The Republicans had hardly packed up and moved out of Chicago before the Democratic vanguard began moving in among the debris of torn signs, discarded campaign buttons and bedraggled bunting to prepare for the Democratic Convention opening next Monday.
Agents for Candidate Bob Kerr staked out the Hilton's Normandie Lounge as a site for a genuine log cabin to symbolize Millionaire Oilman Kerr's humble beginnings. When they discovered the cabin would cost $25,000, they settled for a papier-mache model worth $600. A "Kids for Kefauver" club scavenged the International Amphitheater to collect...
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