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- Services of Mead Data Central © ° PAGE. 12, 106TH ORY of Level i printed in FUL. Format. Copyright (c) 1986 The New York Times Company; The New York Times October 26, 1986, Sunday, Late City Final Edition SECTION: Section 1;. Part 1, Page 1, Column 2; Metropolitan Desk LENGTH: 1122 words | HEADLINE: O'ROURKE, IN NEW DISPUTE, MAY QUIT TV DEBATE BYLINE: By ROBERT D. McFADDEN BODY: Andrew P. O'Rourke, the Republican candidate for governor, said yesterday t that he would withdraw from a televised debate with Governor Cuomo if the Candidate of the New Alliance Party, which he accused of extremist views, participates. sete Mr. O'Rourke, who for weeks had pressed the Governor to debate him, was joined in his threatened withdrawal by the Right to Life candidate, Denis E. Dillon. The New Alliance candidate was included in the debate at Mr. Cuomo's behest. Charges of Racism The threatened withdrawals raised the prospect that Governor Cuomo, the ol. Democratic candidate, and Dr. Lenora 8. Fulani of the small New Alliance Party ie would be alone on stage for one of the two major debates of the campaign, a as 90-ainute confrontation to be televised from Albany aver nine public ws broadcasting stations at 7 P.M. next Saturday. fr. Cuomo, Mr. O'Rourke and Mr. ae Dillon are also scheduled to debate at The New York Times Thursday. wih ibid ete rhe: i Debate over holding debates has been the most prominent feature of a campaign notably devoid of issues. Mr. O'Rourke has sometimes appeared with a cardboard ; cutout of Mr. Cuomo to stress the absence of debate. Mr. Cuomo, who has campaigned little, agreed Wednesday to the two debates after dropping his insistance that Nr. O'Rourke disclose clients he represented while he was a Westchester legislator. Yesterday, however, the ‘campaign abruptly came to life. In a series of statements and telegrams that were the sharpest exchanges to date, the four candidates lobbed charges and countercharges, issued objections and denials and referred repeatedly to racism, anti-Semitism and other extremist views. eimai aerate Asked if the Governor might withdraw his request for Dr. Fulani's participation, a Cuomo spokesman, Gary Fryer, said, ''We really couldn't 3 withdraw it if we wanted to,'' and added that Mr. O'Rourke ‘isn't interested in ij ' debating - he's: interested: din talking about debating. fie WP | at the center of the fracas was the Wl Miiieece party, gigueeane ty the Anti-Defamation League 6% wrth ae tertis mun tint Bisac “PoPuerly and an of re: R : £.yradon bee che Jr., the unor thedex politician, when Tarourhe was a leftist in the 1970's. New Alliance now supports the leader of. the Nation of Islam, Lewis BEST COPY AVAILABLE? 1S’ NEXIS LEXIS NEXIS