Lefkowitz Blames Ed Board for City Inefficiency
New York City Republican candidate Louis J. Lefkowitz defended teaching Russian in schools while opposing a blanket ban on Communist speakers at City Colleges. He urged cutting the Board of Education from 21 to 9, blamed Mayor Wagner for inefficiency, and said free public education remains vital.
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Lefkowitz
Robert F. Wagner
Louis J. Lefkowitz
Wagner
GOP
Commodore
Republican
Queens College
Board of Education
City Colleges
Speaker Ban
Benjamin Davis
Communist Party of the United States
John J. Gilhooley
Board OF ED
Gerosa Pledges City Finance Reform in Mayor Bid
Lawrence E. Gerosa, City Controller for seven years, runs for mayor backed by the Citizens' Party and Democratic chair Michael H. Prendergast. He promises municipal finance reform and tax restraint amid a high-profile feud with Mayor Wagner and Port Authority tensions. Polls show about ten percent support.
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Margaret Ross
Lawrence E. Gerosa
New York
Lawrence Gerosa
Gerosa
Queens Baseball Stadium
Robert A. Moses
New York Port Authority
Wagner
Citizens’ Party
Michael H. Prendergast
Reform Groups Battle Corruption in New York City
A political realignment in New York City shows Reform Groups backing Wagner as alliances shift before the June 21 1961 nomination period. Manhattan remains a one party stronghold with Democratic control over patronage and local nominations shaping the November contest.
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New York City
Manhattan County
Wagner
Mr. Buckley
Bronx
Manhattan
Arnold Fein
Lawrence E. Geresa
Arthur Levitt
DeSapic
Buckley
Sharkey
Reform Clubs
Levitt
Reform Movement
Democratic Party
Wagner Bosses and Lovers Quarrel in New York Politics
Mayor Robert F. Wagner faces questions about bossism within the Democratic Party as reformers clash with old-guard leaders. He says allies are ordinary party members and notes past battles with Carmine De Sapio and Michael Prendergast. The dispute centers on whether Wagner is rising as a boss or fighting the boss system.
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Robert F. Wagner
Democratic Party
Wagner
U.S. Senate
Jacob K. Javits
Carmine de Sapio
Michael A. Prendergast
Prendergast
Reform Movement
Hunter College
Citizenship Clearinghouse Committee
Arthur Fein
New York Herald Tribune
Arthur Levitt
Hotel Astor
Battista Promises Renaissance For New York City
Independent mayoral candidate Vito P. Battista argues he is un bossed and capable of reviving New York City. He criticizes Wagner and Lefkowitz, declares he would live frugally, run government like a business, and vows to purge political hacks while stressing independence and competence.
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Vito P. Battista
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National Review
Mr. Gerosa
City of
Harrison Associates
Republican Party
N.Y
By Mada Levine
Vito Battista
Renaissance
Nyc
Gracie Mansion
Battista
Marilyn Ross
Harlem
Brooklyn
Queens
Vro Battista
Rockefeller
Court of Appeals
Mississippi
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