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May 15, 1937

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BOARD VOTES FUND FOR PLAYGROUNDS; VICTORY FOR MOSES; Civil Service Employes Will Supplant WPA Staff and Police in 142 Areas MEMBERS ASSAIL MAYOR Levy Says He 'Walked Out' on Crisis--Valentine Absent From Special Hearing $75,000 PROVIDED AT ONCE Bond Issue Also Decided On Despite La Guardia's Message That WPA Can Do Work Mayor Sharply Criticized Police to Stay on Job BOARD VOTES FUND FOR PLAYGROUNDS Calls Analysis Faulty

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bd votes funds and bond issue to staff pks; LaGuardia criticized by Borough Presidents Levy and Lyons; Moses' actions vindicated; part of WPA workers to be retained

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Notable Births

Madeleine Albright

1937Madeleine Albright, Czech-American politician and diplomat, 64th United States Secretary of State (died 2022)[†]

Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright was an American diplomat and political scientist who served as the 64th United States secretary of state under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001. She was the first woman to hold the position.

Karin Krog

1937Karin Krog, Norwegian singer[†]

Karin Krog is a Norwegian jazz singer.

Trini Lopez

1937Trini Lopez, American singer, guitarist, and actor (died 2020)[†]

Trinidad López III, known as Trini Lopez, was an American singer and guitarist. His first album included a cover version of Pete Seeger's "If I Had a Hammer", which earned a gold disc for him. His other hits included "Lemon Tree", "I'm Comin' Home, Cindy" and "Sally Was a Good Old Girl". He designed two guitars for the Gibson Guitar Corporation, which are now collector's items. A documentary on his life and career, My Name Is Lopez, was released in April 2022.

Notable Deaths

Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden

1937Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (born 1864)[†]

Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden, PC was a British politician. A strong speaker, he became popular in trade union circles for his denunciation of capitalism as unethical and his promise of a socialist utopia. He was the first Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer, a position he held in 1924 and again between 1929 and 1931. He broke with Labour policy in 1931, and was expelled from the party and excoriated as a turncoat, as the party was overwhelmingly crushed that year by the National Government coalition that Snowden supported. He was succeeded as Chancellor by Neville Chamberlain.