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Mayor William O'Dwyer of New York flew to California for a ten-day vacation, gladdened the heart of Actor Pat O'Brien by standing as godfather to O'Brien's infant daughter, christened Kathleen Bridget...
...bigwigs (Secretary of Commerce Henry Wallace, Senator Alben Barkley, Mayor O'Dwyer), innocently anxious to sponsor any benevolent-sounding cause, and ignoring the timing of the new campaign, endorsed Birobidjan...
...C.I.O. Transport Workers Union, led by Communist-line Mike Quill, had threatened to strike (TIME, March 4). When Mayor William O'Dwyer and public opinion stood firm, Mike Quill finally backed down. But the city's victory was only partial-it had just gained a calm opportunity to ponder the subway's physical and financial...
Mayor O'Dwyer took a deep breath, crossed his fingers and asked Governor Thomas E. Dewey to authorize an extra $142 million for the city's tax bill-almost one-third of it for subway rehabilitation. The city's annual budget was already second only to the Federal Government's. A few appalled city councilmen suggested raising the subway fare to 8? instead. But the council majority, long sold on the vote appeal of the nickel fare, vetoed the suggestion...
...Mayor LaGuardia said on the air Sunday that he was on Bill O'Dwyer's side in the transit crisis. He certainly should be-since he's the fellow who got Bill O'Dwyer into his present fix. ... If O'Dwyer gets into trouble, LaGuardia can always quote him another fable or two in PM. Fiorello won't have to take...