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Othman Reflects On Convention Shifts And Plank Removal
Frederick C. Othman reports from Convention Hall Philadelphia on Republican theatrics and backstage tensions. He mocks speeches by Duff and Luce while noting George Murphy’s popularity and the awkward spectacle of party signs, pink plastic banners, and the press box overhaul replacing planks with undertakers chairs.
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Philadelphia
Bed Sue
Clere Boothe Luce
Ceivers
Dwight H Greer
Tee Hey Nater
W.th
California
George Murphy
George
James H. Duff
Bernard Samuel
Walter Sivs
Sears
Othman
Mae
Walter
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