Armor Vacancy on Board Draws 35 Applications

A surprising 35 persons applied for the West San Fernando Valley seat on the Los Angeles Board of Education that became vacant after the resignation of David Armor, school district officials announced Wednesday.

The crowded field was led by former school board member Tom Bartman. Bartman, whose decision last year not to run opened up the field for Armor’s election, is considered by some district officials to be the favorite to win the board appointment.

Last week, board members unanimously decided to appoint someone to fill the seat until the next regular school board election in June, 1987, instead of holding a special election. The board is scheduled to begin reviewing the applications Monday. The applications came from almost three times as many candidates as ran for the seat in last year’s election.

Three of the applicants are candidates whom Armor defeated--Elizabeth Ginsburg, who finished second, Betty Blake and Robert J. Worth.

Weintraub Adviser Applies

Also applying was Bunny Field, a close adviser to Roberta Weintraub, who represents the East Valley on the board. Fields is the producer of Weintraub’s weekly television show “School Beat.”

George St. Johns, administrative aide to state Sen. Ed Davis (R-Valencia), and Barbara Romey, an Armor confidante who was active in the fight to keep open Prairie Street School in Northridge, had previously announced that they would apply.

The other applicants are:

Jack Powell Alexander, James Bozajian, Isaiah Brooks, Eleanor Burton, Virginia T. Campbell, Sanford P. Paris, James M. Fischer, Nicholas Habib, Rebecca L. Hendricks, Alfred A. Heyman, Elaine Holzer, Michael Kaliczak, Arlene G. Kapner, Paul John Kliebert, Beverly G. Kuykendall, Cherl Lynn Mabey, Greg Messigian, Peter H. Peel, Joe Teel Perez, Moonyeen Powers, Peter Robinson, Arleen E. Saykally, Howard A. Samuels, Dana Sherman, Daniel B. Spitzer, Roger M. Tenn, Jess Weinstein and Shirley Whitney.