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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1972
Page
2
Complete unofficial results show council races by district with names and vote totals, and propositions with YES NO tallies. Attorney and city official races also listed along with public measure outcomes across districts in the Long Beach primary.
Incumbent council members held sway as Raymond C. Kealer retired. Don Phillips won first place with 51.6 percent, forcing a runoff against Paul W. Diefenbagh who had 15.7 percent. Seven charter amendments failed, including salaries for councilmen and nonresident appointment limits. Ballot counting delays kept second-place results in doubt. Vice Mayor Bert Bond led district votes with 65 percent and Olivia Nieto will challenge him in June. In the 7th District, Wayne B. Sharp led with 35 percent, facing Ronald A. Morgan who had 31 percent.
The Price Commission ordered Super Valu Stores Inc to reduce prices to offset overcharges and refund triple the amount in question, with Servomation also forced to lower prices to correct overcharges. The actions cited improper margin inflation and unapproved price hikes across multiple states. Separate political results covered include local council races with Janes H. Wilson winning the Bth District seat and other candidates advancing in the Sth and 8th Districts as the city heads toward a wider election.
Fire crews responded to a blaze at 1145 N McKinley Ave in Compton early today destroying Morgan Tower and Supply Co. The one story brick and frame building measured 16 by 60 feet. Six Compton Fire Department companies plus two county units battled the fire for over 45 minutes with no injuries reported.
In Nebraska and West Virginia, Humphrey leads nonbinding presidential ballots while McGovern gains in Nebraska as Omaha area backing and late results shape outcomes. Wallace trails in Nebraska and West Virginia while Nixon sweeps Nebraska’s Republican vote. other state races show mixed delegate prospects and campaign rhetoric.
Long Beach municipal primary counting dragged into the early morning as voters failed to punch cards fully and ballot cards were of inadequate thickness. Only about a third of ballots were tallied by midnight, with jams and hanging marks noted, while officials blamed card quality and stray marks for slow processing.
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