Word: holley
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...election night Charles Holley, Florida's Republican candidate for Gov ernor, sent word to Democrat W. (for Willie) Haydon Burns. "It looks like you've won,": he said. Replied Winner Burns: "That's the first accurate statement he made during this campaign." Taking his place among the South's Governors, Burns, 52, a six-term may or of Jacksonville, will almost certainly prove to be one of the most colorful. A native Kentuckian, he is tall (6 ft. 2 in.), trim, and known as "Slick" because of his penchant for flashy clothes. Running for the nomination...
After winning the primary, Burns kicked off his campaign against Holley by declaring that he had been traveling around Florida's institutions of upper learning and had been "astounded to find the number of pinks and the number of Commies on the campuses." Warned he: "These people know who they are. Get out before I get in, or you will be kicked out." As it happens, Florida, rightly or wrongly, is proud of its colleges, and Burns drew a barrage of damning editorials; he never brought up the subject again...
...while it appeared that Holley, 39, a former minority leader in the Florida house of representatives, might give Burns a real run for his money. Holley gave reporters "photocopies" of bank ledgers purporting to show that Burns had a secret Nassau bank account of $1,215,690. To refute the charge, Burns flew with reporters to the island, marched them into the Bank of Nova Scotia branch on Bay Street, and proved to everyone's satisfaction that Holley's documents were phony. From then on, Burns's election was a cinch...
Florida: Republican Charley Holley, 39, former Florida house minority leader, last week unveiled "photocopies" of bank ledgers purporting to show that Democratic Candidate Haydon Burns, 52, Jacksonville's segregationist mayor, had $1,215,690 stashed in Nassau. Burns denied it, flew with reporters to Nassau, proved to their satisfaction that Holley's documents were phony, came home a near cinch to replace outgoing Democrat Farris Bryant...
Today and Now (Coleman Hawkins; Impulse) is the best offering yet from Tenorman Hawkins and his brilliant rhythm section-Tommy Flanagan, piano; Major Holley, bass; Eddie Locke, handling the drums...