CDC Battles for Its Life on Three Fronts
The California Democratic Council faces a three front crisis in 1964 with an internal revolt described as a civil war. It must defeat Republicans, secure its endorsed candidate in primaries, and quell a post convention rebellion. Led by Tom Carvey, CDC has a history of election victories and now contends with Pierze Salinger forces and a pivotal senatorial race.
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California Democratic Council
CDC
Christian Science Monitor
California
Newsweek
Long Beach
Alan Cranston
The
Clair Engle
Pierze Salinger
Salinger
Cranston
Tom Carvey
Sam Yorty
Los Angeles
Democrats Defeat GOP Poverty Bill Move In House Panel
Democrats on the House Education and Labor Committee blocked a Republican bid to scale down the anti-poverty bill, voting 198 along party lines to keep a centralized program. The panel approved 17 amendments, mostly minor, including a job training corps for women aged 16 to 22 with a prior redesign. Also reported: a fatal two-car crash near Carmi, Illinois, and separate shipyard accidents in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, including a worker electrocuted during Polaris submarine preparations.
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Washington
House Education and Labor Committee
Sargent Shriver
Two Die as Light Plane Crashes Near Columbus
Two Denver men died and three others were injured when a light plane crashed in a stubble field about a half mile east of the Columbus airport in Nebraska. Deceased are Herb Louis Jr. 45 and Roger Hobart Evans, both of Denver. Injured are Norman Emoch Jim Shetron and Walter Boener the pilot, all of Denver, in satisfactory condition at a Columbus hospital.
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Denver
Columbus
Sheriffs Office
Herb Louis Jr
Roger Hobart Evans
Norman Emoch
Jim Shetron
Walter Boener
Enver
Governor Brown Suggests Admission Charge for New Governor’s Mansion
Sacramento reports Gov. Brown floated charging admission to the existing governor’s mansion to fund a new home. Speaking after addressing a California Congress of Parents and Teachers convention, he said the 5,000 delegates visiting the old mansion drew four-block traffic, inspiring the idea.
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Brown
Calfornia Congress of Parents and Teachers
Victorious Joan Flies In After World Flight Finish
Volcano Etna eruption and an escort by Coast Guard accompanied Joan Merriam Smith as she completed a 27 000 mile solo round the world flight landing in Oakland California then headed to Municipal Airport for a 1130 am reception A large crowd awaited her in Oakland where Mayor Edwin W Wade Steday planned to honor her with a walnut and silver trophy Her flight began March 17 from Hawaii and included a dramatic near miss near Etna with lava flows adding tension to the final leg She quipped to reporters This is a helluva way to lose weight and the day ended with a celebratory reception and continued coverage on page A 6 column 1
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Long Beach
Joan Merriam Smith
Oakland
George Vukasin
Oakland Jaycee
Municipal
Mrs. Smith
Edwin W. Wade Steday
Tideland Oil Bill Advances
SACRAMENTO The Long Beach Tidelands oil compromise bill cleared its first committee hurdle Tuesday. It earmarks up to 250 million dollars for Long Beach shoreline projects and estimates 1.7 billion dollars in future oil revenues for the state treasury. The Senate Governmental Efficiency Committee added amendments to broaden reach across other regions, sending the bill to the Senate Finance Committee for a fiscal review before a floor vote later in the week. Only three senators opposed the final measure.
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Long Beach Tidelands
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Senate Governmental Efficiency Committee
Senate Finance
Senate
James Mills
San Diego
Mulford
Assembly
Ways and Means
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Cranston Accused of Shakedown in Senate Probe
California Senator Alan Cranston faced a Senate resolution alleging he received heavy political contributions from inheritance tax appraisers appointed by him. Senator Jack Schrade charged possible duplicate accounts to fund expenses, while Cranston denied any misconduct and called the move a partisan attack.
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Alan Cranston
Jack Schrade
R-Del. Mar
Taid Cranston
Clair Engle
D-Calif
Schrade
Senate
Stanley Mask
Ind
Mask
San Francisco
Cranston
State
Fred Farr
Carmel
Clark L. Bradley
San Jose
Angels fall to Athletics in bloodless hunt tale
The Warren Independent notes the days of seal hunting linger in modern times with a bloodless angle while reporting the Angels’ 6 2 loss to the Athletics and an Error beating the Dodgers 3 2.
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Angels
Athletics
Dodgers
Goldwater Wins Nebraska Primary Narrowly with Write-Ins
Goldwater leads Nebraska GOP primary with about 50 percent of votes while write-ins including Nixon and Lodge split remaining ballots. Rockefeller dominates West Virginia GOP gubernatorial race with roughly 62 percent as no Democratic presidential contest exists in either state.
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Barry Goldwater
Nebraska
Richard Nixon
Henry Cabot Lodge
West Virginia
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Rockefeller
New York
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Arizona
Nixon
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South Viet Nam
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
Margaret, Chase Smith
Maine
George Wallace
Alatama
Harold Stassen
Philadelphia
George Romney
Michigan
Roman Hruska
Pohnson
No MWD Slash in River Use
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California refused a U S demand to cut Colorado River diversions by 10 percent. Board members said the cut would worsen supply for nine million residents and unnecessary for a region already facing drought, noting storage priority for power is subordinate to domestic and agricultural needs.
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Metropolitan Water District
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Bureau
Boulder City
New
Aiong
California
Arizona
Secretary of the Interior
Stewart
Udall
Lake Powell
Jensen
Epperson Arrested on Wife-Beating Charge
In Sacramento a man named Jack P. Epperson 46 was arrested at Memorial Hospital after his wife Velma lay in a coma from injuries. He faced a history tied to two 1963 murder trials involving his former business partner Riley Lee. Police report he and Velma had been drinking heavily before the incident.
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Jack P. Epperson
Efit
Belhurst Avé
Memorial Hospital
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Compton College
Riley Lee
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S. Locust Ave
Compton
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Your Heart Series Debuts Next Week In The Independent
The Independent presents a 12 part series by AP science writer Alton Blakeslee and Dr Jeremiah Stamler to investigate heart disease the nations top killer with daily tolls of 1400 victims and 500 deaths from strokes The series begins Monday in this newspaper under the title Your Heart Has Nine Lives and will explain how heart disease works and how to avoid it.
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Associated Press
Alton Blakeslee
Jeremiah Stamler
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