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October 31, 1937

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Major Sports Yesterday; FOOTBALL RACING

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A forward pass in the last ten seconds of play gave Yale the touchdown that enabled it to tie Dartmouth in a thrill-packed game seen by 72,000 fans. This meeting of unbeaten teams was the feature attraction on Eastern gridirons. In another big game,

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MAYOR IN WIND-UP; 14,000 Cheer Him and Dewey in Republican Rally at Garden HARVEY, BOOED, WALKS OUT Seabury Also Hailed as Fusion Usurps Tammany Custom in Closing the Campaign Many Booed by Audience LA GUARDIA HAILED IN GARDEN WIND-UP Dewey Predicts Honest Count Would Bar Special Prosecutors Boos Block Harvey's Speech Text of Mayor's. Address at Garden Holds Police Above Reproach Recalls "Messed Up", Budget Seabury Scores "Sham Issues" Seabury's Service Praised Marks "Papers" of Rivals Ingersoll Hails New Era McGoldrick Twits Mahoney

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LaGuardia, at Fusion rally, Madison Sq Garden, assails rival's campaign; defends record; plea for friendly Estimate Bd; McGoldrick twits Mahoney; Seabury hailed

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MAHONEY TO FIGHT TILL ELECTION DAY; Will Keep on Campaigning Till Midnight Tomorrow--Talks at 7 Meetings Today RENEWS HIS RED CHARGES Recalls La Guardia Opposed Congressional Inquiry Into Communism in 1930 Woll's Endorsement MAHONEY TO FIGHT TILL ELECTION DAY Sale of Liquor Is Banned During Voting Tuesday Mahoney Lauds Foley For Better Transit Service Pledges School Construction Taylor Assails La Guardia

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Taylor assails McGoldrick and LaGuardia, in Queens

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Notable Births

Tom Paxton

1937Tom Paxton, American folk music singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]

Thomas Richard Paxton is an American folk singer-songwriter whose career spans more than sixty years. In 2009, Paxton received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He is a music educator as well as an advocate for folk singers to combine traditional songs with new compositions.