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With Democrats favored to win in the July 28 general election, Inouye's step-down prevented a party-splitting, potentially ruinous primary battle that had been threatening since a self-declared "team" of septuagenarians set their misting sights on the Senate seats. The team: Oren E. (for Ethelbirt) Long, 70, onetime (1951-53) Governor of Hawaii; William H. Heen, 76, Chinese-American ex-president of the territorial senate (1954-58). Said Bill Heen in asserting his right to a place in the Senate: "I have given long service to the Democratic Party in Hawaii, and I have many friends...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HAWAII: Old Faces for Baby | 6/8/1959 | See Source »

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