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...Forthwith the Times got a lesson in 1) the power of advertising and 2) the readiness of Stevenson followers to write for their candidate. Overnight, 2,120 letters and wires flooded into the Times offices. Only 142 urged the paper to stick to Ike; the other 1,978 called for a switch. Next day, just as it would with any other news story, the Times dutifully reported the avalanche of "restrained communications" in response to the ad. It answered the communications by reprinting a three-column editorial that it had run only three days before, reaffirming the Times...
...urging, earnest Reporter Reed asked his board for immediate induction, only to be told that he would have to wait his turn. No man to be intimidated by a bureaucratic decision, City Editor Johnston called up the state draft boss at Austin and got Reporter Reed called to duty forthwith...
Tobin went to the rostrum and called "all loyal Democrats to come forth." After damning the "Democrats for a day," Tobin introduced Professor Beer, who forthwith introduced the Governor. Dever pointed out that he had a calendar of appointments beginning at 3 p.m. and "couldn't spend much time." The clock at the rear of the auditorium read 3:05 p.m. But he did reassure all present that at the end of the hall, "there was much magnificent literature telling what we have accomplished." He then went into a vigorous, ten minute campaign speech, that brought frequent applause...
...happy fugitive from his Washington routine of paperwork, conferences and command decisions, General "Lem" Shepherd, boss of the Marine Corps, flew off to Korea, went forthwith to a bunker on the firing line and watched his leathernecks in action in a sharp firefight...
...school opened, New York City found itself caught way off base. In spite of all the preparations for record enrollments, 518,000 pupils showed up for grade-school classes-a whopping 15,000 more than were expected. Hired forthwith: 100 new grade-school teachers...