Word: kerrs
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...party machines were generally in comfortable control. Estes Kefauver, the front runner by far in the primary votes to date, managed to pick up only 2 Chicago votes from the no delegates chosen (with 84 votes). Senator Russell got 19½ votes (all in North Carolina), Stevenson 7½, Kerr 1, Barkley 2½, Harriman 2. The remaining 492 votes were uncommitted...
Kefauver 104½ Harriman 86½ Russell 64½ Williams 40 Kerr 33 Others 76 Not Committed 380 Still to be chosen...
...Vermont Democrats chose ten delegates (with six: votes), all unpledged. ¶ Washington state Democrats picked 32 delegates (with 22 votes), most of whom favor Kefauver, and heard a stem-winder speech by Candidate Robert Kerr. Sample passage: "Eisenhower hasn't committed himself on anything. He is the nation's only living unknown soldier." ¶ North Dakota Republicans chose eight Taft men, one Ike man and five uncommitted delegates to go to Chicago. ¶ North Dakota Democrats elected 16 unpledged delegates (with eight votes). ¶ Hawaii Republicans received assurances that both Taft and Eisenhower would support statehood...
Candidates and Issues (Tues. 10 p.m., CBS). Warren, Stassen, Russell, Kerr, Kefauver. The issue: "Would You Support a Federal Fair Employment Practices...
...Vadis. Christianity v. paganism in Nero's Rome, in the costliest ($6,500,000) movie ever made; with 30,000 extras, 63 lions, Robert Taylor and Deborah Kerr (TIME...