Word: slate
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...order to give Carol M. Smith '51, editor of this year's book, a clean slate to start from, the council decided to conduct the distribution as soon as rebinding is completed. The books were returned to the New York printers in August after the discovery that several pages had been inserted incorrectly...
...Deep Freeze. The only real cheers for the Democratic slate were heard not in Rochester, but 200 miles east in Saratoga Springs, where the Republicans were gathered for their own convention. Like the Democrats, the G.O.P. delegates also were on hand simply to light the burner under a meal which had been precooked several days ahead and stuffed in the deep freeze until needed. The big difference was, however, that the Republicans figured Tom Dewey gave them a sure thing...
...Democratic Party slate had sizzled so merrily on the political stove that last week it disintegrated. The bosses, who think in terms of racial and religious blocs, had figured out a proper recipe to dish up to New York voters: a Jewish candidate for the U.S. Senate, an Irish Catholic from Brooklyn for governor, and an Italian Episcopalian for mayor...
...Senator. The Democrats could undoubtedly put a fresh, cooperative type of mayor into office. Better yet, they would stir up a big city vote, and with Tom Dewey already out of the gubernatorial race, might be able to re-elect Senator Herbert Lehman and put over their whole slate, from Governor on down...
...Peoria, rebellious Republicans upset a party convention slate by nominating Red ("The Galloping Ghost") Grange (Illinois, ex-'25) for trustee of the University of Illinois...