Movement (RAM) - 1520 Dana, 7 pm. U of M Women's Lacrosse Club - Practice, Elbel Field, 9-11. Shotokan Karate Club of Michigan - CCRB Martial Arts Rm., 7-8:30 pm. U of M Fencing - Practice, Hill Coliseum, 7 pm. Wels Lutheran Campus Ministry - Michigan Union, 8-9 pm. Study, basics of Christianity. TARDAA - 296 Dennison, 8 pm. Public Relations Club - Anner Schmutt, Heatlie from Domino's, Inc., Welker Rm., Michigan Union, 4:30 pm. Order of Omega - Kuenzel Rm., Michigan Union, 7:30 pm. Furthermore Marketing Your Liberal Arts Degree - Career Planning & Placement Center, 4:10-5 pm. Deciding Your Career Part II (Jrs/Srs) - Career Planning and Placement Center, 4:10-6 pm. Heterosexism and People With Different Sexual Orientation - Alice Lloyd, Red Carpet Lounge, 8-10 pm. Refreshments served. Islamic Coffee Hour - 1003 EECS, 12:30-1:30 pm. A Poetry Reading - Colleen J. McElroy, E. Conference Rm., Rackham, 4 pm. Symposium on Reconstruction of the World's Protolanguages and Associated Cultures - Daily Sessions, Nov. 8-11, fourth floor Rackham Bldg., Amphitheatre, 9 am- WASHINGTON (AP) - Large segments of the public have been telling the pollsters they wish somebody else, almost anybody else, were running for the presidency. That's a warning sign. Here's another: The two who are running have not spelled out much what they aim to achieve. "Good jobs and good wages" for "a kinder, gentler America" are too vague too pass into law. Yet a third: Neither Michael Dukakis nor George Bush command anything like the personal loyalty that Ronald Reagan attracted. Their campaigns were at once tough and lackluster. On top of that, if Bush wins he'll likely have to deal with Democrats controlling both houses of Congress. Difficult problems await the next president, especially in the economy: The deficit. The trade imbalance. The crisis in the savings and loan industry. Debt in the Third World, which could threaten the American banking system. The prospect of a recession. So the question arises whether the winner of the presidency today will have trouble presiding. Will he have a mandate? Will he have a honeymoon? Will a candidate who has failed to arouse much enthusiasm on the stump be able to mobilize support for his programs and rally the nation to back the decisions he will have to make? People who wonder about these questions seem divided. "They are both potentially quite weak presidents," says Curtis Gans of the Committee for the Study of the American Electorate, a group that analyzes voting patterns. "They get elected with two problems, one of which is no strong feelings for them. and the second no substantive mandate for action." However, Victor Kamber, a Democratic political consultant, isn't among the worriers. Poll Continued from Page 1 to Boston to vote. For the first time since last December, polling in California and eight large northern states - Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania - shows Dukakis with a 1 percentage point edge over Bush, Harris said. Harris said his evaluation was based on Louis Harris & Associates Inc.'s nationwide polling Wednesday through Sunday of 4,220 adults, including 2,537 who said they were likely voters. Rendt adL Ube Caitie Prop A Continued from Page 1 "We've thought all along we were going to win and we're going in with confidence," said Judith A "Yes" vote will end the tax- paid abortions, while a "No" would continue them. THE JOURNEY HOME Free videotape intro- duction to ECKANAR, 4"~j .l l 1 A UU 1.91