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Douglas said that if President Truman decided not to run, he would have a lot to say in naming a successor. Chief Justice Fred Vinson is Truman's favorite, he said, but not too much of a vote-getter. "Truman dislikes Kefauver less than he dislikes me," the Illinois senator added...
...certain that Eisenhower can get the Republican nomination, Douglas stated. He added that by convention time the Republicans might feel confident enough of victory to pick Senator Taft, who is less of a vote-getter but more in favor with the party's leaders than the General...
Guyda has two good right wings in Gordon Fair and Johnny Youmans. Fair is speedy, but still needs more bad control. Youmans is a "goal-getter"--a quality Guyda regards as necessary in a good wing. After watching Youmans play with the varsity Monday, varsity coach Bruce Munro thought he looked very promising. Bill Cowperthwaite at inside right has been a good team player and makes excellent passes. He is fast, but only for short sprints. Like other freshman center forwards. Dave Wise, although very aggressive, has the tendency to get sucked back into the play instead of staying upfield...
Dumas became operating vice president of Southern Bell in 1938 and president in 1943 (last year's salary: $75,000). Go-getter Dumas is also an enthusiastic local do-gooder, which is what Bell likes its executives to be. Said one friend: "Hal is just naturally a boy scout-as well as a good businessman...
...civilization . . . takes them as given, feels no personal responsibility for the society which has made them possible. He expects to use and exploit them. He prides himself on being the average man. If he admires anything outside himself, it is the 'smart operator,' the getter-by, the fixer...