California Returns Boost Reagan Brown in Landslide
Ronald Reagan and Jerry Brown won decisive California primaries on Tuesday. Reagan captured 66 percent to 34 percent over Ford in the Republican race, securing 167 delegates. Brown won about 75 percent in the Democratic contest, taking 280 delegates and topping Carter by a wide margin. Brown argued he can beat Carter and staged a public rally with family and party leaders.
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Nuclear safeguard plan rejected by big margin
California voters defeated the nuclear power safety initiative by a large margin while approving charity bingo legalization and striking tax measures.
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Californians Return All Incumbents to Legislature in Primary
California voters reelected all incumbents in the state Legislature with several key figures advancing. Sen Randolph Collier D Yreka and Assemblyman John Miller D Oakland won re nominations amid intra party contests. A separate special election saw John Foran D San Francisco beat Republican Bruce Makar. Bonds for schools failed while a property tax deferment measure passed. Prop 15 to phase out nuclear plants was defeated by about two to one with 34 percent in favor and 66 percent against.
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Long Beach City Charter Amendments Approved
Long Beach voters approved charter changes including a special election for 10 vacant Board of Education seats and residency and term adjustments for city officials. The measures were wrapped up and tallied at the city hall, with final counts reported.
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Carter Gains Key Endorsements As Nomination Hopes Rise
Democratic front runner Jimmy Carter picked up new support from former rivals including Governor George Wallace and Mayor Richard J. Daley as he neared the 1,505 delegate threshold. Sen. Henry M. Jackson also signaled backing, potentially delivering up to 502 more delegates and pushing Carter over the nomination line.
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Transit plan beaten across county in rail proposal defeat
Los Angeles County voters rejected Propositions R and T, a $5.8 billion plan for a 233‑mile county rail network funded by a half‑cent sales tax. Proposition R failed 39.37 percent yes to 40.62 percent, and Proposition T went down 60.35 percent to 39.65 percent, thwarting Supervisor Baxter Ward's Sunset Coast Line. Opponents criticized rigidity and high cost with uncertain ridership and long construction time.
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Dame Sybil Thorndike Dies at 93 in London
British actress Dame Sybil Thorndike, whose stage career spanned 72 years, dies in London at age 93. Page references noted for the obituary and related items across the edition.
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Weather Tonight and Thursday in LB Area
Tonight and Thursday forecast cloudy with a chance of showers. LB area low 58, high 70. Mountains cloudy with showers possible and windy, low 38. Gusty winds, cooler conditions expected.
Tunney and Hayakawa vie for California Senate seat
California voters head to the polls in November as Sen. John Tunney faces former protester and college president Tom Hayden in the Democratic race. In the GOP, 69 year old J. Hayakawa easily defeated three rivals to lead. Final counts show tight competition among Hayden, Tunney, and Finch with Bell and Harmer trailing.
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Lungren Wins GOP Nomination In 34th District Contest
Mark W. Lungren, 29, a Long Beach lawyer, edges Bill Bond and Art Jacobson to win the Republican nomination for the 34th District. Hannaford leads in Long Beach-area race with 65,491 votes while Bond and Jacobson trail. In the adjacent district Glenn Anderson, 63, easily secures renomination. Republican Clifford Young, unopposed, advances to a runoff.
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California Republican presidential results reported by AP
The Associated Press reports California GOP results with Reagan leading Ford. Reagan gathers about 1,511,401 votes or 68 percent across 23,818 of 24,086 precincts, with 167 delegates allocated to Reagan and 34 to Ford.
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Van de Kamp Wins County DAs Office With 51.8 Percent
District Attorney John Van de Kamp defeats rival Vincent Bugliosi and four other candidates to secure about 51.8 of the vote and avoid a runoff. Final tallies show Van de Kamp 911,476. Bugliosi 634,257. others Howard 79,302 Friedenberg 69,110 Smith 41,894 Denny 26,553.
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