Word: hds
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Greybeards. Many Oklahomans think that if the elections were held now, the new Governor would be Henry Bellmon, 41, a big (230 HDS., 6 ft. 2 in.) ex-marine lieutenant who neither smokes nor drinks, but just raises cattle, wheat and Republican hopes. He was elected to the legislature in 1946, and in 1960 became state party chairman. The choice was a shock to old-line Republicans who had got comfy sitting on their hands. "Of the 300 state committee people," says Bellmon, "I replaced 208 with new, younger people. Overnight, the average age of the party...