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...Predecessors. Simon Cameron formed the first really strong Pennsylvania machine about 1850, and by 1860 he was in much the same position as John Fine is today. To get Abraham Lincoln the Republican nomination, Lincoln's lieutenants had to promise Cameron a Cabinet post. He was one of the worst Secretaries of War who ever bought a carload of defective rifles, but his power in Pennsylvania was unbroken until his death (at 90) in 1889. He passed his Senate seat on to his son, but his real power fell to Matt Quay...
...Moslems regard Christ and Abraham as prophets second only to Mohammed. Christians and Jews are referred to as "peoples of the Book," who have received divine revelation, although Moslems hold that, in each case, they ultimately grew unworthy...
Acceptance. In Toronto, Haberdasher Abraham Goody, announcing a sale of men's pants, hung out a sign: "Grab Them While They Last," was shortly thereafter tied up by two men who escaped with 100 pairs...
...Tokyo newspaper polled its readers to learn what foreigner they respected the most. Result: 395 votes for Douglas MacArthur; 327 votes for Abraham Lincoln...
Studio One (Mon. 10 p.m., CBS). Abraham Lincoln...