Rafferty Spot Ban Sparks Free Speech Clash in California
Max Rafferty accused Democrat Alan Cranston of suppressing free speech by pressuring stations to drop Rafferty ads linking Cranston to Eldridge Cleaver. Cranston and Haas denied threats while Rafferty claimed libel and defamation suits. Nofziger urged fair coverage. half the state’s outlets reportedly dropped the spot. Rafferty vowed to reform communications law if elected.
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Max Rafferty
U.S. Senate
Rafferty
Alan Cranston
Eldridge Cleaver
Lu Haas
Cranston
Haas
Lyn Nofziger
Federal Communications Commission
Cranston Appeals to Minority Voters in California Senate Bid
Democrat Alan Cranston campaigned across Long Beach and Los Angeles area neighborhoods appealing to minority groups and urging voter turnout. He spoke at rallies with Leonard Nimoy and Natalie Wood present, defended farm workers' grape boycott, and highlighted jobs and equality without harming others. His Republican rival Max Rafferty trailed in polls.
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Alan Cranston
U.S. Senate
Long Beach
Cranston
Los Angeles
Leonard Nemoy
Natalie Wood
United Farm Workers Organizing Committee
California
Washington Street Clash After Police Shooting Injures 15
Police used tear gas as riots erupted in a Washington ghetto after a white officer shot a Black woman. Fifteen people were seriously hurt, cars overturned, windows broken, and 12 arrests made. The officer, Pvt. Tommy Snow, reportedly broke an arm in the incident involving Nannie Haskins, 53, who was critically injured.
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Washington
UPI
Layton
Tommy L. Snow
Nannie Haskins
Washington Hospital
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