Word: jonesism
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Last week Louisiana went to the polls and cast a record primary vote which gave Earl Long a better than 100,000 margin over his nearest rival, "Sad" Sam Jones. Ex-Governor Jones had stood on the more prosaic platform of "good government."
Full-Grown Shoot. A factor in Earl Long's primary victory was the strength of Judge Robert Kennon, who was all but counted out in the early betting. He ran on an all-G.I. ticket and corralled 125,606 votes, many of which might have gone to Jones...
"A Sin & a Shame." That fact gave some hope to Sam Jones this week as he squared off with Earl for the runoff election on Feb. 24. Earl Long had started out by beating Sam Jones in the primaries in 1940, but Jones had nipped him in the runoff. Jones...
The following note was sent by Victor O. Jones '28, Night Editor of the Boston Globe:
The ten top-grossing stars:* Jennifer Jones is rated (with just one picture -Duel} as a $10,750,000 star; Gregory Peck, with two pictures, rated an $8,000,000 average as a customer-puller; Linda Darnell (with one), $8,000,000; Gary Cooper (with one), $7,500,000...