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August 17, 1928

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REPUBLICANS CHARGE FALSEHOOD BY SMITH ON THEIR PARK STAND; Hewitt and Hutchinson Take Up Governor's Challenge on Pending Projects. DENY OBSTRUCTIVE TACTICS Finance Heads Insist There Is No Legal Sanction for $50,000 Survey. ATTACK SMITH'S MOTIVES Declare He Seeks to Divert Attention From His Own Campaign Difficulties. Refuse to Meet Governor. RFPUBLICANS SAY SMITH HAS FALSIFIED Dissents on Value of Site. Text of Hutchinson's Statement. Senator Hewitt's Statement. Says Costs Are Mounting.

By From a Staff Correspondent of The New York Times

Denies Smith's charges that Repub legislators held up park program

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REPUBLICAN CHIEFS AT ODDS ON CHOICE OF STATE CHAIRMAN; Original Hoover Backers Seek the Selection of W.H. Hill to Succeed George K. Morris. OTHERS SUPPORT MACHOLD, Leaders Hope to Avoid Open Fight as Harmful to Party-- May Be a Compromise. GLEASON IS SUGGESTED Conference of Leaders Likely to Be Called for Aug. 29 or 30 to Consider Program. Plans Await Funeral. Threatens Open Fight. A Compromise Suggested. MORRIS RITES HERE TODAY.

By Unknown Author

Supported by original Hoover backers in N Y S for election as Chmn of State Repub Com to succeed G K Morris

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ELEVATED HIGHWAY ALONG HUDSON SHORE IS ORDERED BY CITY; Estimate Board Passes Half of Miller Plan for Viaduct From 59th to 72d Street. BOROUGH HEAD TO GET BIDS Action on Road From Canal to 59th Street Put Off Pending Negotiations With Central. $20,000,000 FOR TRANSIT Board Appropriates Funds to Carry On New Subway Work and for Improvements. Defer Action on Section 1. Walker Defends Project. ELEVATED HIGHWAY ON WEST SIDE VOTED APROVES TRANSIT FUNDS. City Votes $20,00,000 for New Work--Fails to Act on Plans.

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Annual midsummer meeting

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Notable Births

1928T. J. Anderson, American composer, conductor, and educator[†]

Thomas Jefferson "T.J." Anderson, Jr. is an American composer, conductor, orchestrator and educator.

Willem Duys

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