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La Guardia reads a war ballot proclamation and explains how family members should get ballots to men and women in the armed forces. Response to recent execution of airmen by Japanese soldiers. American treatment of Japanese. Food. Water conservation. Tribute to city patrol members.
Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection
WNYC archives id: 71152
Municipal archives id: LT4054
Contributors:
Fiorello H. La Guardia
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The famous Sunday afternoon talks by Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia, “the people’s mayor.”
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