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Fmr Nebraska Governor Morrison Dies at 98
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| Contributor | Gerald Farinas |
| Last Edited | Gerald Farinas Apr 19, 2004 02:52pm |
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| Media | News Service - Associated Press |
| News Date | Monday, April 19, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Fmr Nebraska Governor Morrison Dies at 98
The Honolulu Advertiser
Frank Morrison, the Democratic governor in a predominantly Republican Nebraska during the tumultuous '60s, has died. He was 98. Morrison died in McCook, 200 miles west of Lincoln, after a battle with cancer, a nursing supervisor at McCook Community Hospital said. Morrison served as governor from 1961 to 1967. His dream was to serve in Congress, yet he was never elected in five tries between 1948 and 1970. But the fact that a Democrat who was opposed to the Vietnam War and capital punishment could be elected governor in Nebraska in the 1960s attests to Morrison's charisma, said former governor and U.S. Sen. Jim Exon, who encouraged Morrison to run for governor. "Frank Morrison was just one of those individuals that as you got to know him, you couldn't help but like him whether you were a Democrat or a Republican," he said.
Then-President Johnson persuaded Morrison to not seek a fourth two-year term as governor in 1966, and instead run against Carl Curtis for the Senate. He lost the race, then lost another Senate bid in 1970. He was appointed Douglas County defender in 1970, and was involved in representing two black men who were convicted of murdering a white Omaha officer. Morrison remained active through his senior years, speaking out against the war in Iraq and opposing capital punishment as a witness during legislative hearings. |
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