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vttiM wtMi A Y3drmday, June 8, Scrnta MeHi r't 5 Wilson, McCarthy look to November 1 icnuuUARTERS i 7 LOS ANGELES (AP) Sen. Pete Wilson and his Democratic challenger, It. Gov. Leo McCarthy, vowed to wage combative campaigns after the primary opened the way for an expensive fall showdown that could cost the candidates $24 million. With 84 percent of California's precincts reporting early today, McCarthy handily defeated three political unknowns for the Democratic nomination for U.S.

Senate by cinching 82 percent of the vote. Wilson, the freshman incumbent, was unopposed for the Republican nomination. The candidates celebrated their victories with jabs at each other, taking advantage of free publicity in a race they predict will cost them a total of $24 million. "I'm not about to reduce the pressure," Wilson told about 3,000 supporters gathered at the GOP headquarters in Orange. "I'm going to maintain a full court press right through to November." Wilson accused his liberal opponent of being soft on crime, while McCarthy continued his attacks on an incumbent he calls "the unknown senator from California." "You must speak from your convictions to people," McCarthy said.

"You don't jump on winning sides. That's going to be one of the main differences raised between myself and Senator Wilson." Tuesday's Democratic primary once promised to be a free-for-all, but became just a formality for McCarthy after a once long list of prominent Democrats dropped out. McCarthy was opposed by John Hancock Abbott, a Santa Clara political science teacher and perennial candidate; Robert J. Banuelos, a communications specialist from Orange; and Charles Greene, who describes himself as a Los Angeles County commissioner. With 19,742 precincts tabulated, Abbott came in a distant second with 8 percent, with Banuelos with 6 percent and Greene with 5 percent.

McCarthy, former speaker of the state Assembly, and Wilson, former mayor of San Diego, coasted through uneventful races, spending the bulk of their time fund-raising. The candidates engaged in some pre-primary skirmishes, but their campaigns were overshadowed by the presidential race and suffered from the candidates own bland public images. Wilson has estimated he may spend between $12 million and $15 million to keep the seat, while McCarthy has vowed "match him dollar for dollar" in spending in September and October. McCarthy said his campaign hopes to raise a total of $9 million. A California Poll reported last week that Wilson held a 50-31 lead even though the first-term senator has relatively low name recognition.

AP laserphoto Sen. Pete Wilson on phone Real race comes in November matchup with Leo McCarthy Grass-roots effort helps Ochoa end Yager's reign Going into the race, Yager was confident he'd win, but he started having second thoughts in the waning weeks when he found Ochoa's supporters blanketing the district with precinct walkers, lawn signs and a comprehensive mail campaign. "It's been a grass-roots campaign, no question about it," Ochoa said, adding she even walked precincts on election. day. Ochoa's campaign hammered hard against South Coast development and was able to count many of the same supporters as Supervisor Bill Wallace, the board's strongest environmentalist.

Both candidates are attorneys, and Yager intends to go back to private practice. Ochoa's husband, Frank, is a Santa Barbara Municipal Court judge. SANTA BARBARA A grass-roots campaign that employed an army of precinct walkers turned the tide for political newcomer Gloria Ochoa, ending the 12-year reign of David Yager as First District supervisor. The upset surprised most political observers and Yager himself, who remarked "it's" obviously a reflection against the status quo." Final unofficial tally was Ochoa 9,955 (56.2 percent) and Yager 7,734 (43.7 percent). "Santa Barbara is ready for a woman on the board," Ochoa, 43, said happily at Election Central Tuesday night.

She'll have company, because Dianne Owens upset incumbent DeWayne Holm-dahl in the North County's Fourth District, covering an area from Lompoc to Orcutt. Yager, 57, complemented Ochoa for running "an excellent race" and promised he'd help make a smooth transition. Still, Yager was clearly irritated at being labelled "the developer's friend." Often describing himself as an independent who used to be the board's swing vote (before Tom Rogers won a seat two years ago), Yager said his campaign probably should've fought harder against Ochoa's charges that he was pro-growth. Wallace avoids run-off in 3rd District GOTTSCHALKS 4 1 Dow Mm We're Offering 10,000 Blouses and Tops Now at One Incredibly Low Price! SANTA BARBARA Supervisor Bill Wallace and his supporters breathed a collective sigh of relief Tuesday night when they avoided a tun-off in a four-way race for the Third District seat. Challenger Jim? Thompson's supporters thought they could keep the three-term incumbent from gaining the necessary 50 percent-plus-one tally to force a November run-off, but in the end Wallace modestly said, "I guess I have majority support in the district." Final unofficial tally was Wallace 10,009 (56.3 percent), Thompson 6,146 (34.5 percent), engineer and Isla Vista activist Mike Boyd 963 (5.4 percent) and UCSB administrative assistant Susie O'Rourke 654 (3.7 percent).

The district covers a wide range of areas, from the crowded, student- dominated Isla Vista to the rural Santa Ynez Valley with the troubled Goleta Valley in between. Wallace's re-election makes him the dean of supervisors as he enters his fourth four-year term in January. It was a classic race between Wallace, the board's most prominent environmental activist and a respected veterinarian, versus Thompson, a retired three-star general who was heavily supported by the business and development community. Solvang schools to pursue bond issue Growth of 18 percent per year for the last two years in the Solvang School District is making expansion of the school district necessary, according to Superintendent Scott Purdy. Enrollment, presently at 485, is expected to continue upwards from new developments in the area, Purdy said, with the bulk of the growth coming around September of 1989, he added.

The school board has authorized him to meet with consultant Larry Rolapp of Orange County whose firm specializes in school bond issues. The board is likely to pui two bond issues totalling $2.5 million before voters in special ejection in February. "We feel 95 percent sure we'll go with two issues," Purdy said. Tha Solvang Elementary School, which holds students from; kindergarten to eighth grade, presently uses, six portables. The school board has proposed six permanent classrooms at an estimated cost of $1 million and a multipurpose room for about $1.5 million.

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