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October 21, 1928

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HOUGHTON ACCEPTS SENATE NOMINATION, STRESSING TARIFF; Pledges Aid, if Elected, to the Farmers of the State and Nation. IGNORES STATE CAMPAIGN Candidate Hailed in Corning by Enthusiastic Glassmakers, Farmers and Townsmen. O'BRIAN PRAISES HIS CAREER Party Leaders From All Over the State in Audience Which Overflows Theatre. Ignores State Campaign. Stresses Tariff for Farm Relief. HOUGHTON ACCEPTS SENATE NOMINATION Emphasizes Candidate's Career. State Leaders on Hand.

By From a Staff Correspondent of The New York Times

Pledges State organization support at notification ceremony for Houghton for Sen, at Corning, N Y

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BOARD VOTES TO ADD ONLY 705 DISTRICTS TO AID CITY ELECTION; But Each With 650 to 800 Voters in Manhattan and Kings Gets Extra Machine. LACK OF TIME BRINGS SHIFT City Districts With More Than 800 Registration Will Be Divided Geographically. NEW APPEAL TO GOV. SMITH Harvey Counsel Fears the National Result May Be Affected--Fraud Cases to Be Pressed by Medalie. 3,550 Election Districts. New Appeal to Smith. To Prosecute Fraud Cases. Smith to Consider Issues on Return.

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Medalie promises prosecution; Supreme Ct Justice Bijur issues order directing election inspectors to show why names of St Francis Home inmates should not be stricken from registration list

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Notable Births

Whitey Ford

1928Whitey Ford, American baseball player and coach (died 2020)[†]

Edward Charles "Whitey" Ford, nicknamed "the Chairman of the Board", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played his entire 16-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the New York Yankees. He was a 10-time All-Star and six-time World Series champion. In 1961, he won both the Cy Young Award and World Series Most Valuable Player Award. Ford led the American League (AL) in wins three times and in earned run average twice. He is the Yankees franchise leader in career wins (236), shutouts (45), innings pitched, and games started by a pitcher. Ford was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.

Eudóxia Maria Froehlich

1928Eudóxia Maria Froehlich, Brazilian zoologist (died 2015)[†]

Eudóxia Maria Froehlich was a Brazilian zoologist.

Vern Mikkelsen

1928Vern Mikkelsen, American basketball player and coach (died 2013)[†]

Arild Verner Agerskov Mikkelsen was an American professional basketball player. One of the National Basketball Association's first power forwards in the 1950s, he was known for his tenacious defense and durability, playing 699 out of a possible 704 games during his career. He was a six-time All-Star and four-time Second Team All-Pro, and was inducted into the NAIA Basketball Hall of Fame and the sport's Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995.