Unruh Slams Reagan Veto of Open California Primary
Assembly Speaker Jesse Unruh criticized Gov. Reagan's veto of an open California presidential primary. The measure would have let voters choose among recognized candidates, challenging Reagan’s sole entry as the Republican favorite son. The veto cited risks of party division and forced campaign choices.
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Reagan
Assembly
Jesse Unruh
Gov. Reagan
California
Richard Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
Rafferty vows to clean house in Washington and stress simple moral issues
Dr. Max Rafferty addressing 300 Republicans in Long Beach urged moral clarity in this 1968 campaign. He argued that major issues are simple and attacked campus unrest and selective law obedience while proposing federal grants hinge on campus control. He noted Billy Graham as the model candidate, though he pledged to cleanse government if elected.
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Max Rafferty
Long Beach
Rafferty
U.S. Senate
Dr. Rafferty
Rev
Billy Graham
Rev. Graham
America
John Dillinger
al Capone
California Opens Adjusted Open Book Driver License Test
Sacramento reports the state completed a tuned-up experimental open book driver license test. The exam, rewritten to mirror the Motor Vehicle Code closer, aims to ease passage and uses multiple choice questions in sequence with the code booklet.
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Sacramento
UPS
Verne Orr
Reagan Signs Ghetto Home Loan Measure
Gov. Ronald Reagan signed a landmark bill to give lenders tax incentives for funding home loans to low income families in ghetto areas. The measure, authored by Rep. William Campbell, aims to attract private funds from banks and savings institutions to expand minority housing and reduce loan costs for borrowers.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
William Campbell
Reagan
Torrance Tot Killed by Speeding Car
A three year old Torrance girl Vicky Marie Spurlock was struck in front of her home by a speeding car and died at Little Company of Mary Hospital. A 17 year old youth is held on manslaughter charges.
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Torrance
Vicky Marie Spurlock
West 230Th Place
James
Mary Spurlock
Little Company of Mary Hospital
Reagan Veto Hits Water Bill Over Recreation Policy
Senator McCarthy of San Rafael calls Reagan veto of the recreation and water development bill penny wise and pound foolish. The veto blocked directing the State Water Resources Department to weigh recreation needs in land acquisition for flood control and water development.
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Reagan
Sacramento
John P. McCarthy
San Rafael
Ronald Reagan
McCarthy
State Water Resources Department
Turnabout in Property Tax Policy
California School Boards Association endorses a statewide property tax to equalize burdens and guarantee educational funding. Joseph M. Brooks calls it a dramatic policy shift from local taxes and urges Gov Reagan to add the issue to next month’s special legislative session agenda.
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Sacramento
California School Boards Association
Joseph M. Brooks
Association
Brooks
California
Gov. Reagan
Huntington Beach man seeks ban on Communist candidates in California
Vern Stejskal of Huntington Beach launches a drive to outlaw Communist organizations and bar Communist Party members from public office. He aims to push state lawmakers to pass such laws or pursue a 1970 ballot initiative. He notes prior Communist candidates and mentions Ben Dobbs of the Southern California Communist Party running in Torrance-San Pedro.
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Minnesota
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
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Kennedy
Reagan
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
New Hampshire
Nebraska
Oregon
California
Communist Party
Huntington Beach
Vern Stejskal
Tangiers
Committee To Outlaw
Stejskal
Ben Dobbs
Southern California Communist Party
Torrance-San Pedro
Peace and Freedom Party
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