Statewide School Vote Results

Miïlage renewals and bond issues fared comparatively well in statewide voting Monday, but requests for new millage for school districts found the going somewhat harder. Incomplete ballot returns showed over 80 per cent of millage renewal requests were passed, while districts were split roughly 50-50 in passing or rejecting new millage proposals. In what many observers considered a key election in Kalamazoo, voters turned down a requested addition 3.5 milis by a margin of 12,689 to 7,762. School officials had called the increase vital to prevent cutbacks and teacher layoffs. Also in Kalamazoo, conservative candidates Dr. Dale Pattison and Jack Hoekstra both won election to the school board by wide margins over more liberal opponents. Both men are opposed to an integration plan adopted narrowly by the school board last month. Pattison received 13,810 votes and Hoekstra, 13,399, while liberáis Mrs. Margaret Minott, with 7,359 and Richard Reed, with 6,851, feil far behind. Elsewhere in Monday's voting: - Tecumseh voted 1130-689 to approve an 18-mill renewal. - Livonia voters passed a 3.5 renewal 11,945 to 10,486. - Van Buren voters defeated a three-mill proposal for new money, 1258 to 1133. - Novi approved five milis for operating for five years. - Oak Park voters rejected a one mili increase for 10 years. - Farmington residents rejected a 4.5 mili operating increase for four years. - omulus defeated an $11.5 million construction bond issue. - Bronson voters defeated a proposed 1.8 mili new levy, 514 to 456. - Avondale residents approved a renewal of 3.9 milis, 925 to 525. - Ferndale voters refused a 3.3 mili increase, 3656 to 1893. - G u 1 1 Lake voters approved a 20 mili renewal, 794 to 331. - In Holland, voters approved two new milis and a -.75 mili renewal, 3204 to 3018. - Battlé Creek approved a .61 mili hike and 21.15 mili renewal. - Grand Haven voters approved a nine mili renewal and two new milis, 2789 to 2769, but defeated separate proposals for one mili and a half mili, respectively, 3253 to 2158 and 3319 to 2108. - Houghton Lake defeated a 7.5 mili renewal and 2.5 mili increase, 786 to 783. - Portage voters approved a 17.5-mill renewal and a twomill added levy, 3670-2280. - Clinton voters approved debt reduction by a vote of 294-166. - Morenci voters approved a total seven-mill renewal, 480-245. - Onsted approved, 571-78, a four-mill renewal. - Sand Creek approved, 268-88, a 4.5-mill renewal. - Fennville voters app r o v e d 506-288, a 6.5-mill renewal and a 3-mill increase, and passed a building and site fund propos al, 532-267. Lake view voters approved, 1755-1299 a four-mill increase and a 1.5-mill renewal. An $800,000 building and site fund levy was defeated, 1509-1612. - St. Clair County voters defeated a proposal for two new milis, 3657 to 5070; and also refused a new school bond issue, 4825 to 3974. - Sault Ste. Marie voters approved 1497-969, a $603,000 bonding issue for the purchase of Coretto Catholic High School which closed in January because of the loss of parochiad funds. - Claire voters approved, 320-127, the transfer of almost $20,000 from a debt retirement fund to the building and site fund. - Owosso voters approved, 1637-1472, an 11.2 mili renewal and a 1.8-mill increase. - Bellaire voters approved, 279-171, a 13-mill operational renewal. - Parchment voters approved a 19.9-mül renewal, 1018-649, but defeated a threemill operational increase, 5091064 and a one-mill increase for site improvement 492-1071. - Capac voters defeated two new milis, 325 to 179. - E ast China District residents refused a $7,300,000 bond issue. - Memphis voters rejected a 13 mili renewal proposal over two years, 362 to 326. - Madison District voters passed a 17 mili renewal proposal, 7 to 399. - Petoskey district residents defeated a 2.6 mili renewal proposal. - Bullock C r e e k voters approved passage of a 4.5 mili renewal over t h r e e years, 465 to 194. - Harper Creek voters approved an 8.4-mill renewal, 9 8 4-420, and a 2.6-mill increase, 814-663. - Bellevue voters defeated, 308-195, a five-mill additional levy. -Voters in Battle Creek's Pennfield district approved a 3.5 mili hike by 4,235 to 3,782. - Mason County Central residents defeated a proposed 3.5 mili increase. -Residents of the Three Rivers District approved a $3.3 million bond issue for a new high school, 1,597 to 1,548. - Corunna voters passed a five mili renewal, 945 to 440; but refused two new milis, 726 to 625. - Lapeer residents defeated a 12.5 million bond issue to finance schools, 1,395 to 1,365. - Centerville passed an 11.5 mili renewal proposal 212 to 86. - In Rochester, residents approved both a 2.9 mili increase and a proposal for millage to build a new high school. - Romeo voters approved a seven mili proposal, 1,223 to 909; and a two mili measure, 1,132 to 979. - Allegan residents passed an eight mili renewal and three mili addition, 1,031 to 873. - Swartz Creek passed two new milis, 1,101 to 582. -Residents of the Sebewaing area passed a 7.95 mili renewal, 885 to 365, but defeated a 3.9 new mili i proposal, 607 to 600. - Mayville voters passed - Millington District voters rejected two new and five renewal milis 313 to 161. 6.5 renewal milis and three new milis, 432 to 189, but defeated 1.5 new milis, 303 to 300. Inkster voters rejected a proposed six mili hike, 347 to 160. - The Meridan District approved a 16 mili renewal, 491 to 190, but rejected a three mili levy increase, 358 to 327. - Gladwin residents passed a six mili renewal and four new milis, 836 to 778. - Ithaca voters deadlocked on a proposal for a 12.5 mili renewal, 850-850, but approved a one-mill transportation levy, 924 to 743. - Buena Vista voters said yes to a six mili hike, 612 to 594. - Vassar voters defeated a proposal for 2.5 new milis, 560 to 516. - Merrill residents approved a 3.5 mili renewal, 236 to 75. - St. Charles accepted a three mili renewal, 254 to 83. - Birch Run axed a 5.95 new millage request, 374 to 144. - Frankenmuth voters approved renewal of a 10.85 levy, 303 to 251. - Ówengage residents said no to a six mili renewal and two new milis, 208 to 189. - Harper Woods voters rejected two separate proposals for two-mill levies. - Branch County voters said yes to both 3.9 new milis, 2,103 to 1,914, and to a $1.9 million bond issue, 2,051 to 1,899. - Clintondale voters defeated a five mili increase for five years. - Gibralter defeated a three mili proposal for school operations. -New Haven approved 4.5 milis for building, but rejected a four mili hike to restore prevoius cuts.