AS a means for traffic relief in the busy Fourteenth Street area contingent to Fourth Avenue, Joseph P. Day has revived the plan approved by the Board of Estimate in 1911 that Irving Place should be...

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CHINA FACES WINTER OF GREAT HARDSHIP; Famine Worse Than Last Year Is Predicted, With Bandits Adding to People's Woes GOVERNMENT IS IMPOTENT Nanking Regime Not Functioning--Situation Works for Benefit of Radicalism

By HALLETT ABEND Special Correspondence of THE NEW YORK TIMES

PEKING, Sept. 7.--China is facing the worst Winter, economically, that has been known here since the revolution of 1911. Famine will be more widespread than last year, the area harassed by bandits has easily...

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1928Joyce Bryant, American actress and singer (died 2022)^[†]

Joyce Bryant was an American singer, dancer, and civil rights activist who achieved fame in the late 1940s and early 1950s as a theater and nightclub performer. With her signature silver hair and tight mermaid dresses, she became an early African-American sex symbol, garnering such nicknames as "The Bronze Blond Bombshell", "The Black Marilyn Monroe", "The Belter", and "The Voice You'll Always Remember".

1928Frank E. Resnik, American chemist and businessman (died 1995)^[†]

Frank E. Resnik was CEO (1984–1989) and Chairman (1989–1991) of Philip Morris USA.

Headlines from October 14, 1928

$500,000 Paid by 225,000 At Chicago Football Games

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Swimmers Beat Olympic Mark; Are Greeted by Japanese Heir

JOSEPH P. DAY SUGGESTS IRVING PLACE EXTENSION FOR TRAFFIC RELIEF

CHINA FACES WINTER OF GREAT HARDSHIP; Famine Worse Than Last Year Is Predicted, With Bandits Adding to People's Woes GOVERNMENT IS IMPOTENT Nanking Regime Not Functioning--Situation Works for Benefit of Radicalism

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