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Independent from Long Beach, California • 59

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Independenti
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Long Beach, California
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59
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Id IMi i BOB CORWIN CARLEY V. PORTER MIKE CULLEN REG DUPUY 38TH ASSEMBLY 44IH ASSEMBLY CHARLES CHAPEL LEE SOLOMON RAYMOND CULLUM JAMES A. HAYES Browns inability to face them over the past eight years. Cullen, who sought the 32nd Congressional seat two years ago, has charged that Dupuy has consistently mislead audiences by deceitfully smoke screening my position on the Rumford Act" Cullen said he believes that owner-occupied homes should not be subjected to fair housing laws, including the Rumford Dupuys backers claim Cullen lacks experience and knowledge of the district ter Bond Act which is building the state-wide water project. He is known as the father of the state water system." Porter is a USC graduate and businessman.

Porter has supported legislation to aid senior citizens, civil legislation, school district unificatin, urban renewal laws, fair employment laws and voted to restrict former inental inschool district unification, arms. Corwin, 33, believes his background in the space industry (North American Downey) provides him with the background to make decisions in todays spage age. He is in favor of a highspeed monorail system crisscrossing Los Angeles 46TH ASSEMBLY Veteran Assemblyman Charles Chapel, 62-year-old Republican, faces Redondo Beach Councilman J. O. Lee, Solomon, Democrat.

Chapel was first1 elected to Sacramento in 1950 and has authored legislation to remove Communists from the California ballot, the 51ST ASSEMBLY Assemblyman Jack R. Fenton, Democrat, is seeking a second term in the Legislature. His opponent is Whittier attorney, W. James Turpit, 52. Fenton is 49.

Fenton, 49, is vice chair: man of the Assemblys Committee on Constitutional Amendments and a member of committees on Finance and Insurance, Judiciary and Revenue and Taxation. He 66TH ASSEMBLY Joe A. Gonsalves is seeking his third term as Assemblyman from the 66th district A Democrat, Gonsalves is prime mover in a drive to limit property taxes to 1 per cent of market value. His opponent is Norwalk business man Charles H. Stersic.

He did not file biographical Information with these newspapers. Gonsalves hopes to gain anti narcotics Nalline test law and the first anti-loan shark measure. Solomon has been active in Redondo Beach civic affairs, serving on various city commissions. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the League of California Cities. He is a president of a retail drug firm.

was elected to the Assembly in 1946 after serving as Judge pro-tem of the Municipal Court Turpit belongs to numerous civic and fraternal organizations in the Whittier area. He calls for a ceiling on real property taxes to protect the home owner." He says we must eliminate unnecessary bureaus and wasteful spending programs. tions to bring about the property tax celling. Tax reform legislation will-be the number one item bn the agenda of the 1967 general session, and it is imperative that we qualify this initiative petition before then to emphatically call the Legislatures attention to the fact (hat the people want a one per cent property tax celling," Gonsalves said. The assemblyman is a member of the Education Committee.

39TH ASSEMBLY. Attorney J. Raymond Cul-lum. Democrat, is running against attorney James A. former vice-mayor of Long Beach.

Both men have waged extensive campaigns. Cullum, former chief of the local branch of the county Public Defenders office, has practiced law in Long Beach for 15 years. He has based his campaign on an appeal to intellect rather than emotion." He asserts that it is easy to outline the problems ami talk about them, but much more difficult to come up with workable solutions. Cullum contends a good legislator will not vote the strict party line, and should not base his vote on Whether a measure was proposed by a Republican or a. 67TH ASSEMBLY Lawrence E.

Townsend, 35-year-old representative of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, is the Democratic candidate. Tom R. TooUa, 36, of Lawndale, who owns a radio communications business, is the Republican contender. Townsend is a member of the Torrance Civil Service Commission and serves on the County Central Democratic Committee. He resides Democrat" criticizes Assemblyman George Deuk-mejian.

Republican, for voting the party line. Hayes, long active in civic affairs in' Long Beach, said, the shocking increase in crime in California is a major campaign issue. We must draw careful legislation with stronger penalties to stop the increases in the field of drugs, narcotics and crimes against the community. These laws must be established so that the courts have a clear mandate as to penalties and punishments. Spiraling taxes and welfare abuses are other major issues, Hayes said.

Hayes recently sent a questionnaire to Republicans in the district asking them to tell him what the real Issues are. He promised deal with these if elected. in Torrance. He urges continued Study of tax procedures to offer the homeowner relief and supports measures to finance education at the lowest cost" Tomlin, a member of the National Rifle Association, blames mismanagement in welfare spending as a direct cause of increased property taxes. California is first in welfare, crime, taxes, spending and unemployment, Tomlin said.

Republican Reg Dupuy, businessman, and attorney Mike Cullen, Democrat, seek this legislative post Dupuy, past president of the Long Beach Board of Realtors, has attacked Gov. Browns administration. Both Governor Brown and my opponent have taken passive attitudes concerning the major problems facing California citizens today," Dupuy said. Their refusal to discuss these critical problems is characteristic of VINCENT THOMAS 68TH ASSEMBLY Assemblyman Vincent Thomas, Democrat of San Pedro, seeks his 26th year in the California legislature. He is opposed by Republican John D.

Kirby, presl-. dent of the American institute of Narcotics Education. Thomas is chairman of tire Joint Audit Committee which supervises spending and fiscal programs of 200 state agencies. In addition to numerous Assembly committee assignments, he is a member of the Pacific Ma ROBERT BURKE 70TH ASSEMBLY Robert H. Burke, 44, a Huntington Beach City School District trustee, is the Republican candidate.

He is opposed by Joseph E. Ribal a professor of psychology and sociology at El Camino College. Burke says his position on the Rumford Act is one of agreement with Ronald Reagan that it should be amended or repealed. He urges strengthening the role of the local school board in educational decisions, wants school unification on a voluntary basis. He is owner of a blueprint company.

Cariey V. Porter fitst was elected to the California Legislature in 1949 and has been there ever since. He is seeking his 10th term ap an assemblyman. He is a Democrat Engineer Bob Corwin of Downey, a Republican, charges that Porter has the poorest voting record ever compiled in the history of the Legislature. He charges that the incumbent "votes Yes on a program popular with the people; always supports the administration's excessive tax budgets, but doesn't vote if a program is unpopular with the majority." Porter, 60, co-authored tire $1.75 billion California Wa STEWART CASE 60TH ASSEMBLY Republican Stewart Case, 36, is former administrative assistant to State Sen.

John Murdy. He is opposed by Kenneth Cory, presently the chief administrative officer of the State Assembly. Case charges that the Brown administration is seething with scandal and teeters on the brink of collapse. He cites the Berkeley canjpus fracas, the Watts riots, the assessors scandals as an indication of inept leadership." FLOYD WAKEFIELD 52ND Floyd Wakefield, who spearheaded a drive to head off forced school integration by transporting Negroes into South Gate, is the Republican candidate against Democrat Richard M. (Dick) English.

Wakefield, 46, was chairman of the South Gate Education Committee and made numerous appearances before the LA Board of Education when it proposed to move Jordan students to South Gate. English, 37, has charged that his opponent has smeared" him politically, reporting that 'English opposes legislation which in fact he has supported. I will not only 'support repeal of the Rumford Act I Intend -to join in leg-: lslation which will cany out tiie overwhelming will of the CANDIDATES We Hem AB Types etf Public Address Equipment Available. Os Year Cars or Oars. TEL HA 9-S523 or 421-2419.

is a Lawyer Businessman i. KENNETH CORY Cory urges stronger antiriot legislation also at the federal level to halt an Intrusion of out of state agitators. He has worked with the State Constitution Revision Commission and 4 was chief consultant to the Assembly Education Committee. Case owns a public relations firm in Orange County and is working cm a law degree from a correspondence school RICHARD ENGLISH people to preserve homeowner rights, English stated. English, an was a Lynwood Councilman from 1958 to 196L Wakefield, a businessman, sees creeping socialism the major, threat in the country today.

Im just an ordinary kind of citizen who. has seen his state and country going down the road to socialism and is willing to put forth the effort to stop it, Wakefield states. TwiWal Adwmtuwrt JOHN D. KIRBY rine Fisheries Commission. Kirby, who addresses student groups, service dubs and other organizations on the dangers of improper use of illegal drugs, has based most of his campaign on a pledge to get legislative support to curb the growing use of dope, He opposes state withholding taxes and favors repeal of the Rumfort Act and local control of school districts.

Kirby and his family live in Torrance. Joseph ribal Ribal is a member of the Huntington Beach High School Board. He consistently has challenged frill spending in the various school systems, lie says. He wants the state to assume a larger financial role in education. 1 Ribal says he believes a sound program of education and rehabilitation is the only way to cut spending on welfare programs.

Burke says he will fight for tax reduction and development of beaches and other natural assets. Both men have been active in numerous organizations. xrwmca AdwWm Max GHUs Co-chainma has integrity Dedication is Experienced Capable Speosorvd by Cffbaae Hr J. Rayaread Calf are Harry Albert, Cbafnaaa 39fh ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 1 1 SPONSORED BY CMUPORNMNi FOR BROWN Beit Lsvit end tr. 4 vT nT-i If i.

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