Hadler, Faber, Thomas Score Big Victories

City Council ward primaries yesterday- which took a back seat to the hotly-contested Republican mayoral race - resulted in victories of landslide proportions for three candidates. Attorney Norris J. Thomas had little difficulty taking the Democratie nomination from carpenter Paul L. Spann in the First Ward, capturing 732 votes to 265 for Spann. Incumbent Democrat Robert G. Faber got off to a shaky start in the Second Ward but overéame challenger David Bloom by a vote of 534 to 279, while Republican Richard A. Hadier piled up a near two to one mrgin in defeating Ronald T. West in the Fourth Ward, 1,384 to 698. Thomas won in six of the First Ward's seven precincts, while Faber took three of four in the Second Ward and Hadier seven of eight precincts in the Fourth Ward. I Running unopposed in the election, Edwajtf P. Rutka polled 666 Republican votes in the First Ward, Republican Don I W-. Robinson received 643 votes in the Second Ward, and Democrat Gilbert B. I Lee received 405 votes in the Fourth I Ward. I There were no ward primaries in the I Third or Fifth Warrls Democrat Nelsonl K. Meade and Republican Peter Wrightl will face each other in the April electionl in the Third Ward, while Republicanl Jóhn D. McCormick meets Democratl Donald I. Warren in the Fifth Ward I election. Yestèrday's voter turnout, based onj the votes cast for mayor, was 30.7 per I cent (12,576 of 40,900 registered voters). 1 The First Ward had the lowest turnout I with 23.5 per cent, while the highest I came in the Fourth Ward which I terd a 39.8 per cent vote. Other totals I were 33.9 per cent in the Second Ward, I 27.7 per cent in the Third, and 37.3 per cent in the Fifth. Faber, seeking his second term on council, met some strong opposition in the Second Ward's heavy "student precincts." He lost in the First Precinct, with Bloom takng 139 votes to his 94. I The Second Precinct was close with I Faber taking 112 to Bloom's 103. However, outside of the student I cincts Faber fared well. He compiled a I 153 to 28 vote margin in the Third I cinct and overwhelmed his opponent in I the Fourth Precinct, 153 to 7. Thomas and Hadier by and large I I enjoyed substantial margins in the I I cincts they won. Republicans today are talking I I tically of taking four of the five ward (continued on next page) I