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Former conservative Senator Jesse Helms, a staunch backer of racial apartheid and one-time chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, died Friday, a conservative think tank confirmed. Helms, 86, represented North Carolina in the Senate for 30 years.
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NAME _ Jesse Alexander Helms.AGE _ Born Oct.18, 1921 in Monroe, N.C.EDUCATION _ Monroe public schools; Wingate Junior College and Wake Forest College.FAMILY _ Wife,...
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Some quotes of Jesse Helms, who died on the Fourth of July at age 86:”I’m so old-fashioned I believe in horse whipping.” _ During a debate in 1991 on...
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Former Sen. Jesse Helms, who served 30 years in Congress, died on the Fourth of July, the Jesse Helms research center says. He was 86.The center, based at Wingate...
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A longtime North Carolina state employee has chosen to retire instead of lowering flags to honor former Sen. Jesse Helms, saying in an e-mail that the late conservative...
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“Compromise, hell!” Jesse Helms screamed in a 1959 editorial that captured what would become the legacy of his Senate career and his place in the...
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Some quotes of Jesse Helms, who died on the Fourth of July at age 86:”I’m so old-fashioned I believe in horse whipping.” _ During a debate in 1991 on...
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Former Sen. Jesse Helms, who served 30 years in Congress, died on the Fourth of July, the Jesse Helms research center says. He was 86.The center, based at Wingate...
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