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Senator J. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, Dixiecrat candidate for President in 1948, was the first man ever to be elected to Congress by write-in votes against an opponent whose name was printed on the ballot. Thurmond stumped as a write-in because he was angry at the South Carolina Democratic Executive Committee for hand-picking a candidate (Edgar Brown) instead of holding a primary. In that campaign Thurmond promised the voters that, if elected, he would resign before the next regular primary to let them do the picking...
...Senate killed President Eisenhower's atomic peace ship proposal by a 42-to-41 vote. All Democrats voting, except South Carolina's J. Strom Thurmond, were against the measure. All Republicans voting were...
...Cooney's teammates, only Brock Stokes and Bruce Thurmond won their matches. Stokes, who reached the semifinals of the Eastern Intercollegiate Tournament in New Haven a week ago, defeated Ned-Vare, 4 and 3. Thurmond dropped Dave Clovis...
Playing behind Cooney will be Brock Stokes, Bob Ornsteen, Bruce Thurmond, Jim Jones, Roger Fleischmann, and Jim Bailey in that order. The seven-man team is one larger than the team which tied Yale only to lose in the playoff between Cooney and Fehr...
Playing at the Charles River Country Club course, Captain Ted Cooney lost to B.C.'s first man Ben Murphy, 3 and 1, in an upset that determined the match. Jim Bailey H) defeated Bill Callahan, 4 and 3; Bruce Thurmond (H) lost to Dick Grady, 5 and 3; Brock Stokes (H) lost to Ed Coakley, 4 and 3; Bob Ornsteen (H) defeated Joe Moylan, 3 and 1; Roger Fleischmann (H) defeated Nick Raffely, 5 and 3; and Jim Jones lost to Bob O'Donnell...