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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Nov 05, 1968

Page

6

Rafferty Attacks Polls In California Senate Bid

Rafferty campaigns across five California cities predicting a Cranston landslide loss by 250000 votes. He accuses polls of inaccuracy and defends free speech while criticizing Cranston and Eldridge Cleaver. He backs Nixon’s California victory and rails against media suppression. Rafferty travels Sacramento to San Diego by air.

Diego Reican Max Rafferty U.S. Senate Alan Cranston Rafferty Cranston Eldridge Cleaver Oakland Richard M. Nixon California Berkeley Fresno Ontario San Diego Senate Vietnam Johnson

Wallace Predicts Victory With 285 Electoral Votes

George C. Wallace, after a final rally in Atlanta with Gov. Lester Maddox, claims a nationwide win with 285 electoral votes. He predicts victory tonight, asserts electors will decide if no 270 vote total is reached, and says he will not leverage deals with Nixon or Humphrey.

Wallace Home Montgomery Ala Alabama George C. Wallace Atlanta Lester Maddox Richard M. Nixon Hubert H. Humphrey Wallace Nixon Humphrey Georgia State Capitol

Cranston Reflects on Peace After Senate Campaign Ends

In Los Angeles on Monday, Alan Cranston spoke of ending the campaign with focus on peace and arms control. He urged a careful withdrawal from Vietnam, replacement of the draft with a volunteer force, and improvements to domestic policing and funding. Cranston dismissed Rafferty as a liar and defended his stance on a campus lecture by Eldridge Cleaver.

Cranston Los Angeles Alan Cranston U.S. Senate Hubert Humphrey Immaculate Heart Colege Loyola University Law School Max Rafferty Immaculate Heart Loyola Vietnam South Vietnam Palo Alto Stanford University Dinkelspiel Auditorium Cleaver Robert F. Kennedy San Jose Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe

State Demo Chairman Sees Sweeping Win

San Francisco California Democratic Party chairman predicted a landslide victory Tuesday from top of the ticket down. He said Nixon could not win a majority of electoral votes and forecast Democrats carrying New York Massachusetts Texas and other big states. Humphrey would win California's 40 electoral votes by seven to eight percent. He said Alan Cranston in strong position against Max Rafferty.

Richard M. Nixon California Rafferty Washington Smoghound Ontario Lyn Nofziger Cranston Chico Wallace Dick Smith Madison Square Garden Cincinnati San Francisco UPI Democratic Party Roger Boas Richard Nixon Boas New York Massachusetts Texas Hubert H. Humphrey Alan Crnston Max Rafferty Superintendent of Public Instruction

AEC Sets Off Nevada Blast

Las Vegas reports the Atomic Energy Commission conducted a low intermediate yield nuclear test at Yucca Flats. The detonation occurred in a 1980 foot hole and released no detectable radiation above ground, with a yield between 20 000 and 200 000 tons of TNT.

Las Vegas Yucca Flats Atomic Energy Commission AEC

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