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Ballenger poll
confuses tight
governor race
From United Press International
Republican U.S. Senate candidate
William Ballenger, ranked-laat in a
widely circulated poll, is the frontrun-
ner in a survey released yesterday that
was commissioned by his own cam-
paign.
Meanwhile, Lt. Gov. James Brickley
and Phil Ruppe, the generally
acknowledged frontrunners in the
Republican gubernatorial and
senatorial primaries respectively, open
the campaign's final week with shows
of support from GOP officeholders.
THE BALLENGER poll - conducted
by Amrigon Enterprises Inc. of Detroit
in conjunction with Systems Develop-
ment Institute of Flint- gives Ballenger
19 percent, former U.S. Rep. Phil Rup-
pe 15.8 percent, former U.S. Rep.
Robert Huber 7.9 percent and Univer-
sity of Michigan Regent Deane Baker
4.7 percent.
A whopping 53 percent were un-
decide, however.
A poll conducted by Detroit stations
WJR and WDIV-TV had Ruppe in the
lead with 21.1 percent, and Ballenger
bringing up the rear with 5.3 percent.
ROIiN WIDGERY,_ iK6conducted
the survey, said the poll indicates
Ballenger's 1,000-plus mile campaign
walk and the endorsement of First
Lady Helen Milliken have helped to
"energize" his campaign and that the
flap over a tainted election document
... gets Pursell endorsement
has hurt Ruppe.
The earlier poll, based on a slightly
larger sample of 312 Republican voters,
was released July 22. The Ballenger
poll was conducted July 28 and 29.
Pursell said Ruppe, a six-term House
member, would be "the effective leader
Michigan needs in the Senate," while
Dunn charged the state is "not being ef-
fectively represented" by incumbent
U.S. Sen. Donald Riegle.
On another matter, Ruppe called for
creation of a congressionally-approved
compact giving Great Lakes states the
power to control their water resources.
Today
The weather
Stormy weather moves into town today as thundershowers arrive in the af-
ternoon. Highs will soar to the upper 80s.
Message in a bottle
IT WAS THE medium more than the message that interested Ray
Steelhammer of Taylor, Texas, when he heard someone had discovered
a note he'd put in a bottle and thrown in the San Gabriel River 46 years ago.
The note, tossed into the river as "something to do" on July 7, 1936, was
discovered last weekend by an 11-year-old girl on a family, outing.
Steelhammer said the note asked that the finder let him know when it was
found and mentioned his hometown of Brady, Texas. But the whim had long
since been forgotten, so the 70-year-old retired engineer was more than a lit-
tle surprised when he got a call from Penny Artieschoufsky of Taylor, Texas,
who had made the discovery. "I saw this bottle lying partially buried in the
sand, and I could see a little piece of paper in it, so I picked it up," Penny
said. The cap disintegrated when she opened the bottle, Penny said, and the
writing on the note was faded, but the bottle was intact. Penny found the bot-
tle about 20 miles from where Steelhammer tossed it into the river, near
Georgetown. Penny and her mother telephoned an information operator in
Brady and asked for Steelhammer's number. Steelhammer had moved to
Cleburne, Texas, but an aunt living in Brady helped the Artieschoufskys get
in touch with him. "I was pleasantly surprised, to say the least," Steelham-
mer said. "This is something that happens just once in a' lifetime."
Steelhammer said he would give the bottle to his 10-year-old grandson. Q
Happenings
Films
CFT - Notorious, 4, 7, 9 p.m., Michigan Theatre.
Miscellaneous
Christian Science Organization - meeting, 7:15, room 3909, Union.
Chemistry - Gregory Daigneault, "Coherent Raman Microscopy", room
1200, Chemistry Bldg.
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Krishnas back in city
after four year absence
(Continuedffrom Page 1)
Roughly two dozen members curren-
tly frequent the center, which doubles
as a classroom and a home for many
followers, Dasarath said.
The Krishnas hope to reach many
people in Ann Arbor through classes
and free - at the center - dinners, and by
distributing literature.
"We feel that in college towns people
are very receptive and we only talk to
people who are interested," said Can-
drasekhara, the center's cook.
Several students, though, charge that
the Krishnas are too isolated to effec-.
tively reach the community.
"YOU CAN'T change the world by
isolating yourself ; that is, dressing.
strangely, wearing paint on your
forehead, and prancing your kids up
and down the street. It's horrifying to.
people,".said Kathy Kaplan, a summer
student. "If they want to spread their,
peace they have to integrate."
"I think they are brainwashed and:
are trying to brainwash other people;
that are mixed up in their life," said
Julie Ann Gersin, a senior nursing
student.
The followers of Krishna, however,
explain that their lifestyle is simple and:
direct. Krishnas are strict vegetarians
and abstain from four basic things:
" meat, fish, and eggs;
" intoxicants (including coffee, tea,
and cigarettes);
* gambling;
" premarital and extramarital sex.
"If the money spent on these four ac-
tivities was avoided, billions and
billions of dollars would be saved and
no one would go hungry," said Can-
drasekhara.
Chanting, or calling out the names of
Krishna, is another important facet of .
the group's philosophy, explained
Dasarath, who said chanting relieves
pain, tension, and anxieties.
KRISHNAS shave their heads and
mark their foreheads with yellow clay
as a sign of renunciation, he added.
"It marks our body as a temple of
God, where God is in our hearts,"
Dasarath said.
The free Friday meals and pamphlets
are financed by a cookie industry in
Hawaii and health food industries in
California, Pennsylvania, and
Colorado, he said. Other money comes
from donations.
. THIS FALL, Candrasekhara added,
Krishnas hope to start a vegetarian
cooking class at the University.
Although Ann Arbor residents may be
puzzled by the conspicuous group, most
admit that they are willing to live side-
by-side with the Krishnas.
"They've never bothered me in all
the years that I've been living here,"
said local resident John Joseph.
"I don't think anyone has the right to
persecute them just because they dress
funny ... and sing badly."
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