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Journey to the Far Pacific, by Thomas E. Dewey. A discerning and lively narrative of Dewey's travels in 17 countries last year (TIME, July...
...During the 1948 campaign Barkley trouped through 36 states (230 speeches), spreading a subtle reminder that the voters should be grateful for past Democratic favors. His favorite story was woven around Abron McCoy, his 299-lb. Negro hired man. Allegedly. Abron told Barkley he was going to vote for Dewey. "Why?" asked Barkley. "Well, suh," said Abron, "I voted Republican in '40 and '44 and I ain't never had it so good...
...Albany, Governor Tom Dewey announced that he was air-expressing several hundred smallmouth bass fingerlings to Emperor Boo Dai of Viet Nam, Indo-China. On his journey to the far Pacific last year, the governor explained, he found that the Emperor had never fished for bass, so Dewey had promised to send enough to stock some native streams...
Journey to the For Pacific, by Thomas E. Dewey. A discerning and lively narrative of Dewey's travels in 17 countries last year (TIME, July...
Korea, in Dewey's itinerary, is certainly not set down as a "Truman war," the gibing phrase of isolationist Republicans, although the governor feels that weak U.S. Asiatic policy encouraged the Communist attack. By grasshopper plane, he hopped across the ridge-backed front, talking with U.S. officers and men. He is "deeply convinced" of the Tightness of the Korean war: it is the safeguard of all free Asia...