Word: suburbanism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Murder in the Suburbs. The enormous development of row upon row of new suburban homes was a postwar phenomenon familiar to any cross-country airplane passenger. Prewar suburbs were normally Republican. But the transplanting of hundreds of thousands of prospering city dwellers-many of them Democrats-raised the question of which way the suburbs would go. The Volunteers for Eisenhower were the first to spot the possibilities of the suburban areas, turned in big Republican leads from New York's bedroom counties all across the U.S. Even in deep-Democratic Georgia, Atlanta's three suburban "fingerbowl" districts gave...
...Republican districts. On the "southern tier" of countles there was an 18% gain, in Queens it was 21%, and in Nassau it was 52%. These are all Republican strongholds. On the other hand, registration did not rise so much in the usually Democratic cities. One plausible explanation of the suburban and upstate gains in registration is the influx of city people to the suburbs. If this were the only reason for the rise, Democrats might rejoice. But in the cities registration has been heavier in traditionally Republican districts. Perhaps this is partly due to the strong Dewey-Ives campaign, which...
...suburban counties...
...those who register also vote. Biggest gains in this year's registration came in areas which normally vote Republican. In the "southern tier," the ten counties lying along the Pennsylvania border, the gain was 18%, in Republican Queens it was 21%, in Nassau, biggest of the suburban counties, 52.7%. In important Democratic areas there were only slight gains, and even some losses...
...Quizmaster Bert Parks is an unassuming fellow who lives quietly in suburban Greenwich, Conn, with his wife & three children. On the air, he displays an almost manic cheerfulness; as he capers about the stage, shoots his eyebrows, winks roguishly at lady contestants and bares a toothy smile, he lights up the TV screen like rhinestone jewelry. Last week hardworking Parks added Double or Nothing (Mon., Wed., Fri., 2 p.m., CBS-TV) to the list of giveaway shows (Stop the Music, Break the Bank) on which he has given away yachts, swimming pools, mink coats, scholarships and round-the-world cruises...