Wagner Fends Off Tammany in Tight New York Campaign
Robert F. Wagner, long a major New York political figure, faces a close re election amid a party split after his 1956 Senate defeat and a second term marred by scandals. He promotes rent control slum clearance a 15 cent subway fare and continued city college tuition while resisting party leaders.
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Robert F. Wagner
Jacob Javits
United States’ Senate
Wagner
New York Times
Tammany Hall
Democratic Party
Vincent R. Impellitteri
Senate
Carmine de Sapio
Arthur Levitt
Lefkowitz Pledges City-Wide Clean-Up Campaign
Louis Lefkowitz running as a Republican for mayor of New York City pledges a fresh start with a city clean-up program. He targets fiscal reform, graft elimination, stronger policing, better recreation and housing, and a comprehensive civil defense overhaul.
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Rita Solon
New York State
Federal Bar Association
Lawyers’ Criminal Court of Manhattan
Grand Street Boys Association
American Jewish Congress
B’nai Brith
Lefkowitz
New York City
Bob
Wagner
City Office of Civil Defense
Lefkowitz Proposes Revisions to State Aid Formula
New York Attorney General Louis Lefkowitz, speaking to college journalists, criticized state funding to New York City as wasteful and urged revising the Smith formula used to dole out aid. He argued NYC receives 29 percent of state education aid, 55 percent of total aid in other areas, and noted the city’s unique financial advantages skew funding. He contrasted Mayor Wagner and Beame's figures with state data and called for adjustments to reflect NYC’s special problems.
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New York City
Louis Lefkowitz
Lefkowit
Wagner
New York State
Upstate
Abraham D. Beame
Lefkowitz
al Smith
Smith
Seven Seek New York Mayor as Ballots Prepare
Judy Lefkowitz reports seven candidates remain on the New York mayoral ballot after petitions. Wagner wins Democratic primary over Levitt. Lefkowitz challenges with Liberal and Civic Action lines. other contenders include Gerosa Citi zens Party and Battista United Taxpayers. Nine lines appear on the ballot tomorrow with 7500 signatures required to qualify.
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New York
Arthur Levitt
Robert F. Wagner
Wagner
Ing
Bossiun Tammany
Levitt
Liberal Party
Brotherhood Party
Louis J. Lefkowitz
Republican Party
Civic Action Party
United States
Lawrence Gerosa
Citizens Party
Socialist Party
Richard Garza
Socialist Workers Party
William Klenosky
Queens
Reform Movement in New York City Politics
The piece argues reformers need grassroots control of party apparatus to combat corruption. It asserts Republicans lack credible leaders and that only a reform mayor with strong Manhattan grassroots backing can tackle Tammany-like machines, endorsing Robert Wagner as mayor to enable the cleanup.
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Rockefeller
Clark
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Dilworth
Stevenson
Congressman Green
Republican Party
New York City
Lefkowitz
Fiorello LaGuardia
Tammany
Robert Wagner
Manhattan
City Hall clash over efforts to keep business in the city
A heated exchange cites the Board of Ed and business bureau as critics of attempts to retain commerce. The GOP candidate denies pressuring for support and accuses Wagner of a politico conspiracy with Tammany boss Carmine DeClapio. A. B.
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Business Bureau
GOP
Wagner
Tammany
Carmine DeClapio
A. B
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L. Lefkowitz
Paul Fine
John Gilhooley
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Lower East Side
Fordham University
New York Bar Association
New York State Assembly
Office of Civil Defense
By Ronnie Olman
By Judy Lefkowitz
Reform Movement
Paul Tillich
The
Undergraduate Christian Association
Earl Hall
Board of Ed
Rififi
France
Wollman Auditorium
the Board of Managers
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