Alfred E. Smith Dead at 70 Former New York Governor
Former New York Governor Alfred E. Smith died at Rockefeller Institute Hospital after a rapid decline. He had a long political career rising from Manhattan’s east side to governorships and a 1928 presidential bid, later active in civic work and Empire State Building management.
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Rockefeller Institute Hospital
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New York State
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St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic
Robert Shank
Father Healy
Catherine Dunn Smith
Empire State Building
Roosevelt
Alf M. Landon
Wendell L. Willkie
Manhattan
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Albany
Assembly
New York County
Board of Aldermen
Tammany Hall
Charles S. Whitman
Nathan L. Miller
Whitman
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Ogden L. Mills
Public Ice
Empire State Corporation
Navy hushes Statler fight spawns call for full probe
Congressional members demand a complete inquiry into the September 23 brawl at the Statler hotel involving Teamsters and two naval officers. They criticize the navy for withholding details from overseas sailors, urging prompt disclosure and accountability. House and Senate members press for answers on who bears responsibility and why information was suppressed.
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Ohio
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D-Miss
House Committee On Veterans’ Legislation
Randolph Dickins, Jr
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Comdr
James H
Dewey Urges Major Tax Cuts Postwar Overhaul
Governor Thomas E. Dewey called for sweeping reductions in individual and corporate income taxes as part of a postwar tax overhaul. He urged simplifying laws, cutting rates, repealing wartime levies, and pursuing a national policy to raise the economy and full employment. He spoke on Mutual in Albany and warned against overtaxing peacetime income.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Indicted Iowa Liquor Truck Driver
Leslie Ballue 45 of Des Moines, driver for the Iowa Liquor Control Commission, indicted by a grand jury for operating a liquor truck while intoxicated. He was arrested August 22 five miles east of Oakland after his truck jackknifed while en route to Des Moines from Council Bluffs with wine.
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Liquor Trol Commission
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Liberty
Iowa
Oakland
Ballue
Council Bluffs
2573 Ballots Sent to Linn Servicemen for Election
The Linn County auditor's office has mailed 2573 war ballots to service members overseas since Sept. 15. By Wednesday, 607 ballots were returned. Applications continue daily from servicemen or relatives, with ballots due by November 6 the day before the general election.
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Linn
Otto F. Hanzlik
Bricker Urges Economy Road To Prosperity
Publican vice presidential candidate John W. Bricker condemned the New Deal policy of spend, waste, borrow and tax and urged a postwar plan based on economy, simplicity and stability to foster individual prosperity. He warned deficit financing weakens states and endangers representative government. Bricker would address the World Series opener in St Louis and speak at a Republican dinner for Louis J. Reidel.
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Escape tale of Lt Sheehy reaches Cedar Rapids
Lt Richard Sheehy of the Fifteenth Air Force described his dramatic escape after his May 18 mission to the Ploiești oil fields. He and the crew bailed out over Yugoslavia as their plane was crippled by flak, with one engine out and tail damaged. He parachuted from about 14 000 feet, noting a sensation of floating as he descended. Two crew members were captured and six survived. details remain restricted for security reasons.
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Yugoslavia
Fifteenth Air Force
Sheehy
Cedar Rapids
Edward J. Sheehy
Garden Drive
Pioesti
Romania
Ploesti
Patricia
Two Cedar Rapids Brothers Die in World War II Action
Two Cedar Rapids area soldiers were killed in action in France and the Netherlands. Pfc. Robert J. Modracek, 23, died in France on June 14, eight days after D-day, and Second Lt. Donald D. Elgin, 23, a fighter pilot, was killed in France on Sept. 8. Modracek is the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Modracek. Elgin is survived by his wife Nina Jo and his Cedar Rapids family. The Modracek family is the first from Cedar Rapids to lose two sons in the war. Memorial services for Robert were postponed after the notification. a joint service for the brothers will be held later. Both men were in the Airborne invasion period. Elgin trained at several bases and received his wings in Texas before serving in England and France.
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Bovina
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CCC
Strawberry Point
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Slight Gains Reported by Fifth Army in Italy Front
Allied lines show fifth army infan try making limited advances on a 20 mile stretch under heavy German resistance. Mud and opposition slow progress along Apennine valley roads near the Po valley while artillery supports push along the Adriatic sector and toward Boschi south of Bologna.
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Crete Allied Forces Report Heavy Losses for Germans
London dispatch says Algiers radio claimed half of the German occupation force on Crete were killed wounded or captured by invading Allied troops.
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Algiers
Crete
Yanks Break Into Fort Driant Near Metz In France
Third army troops breached Fort Driant, main Metz bastion, seizing three corners amid bloody hand to hand fighting. American infantry and tanks pushed into the moat while German forces used tunnels and concealed fire to counterattack, as Allied operations continue along the Siegfried line and toward Belfort and Aachen.
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