Word: blue
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Ambition. Plainly, Jim Duff was not a man to run from a fight. At 65, he is a friendly, outspoken six-footer with a rugged frame and electric blue-grey eyes that make him look 20 years younger. Since he moved to the Executive Mansion, he has become a familiar sight on Harrisburg streets-window-shopping, chatting with the local newsstand dealer, gassing with the cop on the corner...
Confident Man. From Raleigh to the rim of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Dewey rolled his rig at high speed, made 13 speeches in 13 hours, all denouncing "this incredibly stupid" Truman Administration. Political observers gave him between 41 to 50 of the three states' 63 delegates- not many more than he had before, but all solidly in hand. Commented Dewey: "It is wonderful to campaign in the sunshine...
...terms as Iowa's governor, wavy-haired Robert D. Blue seemed to do his utmost to be unpopular. Aloof and often autocratic, he browbeat his legislature, gave little heed to rising growls from the voters. In Iowa such unpolitic conduct sometimes does not matter. A Republican could always count on enough organization votes in the primary...
...last week's GOPrimary a surprisingly large number of voters turned up- 42% more than in 1944. The American Farm Bureau Federation (which did not like Governor Blue's tax programs) had drummed up a big registration. Labor unions (which did not like his anti-labor laws) advised Democrats to switch their allegiance, get a Republican ballot and vote against Blue. Teachers (who did not like the governor's economizing on school funds) turned out in droves. Result: a stunning defeat for Governor Blue...
...acre farm. Burly (5 ft. 10½ in., 200 Ibs.) Bill Beardsley got around to picnics and rallies all over the state, paid no attention to the professional politicos. Most Iowans liked his record in the legislature. He had fought the governor on school legislation, had opposed Blue's stringent labor laws. When the returns came in, Bill Beardsley was the busiest man in Iowa. He was back of his soda fountain, helping fix the sundaes, Cokes and coffee for his farm neighbors...