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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1968
Page
9
A new fundraising drive was launched in California to support the Hubert H. Humphrey campaign. The effort aims to bolster a finance-plagued campaign and provide a much needed boost to Humphrey's statewide visibility.
Dr Walter H Judd former Minnesota congressman will address a dinner for James B Utt in Orange at the Orange County Medical Association building. Attendees include State Sen John G Schmitz and Assemblyman Robert E Badham with Dr Malcolm C Todd presiding. Tickets are 25 dollars and the event funds a Humphrey campaign rally on Oct 24 at Shrine Auditorium.
In Sacramento Humphrey campaign managers press for momentum in California with limited funds amid Democratic disarray. Leon Cooper leads a hopeful but hampered effort as Nixon dominates state campaigning and party factions waver between McCarthy and Kennedy supporters.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey fund raise efforts face a cash shortage. Democratic Committee treasurer Robert Short says the party is poorer than 1964 and in debt after Chicago, with campaign costs near 10 million dollars. Aimed fundraising and dinners in major cities will try to cover deficits, while both parties face a $3 million ceiling per multi state committee.
Twenty five Mar Vista Venice area school children form the first child ren crime committee to aid the police by acting as eyes and ears. They will hold meetings pass out literature and invite friends to join under the mayor's crime committee and adopt a police mascot for their schools.
Political meetings support the elections of Hubert H Humphrey Alan Cranston and Chet Holifield in the Long Beach area. Humphrey campaign kick off at 10 a.m. at 222 E Ocean Blvd. Cranston workshop starts 9 30 a.m. at 202 E Ocean. Holifield open house Sunday 3 6 p.m. at 20410 Harvest Ave Lakewood.
Third party presidential candidate George Wallace concentrates campaign in California facilities with speeches to aerospace workers at Aerojet General Downey TRW Systems Redondo Beach and Hughes Aircraft Culver City. His running mate Curtis LeMay expected to depart for Vietnam. Wallace arrives in California Sunday for an afternoon Cow Palace speech in San Francisco and heads to San Diego Monday before Los Angeles rally night.
A sports car crashed into a power pole in Fountain Valley late Friday injuring one occupant and plunging a wide area into darkness. The collision occurred near Warner and Greenleaf avenues and officials blocked the intersection as they investigated.
A blaze hit the Cal State Towel and Uniform Co on South Main Street causing about 90000 dollars in damage. Fire crews battled the flames and left the scene after bringing the fire under control.
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