¶ Oregon's Senator Wayne Morse, Fair Dealing Republican, proclaimed himself "disillusioned," pronounced Eisenhower a "puppet" of "evil and reactionary forces," pledged his vote for Stevenson.
¶ Joe Louis squared off for Stevenson. Explained the former heavyweight champ: "I worked under Eisenhower in Europe in 1945 . . . for the American Negro soldier over there, it wasn't so good."
¶ Columbia University's faculty split gustily into pro-Ike and pro-Adlai factions. Headed by Historian Allan Nevins, 323 professors and instructors put themselves on record for Stevenson in a full-page newspaper ad. The Graduate School of...
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