Word: val
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...their conference in Houston last year just before the Republican Convention, endorsed his position on the contested delegations -a move which was instrumental in swinging the nomination his way. During the campaign, Ike leaned heavily on such individual governors as New Hampshire's Sherman Adams, Nebraska's Val Peterson and New York's Tom Dewey for his crucial decisions...
...Administration is also at present reported to be considering the possibility of a civil defense draft of both men and women. Val Peterson, civil defense administrator, stated, "I don't want to have to do it but I wouldn't hesitate to ask for a draft." He indicated that millions more than the four million present civil defense volunteers are needed...
...Named Val Peterson, after brief service (three weeks) as a White House aide, to be chief of the Federal Civil Defense Administration...
...Bryan Memorial Commission produced a 13-ton, 8-ft. bronze likeness of the late Great Commoner and planted it on the steps of the handsome, "skyscraper" (19-story) state capitol. The statue was no sooner in place than a storm of angry protests broke over the head of Governor Val Peterson. Republican pride was outraged that a Democrat should desecrate the capitol's steps. The governor compromised: the statue could remain on the steps "on a temporary basis...
...political stumble by the President did not help things. By recommending Nebraska's Val Peterson as the new Ambassador to India before he discovered Peterson was "personally obnoxious" to that state's senators, Eisenhower had to renege on the appointment after the Indian government had already blessed it. Indians could not help but have the uncomfortable feeling that Nebraska politics had priority over Indo-American relations...