65 Percent Turnout Predicted in California Election
AP reports California voters likely reach about 65 percent turnout as 38 congressional seats and many state races loom. Dem Gov. Edmund G. Brown faces Mayor Samuel W. Yorty, while Republicans Ronald Reagan and George Christopher compete for the GOP nomination. Los Angeles County hosts most races with 14 new senatorial districts drawing a flood of candidates, though several incumbents in local offices appear secure.
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California Voters Probe War Stance In Primary Ballot
Californians vote Tuesday to protest the Vietnam War across the ballot. Campaigns opposing the war include Dr. Carl B. Goodlett in the governor’s race and Willard Harper seeking state superintendent, with other antiwar figures in congressional races from Berkeley to Southern California. Bond issues on the ballot include hospital, school, and water district bonds.
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Both Sides Hit Ballots For Fakery
Los Angeles area fake sample ballots drew sharp criti cism from Republicans and Democrats. District attorneys in Los Angeles and Orange counties ordered investigations into counterfeit ballots resembling official samples with candidate marks. Orange County DA Kenneth Williams, a Republican, said his office would probe the mailings by Benjamin & Hite. Democratic officials alleged the actions violated state election law and undermined voters.
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Boy Scout Dies After Fall From Gibraltar Rock
Walnut Creek AP report details the death of Gordon Craig, 13, a Boy Scout with Troop 15 in Piedmont, who fell about 68 feet while climbing Gibraltar Rock in Mount Diablo State Park on a Saturday. The incident prompted warnings against climbing from posted boulder signs and mentions of ballots bearing unfamiliar political group names.
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Meredith Marches Toward Mississippi Line in Tennessee
Memphis dispatch reports James Meredith halted about a half mile from the Mississippi line as marchers rested in Tennessee. He plans to resume the walk toward Oxford while urging Negro voter registration amid dozens of whites observing and a small group of supporters accompanying him.
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Mississippi primary marks shift as Negro vote grows
In Jackson Mississippi the upcoming party primary hinges on a rising Black electorate now about 190000 strong, up from 60000 three years ago. Poll taxes are eliminated and Republicans run first congressional primary since 1940s. notable figures include Prentiss Walker and John Near monitoring voting day.
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