El Sereno Star, Volume 8, Number 16, 4 April 1957 — Poulson wins second term; Richardson defeats Cole City rubbish collection, tax hikes approved [ARTICLE]

Poulson wins second term; Richardson defeats Cole

City rubbish collection, tax hikes approved

Mayor Norris Poulson was swept back into offk yesterday for a second four-year term as Mayor of lx Angeles, leading his nearest rival, auto dealer Bob Yeake by better than a 2-to-l margin. With all return* in froi 4344 precincts, the Mayor, former 24th District Congresi man, had 311,970 votes to 141,306 for Yeakel. * *

> A jun-off looms ia the Boai of Education race for Office Nl 2. Final returns for No. 3 (at incumbent Edith Stafford 253,65 and her major opponent, Mat Tinglof, 233,771. i For Office No. 6, incumbe Ruth Cole lost to Ralph Riduu son by 30,000 votes. Mrs. Co received 248,184 compared 278,414 for Richardson. For Board Office No. 4, ' i cum bent Hugh C. Willet wt easily with 330,033 votes to combined total of 138,000 f his opponents Samuelson as Royal. Voters approved munictp rubbish collection in Los AngelJ by better than a 3-1 margin--338,044 to 112,628. The propo tion needed only a majority vol for approval. Service in tl North-Central area is expect* to start on June 3.* Propositions B and C, hlkii the tax rate 65 cents per $1( assessed valuation in elemental and high school districts, me approved. *. -JSS Charter amendments 1 throng 6 were okayed, with tsbulfttk as follows; - |pt 1— Pensions: Yes, 333,091; N 80,773. 2 Civil Service Exemptions f Physicians: Yes, 293,434; H 113,808. 3 Women’s Retirement Am Jfes. 325.844; No. 99,021. - J 4 Probationary Period: Ye 315.324; No, 87,704. 5 Civil Service Commission Suspensions and Discharge Yes, 265,423; No. 122.413. 6 Promotional Appointment Yes, 249,329; No, 152,281, *A spot check of precincts Northeast Los Angeles show* local voters following a ert wide trend in the vote* I Mayor, Board of Education ca didates and charter amendment In the 13th Council Distrtt Councilman Ernest Debs, ru ning unopposed, was return* for a sixth term. Only the od numbered districts were at stal this year. VOTER TURNOUT Better than 51% of the city 1,025,000 registered voters wei to the polls Tuesday, upsettil early predictions that less tin 40% would vote. Sunny weatfai and the controversial Board Education races helped “up" tl percentage, observers believe. Complete results of the Mayo alty contest were: Poulson, 311 970; Yeakel, 141.306; Ennis, 4 112; Carpenter, 8609, and Bank 7094.