European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 22, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse Sen. Evritt m. Dark in Senati minority Ita for in a typical to during on of hit pm Chi. Sen. Dirksen grandiose orator by Neil Gil made a staff writer eve and Charlie rip. Charles Hallock of the Houie. Unruly hair a Dirksen is a photographer s Delight. 1 w1si1 my great fellow the senator sadly intones tossing his mane of Grey hair and waving his arms shall Pray or him knowing that like the martyrs in the coliseum he will Beable to Bay " Mur Turl Mur Turos a Tutuny we who Are about to die Salute Youl latin scholars May find fault with the grammar but Are charmed by Kab nun Clator Everett m. Dirksen Republican senator from Illinois and minority Lender of the . a would be actor and author. Dirk sen is probably the Only Man in washing Ion who could Unsel consciously Wear a Toga while debuting the issues of the atomic dramatics does is to develop a sense of Complete polite says in i youth Gnu Rord in anal eur theatricals und writing novels thut never got published. Dubbed Prince of a cily pageant in Hon Home town or Pekin 38 years ago. Thus the Label. Prince of Pekin the 67-Yivtr-old senator recognizes the value of a dramatic is he unmindful of the dramatic effect of the Nimbus of Grey hair that sprouts from his head in undisciplined Tufts looking some say As if it were combed with an eggbeater. If you have some kind of a trademark like unruly hair people get to recognize you he dark an is nut merely being drama tic in hit night of Senate occupies one of the chief seats of Power in the Republican party a station one reaches Nufler demonstrating indent Able political serious Dirksen works with the theatrical and frequently humorous Dirk sen to keep himself in the politic til 1 Imp Light and presumably ensure continue life to a 30-year Congress Sintil career. While he is whimsical at time. India ing in sonorous oratory seemingly for no except to amuse his Calk ague Sand himself he gets right to the Point in deadly serious night of july 9, 1952. At the us pull can National convention in Chicago is on that Many remember vividly. He wonted sen. Robert a. Toft of Ohio to win the presidential nomination pleading for the Seal inn of a Georgia delegation favourable to tuft Dirksen de parted abruptly from he accepted in ill roof convention speakers and bitterly u tacked gov. Thomas e. Dewcy of Newyork who had been the party nominee in 1944 and 1948. Dewey was backing Dwight a. Eisenhower. Dirksen Shook a threatening Finger at him and shouted monday july 22, 1963 the stars and stows we followed you before and you took us Down the Road to defeat Boos mixed with cheers and gasps Attis personal attack. Or. Eisenhower watching the convention on television was reported to have shaken his fist at the screen. Dewey ultimately delivered to help new York bloc to or Eisenhower. Dirksen and or. Eisenhower late worked comfortably together in washing the Senate those Days Dirksen got second Billing behind democratic Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana but he frequently bleats the Roku Early teams up with rep. C i Orlf Hall Erk of Indiana his counter part in the House for the or and Charlie show to Luy Down the Republican viewpoint. Mis sepulchral Vole and rolling oratory frequently Ore subjected to ugh unkind Ruurt As homogeneous prise ii my Dirks a. An enthusiastic debater in High school and College took a tip More than 40 years Ngo from the fumed Golden throated orator. William Jennings Bryan. Talk to the rear Row and the people i Between will hear Bryan told him. Political opponents remain by Durksen s prose. Ripun Sable for effecting Republican Compromise with the democrats in Power Dirksen has been culled a flip Flop artist for championing the Art of the possible in politic. Thut goes Back to Dirkse says in defense when a proposition has been beaten out on the Anvil of discussion you no for what you can one critic observed that Dirksen in i congressional career changed his mind 11 times on military affairs. 62 times on for eign policy and 70 Umes on agriculture. Durksen a reply anybody Worth his Salt in Public serv ice cannot ignore the fact that you Are constantly confronted with change a changing world. How silly a Man would be if he does t make the Republican Leader since 1959. Dirksen proclaimed when John f. Kenn Dywon the while House seat that no 111 digested stuff will be rushed through con-gress.1 a candidate for president in 1944. Minlu Pes Thiv he might full into the second Dirksen now denies further Whitehouse ambitions. He insists he is interested Only in his Job of bringing a constant harmonizing Effort to the clash of Republican an democratic viewpoints in Congress by that j not to say to does t fee free to lambaste democratic proposal he thinks Are wrong. Post 11
