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...that the present infatuation of some Republican leaders with smear and slander is a passing phenomenon; but a lot of damage can be done in a little time. We want an America where the freedom of Harvard will be a model--not an exception, and certainly not a casualty. Adlai E. Stevenson Springfield, Illinois
...gather in the Square a half hour before the scheduled time of the General's appearance. High school students left their classrooms a half hour before the official afternoon recess. By 1:30, the throng was large enough to slow traffic. At that time, a sound truck plugging Governor Adlai Stevenson and operated by Walter C. Carrington '52 1L and Lawrence Erbst '51 1L was rocked and almost overturned by Eisenhower partisans as it drove through the Square. Students rocked other cars and opened the doors of a few. One trolley was derailed...
Illinois will see a great deal more campaigning before Nov. 4. Ike, Adlai, Joe McCarthy and Harry Truman are all expected to make major appearances on which a great deal may depend. The Gallup Poll of a few weeks ago showed a slight Ike lead in Illinois. Nevertheless, a careful survey of the state indicates that it should now be marked as Stevenson's by a narrow margin...
Writing in American Astrology (which has called Adlai Stevenson the "Man of Destiny"), Astrologist Rupert Gleadow last week revealed how the stars stand. It is easy as pie to tell who will win, said Gleadow, but tough to write about it, because he doesn't want to discourage anybody. His news: at the time of the election, "General Eisenhower suffers the transit of Neptune and Saturn over his Sun," and that is really bad. His conclusion: Stevenson, like a shooting star. ¶Adlai Stevenson, a pharmacist in Greenville, Texas, joined the national Stevensons-for-Eisenhower Club. Texas Adlai...
...cleanup, for new faces and new brains." ¶After a speech by Boss John L. Lewis (who has not publicly supported a presidential candidate since he broke with Franklin Roosevelt in 1940 and supported Willkie), the United Mine Workers' convention in Cincinnati whooped through a resolution endorsing Adlai Stevenson. The Mine Workers' $1.90-a-day wage increase, won in negotiations with mine operators last month, is pending before the Wage Stabilization Board in Washington...