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Summoned last December by telegram to a meeting of twelve party leaders at Cook County Democratic headquarters, the Morrison Hotel, Kennelly was dumped in a session of less than four minutes. "Is it unanimous then?" he asked. "It's unanimous!" snapped Congressman William Dawson, boss of the South Side (Negro) wards. "They gave me a fast deal," said Kennelly later. The machine's choice for mayor: beefy County Chairman Richard Daley, 52, a fervent party regular, who explains, "No man can walk alone...
WILLIAM B. SMART DESERET "NEWS-TELEGRAM" SALT LAKE CITY...
...native of Providence, Bill Robinson graduated from New York University, did so well as the New York World-Telegram local ad manager that the Hearst chain grabbed him, made him assistant general manager. In 1936 the New York Herald Tribune hired him away as ad manager, eventually made him executive vice president and publisher. A year ago, after the death of Steve Hannagan, Robinson left the Trib to boss the publicity agency. He has resigned from Robinson-Hannagan, but the firm will continue to handle Coke's public relations...
Someone read a telegram from President Pusey. The master of ceremonies finally stood up to introduce the guest of honor. "There isn't much that I 'can add to what has already been said," he understated. He gave White an engraved watch. White spoke quietly and modestly. He said that he considered himself "the luckiest person in the world...
...however, the HLU received a telegram from Huang requesting them to postpone the meeting until the results of U.N. Secretary-General Hammarskjold's proposed visit to Peeping became known, since he thought that his case would be affected by the visit...