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...Stevenson had two major objectives-to fire Democratic enthusiasm in California and to undermine the threatening Democratic revolt in Texas. To meet this challenging assignment, the governor sat up night after night, working on his speeches until 2 or 3 in the morning. The result was speeches of a vigor and emotional appeal which Stevenson had seldom achieved before...
...kill off foreign trade, would -by not buying from Japan and Germany -drive these countries into Communist arms. He also graphically described post-Civil War conditions in Louisiana, including malaria, pellagra, and child labor. He got a rousing cheer when he finished his speech with a tribute to the vigor of French civilization-delivered .in excellent French...
Scripps, taking back his advice, said things had changed. He persuaded dynamo Howard to stay, changed the chain's name to Scripps-Howard, let him share the management with Scripps's son & heir Robert. Roy Howard brought the chain its greatest growth, prosperity and editorial vigor. He expanded the chain boldly into New York, Washington, Birmingham, Albuquerque, Fort Worth, etc. Far from making his papers pale stereotypes of one another, he encouraged local editors to lead their communities, as the Cleveland Press's Louis Seltzer has so notably done. Howard, whose vernacular is as colorful...
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor (Camilla Wicks; Symphony Orchestra of Radio Stockholm conducted by Sixten Ehrling; Capitol). An ingratiating piece by the Finnish composer, played with warmth and vigor by a talented young (23) American...
...year-old orphan boy who falls in with a murderer fleeing from the police. The chase, leading across England and Scotland and through a series of such colorful settings as a pawnshop, a boarding house, an amusement gallery and a small fishing village, has been staged with cinematic vigor by Director Charles (The Lavender Hill Mob) Crichton...