Word: ticketing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Massachusetts' Kennedy is ahead. He is confident of winning primaries in Wisconsin and Oregon, but is loath to tangle in California unless he must. On the other hand, there is no room on Roman Catholic Jack Kennedy's ticket for Catholic Brown. In Los Angeles last week Kennedy pooh-poohed the notion that he would oppose a favorite son. But Kennedy is aware that he will have to win the nomination early to win at all, may be tempted to change his mind, and go after California's 76 votes...
Dudley's social atmosphere was called "very gregarious," "jovial and merry," but also "rowdy," "lowbrow, unattractive," and "high-schoolish." The story is told about a Social Committee meeting some years ago which was voting on whether to accept the residential inter-House ticket for the Dudley dance. "No," said one commuter firmly, "we don't want those Ivy Leaguers at our party." Staff members took that as a danger signal, and commuters are now accepting more fully the social norms of their classmates--including ties and jackets in the dining hall...
...will continue to refer to the enemy as "the Democratic Party," instead of continuing the "Democrat Party" label applied by his predecessors. For his part, Democratic Chairman Paul Butler confessed to a high political crime: he has sometimes voted for a Republican. "But in each case." explained candid Ticket-Splitter Butler, "I have always prayed for forgiveness...
Jessie ran ahead to the ticket stand, holding onto her hat. "I want a pink ticket," she stated as Clipper caught up. "This gentleman says only people under twelve can have pink tickets...
Clint, who sells tickets, interrupted: "Red tickets or nothing, lady. We aim to please, but you gotta buy a red ticket...