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Independent from Long Beach, California • 55

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Independenti
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Long Beach, California
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55
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Y' 'v 'V i v- i 1 -1, "4 A- ihociecaiT-rmniMAU-M -V iCx i- ror.muorj V. 'ii REGISTERED A' FOR ELECTION noosi CaU-- Horafana' art eligible to veto Nor. for governor and tha state's other constitutional a. recent canpeign BERT A. fe IVY BAKER VRBST campaign workers say bar mx does not appear to be ahandicapi a THE TREASURER'S office handled a flow of nearly $1 billion during tha.

last flsed year and is mapoosible for investment of state funds to earn the highest posrible Interest. 'Mrs. Priest is married to Beverly HDls realtor Sidney W. Stevens. One of her aides says rim would, if elected, "recommend a complete study of tha Job to let die people know what la taking place with their mossy and how the state funds are invested.

Mrs. Pried was tha first major candidate to announce for office; man than a year sha told bar andtancea, 1 think I can aafdy say that I have handled more money than any wooan In dm history of dm world." Bettri baric platform is "to continue those program and policies which over die past right yean havs demonstrated his ability to save and to earn tha maximum amount of money for all Ivy Baker Priist, whose name used to be on the na-tion's folding money, now-wants it lettered on the door of the GaBfonia state tree-suree'e office. Bert A. Betts wants his to stay there. Mrs.

Priest, a 61-yeawold Republican, aervad through the eight-year Eisenhower administration as treasurer of tha United States. That experience would hdp gtva California taxpayers a better ded for their money, through beat Investment of stats ftaata; contends. Batts; 43, a Democrat aaelriiig a third term, counters; "Comparing tha tactions of the- treasurer of tha United States and the California treasurer is like equating an dementaxy school arithmetic book with a text on integral calculus. The California treasurer per forms a greater number of, and far more complex, Jobs than tha UJS. treasurer," ha The party, breakdown shows 726597 Democrats, 3,350,990 RqiuMirana and 266281 who daclinad to stats a party pwferenca or Hated minor party ship.

Although Demarcate hdd a 566 to '462 edge in percentage of registered voters. Republicans msda dia biggest gains since the last dec tkm. The GOP added 166718 voters while Democrat registration dropped 17,2891 Log Angeles County, with a whopping 3,111,516 registered voten, led the stata Ahdrm County had the smallest registratiem, totality Just 255 voters. Despite their losses and GOP gains; Democrats led in registration in all hut four counties Alpine; Marin, Mpno and Orange. the Move i Californians.

HIS EXPERIENCE a an accountant bas'proxad of inestimable value in making decision! which save and earn tens of millions of dollars for Californians, ha says. Neither candidate had any primary election opposition. Then has bean little or no personal exchange between the candidates. If elected, Mrk Priest would be the first woman to bold a constitutional office in California, but her BETTS, a Diego accountant, and Ms wifa, Barbara, children with a 10th ad during election One of Mre. MariTs daughter Patrida, 27, le an actress on tha trieviaton, show, "Tha JL' son, Roy, 24.

a aw papetman recently drafted 1 into dm service. Sha haeA boom outgrow; Elect Californias new team CANDIDATES REAGAN and Brown work on busy with little time for a break. In top photo, Ronald Reagan, on a tour in downtown Long Beach, doesnt break stride as he gives statement to Political Editor Bob Houser. With Reagan is Arthur Guy. Long Beach Reagan -for -Governor chairman, in lowerphoto, Gov.

Brown walks through crowd of admirers during informal "rally fa Long Beach. a. I f. Senate Have First May 5 REMEMBER THE PRIMARY? HERE'S WHAT VOTERS DID Voters fat California faced the longest slate of candidates in history Trim they went to the polls In the June primary, election. Reeppoctkmmeot of ti State Senate opened die doom to noord number of Job eeekera.

The split the vote emongdie new faces made a place in California politica tor the years to come. Hero is a summary of the June election. GOVERNOR Brown .1411967 Reagan 1.8MB1 Gov. Edmund G. Brown's largest competition, in a field of six Democrats, came from Los Angeles Mayor.

Samuel W. Yorty. Yorty polled mm then 900,000 votes. 1 Former San Frimdsco Mayor George Christopher was dm only real throat to actor Ronald Reagan, but Reagan wop by a 2-1 margin. Three often were in the Republican primary for governor.

UEU1ENANT GOVERNOR Anderson Finch Glenn M. Anderson overcame a hard caiqpaign waged by Oceanside publisher, Thomas Braden, and newcomer to California politics, Lloyd Braden drew 622,715 votes; Hand, 513,008 on Democratic ticket Robert Jafag active in Republican politics; had little opposition from times candidates. SECRETARY OF STATE Jordan .1.186,761 IIIIMMlMMlillMI 0 I 'JL A Li Governor i 682JI16 Veteran secretary Frank M. Jordan had only one opponent on die Republican ticket, a political unknown. Busindasman Robert Wagner of South Pasadena tallied 331,671 -votes.

Democpt Noibert Schlei. a former asaiitant attorney general, but a political neophyte; battled in a field of seven, but won by a near 2-1 margin over the ywsnnj pluf mtMito. ATTORNEY GENERAL Lynch ease Ml M17A38 WiiUams 69914 Atty. Gen. Thmnu Lynch drew two opponents in the Democratic nee, but won by more tfaan a million votes.

Republican JSpencer Williams of Santa Chun County defeated two other' to win the nod. CONTROLLER .129169 I7MR Two cfaillengm faced Controller Alan Cranston in June; hot he ont-poDad them fay. LI million votes. AaromMyrnan Houston Flournoy of Claremont was in a fivaway riea on dm Republican tideet, narrowly defeating accountant Robert McDavid. California, which has hev- er had a Negro state sens-' tor, could have two "when the legislature convenes next January.

Assemblymen Mervyn M. D-Lbs Angeles, and William Byron Rum- ford, D-Berkeley, are strong -ly favored to win Senate mts created fay the 1965 legislative reapportionment Dymally, 40, a native of Trinidad and a four-year As- semMy veteran, is expected to rout Republican Cedi Murrell in the 29th District, which includes much of die riot-torn Watts ana. The district is 60' Negro and 80 Democratic factors strongly favorable to Dy- -mally. ROMFORD, 58, a nine-tenn Aasembly veteran, 'seeks the newly created 8th District Senate seat Less than half its registered vot-m ere an Negro, but the dis Strict hu a wrigbty Demo-S erotic registration Assemblyman Willie L. BroWn, Jri D-San Fnmciaco, a Negro, la expected to win ir second term easily over.

Republican challenger Jui- ius Kahn in In the 18th As-. isembly district -1 Ray Norton, a Negrp and former Olympic track star, 111' dm underdog against i Negro John J. Miller fat the 17m Assembly district bat Jtie( ii Berkeley. Miller is a Democrat Norton a Repuh Sikan in the district aRunfod Is giving up to try; for the Senate. i j- TWO POLITICAL' prote-gee toDymaHy'a BUL Greene and Leon Ralph both Negroes: and Demo 1 crats are running, for At aembly seats in Los Angeles Greened opponent in the 53ni Ditrict is Re- publican WQliam A.

Gaither, a labor union uipweentatlve. i Ralph is oppoeed. ht tha 55th District by- OOf best Inemmsn Wenddl Bindfl Another' Negro csndidde Yvonne Watson' nominee fat Loe. An- Igdes CounQr's 63rd Assam My District agattst RepuNl- tcan Gary R. Arnold, bus- Aasembiynmn' F.

'Douglss fourth Negro cnrrendf hi i 4 Batts. i -i- i i ia 3. Ifs timfrfor change. Yoa can oenao it Or, yoo can Common tense that nays helping those who ire unread about it any day of the weetin the newspaper. aUe to help themselves does not indnde taxmg hiud Beatniks, taxes, riots, crime, delinquency, drag working men and women who are buy providing for addiction, pornography.

Our state is a loader in each their own families, in order to provide for lazy. free of these areas. loaders who make welfare a way of life. This is dbriouty-not the kind of iMiWthlp Cali- Common sense wouldn't allow a few rabble-rousing 'V forms needs or wants. The Number One state in the malcontents to totally disrupt the campus of one of die: '-s nation deserves something bettcr.

greatest educational institutions in the worid. We need akt of dumges from the top down. Common sense and integrity a corabmationTthat We need new leadenUp. Not just any leadership, would fill qjpointive ofl5ces an the basis of abi and Hqnest. Dedkated to prindpies; not potties.

Leader- qualifications, not friendships or political indebtedness. i shipthat doesn't promise what it dmt deliver. Leader Common sense says when only self-seeking prafes ship that frapfa not doubt; initiative not 1 rional politicians take an interest in the government, hqpelessnettj ieiect, not disdain. we will soon have rulers instead ruling ourselves. Weneednewideas.Nbtjustanyideas.Soniereresh-v Common sense recognizes a great society must ing; down4oeardi common sense tog a change.

be a free end creative sodety, allowmg a-fine jity of tiiat says tamen have reached the diverse talents aad abilities of all die people. riv Y'fti diefr findL So no mom spending spree budgets. The Common sense tnd integrity-a combination government is going to him to afim down instead of demands diangea in our State faHwifag np each year, ideas, and, above, all, a new faith in fiedam-iiBw'-Yi oh e-a a i a we a elgT MsMeMeeMteMeaefMeesi elfNlSBl Treaflorer Brt A. Betts and Iff Baker Mest, UJEL treaaoieriraae moppoaad on their tiefceta. oQDQSi? GS3C0C3jo SENATOR' fe-' v.

1 VI It 33ra District t.y- faith in oursehes, individually, xeqohydthnKtg; i AIM raass 'h $'- Asaembbfman have given status to serve us best Hi unseat roe senmm t.Y- liffei i 4 Vi vf 4 Wf -4 4 I. 1 I 1 i -i 1 1.

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