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More votes went to third-party candidates in '48. Norman Thomas, Socialist candidate, polled 20, while 23 swung to Henry Wallace of the Progressives. This year only one faculty member bolted the two major parties, his vote going to Progressive Vincent Hallinan...
...speech, marred by frequent interruptions from a number of vociferous hecklers, Hallinan lashed out at the Korean war as a move to protect U.S. business interests in South Korea...
Since both the Republican and Democratic parties are controlled by essentially the same financial groupings, Hallinan said ". . . it makes about as much difference to the average voter whether Eisenhower or Stevenson is elected as it did to the average New Yorker whether Al Capone or Bugs Moran ran the numbers racket...
...interview, Hallinan said he is quite disturbed by the "lack of independence and eliches of thought" which be has found among 10 and 20 year olds throughout the country. He said that he has detected a pervading "self-satisfaction with ourselves, our institutions and leaders" and he urged that youth adopt a "healthy scepticism about everything...
...speech, Hallinan outlined the three major planks of the Progressive Party: immediate armistice in Korea; a higher standard of living gained through strengthening the powers of organized labor: and equality for minorities...