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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1972

Page

2

Election results by district with early counts and leaders

Partial results show district by district tallies for candidates and officials including Paul Diefenbach and Lawrence Goldstein leading in the 1st district, various district counts in others, and propositions with yes no tallies on election dates salaries recalls and vacancies. Names include Diefenbach Goldstein Mirabile Phillips Walker Hell May McDowell Puschan Simon Nieto Jolley Wade Sharp Dalton Morgan Varichak Bohnenkamp Carroll Salsman Rubley Kemp Walker and city offices Poppler Courson Hess Perry Starr Strader Weiss among others. Proposition tallies cover dates salaries water appointments recall and school vacancies with yes and no counts.

Paul W. Diefenbach Lawrence L. Goldstein Dolly D. Lawrence Louis Carl Mirabile Don Phillips Frank H. Walker Berd Bond (Inc Elvert KE. Hermon Janet EK. Jolley Olivia E. Nieto Jan Hell Don May L. W. McDowell George M. Puschan Renee B. Simon T. J. Clark Inc Samuel J. Kuras Edwin W. Wade Jack W. Bentley Richard L. Brown Ann Richards David Daniel Turner J. H. Wilson Vance A. Hardy J. Patrick McGuiness James F. Price BU Districe B. F. Critchley, Inc Ben Bohnenkamp Wesley D. Carroll, Jr Melvin D. Salsman George Williams Russ Rubley Fine Larry N. Jones Albert W. Kemp, Jr Vina G. Walker Philip E H. Poppler Leonard Putnam M. T. Courson Roger Hess James L. Perry St, Starr, (Inc Paul D. Strader Maurice Weiss Water Department

Long Beach voters reject school seat appointments and raise

In incomplete returns from 44 percent of 427 precincts, Long Beach residents defeated Proposition 7 to fill School Board vacancies by election, and Proposition 3 to raise city council salaries. Propositions 1 2 4 and 6 passed, while 5 and 3 failed on turnout data.

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Computer glitches slow Long Beach municipal primary tally

Ballot cards supplied by the state were too thin and bent through the counting computer causing jams and incomplete punches. Voters failed to cleanly punch circles leaving hanging pieces, delaying results into the early morning. Observers tracked the tally especially in Third Seventh and Ninth districts with several precincts delivering ballots by 8:24 p.m. at Precinct 205.

Long Beach

L B Council Races Show Tight Primaries In April Election

In the April 1970 special district election, L B Council races featured a tight contest in the 7th District with Wayne B. Sharp facing Ronald A. Morgan and Ted Dalton. Incumbent Joins a crowded runoff field across districts with candidates like Wes Carroll Jr, Russ Rubley, and party-appointed officials highlighted by Poppler’s death and Putnam’s continuing term.

Wayne B. Sharp Inc Ted Dalton Ronald A. Morgan Mike Varichak Sharp Russ Rubley Larry N. Jones Albert W. Kemp Jr Vina G Tobe” Walker

Painter Arrested in Rifle Slayings in Torrance Shop

Harbor Division detectives booked a 30-year-old Torrance area auto painting shop employee, Eugene McFarland, after he surrendered at his Los Angeles apartment with Lt. A. E. Schubach leading the inquiry. The shop manager and assistant manager were shot to death at the Earl Schiebe auto painting shop on 22708 S Western Ave.

Harbor Division Torrance Area Eugene McFarland Harbor A. E. Schubach McFarland Los Angeles Earl Schiebe Western Ave

Assembly panel backs adult sexual freedom bill in heated hearing

In Sacramento a state Assembly Criminal Justice Committee approved a bill by Willie L Brown Jr. to legalize all forms of sexual conduct between consenting adults. The vote was 52 for after testimony by psychiatrists who argued many adults would be felons under current law, while opponents warned of public nuisance in jails and prisons. Brown and Sheriff’s Capt. Albert Lebas clashed during the hearing, and lawmakers heard from experts from UC San Francisco and UCLA.

Sacramento UPI Assembly Criminal Justice Committee Los Angeles Willie L. Brown Jr San Francisco Brown Albert E. Lebas Lebas Assemblymen Herbert Vandervoort University of California At San Francisco Richard Green UCLA Assembly Robert Beverly Manhattan Beach Robert W. Crown Alameda Alan Steroty Beverly Hills John L. Miller Berkeley Yvonne Brathwaite Carlos J. Moorhead Tilendale Frank Murphy Jr Santa Cruz

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Jan Hall Starf Tom Shaw Waler Commission Hermosa Ave L.B. Council Edward F.cruchley Sth Wesley D. Carroll Western Kraft Corp Atty. Putnam Phillip B. Poppler Memorial Hospital Putnam Poppler Courson John R. Mansell James T. Starr Starr Oks Green Carl Anderson California Peace Officers Association Charles R. Gross Endron Menat OF Arzowaine Collins and Aikman Encror Lakewood Blvd Lakewood Center Howry W. Euclid Anchsim Huntington Beach Center Huntington Brock
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