Rockefeller Jr plans Radio City with nine buildings and NBC hub
New York report details a $250 million midtown complex by John D. Rockefeller Jr. The Radio City project spans three blocks bounded by Fifth to 51st, with nine buildings centered on a 68 story NBC home tower. Occupancy starts fall 1932, completion in 1934, Manila? No. The plan includes opera space, RKO theaters, and a grand oval building. Metropolitan Opera weighed in before final city approval.
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New York
John Dr. Rockefeller, Jr
5Th Avenue
6Th Avenue
48Th Street
51St Street
L. Rothafel
Roxy
Bery
Broadcasting
National Broadcasting Company
Empire State Building
R. K. O. Vaudeville
R. K. O. Motion Picture Theater
Metropolitan Opera Company
R. Fulton Cutting
Youths Plan New York Style Plaza with Towers
A continuation describes designs for soaring walls and challenging towers in a New York style. A central plaza will feature splashing fountains and bristling shrubs, aiming to evoke urban sophistication while creating a civic focal point.
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New York
Smith to Oppose Roosevelt Over Prohibition Stance
New York March 6. The New York Evening Post reports former Governor Alfred E. Smith may oppose Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidential bid if Roosevelt continues to pose on prohibition. The Post notes Smith supporters aim to keep New York delegates from pledging to Roosevelt, amid their long celebrated friendship and past political cooperation. Bits of left over baked ham are presented as a serving idea.
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Smith
New York State
Roosevelt
New York
Town breaks into print by avoiding robbery tale
A town on the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul line earned page one by showing there was no robbery after a torpedo incident and flare along the tracks. Residents alerted sheriffs in Wisconsin and Illinois, warnings ensued, a roadside standoff occurred, and the event ended with a dramatic but noncriminal assessment.
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Rondout
St. Paul
Pacific
Russell
Carnera Wins Over Maloney In Ten Round Battle
Primo Carnera defeats Jimmy Maloney in a brisk ten round bout at Madison Square Garden. Referee Elmer McClelland favored Carnera for aggressiveness and cleaner punching though the crowd of about 20,000 booed the decision. The victory moves Carnera toward a potential title clash later this year.
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Associated Press
Miami
Fla
Primo Carnera
Italy
Jimmy Maloney
Boston
Carnera
Elmer
Slim) McClelland
Detroit
Primo
Madison Square Garden Stadium
Rfre
Bobby Jones Trophy Amateur Tour Opens April 10
In Los Angeles March 6 the Catalina Country Club hosts a Bobby Jones trophy amateur tournament starting April 10 with sponsor William Wrigley Jr. The winner of a three way match will have his name engraved on a silver statue of Jones and receive a replica trophy.
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Los Angeles
Bobby Jones
Catalina Country Club Course
William Wrigley, Jr
Jones
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