Election Night Dinners Mark Long Beach Returns
Long Beach area candidates gathered in homes, restaurants, and campaign HQs to await results. Notables included Sen George Deukmejian at Captain's Inn with his wife and Vincent Thomas celebrating his 21st wedding anniversary in San Pedro.
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George Deukmejian
Gloria
Captain's Inn
Long Beach Marina
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Senate
Captain’s Inn
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San Pedro
Vincent Thomas
Holy Trinity School
Craig Hosmer
Edgewater Inn
Woody Smith
Lakewood
Smith
Mike Cullen
Hosmer
Art Gottlieb
Gottlieb
Long Beach
Arrest Militant Group at Compton City Hall Fracas
Six militants described as members of the People's Political Party were arrested at Compton City Hall after a 4:15 p.m. disturbance. Police booked Joseph Henry Johnson, his wife Linda, Mary Jane Moren, Harold Leroy Austin, Delores Williams, and James Earl Andrews on election code violations and assault on an officer after they refused to provide addresses.
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Compton City Hall
S. Willowbrook
Joseph Henry Johnson
Linda
Mary Jane Moren
Harold Leroy Austin
Delores Williams
James Earl Andrews
The
People’s Political Party
Orange County Returns Show Nixon Lead In Presidential Race
Vote totals from 212 of 1,302 precincts indicate Nixon Agnew with about 58 thousand votes versus Humphrey Muskie around 22 thousand and Wallace Griffin roughly 5.6 thousand. Local congressional and state races also appear with multiple incumbents and challengers across 25th to 35th districts, including assembly and state leadership contests.
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Nixon-Agnew
Humphrey-Muskie
Wallace-Griffin
Terry
PF V.P
Assembly Races Highlight L.A. Area Returns
In the Los Angeles area, incumbents lead in multiple districts. Robert E. Stevens wins in the 25th, Carley Porter holds a near-safe margin, Robert Beverly leads the 46th, Floyd Wakefield and Leon Ralph advance, Joe Gonzalves and Larry Townsend show strong shows, Vincent Thomas faces mild challenges.
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Robert E. Stevens
West
Los Angeles
Joe Reichmann
AIP
al Dowd
William L. Edwards
Leon Ralph
Ben Perry
Joe Gonsalves
John
Bud) Zimmerman
C. Joy Cook
Larry Townsend
Torrance
Fred Fredericks
Lilian A. McDonald
Vincent Thomas
Paul R. Lookinland
Two New Judges Elected in Los Angeles Races
With about one-fifth of precincts reporting, voters chose two new Superior Court judges. Noel Cannon won re election to Municipal Court despite criticism, leading Malcolm H. Mackey 113305 to 84315. Thomas Griffith Jr defeated Joan Klein for Office No 5 199774 to 183464. Harold J. Ackerman led Warren H. Biscaluz for Office No 21 229986 to 158018.
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Los Angeles
Superior Court
Noel Cannon
Cannon
Malcolm H. Mackey
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Thomas L. Griffith Jr
Joan Dempsey Klein
Harold J. Ackerman
Warren H. Biscailuz
Orange County GOP Holds Early Leads in Key Races
Early returns show Nixon leading Humphrey by nearly three to one and Max Rafferty ahead of Cranston by about two to one in the U S Senate race. In the 34th District Richard T. Hanna trails, while James Utt leads for his ninth term. Long Beach and El Monte Republicans show strong showings in the 32nd and 25th districts as Cory fights Ne Tampa.
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Alan Cranston
Hayes
Long Beach
Barcus-Berry
Mr. Cranston
Mr. Hanna
State College
Orange County
Humphrey
Max Rafferty
U.S
Senate
Richard T. Hanna
James B. Utt
Santa Ana
Thomas Lenhart
Tustin
Craig Hosmer
Arthur Gottlieb
Charles E. Wiggins
el Monte
Keith Shirey
Kenneth Cory
Garden Grove
Bruce Netande
Anaheim
Robert H. Burke
Huntington Beach
Jim Bentson
Sunset Beach
Robert E. Badham
Newport Beach
Frank Raczek
James Whetmore
la Habra
Gordon T. Shepard
Orange County Voters Defeat Most State Local Measures
Early returns show Orange County defeating 6 of 10 state issues and 11 of 14 local measures. Propositions 1-A and 9 face narrow to wide losses, while Huntington Beach and Anaheim areas reject multiple school and city bonds. Some items like a city attorney charter amendment and tax overrides survive by slim margins.
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Orange County
Huntington Beach
Anaheim
Santa Ana Unified
Tustin Union High
Fountain Valley
Collision Between Dump Truck and Horse Ends With Horse Victory
In Wallingford Vermont a dump truck collided with a horse. The horse escaped with minor bruises while the truck sustained over 1000 dollars in damage.
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Wallingford
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