O Dwyer Elected Mayor In Landslide Victory
William O Dwyer won a landslide mayoral election in New York City defeating General Jonathan Goldstein and Newbold Morris as 12 year Democratic trend returned to power. With 4462 of 4083 districts reporting O Dwyer led 63 239 to 363 738 and 349 603 respectively. O Dwyer vowed to be mayor of all people and foster united effort through a four year term. The victory marked a political shift with Governor Dewey influence seen waning in New York State.
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New York
LaGuardie
O'Dwyer
Judge Goldstein
Morris
County Mayo
Ireland
Paul & Fitzpatrick
Dewey
New York State
Vincent Imopelliters
Richmond
Cornelius Hall
Join A. Lynch
Prices on New Autos Postponed by OPA
The OPA yesterday postponed price ceilings on new automobiles for two or three days. The agency cited a delay in obtaining last ounce cost data and said it would require more time to prepare the legal papers.
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Washington
OPA
Victory Bond Drive Urges Community Support
Citizens urged to back Victory Loan as war healing shifts focus from Back the Attack to speeding recovery. Campaign highlights include hospital units and medical gear, with adults asked to encourage the younger generation to invest and secure a safer future for their own children.
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Auipment
Bendels
Liston
Buffalo and Syracuse Elect Republicans and Democrats Win Utica
The 184 gubernatorial prelude saw Democrats take New York City and Utica swing to Boyd Galder with 21,177 votes over J. Bradbury German Jr. at 16,284. Republicans claimed Buffalo and Syracuse, ending Buffalo’s 12 year Democratic rule with Bernard Dowd winning 80,383 to Holling 66,481 Schwab 34,286. Other cities split, with Republicans advancing in Rome Gloversville Johnstown Tonawanda Cortland Middletown White Plains Poughkeepsie Rye Peekskill Batavia Hudson Binghamton Oswego Ogdensburg.
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Albany
New York City
Buffalo
Syracuse
William O'Dwyer
F. J. LaGuardia
Utica
Boyd Galder
J. Bradbury German, Jr
Galder
German
Hornell
Inaca
Oneonta
Little Falls
Kingston
Amsterdam
Johnson City
Plattsburg
North Tonalandia
Gleng Falls
Geneva
Norwich
Rochester
Council
Rome
Gloversville
Johnstown
Tonawanda
Cortland
Middletown
White Plains
Poughkeepsie
Rye
Peeksfull
Batavia
Hudson
Binghamton
Oswego
Ogdensborg
Bernard J. Dowd
Thomas L. Hol Iing
Alp
Frank K
Schwab
The
People’s Party
Robert. L. Hoffman
Verptan J_ Kahn
Dawd
Holling
Lewis Union Wins Grip On Parley Representation
Washington's labor conference saw John In Lewis push for United Mine Workers seats on the executive committee. The fight over committee size and balance ended with a 16 member body, granting Mine Workers and Brotherhoods seats while management holds eight and the APL and CTO three each. A heated exchange with CIO leader Philip Murray occurred amid rumors of moves to place Lewis and Rail Labor leader T. C. Cashen on the panel.
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Washington
John
Lewis
Labor Management
Hig United Mine Workers
Labor
Lahor
Management
APL
Alxteen
Loew's
United Mine Workers
Railway Brotherhoods
CTO
Mine Workers and Brotherhoods
Pilip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Murray
T. C. Cashen
Railway Labor Executives Association
Brotherhoods
Lewry
Navy Dead Honored in Rites on Missouri
Memorial service aboard the battleship Missouri honored Navy Marine and Coast Guard personnel who died in the war. The Bible table used during the Japanese surrender ceremony was featured in the rites. About 2000 relatives attended the first minate service aboard the ship.
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New York
Missouri
Navy
Marine
Coast Guard
Virginia Elects Tuck Governor After Landslide Victory
William M. Tuck of South Boston, a longtime Democratic leader under Senator Harry F. Byrd, won Virginia’s governor race by a wide margin. With 1454 of 1716 precincts reporting, Tuck had 102,922 votes, Landreth 46,831, and Carwile 3,902.
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Rachmond
William M. Tuck
South
Boston
Virginia
Democratic
United States
Hany F. Byrd
Tuck
S. Floyd Landreth
Galax
Howard Carwile
Richmond
G O P Seizes Seat in New York State Senate
Republicans gain one state senate seat as Ed Mund Radwan defeats Democrat Edwin Kantoweki in Oneida district. Other races split, with Republicans leading in Suffolk and Bronk counties. Assembly results show Morhouse, Ostrander, Curto winning seats. final margins listed for several districts.
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Albany
New York State Senate
Edmund P. Radwan
GG. E
Edwin J. Kantoweki
Demorval
America Labor Party
Ele County
Radwan
Stephen J. Wojkowiuk
Senate
Suffolk County
Democratic
Bronk County
Queens
James J. Crisana
Henry Schneider, Jr
Jacob Jacobson
Suffolk
W. Kingsland Macy
Morris Jackson
DALL
Assembly
L. Judson Morhouse
Ticonderoga
Essex County
Saratoga County
John J. Ostrander
George E. Toome
Paul P. Maracco
People’s Forty
Yates County
Vernon
Murray J. Stape
Niagara
Cowmty
Ernest Curto
Jack W. Hackett
First Criticism Of Truman's Policies Launched In Senate
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin opened a Senate floor clash criticizing President Truman's program as a New Deal handout and wasteful spending. He argued Congress should lead on defense and universal peacetime training, while noting dissatisfaction with the administration.
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Truman
Senate
Washington
Wiley R-Win
Seinster Reed
Kan
Heteh
New Mexico
Wiley
Trotman
Wisconsin
Sam
Congress
Harry Truman
Wiley Yread
Uarry Truman
America
Jeffries Beats Frankensteen In Detroit Mayor Race
Detroit's mayoral contest ends with Edward J. Jeffries defeating Richard T. Frankensteen. Frankensteen conceded during a radio interview after trailing by 28,379 votes. final tallies show Jeffries with 293,971 votes to Frankensteen's 195,598 across over 1,000 precincts. The race was marked by union backing for Frankensteen and the broader civic battle in Detroit.
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Detroit
Richard T. Frankensteen
Edward J. Jeffe
Frankensteen
Jeffries
Lawrence elected mayor of Pittsburgh in city race
Pittsburgh's Democratic leader David J. Lawrence won the mayoralty, defeating Republican Robert Waddell to end 12 years of Democratic rule. Early returns from 10 percent of 4,235 precincts showed Lawrence leading with 66,677 votes to Waddell's 45,961.
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Teburgh
Pennsylvania
David J. Lawrence
Burke Re elected Cleveland Mayor by Large Margin
Thomas A. Burke, former city law director and ex mayor, won re election in Cleveland. Complete returns show Burke with 325,645 votes to 59,795 for Republican opponent Ray C. Miller. Election officials reported results last night.
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Herbert D. Hamm
Thomas J. O'Connor
Jeb
Troy
Phille F. Craver
Lawrence J. Collins
Cleveland
Thomas A. Burke
Frank J. Lansche
Ohio
Burke
Ray C. Miller
Curley Wins Fourth Term as Boston Mayor
James Michael Curley, veteran politician, elected mayor of Boston for the fourth time after 250 of 395 precincts reported. Curley led Kerrigan 72,984 to 38,287 in a nonpartisan race, with plans cited to boost Boston port development.
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Curley
Boston
U. S
James Michael Curley
Poligal
John E. Kerrigan
U. 8
Massachusetts
Kerrigan
Weveren'h
Lhe
New York Voters Back Amendment No 6 In Early Count
Unofficial returns from 2,243 of 3,338 districts show Amendment No 6, favoring war veterans in Civil Service, with Yes leading in major areas including New York City. Other amendments show mixed results with No 1 defeated and Amendments 2 3 4 5 progressing or trailing by margins. Local housing subsidy cap increases also appear to gain broad support in many districts.
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Albany
WPA
New York City
Dewey
Senate
Assembly
Party Elects Two To City Bench With Citywide Upset
Unprecedented Republican majorities sweep Troy and most of Rensselaer County in the off year general election. Republicans capture two City Court seats and gain control of 29 of 34 county Board of Supervisors seats, with Democrats left holding only two county offices and a narrow council majority.
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Troy
Rensselaer County
Rensselaer
Board of Supervisors
City of Rensselaer
Herbert D. Hamm
Thomas E. Deway
Joseph F. Purcell
Lawrence J. Castros
Robert H. Sheehy
Janes E. Kelly
Amerian Labor Party
Collins
U. S. Navy
O'Connor
Counsel
Stewart Jones
John J. Sweeney
Demioerat
Thomas P. McLaughlin
Democrat
Warren G. Clark
American Labor Party
Frank Starker
Americana Labor Party
Casey
ALP
Terence d. Cox
Cox
Mar ines May Leave China as War Talks Rise
U S Marines may depart China by December 5 as tensions in North China mount. Washington officials warn American forces will take no active role in China’s internal conflict, while Gen Wedemeyer reports no confirmation of Marine action beyond self defense. Reports from Peiping and Yenan describe ongoing civil war plans and stalled peace talks, with further developments expected as fleets move.
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China
Albert €. Wedemeyer
Washington
Dew
Peiping
North Chine
War Department
Peitaiho
Chineangtao
Keller Roe
Third Marine Anephibious Corps
Wedemeyer
Yencheng
Shanghai
Wang En-Pa
Reds
Chungking
U.S
Hululao
Yingkow
Manchuria
Kern Improves Slightly After Stroke In Critical List
Jerome Kern, internationally known composer of popular songs, suffered an apoplectic stroke Monday and was reported still on the critical list Saturday though his condition was slightly improved. He remains under medical care in New York City.
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New York
Jerome Kern
Nationalization Plan Emerges From France Left Bloc
In Paris the dominant left wing bloc in the Constituent Assembly urged sweeping nationalization of major enterprises as a new constitution takes shape. The Communist and Socialist parties, controlling a majority, circulated a program calling for worker input in management, state control of foreign trade, empire emancipation, press censorship easing, and closer cooperation with allied powers. Proposed nationalized sectors include Bank of France, large credit institutions, insurance firms, electric utilities, merchant marine, coal mines, steel, metal fabrication, refineries, cement, explosives, and liquid fuel handling and transport. The assembly backed de Gaulle as provisional president and may elect him caretaker leader this weekend.
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Paris
France
Bank of France
Deposit and Insurance
Fespas
Britain
Assembly
Gen. de Gaulle
du Gaulle
Dunig
Hope for Settlement In Windsor Strike
Windsor Ontario. Minister of Labour Humphrey Mitchell said he was hopeful for a settlement within 2% of the eight week old strike at Ford Motor Co of Canada plants, which has kept about 20,000 workers idle. A meeting between government officials, union leaders, and Ford officials was planned for this afternoon.
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Windsor
Humphrey Mitchell
Canada
Ford Motor Co. of Canada
Mitchell
Ford
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