-The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, May 11, 1994 Fire chars State Street building, no alarm warns residents. By Michelle Lee Thompson DAILY STAFF REPORTER A sleeping resident of a burning State Street apartment got out of her apartment unharmed Monday afternoon, no thanks to a fire alarm. Residents said no alarm sounded Monday in the Forum building, located at 726 State St. between Monroe and Hill, despite flames in#7 of the building.A femaleoccupant apparently awoke to smoke, and ran out of her apartment. Nobody was injured in the fire, and the building'sresidents,most barefoot and one carry- ing aremote control, got out within a few minutes of the fire's start. AndreaDean, an Artjunior and neighbor, said she called the fire department and then ran around the building, knocking on doors and telling resi- dents to evacuate the building. "People didn't believe me. I said, 'There's really a-fire - we have to get out of the building,"' Dean said. Engineering senior Lee Machen, who was alerted by Dean,lives two floors above the charred apartment. He said there was no smoke in the upstairs. Ann Arbor Fire Department Batallion Chief Dean Kapp said the kitchen was burned severely, as were other rooms in the apartment. "It won't be inhabitable for a while," Kapp said. Fire Chief James Breslin said the blaze was caused by a buildup of heat near the stove ignited by a small electrical spark. Residents were angry that no alarm sounded. "I could have been sleeping ... No fire alarm? I thought all buildings have fire alarms! I should have asked when I moved in," said disgruntled building resident Kyla Byas, an LSA sophomore. Building residents remarked that one of the girls said she left the stove on. None of the apartment's four femaleresidei would identify themselves or comment. August primary deadlines weed out weak candidates in state races By Andrew Taylor DAILY STAFF REPORTER Voters will see more candidates in primary elections this year than they have in the past 50 years. Four Democrats are vying for their party's nomination to run against Republican incumbent Gov. John Engler this fall. State Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D- Lansing) had taken a step ahead of the pack with her lead in early polling, but during the past few days two of her opponents havereceivedendorsements from the state's largest labor groups. Over the weekend, attorney Larry Owen (D-Lansing) was endorsed by the Michigan Education Association (MEA) to take on Engler. Owen, a former East Lansing mayor, also re- ceived the endorsement of the Michi- gan Teamsters last week, but was seen as a distant third in the race according to election polls. Last week the AFL-CIO gave its endorsement to former U.S. Rep. Howard Wolpe (D-Lansing). Wolpe has also been endorsed by six of the ninemembersoftheDetroit City Coun- cil, giving him a power base in the city. State Rep. Lynn Jondahl (D- Okemos) held a press conference yes- terday to say that he is still in the race and that he turned in 29,000 nominat- ing signatures. The candidates may have found trouble gaining state-wide support in- part because they all hail from Ingham County, which includes Lansing. However, the endorsements could tilt momentum to someone. U.S. Senate candidates are waiting for the dust to settle from yesterday's election petition deadline, to see which opponents are still standing. The deadline traditionally weeds out some weak candidates from ob- taining a spot on the primary ballot. The race for the U.S. Senate is wide open due to Democrat Donald Riegle's retirement. At least 10 can- didates have announced they intend to seek the office. There are six Democratic hopefuls. William Brodhead (D-Bingham Farms) - a former U.S. representa- tive - was given support, but not an endorsement from the MEA. His opponents include state Sen. John Kelly (D-Gross Pointe Woods), CarlMarlinga,aMacombCounty pros- ecutor, and Joel Fergueson, a Lansing entrepreneur and Michigan State Uni- versity board chair. State Sen. Lana Pollack (D-Ann Arbor), has fared well in early polls. Another candidate, U.S. Rep. B Carr (D-East Lansing) is also in race, and has come under fire from Libertarian opponent Jon Coon for supporting President Clinton's assault weapons ban. Coon supports gun owners' rights and other Second Amendment liberties. The early favorite for the GOP nomination is Spencer Abraham, the former chair of the Michigan Repub can Party. After he spent years helpii fellow Republicans get elected, he has found the full support of many in the party's ranks. 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