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Nebraskans went for Nixon, but they are mighty proud of Kennedy's young man: Theodore C. Sorensen, 33, the sharp Nebraska lawyer who is the President's close adviser. Last week, at a dinner in McCook honoring the late Republican Senator George W. Norris, Sorensen returned the compliment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Needle for Nebraska | 7/21/1961 | See Source »

From the start of the ballot counting, the cocksure little Democrat led Incumbent Republican Norris Poulson in Los Angeles' "nonpartisan" mayoralty election. But when Sam Yorty, 51, hung on to win an upset 16,000-vote victory last week, there was precious little celebrating among California's Democratic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Elections: Renegade's Triumph | 6/9/1961 | See Source »

Famed in Los Angeles as the gladdest glad-hander of them all, Norris Poulson made the mistake of trying to slug it out with Yorty. He linked Yorty with Nevada gamblers, claimed his opponent had underworld support. Yorty sued for $3,300,000 for slander. Suffering from a severe case...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Elections: Renegade's Triumph | 6/9/1961 | See Source »

Kelley and Oksanen quickly shook off early challengers, only to pick up a stubborn new competitor-a flop-eared black dog that stayed with them for 14 miles, intermittently skittered across the road, nipped at the racers' heels, and stubbornly eluded state troopers who tried to lure him off...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Finnish Line | 4/28/1961 | See Source »

While the players absorbed their bruises and Detroit and Chicago squared off for the Stanley Cup finals, the season's biggest winner turned out to be the family of the late Millionaire Chicago Grain Merchant James Norris, founder of hockey's richest dynasty. One son, Spectator-Sportsman James...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: American Affair | 4/14/1961 | See Source »

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