Wednesday

Mr. Commons,

Request is in for copies of press clippings on Wilson's glorious victory. I will send them to you as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.

Sincerely,

Nancy Behr

:RECEl~ED. NOV 12 1970 DLC t 32 C , THURSDAY, NOVEMBERS, 1970 ~A Black Unseats Rafferty In California School Race

Continued From· Page I, Col. 8 heavy finandal support from ·. conservative Californians that three-term Representative, who -he had .in his campaigns in 1962 is a close friend of Senator Ed- and 1966 :and for hi:s unsuccess­ ward M. Kennedy. _f•~l ·~enatoiri!al •cam~•aign in 1968. ln 1a sense the campaign , Further, Mr. Riles ibe,gan. t? . . • . · attack · Dr: Raff,erty's iadmmi- turn.ed 11n its fmal · weeks on stration ,of the school depart- Governor Reag,an·s personal ment. .He cha:rged that Dr.

drive to elect other R•epubli- Rafferty haid in ,eight ye1ars oans. He was not precisely re- ·shown himself to ibe incom­ pudiated, · but hiis success~s petent to 1admini-ster the office. were outweighed by ~is fail- Many in the Republican party ures. in this ,state we·ve disenchanted Evelle J. Younger, Los Ai:,.- witlt DT. R·afforty. They hl,amed ,geles District Attorney, who 1s him. for ,001sting Republicans :a a Repub1ica,n, barely defeated Sen:ate seiat in 1968 when he Charles · O'Brien for Attorney defeated Thomas H. Kuchel the Gene11al. Mr. O'Brien was Chief Republican Senate whip, ir{ the Deputy Attorney Geneiral. · primary ·,and then lost the gen- Other Republicans elected . to era·l election to Al,an Crans.ton. state office were Lieut. Gov. Governor Reagan endorsed Ed Reinecke, Controller Hugh Dr. Rafferty, as did Robert H. Flournoy ,and T•re-asurer Ivy Finch, former Lieutenant Gov­ Baker ~iest, all by higlher mar- ,ernor former Secretary of igins than Mr. Reagan's. . ,Health, Education and Wei- Edmund G. Brown Jr., son of fare and now a Presidential the Democratic Governor de- counselor. When President teated by Mr. Reagan in 1966, Nixon spoke in Anaheim last was ,elected Secretll!Y of State, Friday night, Dr. Rafferty was defeating a Repubhcan,. James .one of the honored guests L. Flournoy, who is black. . seated immediately· behind the Mr. Reagan's main campaign podium. effort was in behalf of Se 1nator Mr. Riles will now assume Murphy. Last week, at the urg- _his seats as a Regent ,of the ing of the Senator_ and Gov- University of California, as a ernor President Nixon made Trustee of the California State two ~peeches in Oalifornia for Colleges and as Secretary and the Se,niator, whose deefat had exec;utive offic,er of the State been foreciast by the polls. Board of Education, where he The defeat of Dr. ~affe,rty must work with 10 of Governor Associated Press was the biggest surprise, al- Reagan's appointees in admin- WINS CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS POST: Wilson Riles, who though final \nOt~r preference isterini the business of his de- defeated Dr. Max Rafferty, with his wife after victory. readings a week ago hX Me~- partment. vin D. Field of the C~hforma For Mr. Reagan, the election poll and 'indicated a tmy lead was something of a setback. an incumbent Governor, he had,work with a Legislature where -for Mr. RU.es. . Instead of the 980,000-vote something around 500,000. both houses ar~ again in Demo- Voters in 0aliforma have oc- margin he had in 1966 over Also, Mr. Reagan must now cratic control. ,casionally elected black Assem~I======:------== blymen and Coingres-smen and City Councilmen but hB:ve turned down others for ma1or office where wide support fo,r election was required f.rom white voters. . The office of State Superm­ tendent of Public Instruction is nonpartiisa.n, ,and Dr. Raf­ ferty could have been ireele:cte:d in the primary if ih.e had re­ ceived ,over half the vot•e. He got 49 per ,cent. Mr. Riles, who had left his job as deputy to Dr. Rafferty, ran a poor second in ,a large .field. As the faH ,campaign devel-1 oped 1it became 1apparent that Dr. R·aiffe·rty did not enjoy the 4 ◄ Saturday, November 7, 1970 THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR California GOP hopes to ride out losses in Legislature

By Curtis J. Sitomer very likely buck Mr. Reagan in this area. But more importantly, the controlling Staff correspondent of California's state superintendent of public Democrats will have the major say in the The Christian Science Monitor· instruction serves as a key ex-officio mem­ upcoming reapportionment of all state leg­ ber of the University of California regents islative districts in accord with the 1970 Los Angeles and state-college trustees. Both boards have census. come under strong censure in recent years California Republicans have kept control for their stances on student unrest. Reagan's warning of the statehouse for now. But they could be set up for losing it come 1974. Legislative losses Governor Reagan has already warned, however, that he will personally veto any In a sweeping victory over his long-time With Governor Reagan in the saddle, Cali­ Democratic antagonist, Assemblyman Jesse reapportionment bill which "takes unfair fornia's GOP is likely to ride with the advantage of the situation." M. Unruth, conservative Gov. Ronald Rea­ punches of these defeats. But more stinging gan carried on his coattails all but one of In any event, for the second time in his and far-reaching losses to Republicans here reign as governor, Mr. Reagan will . be his statewide team. could be prodded by the legislative licking James Flournoy, Negro attorney, was - saddled with a hostile Legislature. Durmg they just sustained at the polls. his first two years in office, he blamed beaten in the race for secretary of state by The GOP was forced to yield a net of four Edmund G. Brown, Jr., son of the former Democratic lawmakers who held the balance Assembly and two Senate seats. This left of power in Sacramento for torpedoing his California governor. them with a 43-to-37 deficit in the lower Other Republicans - including Lt. Gov. budgets, tax reforms, welfare reshuffling, house and a 21-to-19 minority in the upper and other key legislative programs. Ed Reinecke, Controller Houston I. Flour­ chamber. Also the Governor now makes it clear he noy, and Treasurer Ivy Baker Priest - The immediate result will be the replace­ were all returned to office by comfortable will not seek a third term in 197 4. However, ment of politically powerful Republican he does not rule out the possibility that he margins. But Los Angeles District Attorney Assembly Speaker Robert Monagan of Evelle Younger narrowly wrested the at­ will run for another elective office - per­ Stockton, by a Democrat-perhaps Assem­ haps vying for the U.S. Senate seat now held torney generalship from his Democratic blyman Robert Moretti of North Hollywood. Wilson Riles-a blow to Reagan opponent, Charles A. O'Brien. by Democrat . Historical 'first' Police 'charge' The most glittering loss for the California GOP was the unseating of Sen. George newborn hahe Murphy by Riverside Rep. John V. Tunney. By the Associated Press Mr. Tunney's victory gives California two Democrats in the U.S. Senate for the first Salt Lake City time in modern history. A Salt Lake County deputy Also the upset victory of Dr. Max Rafferty sheriff who helped with the de­ by Dr. Wilson Riles, Negro educator, for the livery of a baby in a county nonpartisan post of state school chief was in ambulance reported the birth on effect a direct blow to the Reagan admin­ the standard form for booking istration. suspects. Dr. Rafferty, a staunch conservative, was The report read: a leading backer of the Governor's get-tough Suspect: One baby. policies with college and university dissi­ Sex: Female. dents. But the more liberal Mr. Riles will Charge: Unscheduled entry. Beverly Glen Boulevard and evard on the east, Inter- Rafferty ...... 1,984 THURSDAY, NOV. 12, 1970 Ballot Survey the City of Beverly Hills on national Airport.on the south Riles .. -...... 3;200 PALISADES NEWS .. -~ ~-~.u; the ea. st and Santa Moni·ca · and the ocean on the west.) G't1 1 n 2 377 MALIBU NEWS ...... 16 3 4 _e so ._...... ' ROBERTS NEWS. '...... 17 ·, Bouievard :o~ the ·sotitli.f : ~:<: Reagan ·- ...... ·"· -:' ·:·l, l Kennedy ..... · ...... 2,465 WLA INDEPENDENT .. ... 32 · · Unruh ...... 627 Riles Won ·Nearly AU Bay "Districts .Reagan ...... 7,314 Murphy ...... , . . 1,143 PALMS W'WOOD HILLS PRESS.13 Unruh· ...... 7,848 Tunney ...... 795 (For this breakdown, WEST LA ~NDEPEND~NT · By REED McCLURE Murphy ...... 7,435 south.) east and the Santa Mdnica Murphy ...... 6,446 Rafferty ...... 997 Palms is bounded roughly CULVER CITY EDITION.IS Wilson C. Riles was the Tunney ...... 9,483 Reagan . . ·...... 5,707 Freeway on the south. Tunney ...... 8,561 R~les .. · ...... · ...... 818 by the Santa Monica Free- big winner in the Greater Rafferty ...... 6,708 Unruh ...... 5,798 Reagan ...... 378 Rafferty ...... 4,8()6 • G1telson ...... 608 Santa Monica Bay Area, an Riles ...... 8,888 Murphy ...... 4,978 Unruh ...... ,141 Riles ...... 9,593 Kennedy ...... 1,133 way on the north, Overland Gitelson ...... , . . 6,990 Evening Outlook survey of Tunney ...... 6,587 Murphy ...... ,871 Gitelson ...... 8,510 . VENICE Ave~ue on ·the east, Culver Kennedy ...... 7,814 ui election returns disclosed. Tunney ...... ,706 K enne dJ •••• • •• • • • • . 5, 451 (For this breakdown, Ven- City on the south ~md the _- R i 1 e s, the first Negro Rafferty ...... 3,683 Rafferty ...... 35 BRENTWOOD Riles ...... - . 7,252 MALIBU ice is bounded toughly by San Diego Freeway on the elected to statewide office Riles ...... , 14 Reagan ...... 2,073 Santa Monica on the north, west.) in California, unseated in­ (For this breakdown, Gitelson ...... 6,039 · Gitelson .. , ...... 689 _cumbent Max Rafferty in Brentwood is bounded Kennedy ...... 4,390 Kennedy ...... 349 ~nrut ...... ~,~ci~ Wa~grr;e Av~n~e lo: th: Reagan ...... 2,308 roughly by Mandeville Can­ WEST LOS ANGELES urp Y ...... "1'327 eas ' ethmumct1pha doutnh- Unruh ...... 2,779 the nonpartisan contest for WESTWOOD T unney .. '...... , ary on e sou an •e M h 2 061 state superintendent of pub­ yon and Santa Monica on (For this breakdown, h t) urp y ...... , PLAYA DEL REY ocean on t ewes · Tunney ...... 3,125 lic instruction. the west, Mulholland Drive West Los Angeles is bound- (For this breakd on the north, the San Diego ed roughly by Santa Mon­ Westwood is bounded r (For this breakdown, Reagan ...... 2,273 Rafferty ...... 1, 718 Semicomplete, unofficial Freeway and West Los ica on the west, Wilshire ly by the San Diego Playa del Rey is bounded Unruh ...... 3,518 Riles ...... 3,056 returns disclosed that Riles , Angeles on the east and Wil­ Boulevard on the north, the way 0111 the west, M -roughly by Marina del Rey Murphy ...... 1,987 Gitelson ...... ,2,427 carried nine of 10 commun­ shire Boulevard on the · San Diego Freeway on the land Drive on the n h, on the north, Lincoln Boul- Tunney ...... 3,768 Kennedy ...... 2,056 Jties' in the Bay Area voting ----=------=~---= - Malibu, · Pacific Pali­ sades, Santa M o n i c a, Brentwood, Westwnod, West Los Angeles, Palms, Venice and Mar Vista. Strongly conservative Playa del Rey backed Raf­ ferty-but the margin was n a r r o w, indicating the widespread .conservative dissatisfadion w i t h Dr. Rafferty. All told, the Evening Out­ look surveyed four contests -the_ races for governor, U.S. Senate, superintendent .of public instruction and Su­ perior Court Office No. 8. In the judicial contest, Playa del Rey attorney WU­ limn P. Kennedy unseated Judge Alfred Gitelson,- au­ thor of the controversial de­ cision calling for total inte­ gration of Los Angeles city S C h O O 1 s. Kennedy cam­ paigned almost exclusively on that issue, terming Git­ elson the "busing judge." The results in the Supe­ rior Court contest n dou ., Unriling with Riles California's schools and colleges have accounts. He is the first black to be taken quite a pounding of criticism in the elected to a major statewide California past six years - ever since the Free office. Given the problems of the black Speech movement at the University of . minority in California, as elsewhere, the California at Berkeley showed the sys­ electoral success of an earnest and mod­ tem was turning out students raucously erate black candidate must stir deeper at odds with the system itself. They were hope for a fuller role for blacks in a pre­ years when state leaders of the right -­ dominantly white society. Gov. and education super­ His color may have been an asset, with intendent Max Rafferty - made political the particular problem of integration and capital out of their attempts to bring a bussing now vexing Californians. Judge "permissive" system to heel. Alfred Gitelson, who had ordered the in­ tegration of Los Angeles' schools, was ~his week's victory of Wilson Riles, an turned out of office this week. Clearl articulate black, over Superintendent Raf­ many resent such orders. And the voters, ferty, may well signal a desire among the statewide, may have felt a reasonabl voters of America's most populous state black voice may offer a better chance o to end the era of school contention. easing through the tension than one o Mr. Riles' victory is notable on other resentment and reaction.