World's Fair: Correspondence

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Word's Fair:
Correspondence
1961 - 1964
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ROBERT MOSES
PRE'SIDENT
NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1964-1965 CORPORATION
FLUSHING MEADOW PARK P. 0. BOX 270
FLUSHING 52, N.Y.
TELEPHONE Ol 17000
AREA CODE 212
THOMAS J. DEEGAN, JR.
March '1.7, 1961
CHAIRMAN
EXECUTIVf: COMMITTEE
REPLY TO:
TIME AND L I ~ E IIUILDINO
ROCKEF'ELLER PLAZA
NEW YORK 20, N.Y.
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Mr. Paul R. Screvane
Deputy Mayor
City Hall
New York, New York
Dear Paul:
On behalf of the citizens group o! bankers, John
Cahill and myself, I want to thank you !or your courteous
reception at the Board of Estimate meeting on Wednesday.
I assume you will let me know what further steps
should be taken in connection with our discussion with the
members of the Board of Estimate.
My best personal regards.
Sincerely,
TJD/ahw
ROBERT MOSES
PRESIDENf
FLUSHING MEADOW PARK P.O. BOX 1964 FLUSHING 52, N.Y.
TELEPHONE WF 41964-AREA CODE 212 CABLE ADDRESS 'WORLOSFAJR"
Hon. Paul R. Sc revane
Deputy Mayor
City Hall
New York 7, N. Y.
Dear Paul:
May 15, 1961
Attached are copies of recent correspondence
with Frank Blaustein about the Lincoln Center of the Performing
Arts.
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ROBERT MOSES
ONE GRACIE SQUARE
New York 28, N. Y.
May 12, 1961
Hon. Francis J. Blaustein
4'700 Independence Avenue
Riverdale 71, New York
Dear Frank:
Your City Center memo looks all right to me except that you
do not mention willingness to appoint representatives of the City
Center to an advisory coordinating board functioning for the entire
Performing Arts Center. You leave out the olive branch entirely.
As matters stand the first move is to get an agreement on
a joint statement by the Governor and Mayor on the State Theatre -
Museum - Library program. I attach for your strictly confidential
information what we are working on. The Mayor discussed this
with the Board of Estimate earlier this week with no final conclusion.
I am seeing Abe Stark Monday. Joe Sharkey is still sore about the I /
judgeship rhubarb. The Governor feels that the City Center matter t;:::.
should be held in abeyance until the main issue is settled.
I am sending a copy of this letter to Newbold.
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Mr. Stuart Constable
Mr. Thomas J. Deegan, Jr.
Mr. Charles Preusse
Cordially,
/s/ ROBERT MOSES
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ourr OF IUOO'!STED -X>Dn' STATEMENT BY GOVERNOR ROCIC!FELU:Il
AND MAYOI WAGNER ON COOPERATION or STATE AND CITY WITH
THE LINCOUf CENTER FOR THE ARTS
At the inception of Lincoln Square, it waa agreed that thia
huge project, the most ambitious and imaginative under the Federal
HOUiing Lawa, would be aaltipurpoae, and that the entire aidtown
weat aide area north of the New York Coliaeum at Columbut Circle
would be cleared for educational, cultural and recreational
purpoaea as well ae housing.
To thit end Fordham University was allotted land for a
new campus to houae ecattered faculties and generous provision waa
made for parks and bandstand, a great cultural Center of the
Performing Arte, City High Schools of Music, Art and the Performing
Arts, aa well as middle income and full taxpaying housing. The
federal helped write down high land costs; the City
contributed &lao toward land acquisition and for other purpoaea
and private contribution were raised for Fordham, the Red Cross
and the Arts. The coat of the basic of the
Performing Arts is $142,000,000, all being raised from generous
patron and patron and supporters.
Thia money provides an work load of ten million
Mn bour1, aa or.any ae 2 ,000 men on conatruction at the
aite in a ainsle day, and amounting to a payroll of $40 to $50
million. On a lingle project, such as the PhilhanDOnic Hall, the
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We are happy ae State and City ex.cutivea to rec: end and
.upport theae contributiona to round out thia maanlflcont
eoterprlaa and public 1pirit toward makiD& Lincoln Square tbe
eJIIbol of Mtropolitan art, culture and education.
Neleoa A. Rockefeller
Governor of the State of lew York
R.obert P. Wagner
Mayor of the Clty of llw 'fork
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Dear Bob:
FRANCIS J. BLOtJSTEIN
4700 Independence Avenue
Riverdale 71, New York
EJngsbridge 6-0065
May 9, 1961
In accordance with our recent conversation and at your
suggestion, I enclose a draft of the kind of memorandum that
the City Center should make available to the Governor concerning
its status and its outlook with relation to Lincoln Center.
At this time I am not including the enclosures mentioned
in this memorandum. If, in your opinion, the memorandum fits
the bill I shall prepare it in final form and get it to you with the
enclosures. I would be happy to get your comments.
In the meantime, thank you so much for your many
suggestions, advice, sympathy and assistance.
Eon. Robert Moses
One Gracie Square
New York, New York
Sincerely,
/sf FRANK

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Prq>osed City Center Statement Prepared by Frank mOdte!ft
City Center of Music Drama, Inc. is a non-prot1t,
membership corporation, incorporated in under the lavs
State of New York, to nrovide opPras, music, symphonic
concerts, ballets and educational ani cultural an-
tertainmPnt on a non-profit basis, and at a low nriee.
Annexed hereto and made oart of this memorandum are copies
or thP. of Incorporation and the By-Laws under which the
City Center of Music and Drama, Inc. operates.
The City a owned by thP City ot
New York for which, unrler State lPgislation, no rental is
paid and the Center enjoys certain othPr benefits by way or capital
improTements naid for by City because the ownership or the
building and the character of the Center's operations.
A limitation has placed on the price to be charged
for admission, which does not excePd No or officer
of the receives any salary or other compensation ror
acting in such capacity, and no from thP or the
corporation enures to the benefit of any individual, incorporate,
director or officer.
Alao annP.xei to this mPmorandum is a list or the names or
the present officers and dtrP.etors who are responsible, wnder the
By-Lavs, for opP.ration and control or the City Center. It vi11
be not&d that they constitutP an of
men and wo11en .rho are not only snn devoted to the Center,
but regarded in thP. community for th@ir in behalf ot
the eultural advancement of the people of the City or Rev York.
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City Center to operate Rt its low-fixed price, as an
1ndentmdent tt-nt-"'::-pl:'ise-, ret.'.linint,: Hs name, which has
been built up ov"'r a p . .-,r1t:x1, and its publtc itaage. It must
be abl9 to in attractions and
cannot b .. vjtll cost!3 or chart:'s for which 1t itse1 f is not
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fro anyon<A else and tt 'WOU:!.ri b,q to d-.flelt!
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or the l.incol.L ::Pn':"!' m"'rfi!Jy t: ''lf&S to
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be 5o that I.incoln c.,ntE'r m1ght tmj.)y tf-!nt-f'it of
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lob ..... bu aabd to drop JOU a DOte 4eta111n&
... or U. :run at the fair" tlb1ob baa been 11Md up u ot now.
lt bM Men tbe ob.1eot1ve ot tbe Pair to .a the en\1N ratr
1a all 1ta 1eot1ou - tBerta1D1ns. It 11 tor that reuon tbat
have &Y01de4 t&nat1D& thll Lab Area, 11b1oh 11111 oontaill tbe
= ot tbe I!!! ldadaa1cm entezwtai ... nt, u !!!!. entertas.ut
Ot 00\lfte ra at a Pair oan an Utterent th1Dp to
UtteNat ,.ople. !be D1reotore ot tbe ft1r 4eo14ed earl7 1a the
- tbat 1t wa pou1ble -- thoush auch .on 41tt1oult -- to pt
full 111tbout thl uaual 1114WJ or ebeap oatoh-pmnJ pl'OJeota, atrlp-
teu bell:r-d.uloen ad h-.n treakll; that enJoJMnt wu pou1ble
atb;;t ba'fiD& rour enira1la tumect upa1d.e clown in eteep r1dea and
lnllpU. oarta. '!bat pol1o;r 4ec1a1on hal NMined the - to date.
IJM seattle experience baa been tbat the c1rlie calul ..
ead ptep8hoa wre a ta1lure t1n&D01al17 U llell U art1at1oal1J.
lt the lut Jew York Vorl4'1 lair tbq al1o reaultecl 1n ICM pol1oe
aotlY1t1 whiob were ver:r eabu:Tua1fts to the ra1r and ita manaa
MDt Ulll direotora.
leattle r1dea and 8Mll catoh-PeJ'IIQ' clrl1oea
..,. verr nooeaatul; but the area ._. quite ... ut
tG bebol4. A Vor14' Ja1r need not loot like a tJP1cal rail'
or a IUburHn ..... nt part. At the pollc:r --with 11b1oh
1 apee -- baa beaD lalcS down apinat 1t.
With tbat polio,- and with the further detel'II1Dat1on that
tbe Ja1r ooutruet no bu1ld1aca, theatrea, dance halls, etc. with
llr. Arthur H. JlotleJ
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1te own tuDda (in order to remain eolvent) it baa not been too
..., to baYe uuaementa oonatruottd b7 private capital tdllch have
to Par out the coat or conatructlon and maintenance (and protit)
1n two au-months perioc11. and then have to be torn down.
leveswtheleea I think w are malting eome progreae toward
aD attractive Pair with manr aapeota or tun.
AI tar u the Lake Area ltlelt 11 concerned, the recent
1&nlnc ot a leue with Ansue o. W)'nne, Jr., the president ot the
GNat louth-t Corporation and the creator ot Six Plqa Over 'l'exaa
and Collpaaa ft1r Inc., tor the conatruct1on -- out ot bia own
tun4a -- ot a dollar combtnatlon n1aht-club
aa4 rntaurant, ie evidence that there can be quality enterta111Mnt
at the J'alr. The theatre 1f111 be clevoted primarily to muelcal
lhoWII to be produced by Jl1". Oeor&e Schaefer or Compue
Procluotlona, Ino. - a ve17 experienced an4 qual1t1ed producer.
It 1a plumed to tranatorm the reetaurant into a night club troll
9:30P.M. to 4:00A.M. nightly, ut1liz1ns the fineatlounge and
n1aht club enterta11111ent talent. I hope he will stq open 4ur1na
tbe winter 110ntha betwen the two eeuona or the Pair.
other attractions which have been actually a1gned up
ud depoaita lllde tor the Lllce Area are:
1. m!itheatre -- '!'he olcl lew York State .-h1theatre
aa4 lbchibit Bu1 ns known ae the Acauaoade) will be
I'Wl bJ lle,..r Davia, Leon Leon1clott and Thomu R. Rudell. 'l'he
tll'lt tw are, or couree, top aho_.n moae combined talent a an
a\lft to produce a IIIU81oal extravapnsa or the tirlt order. Jlr.
llu4ell 11 the rtnanoial 1181!, !here will be at leaat rour show
a 4q, tm or which will be in the evening. 'l'he eeat1ng cepac1tJ
la &bout 11,000.
2. Ciroua -- John R1nsl1na llorth, throuah a corporation
II:Dom u Cont1nentil Circus, Inc. , will preaent a one-rins oon-
tlaental tJP o1roua 1n a heated and airoon41tioned, t1reproot,
tabrlo-enoloaed. bu1ldins aeatina 5,000 persona. There will be at
leut two ahoD on weekdQ'II and at leut f'our ehowa on
SUnUp aDd holid&Ja. In adclition, a c1rcue paracle ot an11Dala,
olowna, banda, etc. will be preeented once on weekdaJa and twice
on SatUJ'!Up, Sun4ap and holida1 over auch routea throu&h the
J'a1r IJ'OUh4l u 1111 be directed b;y the fair Corporation, to lend
color and exo1taent to the fair. There wre two applicant a tor
tb1a tJPt ot attraction; chose the orsanizat1on which w thouabt
- beet equipped alii With the hi&beat reputation tor the preaenta-
tion or tbe attraction.
Ill'. Arthur H. Motley
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3. Wax Museum ..... The Pair has signed a lease for a wax
JIUaeum. The Wax Muaeum-at the seattle world's Fair waa extremely
popular, and contained ma.n;y beautiful and moving presentations ot
h1ator1cal and. legenc.tary aoenee. The same people who operated the
Wax Museum in Seattle will operate the Wax Museum 1n the Lake Area.
It was alao a great success at the Brussels Fair.
4. American Indian Pavilion -- For the first time 1n
history-, the Aiiieri;can Indians w111 ofl'er an organized program at
a World'& Fair. this will not be merely a repetition of the usual
sea1fake kind of Indian Village. Under the sponsorship of the
National American Indian Youth Committee of Arrow, Inc., a pavilion
will be constructed on a 35,000 square foot site in the Lake Area.
The pavilion will show aspects of the background and present-day
life or some 300 tribes. The focal point of the exhibit will be
a ceremonial center where members ot different tribes will stage
dances and other ritea, many of which will be shown the first
time to the public.
5. There will be a number of smaller projects: a tower
With cages which will lift visitors approximately 120 feet into
the air for a view or the Pair; a number or attractive outdoor
reotaurante; sightseeing boats on the Lake; a full-sized replica
or Columbus Santa Maria, now being constructed 1n Spain. The
Santa Maria will be rigged with ita full complement of saila and
will be bathed in light from floodlights the evening hours.
The Pair has also completed arrangements for the presentation of
a t1rework8 display on Meadow Lake. In addition we are negotiating
With several people With additional ideas, such as dance halls,
oh1ldrens areas, open-air spectacular shows, etc. We have about
190,000 square feet left.
Included 1n the Lake Area are two State exhibits --
Hawa11 and Florida. Both will feature entertainment. The Hawaiian
exhibit will include a small amphitheatre in which native dancing
and music will be presented. Florida contemplates several ehows.
We could fill the area several times over with rides, small oon-
cess1ona, eto., but have refrained -- I think pxoperly -- from
d.oins so.
As far aa the Industrial Area is the General
Motora, Ford and Chrysler exhibits will be among the most interest-
ing aa well aa the most entertaining features at the Fair. You
need only recall the General Motors exhibit at the last Fair tor
aaaurance tut their exhibit at this Fair will be top-rate entertain-
ment. The Ford exhibit 18 being produced by Walt Disney, and they
are trying to outdo General Mot ora . Included in the Transport at 1on
Area will be an auto thrill show at which drivers who have very
little N&Ud tor their cnm neokl Will prove auoh lack or repr4
to ..Se:rbain the public. We urdtr'lltanct that MlV' other 1nduatr1al
uld.blt:a 11111 teat"" danoere and othe:r me.bera or the
,.-ronlll1q arta 1n conveyirla their reepeot1ve corporate 1ugee to
the publ1o.
fOreign 10vernmenta end sroupa repreeent1ns foreign
oountrS.ea oonatl'\lotins bu1.ldinsa in the lntemat1onal. Area will
&110 NlJ heav117 on the arts u tma important teatur.
ot their exb1b1te. ror exaaple, the operators ot the PIWloh
Pavilion have announced tbat the7 wUl brill& over the Poliea
lei'Pre and a replica ot llaxiM. Ma1J7 ot the bu1ld1np will
laolude theatre. and other areaa auitable ro:r auoh entertainment.
1oM or the State bu1ld1np will be equipped for ahow
aNI other torsa ot entertainment
ODebalf ot the *" Yo1'k City exhibit will be devoted
to tbe preaentat1on of an ice show to be produced. by D1ck Iutton,
one ot the toremoat men fiSUN skatera ot recent yeare
'!he 11ht and raua1o at the vatt1oua poola and tountaiM,
tt tbe model ana draW1np I have seen are accurate, will eurpaaa
anrtbina that hU ever been seen.
!here Will be tun at the Pair. It will, I hope, be
olean, 'llholftCIIe enterta1nment tlh1oh can be enJored by a4Ulta,
Hell-asera aDd children without embarre.auent to anr ot tbefl and
wltbout tllbanunent to the people of the City Yortc lltl1oh
will be the beet tor both national and international v1a1tora
..uta to Hew York tor the l'a1r.
You have done wondera tor the Industrial Area. It J'OU
have ldeu about the Lake Area, I4 love to a1t down with JOU
and 41aouaa thea. It wuld be 11101t helptul.
1f1th ldnd.eat regards,
IDa Alii
oo a j Ibn. Robert Noaea
11r. Stuart Conetable
Youra a1ncerel;r
Saaluel I. RoaeiBAJl
Dr. Schweitzer's Hospital is located near the town of Lambarene
1n the Republic of Gabon, West Africa. itself, is situated
1n deepest bush country, on a large tsland in the River, about
200 air mlles southeast of Gabon's seaport capital of Libreville. It is
possible to fly to an air strip near Lambarene from Libreville and this
I d.ld via the very efficient Trans-Gabon Airlines. In order to reach
Dr. Schweitzer's Hospital, I was obliqed to cross the River by native
boat.
Dr. Schweitzer had invited me to lunch but suggested that I first
make a tour of the grounds. This I did under the guidance of a young
SWiss nurse. The Hospital buildings are spread out over a large area.
I saw, but did not enter, the leper compound.
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Dr. S
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s non-African staff, among whom were an American surgeon and
his wife, who is a nurse; a Japanese surgeon and his wife, also a nurse;
several Swiss doctors and a hardy crew of Swiss, Dutch and German
nurses. Dr. S's two chief assistants who have been with him for years
and who comprise the executive backbone of the organization are a Dutch
nurse and a Swiss nurse, aged about 80 to 65, who are really fabulous
people in the best sense of the word.
As I see it, the situation with respect to Dr. s. is the following:
1) By our standards, the Hospital is a shambles. It is spread
over numerous flimsily built houses perched on the side of a hill extending
down to the River bank. More than anything else, it resembles a not
too clean Gypsy camp. The families of the patients come to the Hospital
with their ill members and stay there during the duration of the illnesses.
The families prepare the meals for the patients. Animals roam all over
the place- many monkeys, baboons, goats, and even tame pelicans.
Reason: When the families leave their homes, they bring all their pets
with thei'9 (and such pets!). This is why Dr. S's establishment is frequently
referred to in Gabon, .and elsewhere, as The Zoo.
2) Nevertheless, you have to take your hat off to Dr. s. He and his
little band of unselfish, dedicated international humanitarians are doing
an enormous amount of good, and have been doing it, under most adverse
circumstances for decades in an isolated, trot>ical jungle, through which
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MEMORANDUM
NEW YORK WORLOs FAIR 1964-1965 CORPORATION
TO:
Governor Poletti DATE: December 28, 1962
PROMs Lionel Harris
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flows the River
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a large ominous and unpredictable body of
water, full of crocodiles who do not always stay in the water.
3) Many common types of diseases are treated at the Hospital
and many common types of operations are performed, probably the
most common being hernia. There is also an active lying-in "wing".
The operating theater is limited in scope and lighting, although they
have available the most modern operating instruments and equipment
to take .care of the cases within the physical capability of the plant.
They also have adequate supplies of all the newest "Wonder Drugs".
Dr. S
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s daughter Erika is in charge of the Pharmacy. Very important-
the Staff knows how to direct convalescences. No question about it-
this qroup renders an almost unbelievably noble service to thousands
of primitive people living in the backwash of civilization.
4) But--
from the purely medical point of view, Dr. S
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s establishment
is held in very low esteem, not only by official Gabonese health
authorities, but also by the many foreign medical people who, for
whatever reasons, continue to make pilgrimages to One
reason for the adverse attitude of the Gabonese authorities is that
they deplore the almost non-existence of written records and case
histories, the Gypsy camp atmosphere, the omnipresent wandering
small animals (which, personally, I found fascinating) and the compara ...
tively limited scope of Dr. S's surgical and medical potential. One of
the chief complaints against Dr. s. is that he has no public health
program, that he teaches the natives nothing about health matters, that
he tells them nothing. He only assuages their pain, cures them and
saves their lives! Although the establishment is held in low esteem at
the technical level, it is held in high esteem at the human level.
5) In view of the above, there are four reasons why, it appears
unlikely to me, that the Gabonese Government, which takes a dim
official view of Dr. S's professional activities (in spite of his unquestioned
good will and good deeds), would embrace with enthusiasm the idea of
Dr. S's Hospital being presented as a conspicious part of an official
Gabonese Exhibit:
First, because of the very primitive nature of Dr. S's entire
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NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 19641965 CORPORATION
Governor Poletti
DATE: December 28, 1962
,ROM1 Lionel Harris
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Second, because the activity as a whole would present a phase
of Gabonese life and custom that Gabon (a very progressive litUe
country) would probably prefer not to underline.
Third, because Dr. S's activity is private and not subsidized in
any way by the Gabonese Government, which has not control over it,
and
Fourth, because the fate of the Hospital after Dr. S's death is
extremely uncertain. No one can foresee how this activity could
continue without the active, driving, inspiring presence of Dr. s.,
who is now over 85 years of aqe.
Attached is a photo of Dr. s. taken when I saw him on
September 11, 1962.
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NEW YORK WORLD'S F'AIR 19641965 CORPORATION
INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION AT f:'LUSHING MEADOW PARK
F'LUIHINCl 52, N.Y. TELEPHONE AREA Coo 212 WF" 41964 CAlLE ADDREIII
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January 28, 1963
Dear Member or Director:
For your information, in the event you were
not personally present at the annual meeting of the
Members and Directors of the Fair Corporation held
on January 24, 1963, I enclose a copy of an extract
from the minutes relating to the Official World's Fair
Terrace Club.
The full minutes of the meeting will be sent
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\ to you in due course, but, since this is a matter of
great importance, I am bringing it to your attention
immediately.
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450CAYS TO OPENING CAY
Guy F. Tozzoli, representing the Port of New York
Authority, agent of the Fair Corporation for the Transportation
Area, reported on developments in that section of the Fair. He
discussed the World's Fair Terrace Club which will be the
official private club of the Fair and will be located in the World's
Fair Heliport. He stated that the Board of Governors of the
club was opening the membership roll initially only to persons
directly associated with the Fair Corporation in order to insure
that such persons will have an opportunity to join. After this
very limited initial period the roll will be opened to representa
tives of exhibitors and others. Mr. Tozzoli stated that each
Member and Director of the Fair Corporation would receive an
invitation in the immediate future and urged that the Members
and Directors act on the invitation promptly. The Governors
of the club are:
Chairman
Vice Chairman
Secretary
Ex-officio
William E. Robinson
HowardS. Cullman
Richard C. Patterson, Jr.
Ralph J. Btmche
John J. Clancy
Thomas J. Deegan, Jr.
Bernard F. Gimbel
James C. Kellogg m
Mrs. A1 bert D. Lasker
Matthias E. Lukens
Joseph A. Martino
Charles Poletti
Bayard F. Pope
Robert Moses
Austin J. Tobin
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Mr. Abraham Feinberg
Kayser- Roth Corporation
425 Fifth A venue
New York, New York
Dear Mr. Feinberg:
ROBERT MOSES
PRSIDNT
I have been talking to Anna Rosenberg about the Israel Pavilion
at the World's Fair or rather about the absence of such a bthldmg. She sug-
gested that I write directly to you.
I am, of course, acquainted with the previous negotiations for
such a building and for the scientific and cultural exhibits in it. A number
of prominent people, in one way or another connected with the Fair, have
CitY
been much concerned about this situation, and find it difficult to understand
why Israel should be absent from the roll of foreign countries. I have heard
various explanations, none of which seem to me to be very clear or persuasive.
We have been told th3t some of the representatives of Israel have
been very close to the so-called BIE in Paris, and have argued that since we
are not signatories, none of the countries which have joined the BIB should
have anything to do with the New York World's Fair. This is ridiculous reason-
ing in view of the fact we cannot join any such organization as the BIE without
a message from the President and the approval of the U.S. Senate under our
Constitution. No such approval could be obtained, and moreover the rules of
the BIB do not apply, nor could we possibly come under the jurisdiction of this
Bureau.
Ours is a two-year Fair, not directly operated by the Government
and in this and other respects, we cannot ask any BIE sanction. A number of
countries have ignored the BIE matter and others are coming in through various
authorities and other corporate devices entirely satisfactory to us.
I can readily understand that it might be undesirable at this time for
the government of Israel to appropriate money for a Pavilion at our World's
Fair in the face of other and more insistent demands for local public services.
This same logic applied to other countries where we were able to surmount
such difficulties.
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Mr. Abraham Feinberg - 2- February 5, 1963
It seems to me that the Israel Pavilion and exhibits can get down to
a very simple business proposition. An adequate showing will cost between
$2, 500, 000 and $2, 800, 000. It can be done for $2, 500, 000 but it will be well
to have a somewhat larger sum. This sum would include rent, design, con-
struction exhibits and operation. There should be an entrance charge of 50 cents.
We figure conservatively that not less than 8, 000,000 people and probably con-
siderably more, would visit this Pavilion. This would bring in a minimum of
$4,000,000. We have figured that even if the entrance charge were reduced to
50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children, the total collected would be more
than adequate. If a loan were arranged to get this project under way, it would
cost the government of Israel nothing and would leave a surplus.
I am frankly unable to understand why an entrance charge should not
be charged. It is being done in several instances although most of the Pavilions
admit visitors free. All sorts of alternative methods which avoid government
appropriations have been adopted in other instances. The Roman Catholic Church,
for example, is receiving the greater part of the money it needs for the Vatican
Exhibit by general collection in the churches throughout the country, and by
selling artifacts, photographs, replicas, etc.
If, as I hope, you will personally take an interest in this matter,
you can verify our cost figures by talking to a distinguished architect and a
first-rate builder. I would suggest Max Abramovitz and Lou Crandall. Former
Governor Poletti is head of our International Division and is the person best
acquainted with the entire problem.
We need in this context the help of someone genuinely interested in
seeing that the State of Israel is included, but at the same time one who has had
the business experience to bring about the financing on a logical basis.
Cordially,
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Hon. Francis J. Bloustein
Acting Chairman
City Planning Commission
2 Lafayette Street
New York 7, New York
Dear Frank:
January 18, 1963
ROBERT MOSES
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I am informed of the attitude of the City Planning Commission in
executive session, as described to me by Commissioner Newbold Morris, regarding
acquisition of potentially attractive land, presently a dump and junk yards, at
Flushing Meadow north of Roosevelt Avenue. If correctly reported, this disposition
seems to me to be unfortunate and ill-considered. Let me tell you why.
I have been identified with the establislmlent of a large centrally located
park at l'lushing Meadow for many years, first as a State official in fixing the route
of the Grand Central Parkway through the Meadow and Corona Dump, then as City
Park Commissioner in charge of parkway extensions, land acquisition and basic im-
provements :for the World's Fair of 1939 and 1940, and subsequently, as head of the
1964-1965 Fair, and as liaison ofiicer responsible for extensive expressway, park-
way, shorefront and other acquisitions and improvements in thls area, including the
Stadium and the corridors connecting Flushing Meadow, Kissena and Cunningham
Parks.
It is a primary objective of the 1964-1965 Fair management, fore-
shadowed in the agreement with the City and reflected in all Fair plans, to clear
Flushing Meadow aiter the Fair, restore the landscape and deliver to the City on or
about January 1, 1967 a usable park, including the improvements of certain adjacent
areas such as the westerly part of the Kissena Corridor, the Marina, Stadium access,
parking, etc.
The area bounded by Roosevelt Avenue, 126th Street, 34th Avenue and
VanWyck Expressway, is in deplorable condition. Only acquisition of most of it for
public purposes at this time without delay stands in the way of permanent disfigurement
as a gasoline gully, gigantic junk yard and perpetual eyesore. I see no purpose in
backbreaking efforts to obtain large Fair surplus funds to complete Flushing Meadow
Park ii the City has no genuine interest in it and no desire to protect what is for all
practical purposes an integral part of potentially the City
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population and geographical center.
You have only to look at the immediate surroundings of most ball parks
and stadia to see what happens when they are not in public ownership. Look at the
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Hon. Francis J. Blaustein -2- January 18, 1968
Polo Grounds and the Yankee Stadium. Only housing and recreation have improved
the Polo Grounds
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surroundings and the Yankee Stadium sits in a blighted neighbor-
hood. In this case, the entire Flushing Meadow Park of 1250 acres is threatened
by the mess along Flushing Creek.
If the City Planning Commission does not want 75% state aid park funds,
w h a t ~ it want? What becomes of all the talk about courageous and forthright
long range planning if stultifying compromises are made without full consideration,
and i:f promise$ of such consideration are not kept?
It is sheer nonsense to assume that the deplorable conditions south of
Northern Boulevard and north of Roosevelt Avenue will be automatically improved
by :Industrial zoning. Industrial zoning does not clean up a mess nor guarantee
anything better in the future. Similarly, making acquisition of the area east of
Willets Point Boulevard dependent on parking needs for the stadium is no solution.
Additional year round parking is in fact not needed. The parking space which I
established as City Park Commissioner serves the subway-elevated railroad, is
adequate for commuters and is largely available for stadium users evenings, Saturdays,
Sundays and holidays. There is no need of additional parking space for the Fair. We
have more than enough. After the Fair, the Stadium w-ill inherit some of the Fair
parking space. The acquisition of the land east of Willets Point Boulevard for park-
ing is therefore entirely unnecessary. It should be acquired for park purposes.
Finally, the tennis court area south of Roosevelt Avenue should not be
left 1n its present state merely because some of the owners object to acquisition.
This is no way to determine public need.
I would suggest that this subject, which Mr. Felt promised me would
be fully and sympathetically considered, be reconsidered promptly and a more
constructive solution arrived at. Pending such action, comprehensive plans for the
future Flushing Meadow Park beyond demolition and restoration, involving large
possible Fair balances and surplus funds will have to remain in abeyance.
The precise terms of our agreement with the City, noteholders, etc. of
course will be fully respected by the Fair, but park plans which encompass additional
improvements beyond ordinary restoration will have to wait.
I suggest an early meeting of the City Planning Commission at the Fair
followed by an inspection of the entire area by helicopter and car.
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P. o. Box 1964
Flushing Meadow Park
Flushing 52, N.Y.
Re: Federal Admission Tax
Dear Mr. Moses:
We are pleased to advise you that, pursuant to
our request, the Internal Revenue Service has ruled that neither
the printing nor excess charge requirements of the admissions
tax of the Internal Revenue Code are applicable to
tickets to the Fair. The ruling, in effect, also affirms the
federal admissions tax exemption previously obtained.
Accordingly, the Fair Corporation is not re-
quired to print discount prices on tickets sold at a discount.
Also, persons purchasing tickets from the Fair Corporation for
resale or redistribution will not be required to pay a separate
tax on the excess of their selling price over their purchase
price or to their name and address and certain price
information on the back of eachticket.
This ruling will permit the immediate printing
and sale of tickets. A copy of the ruling is enclosed for your
information. We are sending a copy of this letter and a copy
of the ruling to Mr. Witt.
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Mr. Robert B. Abel
Executive Secretary
February 13, 1963
Interagency Committee on Oceanography
Room 1818, Building T - 3
17th St. and Constitution Ave. N. W.
Washington 25, D. C.
Dear Mr. Abel:
ROBERT MOSES
COpy
I have your letter of February 11th with reference to oceanography
at the Fair.
The Fair does not finance or build pavilions and exhibits. It
does, of course, invite sponsors to do so including foreign governments,
states, industries and of course the U. S. government itself.
I would doubt whether the Federal building will have much, if
any space, for the subject you mention. It is possible that it might somehow
be included in the Space and Scientific Exhibit in the Transportation Area
or under some other auspices.
All of us remember what a remarkable contribution Dr. Spilhaus
made at Seattle. The U. S. Science Building and Exhibit were quite the
finest thing in this Fair. My recollection is that Dr. Spilhaus started out
as an oceanographer and branched out into many related fields of science.
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INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON OCEANOGRAPHY
of the Federal Council for Science & Technology
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Robert Moses, President
New York World s Fair 1964-196.5 Corporation
Flushing .52, New York
Dear Sir:
Since the inception of planning for the New York World' s Fair of
1964 I have wondered whether the exhibit plans include any o the scientific,
cultural, industrial, military, or political aspects of oceanography.
About a year ago I had effected contact with your representatives in
Washington but at that time plans were apparently insufficiently crystallized
that much information could be could be given me. Since that time, at least
according to the newspapers, arrangements for your Fair have reached a high
state o development.
As you are doubtless aware, the ocean has impact on nearly every
phase o our civilization, including defense and national security, health and
safety, transportation and communications, weather prediction, engineering
development, and disaster protection. The possibilities or exhibiting and
presenting these forms of impact are enormous. During the last few years
vehicles which have been employed for such presentations have included: Century
Twenty One, U.S. National Museum, Meetings of the American Chemical Society,
International Union o Geodesy and Geophysics, and other professional organiza-
tions, and literally hundreds of schools, colleges, and state fairs across the
country.
In this view I should be greatly interested in any information you
can give me concerning your own plans. Please feel free to call upon me for
whatever assistance I might be able to provide.
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ROBERT B. ABEL
Executive Secretary
Interagency Committee
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Mr. William J'. Tracy
1 Broadway
New York, New York
Dear Bill:
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Blessinqs on you for beinq a grand friend, even if your
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One Broadway
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Dear George
February twenty-first
1963
Here are the remarks I made at the Panel Dinner
last Wednesday in so far as they relate to our mutual
friend.
It seemed to me a very good time and place to bring
out these remarks.
Sincerely
/s/Bill
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Mr. George E. Spargo
Triborough Bridge & 'funnel Authority
Randall's Island, Box 3 5,
New York
"MANY IN THIS ROCM HAVE SAID IT BETTER THAN I.
ROBERT MOSES CRYSTALLIZED IT WHEN HE OBSERVED RECENTLY THAT "OUR PEOPIE
ARE NC7l' GOING TO CHANGE THEIR WAY OF LIFE, GIVE UP THEIR NCRMAL PURSUITS
AND CRAWL UNDERGROUND BECAUSE THEY ARE INTIMIDATED BY THE CCio1MUNISTS AND
ARE FEARFUL OF AN ATOMIC HOLOCAUST".
BOB MOSES IS GIVING LIVING TESTIMONY TO WHAT WE ALL FEEL AND
IN HIS OWN INIMITABLE WAY. HE IS BUILDING A WCRLD
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THEME OF "PEACE THROUGH UNDERSTANDING". IF YOU DRIVE PAST FLUSHING
MEADOW PARK YOU WILL SEE RISING MONUMENTS TO THAT FAITH IN THE AMERICAN
HERITAGE WHICH HAS LED EACH GENERATION TO PERFCRM S()!ETHING WCETHY TO
BE REMEMBERED.
WITHIN TWO MONTHS FOLLOWING NEXT YEAR
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HAVE AN OPPatTUNITY TO WALK WITH PRIDE AS THE HOST CITY TO THE W<ELD
THROUGH THE GATES OF THAT GREAT INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION. MAKING IT
POSSIBLE IS THE SAME KIND OF VISION, CONFIDENCE AND DEDICATION WHICH
HAVE REALIZED SO MANY orHER BIG DREAMS IN THIS THE GREATEST em OF THE
WORLD."
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Hon. Jacob K. Javits
110 East 45th Slreet
Dear Jack:
April 5, 1963
ROBERT MOSES
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I have your letter of March 29th with reference
to the closing of our Washington office. We have found that
all the business of the Fair is best transacted at Flushing
Meadow. We have every facility for commllllication at the
Fair headquarters. We decided not to have an office in Man-
hattan although there was great pressure to have us operate
one. The same logic applies to Washington. As to informa-
tion, we are providing additional facilities at the Fair, and we
can furnish answers, literature, etc. on a few hours' notice.
I have found that branch offices do not expedite matters, but
they merely make for confusion.
You may be sure that we will make special efforts
to meet promptly any inquiries that will come from your office,
and we certainly welcome your assistance.
Cordially,
President
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Flushing Park
Flushing 52, ::-;lew York
Dear Bob:
COMMITTEE ON
LABOR AND PUBLIC WEt.FARII:
liarch 29, 1963
Jim Delaney has receritly advised mr that the Fair Corporation
presently intends to close its Washinstan office sometime this year
on grou:H.! s of t>conomy.
These <Jre r;rounds I can ,,,e 11 appreciate, but I you to
:1:1Ve my opini.o:1 that in t:1c next t\Jo anc a half years a Fair office
in would prr.Corm <Jn invaluable and constructive service
\::1ich could not be aclrq.1atc ly dot1e from New There will be
innumerau le matters nnd inquil.ies here regarding the Fair from
visitors <Jnd Federal offici.ols on a variety of subjects,
:ucJ part:.cularly the Federal e::hibit. lihile I can speak J:no\17ledge-
3:,!y only about my mvn office, I am quite sure that no Congressional
u:fice c.:Ll or should be e:,pected to these inquiries beyond a
;c -.:_ qui.c1: rt'ferral to some informed source here in H<Jshington.
I :wpe ver: much t:-tat the Fair Corporation \li.ll review its
re;_.;ardi.ng the Washingt.o.1 office 0efore acting finally to
ciose Lhe office down.
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ROBERT MOSES
PRESIDENT
MEMORANDUM TO GEN. W. E. POTTER
FROM ROBERT MOSES
In order to settle our construction program, May 11
has been fixed as the date on which there will be no further major
space allotments and no more pavilions or large concessions and
amusements. Minor additions and changes recommended by the
Variance Committee may of course be made as needed. The
remaining open spaces will be devoted to landscaping, planting,
greenery, shade, benches, etc. for which provision is at best
inadequate.
President
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THE CITY OF NEW YORK
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS
Arsenal
64th Street and Fifth A venue
CENTRAL PARK
New York 21, N.Y.
April 22, 1963
The Honorable Robert Moses
President
The New York World's Fair 1964-1965 Corporation
New York 52, N. Y.
Dear Bob:
I have your memorandum of April 18th about plans
for the scale model of the City after the Fair.
I wrote you long ago about the location we proposed
in the new Municipal Building which is planned for construction
at the north end of the proposed Civic Center which is to project
City Hall Park as far north as Worth Street. I have discussed
this with Peter Reidy and Frank Bloustein. I have also been
discussing the possibility of shipping the model to every major
cit in the world for a few ears assuming there will be a lag
between the end of the air and the completion of the proposed
Municipal Building.
Very sincerely yours,
/s/ Newbold Morris
Commissioner
MEMO TO NEWBOLD MORRIS
------This is a terrible idea. It would be enormously
costly. The model is far too large for shipment. It would
become obsolete in the process and would be damaged in
transit. Can it up.
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Dear Mr. Deegan:
Governor Rockefeller has asked me to thank
you for your letter of April twenty-second, reminding
him of the opening of the New York 1964-65 World's Fair
on April 22, 1964. The Governor is very much aware of
this date since the State will be having ceremonies in
connection with the Fair both at Flushing Meadow and
Lincoln Center that week. The Governor very much
appreciated your thoughtfulness in writing him about the
opening,
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Chairman, Executive Committee
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Mr. Arthur s. Hodgkiss
Assistant General Manager
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority
Triborough Station, Box 35
New York 35, N. Y.
Dear Arthur:
Your suggestion set forth in your letter of May 24 re-
commending a meeting with the principals of the various
consulting firms supervising the work around the World's
Fair is excellent and I have taken steps to hold these suggested
meetings.
I want to meet with the members of the respective firms
who are most active in the supervision but it was impossible
to arrange a meeting at which all could be present. However,
I have already met with some and have scheduled meetings in
the immediate future for the remainder.
AMS:rs
Sincerely,
/s/ AUSTThl
A. M. SARR
District Engineer
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Mr. Mil ward W. Martin
Pepsi-Cola Company
600 Park Avenue
Dear Mr. Martin:
Thank you for your letter of April 30th.
ROBERT MOSES
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All of us at Flushing Meadow are delighted with the
result. I believe that this will be one of the great things at the
Fair and that it represents the very finest kind of advertising
and public relations on your part. We couldn't be more pleased.
I need hardly add that we think very highly of Martin
Stone around here.
Cordially,
President
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MILWARD W. MARTIN
SENIOR VICJI PRBSIDBNT
Mr. Robert Moses, President
New York World's Fair 1964-1965, Corporation
Flushing 52, New York
Dear Mr. Moses:
Apri: 30, 1833
We seem at last to be straightened away with Walt :Jisney and UNICEF --
thanks in very large part to you,. Oral understandings have been reached all
around, and final signings should follow by tomorrow or Thursday.
It was your help that did it. For when you made concessions, Disney
did likewise - but not until you had moved first. With those moves, our com-
mitments were reduced to the level where our Directors could ap;_)rove and
yesterday they did.
Everyone in Pepsi-Cola is deeply appreciative, fro:::-1 ::1o r::.odel
Disney has made we feel we may steal the show, and certainly, t:::.e success
should be great enough to guarantee, far more than guarantee, that the Fair's
risk is a safe one.
Thank you again -and thank you not only for your r;enerous concessions
but for the use you let us have of Mr. Martin Stone, who was certainly a tower
of strength. I wish we could steal him for Pepsi.
Sincerely yours,
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Hon. Lewis W. Douglas
17 40 Broadway
New York 19, N. Y.
Dear Mr. Douglas:
In Commissioner Moses' absence from the
country, I wish to express his appreciation and the
appreciation of the Executive Committee and the Finance
Committee of the World's Fair Corporation for your
efforts on behalf of the Fair, and to extend to you and
all of the Trustees of Mutual of New York our thanks for
your expression of confidence by the subscription to
$200,000 in World's Fair Notes.
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I have also written to Mr. Roger Hull.
Sincerely,
/s/ GEORGE E. SPARGO
Chairman, Finance Committee
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Mr. Roger Hull
President
Mutual of New York
17 40 Broadway
New York 19, N.Y.
Dear Mr. Hull:
May 15, 1963
I was extremely pleased to learn that your Finance Committee
had today approved the purchase of $200,000 in World's Fair Notes. I
speak for the Executive Committee, the Finance Committee and the
President of the Fair Corporation when I say that we all appreciate the
expression of confidence shown by the Trustees of Mutual of New York,
and we assure you that the Fair will be a success financially and other-
wise.
Enclosed is a copy of the latest progress report on the Fair,
which I am sure will be of interest. I you wish, I can arrange to send
copies to all of your Trustees.
I am also enclosing copy of subscription agreement and two
copies of the subscription form, which should be signed and returned to
Erwin Witt, Comptroller of the Fair. It would be helpful if 80% of the
amount could be paid now, or as many of the subscribers have done, you
may pay the entire amount.
call me.
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If you need any further information, please do not hesitate to
Sincerely,
/s/ GEORGE E. SPARGO
Chairman, Finance Committee
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Mr. Norman Newhouse
Long Island Daily Press
92-24 168th Street
Jamaica, L. I. , N. Y.
Dear Norman:
June 13, 1963 ROIRT MOSC&
PRES I DEN'
Needless to say, I was greatly pleased with your
editorial about renaming Flushing Meadow Park and am most grate-
ful to you and to our editorial friend.
I am apprehensive, however, about it. Flushing Meadow
is an old, simple, established, appropriate local name with genuine
World's Fair and other associations. There will be opposition in
Flushing and no doubt in Corona. It all adds up to criticism and con-
troversy.
The suggestion made by other friends, whose hearts,
if not judgment, are in the right place, was to rename the Throg
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Neck Bridge and approaches. If this were pursued, I doubt whether
there would be any serious opposition. It would have to have the com-
plete approval of my Triborough associates. Throg, of course, was
Throckmorton and the name has little significance, although there
may be residents of the Neck who know little of Throckmorton but
naturally like their small community mentioned. This would be an
approach to Flushing Meadow Park and a nice, if undeserved, compli-
ment.
All this has a touch of retirement and the morgue. As
to the future Flushing Meadow Park, in which I am deeply and vitally
interested, we h,.ave plenty of problems before us on which we count
on your active support, for example amending the lease with the city
so that an earned Fair surplus, if large enough, can be used to
complete the park with many new recreation facilities as distinguished
from merely restoring it, rounding it out by the acquisition of the
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Creek frontage and dumping ground east of the Stadium, adding a Zoo
or nature trail, insv.ring proper long range management of the Bo-
tanical Garden and Science Museum, etc. , etc.
It would be a great mistake to jeopardize these objectives
at Flushing Meadow py an argument over names.
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LONG ISLAND SUNDAY PRESS
JUNE 9, 1963
EDITORIAL
Let's Call It
Robert Park
Once upon a time-about 30 odd years
ago-there was a swampy wasteland and
__ garbage dump in the geographical center
ot New York City.
Thanks almost to the vision
and the ca t'alytic powers of a. man
-Robert Moses-that sn1elly bog has been
transformed into t.he World's Fair of to.
morrow and a park for the
day after tha,t tomorrow.
The hundreds of thou,sands of young
motorists who drive by all the contusion
and excitement of the fair construction
today little realize that back in the 30&
there was nothing there, no bu!ld
ings, no roads (no, junior. Grand Central
Parkway didn't come the Incllans)
but garbage and .rats T.HAT big.
, Largely through the vision of Bob
Moses this land was filled in and by
1939 Island had Its first great
World's Fair. After the fair, plans for
the full development of the grounds
lagged because of the war and lack of
funds. But thanks to that. fair, we had
.parkways and the groundwork for what
will eventually be one of the finest parks
1n the c1ty.
And n(>W, literally thousands of work
men are deployed over the area preparing
tor a. new World's Fair. '
If we through the awful road
jams on the way each night be-
cause of the construction, perhaps lt will
help to bear the inconvenience if we con-
template that when the job is done we
wlll have wider and better roads to make
traveling to and from work easier than
It was before the work began.
In addition to a vastly Improved net-
work of roads, we are also to inherit an
enlarged Botanical Gardens, the city's
first Museum of Science and Industry, an
enlarged marina, that too-top long de-
layed children's zoo and hundreds of acres
ot park facUlties !or the most rapidly
growing area of Queens.
And along with all this there wm be
a baseball stadium, the home ot our Mets.
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Back before the dump became known
as Flushing Meadow Park, it was known.
as the Corona Dump. Now the good people
ot Corona want the name changed to
Corona Meadow .. Park. It the !ilame of
Corona could be invoked when it was a
dump, they say, it's only right that the
name of Corona . .be used when it's a glori-
ous park.
We would say the Corona folk have a
good case If their agitation' for a change
1n name didn't stimulate us tp think Qf
suggesting a truly significant name.
Let's call that ROBERT
MOSES PARK. .
Let's not walt for some dismal day in
the future when he's gone before we
thank him. Let's do it now, while he's
.still a young and vigorous 74, while he's
still in there making nice things !happen
for us.
There are those who could write cat-
alogue of grievances about things Bob
Moses has done. But when the balance
sheet Is totted up, not even his most
venomous critic could deny the magnitude
of his accomplishments In providing places
in the sun and roads to get to these places ;
tor our proliferating millions. His critics
tend to blame Bob Moses for all the sins
ot the auto age rather than see him as
a man who has done his extraordinary
best to make that age just a bit more
livable.
Be that as It may, a park is a living,
vibrant thing, a place of }'epose, a place
of play, a place of grass and trees in a
world Increasingly encrusting itself in de-
humanizing steel and concrete. What.
more fitting m?nument than to give the
name of Robert Moses to one o! the many
parks he gave to this Long Island he
loves so much?
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Mr. Hugo Gellert, Chairman
Committee of Artists' Societies
150 Fifth Avenue
Room 842
Dear M:r. Gellert:
I have your letter of June 13th.
ROBERT MOSE:S
PRESIDENT
To be quite frank about it, I see no useful
purpose which can be served by a meeting of the kind you suggest,
unless you know some source of funds for a Fine Arts Pavilion
of Contemporary American Art such as you suggest. We have
stated repeatedly that the Fair has no money for such an objec-
tive. Much as we admire it and would welcome a contribution
from other sources, it is futile to make gestures in this direc-
tion. Incidentally, the hour is very late to accomplish anything
of this kind. What I mean is that there are not enough normal
working days left to design, build and equip another structure with-
out heavy overtime expenses.
All I can suggest to you at the moment is
that you discuss this matter with Norman Winston, Commissioner
of the United states Pavilion, and with Lt. Governor Malcolm
Wilson, who is Chairman of the New York State World's Fair Com-
mission.
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I am greatly honored by your in-
vitation to become a member of the Board of
Directors of the New York World's Fair 1964-
1965, and I am delighted to accept.
I look forward to seeing you
shortly. With all best wishes.
The Hon. Robert Moses
President
New York World's Fair
1964-1965 Corporation
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July 17' 1963
Hon. Edward F. Cavanagh, Jr.
Deputy Mayor
Office of the Mayor
City Hall
New York 7, N.Y.
Dear Eddie:
RO.EI" MOSES
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The Department of Parks is still proceeding on the theory
that about $400,000.00 will be spent unnecessarily on the exterior of
the City Building before the Fair opens. This money is in the Park
Department's 1963-1964 Capital Budget and the work is proposed to be
charged against the $24,000,000.00 which the .City has advanced for
permanent improvements in Flushing Meadow Park. In considerable
part this so called improvement is not very permanent.
The work proposed, as shown on the model prepared by
the architects the Department of Parks has retained does nof seem
to us to be either attractive, necessary, appropriate or permanent.
The money which may be available within the $24, 000, 000. 00 City
advance for permanent park improvements could be used to much
better advantage for the development of park areas which will be of
permanent value. The City has an excellent exhibit and a first-rate
ice show within the building and Newbold is installati.ng these features
admirably.
We therefore urge that the amount of m o n ~ y spent on the
exterior of the City Building be limited to $50, 000. 00.' .
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Mr. VIUllam E. Robinson
Quaker Lane
Greenwich, Connecticut
Dear Bill:
Auoust 6, 1963
I have taken up with Guy Tozzoll questions which have been
raised concerning The Terrace Club. I am certain that the solutions
which have been worked out will be satisfactory.
It is impossible at this time to predict the exact usage of the
Club. believe that, during the Fair operating period, at least half
of the area of the Club-public restaurant floor will be required for the
exclusive use of the Club. This will mean a minimum of over 500 seats
for the exclusive use of Club members.
The decor for the Club-public restaurant floor--which has been
fully approved by Mary Lasker--is so designed that one half of the floor
can be readily used for the Club, with the possibility of even further
expansion 1f needed.
In the period before the Fair opens, there must, of course, be
some degree of flexibility, so that part of the half of the :floor which
will ultimately be used exclusively for the Club can be used for public
functions as well. Guy Tozzoli and stuart Constable are cooperating
closely in this matter and are checkinq all reservations for space
to make sure there are no conflicts.
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to separate the Club manager from the over-all operation. lvir. \Villlam
Foley, whom you have met, had been designated as the manager of the
Club and pubUc restaurant operation. He seems to be quite acceptable
for the job but you have my assurance and that of Austin Tobin that, if
Mr. Foley proves in the sUghtest bit unsatifactory to the Board of
Governors, he will be replaced.
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Provision has been made for a reservation desk in the Club
which will assure the membership prompt and adequate seating.
Of course, the House Committee will have to have some rules con-
cerning reservations as in any club. I would think the membership
should be advised to make reservations in advance for any group
larqer than eiqht and that, dur1nq the operating period ot the Fair,
no reservations be by a Club member in excess of some
limited 91 IDJt to be determined by the
experience of the Houaa Committee.
I made an inspection of the Heliport, Club and publ1c areas
last Friday and was de11qhted with the progress made to date and the
promise which the bu1ld1nq holds for an exc1Unq view of the Fair. I
think the next tlme you're in town you should make arrangements with
au, to make a personal inspection.
cc: Mr. Constable
Mr. Deegan
Mr. Preusse
Mr. Thornton *
Mr. Tobin
Mr. Tozzoli
Mr. Stone
Judge Rosenman
Gen. W. E. Potter
Mr. Gimbel
Mr. Screvane ./"'
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Mr. Patterson
Miss Tappan
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President
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officials, including Gromyko, yesterday. Their answer
was the matter is closed, the reason given that the
government does not want to spend the necessary money.
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Ron. Adlai E. Stevenson
United States Representative
To The United Nations
799 United Nations Plaza
New York 17, N. Y.
Dear Adlai:
Thanks for your candid note. We know
you did everything possible and are most grateful.
Cordially,
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Dear Bob::
While in Moscow, I had no opportunity to
discuss personally the possibility of Russian
participation in the Fair. However, I asked
our Ambassador to take it up with the proper
people, and to let me know if there was any
point in attempting to follow it up myself.
Ambassador Kohler reported to me, just as
I was leaving Moscow, that the Russian reaction
was emphatic -- that under no circumstances could
they consider participation in the Fair. They
even went further than has been usual lately in
acknowledging their extreme foreign exchange
difficulties. Ambassador Kohler asked me to tell
you that he was sure from his previous experience
with this question that there was literally no
hope of reconsideration in Moscow and that we
should be guided accordingly.
I am distressed to bring you such bad news.
Next time please give me an easier assignment!
Cordially yours,
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Mr. Robert Moses, President,
New York World's Fair Corpor
Flushing 52, New York.
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He York World' Pair COrporation
J'luablog lleadow Park
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You are aware of our project to continue tbe Ttae-Llle
World' ra1r aodel pre1ew 1a our Park Ayeaue lobble lor a period of
11x weeki followlaa lt8 c1011111 at the Ttae lac. Bxhlbltlon Center.
To keep JOU 1afoi'lied, I thoucbt JOU would be 1ntere1ted to tbe -
cl08ed ~ of a letter wb1cb bu IOH to eacb of tbe 41 exblbl tore
8111 Beru bal bleD extraely belpful 1D our undertak1DI
to broaden public UDderlt&Dd1QI of the dlaenalona of tbe J'alr aad I
bope JOU w111 expree1 ORr apprec1at1oD to hla IDd h11 1tafl.
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'l'htn letter tn to thlllnk you for your cnoperllttrn flnd to keeJI you
infnrrned concemtn,. etntu" t>f the .rhJI to 111nvo the T1Jre Inc,-World
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model prevtev'to our lobbies nt 399 Pam Avenue for a rertod of' approldr:fttel,v 't.:-
veeks rollO'.rtntt. the close of the rHs'OhV' on 8th fit the Tbe-Ufe E:lthi
bttion Cnnter,
F.vert exhibitor, wit.h one or tvo cxeeptinns, hes to leave
their r.:nterlal on dieplny thrnueh No\ll!mher let, Our pbn 1a to install the ex
h1Mt, a.-. it 1R prl'!"ently in our 1obbteo in or,er to rive an irnror.
tnnt aer,...,nt or NP.v YorkerA Anfl vhttorrJ rm,., out-nf'.town o.nd obroafl an extended
n:rnortunf tv tn vil"v t.h,. !'!Xhfht t,
, Removnl of the dlAplay !"rol" the Tlr.'flr.ife F.xhlhitlon renter Md
lnstA.llJrnnt h our qurtrt'!rs vi 11 be hnndlcd by 't'ht> lllllbnrk 11ho put
the shQ\1 torether for Time Inc, llall.Jrnrlt will alAn _,lsmiiJitlll! the exhll:lt on oorr.-
pletlcn or the on Nover.ber let end with our asnistence recrate and return
the rr.ottela end/or to each emtbitor, Ae our or1F.inal wire stated, thh
will be l'lc:onr.plhhed n:t no co!Jt to :vou "f.th th!! of' the c,o,n. charree t.o
return the exhibit,
It 1s assui!'(Hl your insurance will cover the r.:aterial flur-
inp the period it is removed f'rom the Ttme-T.ife bulldinll', shipped to and
,in our lob bien, nnrl tlurlnr its return, F.verv nondble caro vill bo tnken by both
tlnllmRrt. nnd ,ur utnff fiCI'IDle. Jfo\roveJ'
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we mtk you to confirm thl\t ve are vt thotlt.
UnH llty for nny nncl ol 1 lonR l)l" dnrrn, t.o our.h pro,erty anrl thllt no r1t:ht or
Atlllror.ntlf.\11 wtU he nvn.Unbll" 11pn.lnst uo in' the ewnt of lose or dMII\J"f!e 'nlla may
be done bv 111 mini'. IU'Id the Attftched duplicAte of thh letter, .
We delightod t.het you Rre ahnrtng with ln. this efff)rt to
fUrther puhli c underAtondinr or tho broad dilll!nRims of' the Nev Yorlc
World's 'F'B.lr. 11pprecie.te your intereated help,
In DOn! ease a f!:lChibt tor!l hnve riven ua instructions tf'r
the return or their MOc5cb, Thnne vill be rollmted tn en.cli aase. tt vould be
appree1 nted if thOAe vhn luwe nnt as yet riven WI .return inatruetima voul.d do
so at t'hh time ln or&!r thnt ve r.rw rrftke our plMs ft8 far ln advnnee 11..'1 poutble.
UNISPHERE CIQ61
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PI!:ACE THAOUOH
UNDERSTANDING
ROBERT MOSES
PRESIDENT
To the Holders of
6% Promissory Notes of
September 9, 1963
New York World's Fair 1 9 6 4 ~ 1 9 6 5 Corporation
ERWIN WITT
COMPTROLLER
The consent of the holders of more than 66-2/3% in
principal amount of the 6% Promissory Notes of the Corporation
has been received to Amendatory Agreement No. 4 to the Sub-
scription Agreement.
Accordingly, Amendatory Agreement No. 4 has been
executed by the Corporation and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as
Agent under the Subscription Agreement. Enclosed herewith for
your information is a copy thereof as executed.
attachment
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Very truly yours,
NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR
1964-1965 CORPORATION
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Comptroller
DAYS TO OPENING DAY
AMENDATORY AGREEMENT NO.4
Amendatory Agreement No. 4 to the Agreement dated as of December 1, 1960 (as amended b,y
Amendatory Agreements Nos. 1, 2 and 3, dated as of April '1, May 8 and August 1, 1961, respectively)
between New York World's Fair 1964-1965 Corporation, ].lllrty of the first part, The Chase Manhattan
Bank, as Agent, party of the second part, and all subscrabers to the Promissory Notes issued' and to
be issued thereunder, parties of the third part (said agreement as so amended bting hereinafter referred
to as the Agreement) :
WITNESSETH:
The parties do hereby consent and agree that said Agreement be and the same hereby is
and amended pursuant to Section 12 thereof so as to permit the Corporation to borrow from time to tame
amounts in lieu of but not exceeding the balance of the $40,000,000 principal amount of Notes presently
authorized under Sections 1 and 2 of said Agreement but not issued or subscribed for thereunder and
to secure and evidence such borrowings by notes or other evidences of indebtedness payable prior to the
maturity of the Notes under the Agreement or otherwise priority over said Notes as the Corpo-
ration may determine to be necessary or advisable, notwithstandmg the provisions of subparagraphs (b),
(k) or (I) of Section 9 of said Agreement which are hereby amended as follows:
(1) The words "Except as provided in subparagraph (k) of this Section 9," shall be inserted
at the beginning of subparagraph (b) of Section 9 of the Agreement.
(2) Subparagraph (k) of Section 9 is amended so that clause (i) thereof shall hereafter read
as follows:
"(i) the Notes issued hereunder or bank or other loans in lieu of but not the
balance of the aggregate/rincipal amount of Notes authorized under Sections 1 an_d 2 of this
Agreement but not issue or subscribed for hereunder, which bank or other loans mature
and be payable prior to the Notes or otherwise have priority over the Notes as determined by
the Corporation,".
( 3) Subparagraph (I) of Section 9 is amended so that clause ( i) thereof shall hereafter read
as follows:
"{i) as authorized under Section 8 of this Agreement or permitted under subparagraph (k)
of this Section 9,".
The Corporation's Official Statement dated April 10, 1961, shalt be revised or supplemented to
describe and reflect the changes effected by this Amendatory Agreement No. 4 and the references in the
Agreement to the aforesaid Official Statement shalt hereafter be deemed to mean and include the aforesaid
Official Statement as so revised and/or supplemented. The Agent shall have no responsibility with
respect to the Official Statement.
The form of subscription, Exhibit "A" to the Agreement, shall be modified to reflect the changes
effected by this Amendatory Agreement No. 4.
This Amendatory Agreemeut No. 4 may be executed in several counterparts, each of which so
executed irrespective of the date of its execution and delivery, be deemed to be an original and
such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, New York World's Fair 1964-1965 Corporation and The Chase Manhattan
Bank have caused their respective corporate seals to be hereunto affixed and to be attested by their
respective officers thereunto duly authorized, and this Amendatory Agreement No.4 to be signed in their
respective corporate names by their respective offirers thereunto duly authorized, as of the 3rd day of
September, 1963.
[SEAL}
NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1964-1965

Prrsidr.11t
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK.
as Agent

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By . . . . . . . . . . . . . -;-;- -: ..
Vice President
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NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR
1964-1965 CORPORATION
SUBJECT: ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
FROM:
N. Y. JOURNAL-AMERICAN
DATE: SEPTEMBER 8, 1963
FROM
SUBJECT,
MEMORANDUM
Mr. Robert Moses
Mr. John Thornton
PROPOSED AGREEMENT BETWEEN F
AND RUSSIAN ORTHODOX GR.EEK-CA
AMERICA, INC.
. .
Submitted here for your approv 1
between the Fair Corporation and the a
This agreement will grant to th
feet, rent-free, on a site in the Industrial
Scouts.
roposed agreement
n oned Church.
rc 15, 591 square
e adjacent to the Boy
We are informed by Mr. Ottley that e Church proposes to
erect a replica of the Russian Orthodox Cha 1 at Fort Ross,
California, first Russian Orthodox Church i the United States, using
already-existing plans prepared by the Depa trnent of the Interior
some years ago when the original Chapel wa restored as a national
historical monument. Within the replica of e Chapel will be
displayed the Miraculous Ikon of the Virgin of Kazan, a Russian
Orthodox religious relic valued at $500, 000.
We are further informed that the Church also proposes a very
small structure (about 400 square feet) for the sale and distribution
of religious articles. The Archdiocese of New York has no objection
to this proposed exhibit and sale of religious articles.
The terms of the agreement contain these deadlines which
have been determined to be realistic, and which have been approved by
the Construction Permit office, Mr. William Denny, and General
William Potter:
Preliminary plans filed: October 1, 1963
Construction schedule bar-graph filed: October 15, 1963
Start of construction: October 15, 1963
Final plans: November 1, 1963
Construction completed: March 15, 1964
Exhibit ready for operation: April 1, UJ64
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TO,
FROM,
SUB.JECT,
MEMORANDUM
Mr. Robert Moses DATE,
September 11, 1963
Mr. John Thornton
Page two
PROPOSED AGREEMENT BETWEEN FAIR CORPORATION
AND RUSSIAN ORTHODOX GREEK-CATHOIJC CHURCH OF
AMERICA, INC.
Mr. Erwin Witt has reviewed and approved the financial
provisions and guarantees in tbis agreement, especially paragraph
4 of the Rider and Article 13 of the Agreement of Participation.
Your approval is requested.
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UNIIII'>IItfiE 011161
ORPORATION
NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1964-1965
INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION AT FLUSHING MEADOW PARK.
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Hon. Newbold Morris
Commissioner
Department of Parks
Arsenal-Central Park
New York 21, N.Y.
Dear Newbold:
September 12, 1963
ROBERT MOSES
PRtSIDNT
I have your memorandum of September 11th with reference to
Emil Praeger's fee. Of course, I am fully aware of the events leading up
to the arrangements with the Praeger firm. I know that these arrangements
were made before you took office. This is far from the point. I asked you
for the precise figures which I do not carry in mind, simply because I want
to fix your attention on the responsibilities of this firm for supervision.
In the broad sense, supervision does not consist merely of
assuring conformity of plans and inspection of work. It includes production,
expediting and getting work done on time. There is no excuse for paying
three percent or more for supervision if nobody supervises and we must
constantly watch the watchman.
If you want the sole responsibility for getting this job done
completely before April 22 next, in spite of the confusion and criticism to
the entire Fair as the result of failure to open at that time, you can have it.
If you want our help as part of the Fair job, please let me know as soon as
you can. That's all there is to this subject.
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223 DAY S T 0 0 PEN I N G DAY
NEWBOl-D MORRIS
C:Or.IMIBIIONI!R
THE CITY OF NEW YORK
DEPARTMENT Or=' PARKS
ARSENAL
64TH AND FIFTH AVENUE
CENTRAL PAKY.
NEW YORK 2.1, N.Y.
September 11, 1833
MEMORANDIDv1 TO ROBERT MOSES
FROM NEWBOLD MORRIS
COPY
JOHN. A. 1,1UI.CM!Y
EXCUiiV" OFI'ICCR
AI.EXANOE:R \VIRIN
AGSlSTAN]' O:ltCUTJVt: OI'F,ICZ:F\
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l:)j,1ECIO:\ OF .. ,-:
I have your memorandum of September 9th and in reply I will
address myself to the one question you asked in the last paragraph.
You certainly save a :right to 1-:now "***just how much is
being paid to Emil Praege:r ia fees, for design, inspection, supervision and
everything else.
11
As you say, you ca;1 of course get these figures
elsewhere. You should know all about it because before I came here, a
preliminary contract with the firm of Praeger, Kavanagh and Waterbury for
the design of the stadium at Flushing Meadow Park was entered into on
December 31, 1959. The final service contract with that firm was signed on
May 10, 1960, thirteen days before I succeeded you in this office.
Enumerated below are the desig-n a.l'J.d supervision fees on the
Shea Stadium, paid or due to be paid to Praeger, Kavanagh and Waterbury:
Preliminary Plans and Specifications
(1% of original estimated cost of $15,000, 000)
Final PlMs 8.!1d Specifications
(approxir:::lately 3% of origi.r1al estimate)
Supervision 3% of Construction Costs - not to exct:ed
Additional sum authorized for First :LV.:ajor Cna;1c;c:
orders in the ar:.ount of $814, 600
Plus a.:1 Additior.al Sum for Change Order No. 2 in
the: arnount of $1, 700, 000
Total
$150,000
442,500
450,000
19,150
120,000
$1,181,650
S:LJ.ce entered into this ag:reer44e;nt with Captain Praeger 1 s firm
before I a:rrived, I wo.nder why you address this L:qdry to r.c..e at tds time.
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UNOC.. 8TAMOING
NEW YORK WORLD'S F'AIR 1964-1965 CORPORATION
.INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION AT FLUSHING MEADOW PARK.
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. September 13, 1963 ROBERT MOSES
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MEMORANDUM TO STUART CONSTABLE
FROM ROBERT MOSES
Has Tom Goodfellow made an adequate recheck
of L. I. R. R, service to the Fair? Has be checked on previous
figures, cars, schedules, labor etc., niqht and weekend trains
etc. ? This service should be well advertised. It will be one
of the best ways of getting to Flushing Meadow. It was in 1939
and 1940 and should be very much better in 1964 and 1965.
RM:vr
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September 27, 1963
R081t"T MOSES
l'ltCSIDI:NT
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MEMORANDUM TO GILMORE CLARKE
EARLE ANDREWS
FROM ROBERT MOSES
I find that you have not discussed with Mr. Lester
a post Fair Flushing Meadow Park Model. I wish you would
do so. There is no great rush because we do not need a model
for City Park and Board of Estimate discussion and the model
should not be made until all the main features are agreed on.
I realize that scale is quite a question. The model should not
be very large but it must be ready for the Fair opening and
transportable later. Meanwhile the location with reference to
the Fair model presumably in the American Express building
should be determined.
RM:amh
President
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October 28, 1963
Mr. Wheeler Williams, President
The American Artists Professional
League, Inc.
112 East 19th Street
Dear Mr. Williams:
ROBERT MOSES
I'IUIIDtNT
I have your letter of October 24th with reference to
displays at the New York State Pavilion at the World's Fair. It must
be quite obvious to you that regardless of personal opinions, the
World's Fair has no control over the architecture and exhibits on
the New York State plot. Your letter should of course have been ad-
dressed to the Lieutenant Governor, Malcolm Wilson, who is Chair-
man of the State Commission, and not to me. It happens that I
personally think that the State Pavilion is a distinguished, interesting
and arresting structure, but the Fair had nothing to do with the design,
nor has the Fair anything whatever to do with the exhibits inside.
I may say in passing that while I was Chairman of the State
Power Authority I arranged for the Power exhibit which my succes-
sors have carried out, and which I believe is an asset to the program
of this building. As to what you term the "Avant Garde art com-
missioned for the New York State Pavilion", I have no opinion and
express none, except to remark in passing that your letter seems to
be just a bit intemperate. In any event, I am sending it on to Malcolm
Wilson.
RM:MR
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THE AMERICAN ARTISTS PROFESSIONAL lEAGUE INC.
,.,,;J,,,t
WHEELER WILLIAMS, N.A.
First Pmitl1nt
PRED!RICK WHITAKER, N.A.
SeeonJ Viti
{, Chi'"'"" of Ch11PIIr Commitlll
MIRIAM Y. BURRILL
ThirJ VI" p,,;J,,I
HERBERT IOHN!RT
Fourth Vi"
6 Etlitor of I!ull1tin
fRANK C. WRIGHT

GEORGE GRAY
S"'"'''
MARION STODDARD
S"'''"'l'
6 Amslflnl T ,.,,,,
KATHERINE THAYER HOBSON
Cht.lrmn of Art 6 Memb1rship
CHARLES HENRY NORMAN
N tion11l Dirtctor
of Am1ric11n Art IY'11k
ANNE McCLURE HELLMANN
Ch11irmtt>l t1f Artilll llltti/1
MARGARET FERNALD DOLE
Ch11irmttt1 i\luuum Commillll
OR. ARNOLD lAHEE
Dirertors
ROSETTA BOHNERT
ALLYN CQX, N.A.
CHARLOTTE OUNWIOOIE
KATHLEEN MACY FINN
ROBERT HUNTER
CHARLES HENRY NORMAN
EDMONOC QUATTROCCHI, N.A.
Add1nry I!ru,d
MURIAl BARBER
PAUl BRANSOM
JOSEPH CUMMINGS CHASE
MARGARET FRENCH CRESSON, N A.
RODERT HOMER CUMMING
ROGER DEERING
DONAlD DlUE, N.A.
BOYLAN fllZ.QERAlO
HENRY GASSER. N.A.
JOHN GOUlD
EDWARD FENNO HOFFMAN, Ill
ANNA HYATT HUNTINGTON, N.A.
JOHN C. JOHANSEN, N.A.
THOMAS C. lEIGHTON
NAT LEVY
RICHARD SEYFFERT
VICTOR SAl VA TORE, N.A.
MAXWELL STEWART SIMPSON
JACK SKINNER
GEORGE SNOWDEN, N.A.
STANlEY TURNBUll
JOHN SCbTT WilliAMS, N.A.
CliFF YOUNG
ElEANOR MEllON, N.A.
NEll IOAROMAN
NATIONAL HEAOQUARTERSr 112 EAST 19th nREET, NEW YORK 3, N.Y.
Telephone GRamercy 5-6650
October 2 , 1963
Mr. 'Robert. Moses
New York World's Fair
Flushing Meadow Park, 52, N.Y.
Dear Mr. Moses:
The officers and directors of the American Artists
Professional League, Inc. at A meeting on October 14th,
voted unanimously to protest the use of the Avent Garde
art commissioned for the New York State Pavilion at the
World's Fair.
This Fair is not a circus or jahrmarket, and such a
presentation is unworthy of the ideals and accomplish-
ments of the citizens of this great State. It cannot
possibly enhance the American image in the eyes of any
foreign or native vistt-.or; and one can only hope that
the entrance fees for childrert will not be reduced, so
that as few as possible will see it.
Reading the description of the various displays described
in the New York Times of October 7th, one wonders what
they were intended to mean.
In 19)2 Joseph StAlin published a detailed plan for the
destruction of America. In connection with the aesthetic
he advocated: "Cultivation of the ugly, futuristic end
aberrant in art, literature, the drama end music; the
practice of crude orientalism, modernism and degenerate
perversion"; for as Winston Churchill wrote in his Defini-
tion of Communism (National Republic Magazine Nov. 1957):
"The anatomy of discontent and revolution has been stud-
ied in every pbPse and aspect, end a veritable drill book
prepared in a scientific spirit for subverting ell exist-
ing institutions.
What more subtle phase of perversion is there then ugliness
end ridicule'?
Yours truly,
The Officers end Directors Qf
The American Artists Professional
League, Inc.
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Wheeler Williams, President
Copies to:
Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller
Moyor 'Robert A. Wagner
and the Press
FOUNDER AND SPONSOR OF AMERICAN ART WEEK
ROSENMAN COLIN KAY! PETBCHEK & f"REUND
SAMUEL
COLIN
S'I'DNEV M, IIAVE
WALTE" J, JOETSCHEII
MAll
DOSIIOW
D, LEWIS
LAW"ENOE
MU .. CONEN
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.lti: .. OMI: L.SINOLE"
ASA D.80KOLOW
HOWA"O WEINSTEIN
STUA"T .. O.INOWITI
!5715 MADISON AVENUE NEW YORK 22
Honorable Robert Moses,
New York WOrld's Pair 1964-1965
J'lushing Meadow Park,
52, N. Y.
Dear Mr. Moses:
OOLONA""

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CA8LII: ADD"t81
"ROCOMAY NEWYOPfK"
You have requested our opinion as to whether the City
has the _power to impose its amusement tax on the New York World's
Jair 1964-1965 Corporation. It is our opinion that it does not
have . such power.
The Legislature of the State of New York in 1960 enacted
a statute (L. Oh. 872) which prohibita the City from imposing
such tax on your Corporation. Section 1 or that statute provides:
"The property, both real and income
and gross receipts of, and sales to and by any non-
profit membership corporation organized tor the purpose
of holding a world
1
s fair and confining ita operations
solely to preparing for and conducting such fair shall
be exempt from taxes or contributions imposed by the
state, any civil or political division or subdivision
or by any municipality."
The City has no power to override this statute or to lev.r
any tax in violation thereof. Article 9, 12 or the Constitution
or this State thus provides that cities may adopt local laws "not
inconsistent" with the laws or the State.
In view or the foregoing, it is our opinion that, unless
and until the 1960 statute quoted above is repealed or declared
invalid, the City cannot levy any. tax on your Corporation.
Ver(Vru11 'fOUrr.
di.W.u.{# n
SIR:AHS Samuel I. Rosenman
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MUNICIPAL REFERENCE LIBRARY------
A BRANCH OF
THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
2230 MUNICIPAL BUILDING
NEW YORK 7, N.Y.
October 30, 1963
M . I
In the 19J9 World's Fair and in the Golden Jwbilee of New York
City (held at the Grand Central Palace) the Municipal Reference
Library, at the request of Mayors La Guaraia and
maintained and operated a New York City Center. At
these Centers information, brochures and pamphlets on New York
city government, administration anu services, were given to all
visitors. Both routine and exotic questions on New York City
were answered.
I've given the aforementioned facta because two events will
take place in 1964 and very little information seems available
about both or them.
1) What are the plans for the New York City Exhibit at the J
World's Fair? Will you need a New York City Information Center
ot the kind I mentioned? Is this Public Events domain? An
electronic reference library using UNIVAC is being set up in the
Federal Building, Do we want a New York City Reference Library )
on UNIVAC there? W.ha t are our plans?
2) The Tr1oentenary of the founding of New York City is being
celebrated next year, Looking over the records of similar
celebrations in the past, I find that the Municipal Reference
Librarian is always appointed to those commissions. When the
Tricentenary Commission be appointed charged?
I
1
m planning to publish in June 1964 a Tricentenary edition of
the Functional Directory of New York City. Shouldn't the Green
Book come out in a special edition? WhQf...does one speak to about
these things, now, since no Tricentenary Commdssion
has been appointed?
I know President Screvane is on the Corrmission for the New York
City Exhibit at the World's Fair, so I hope you can answer some
of my questions.

Librarian
EJB:gsk
.. MEMORANDUM
! WNEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR CORPORATION
"''Mr. Robert Moses Novembei.o 4, 1963
Mr. Erwin Witt \.Y W \J " \1\ 1\
SUBJECT! V V
The order of payment in accordance with the Note Subscription Agreement
is as follows:
1. Repayment of Loans coming ahead of notes like the $5,000,000. we are
borrowing now.
2. $6, 000, 000. for restoration.
3. Notes maturing August 1, 1966.
4. $24, 000, 000. to City representing advances for permanent improvements.
5. Up to $12, 000, 000. to complete park.
6. Educational purposes to be determined by the City.
However, the chronological order in which payments will actually occur
is in accordance with the schedule outlined in your memorandum of October 30,
1963 as follows: -
1. Repayment of loans coming ahead of notes like the $5, 000, 000. we are
borrowing now. -
2. Prepayment of Notes.
3. $6, 000, 000. for restoration.
4. $24, 000,000. to City representing advances for permanent improvements.
5. Up to $12, 000, 000. to complete park.
6. Educational purposes to be determined by the City.
I have checked the above with John Thornton.

EW/jh
File
Comptroller
MAatAto . DtiYPD08
OtwcctOtt OP' a"CIAL ACftYITtCI
4t )Ttbt fttrlt 1timta
i:imte .t.quan
Nowmb6r U, 1963
Dear Mr. Moaea:
Tbank you ao much for aendlng me the
re110lutlon whlcb the Board of Directors
of tbe New York World' Falr paaaed
at tbelr laat meeting bonorlng Onll.
It baa meant a peat deal to me and I
am moat appreotatl ve.
Kind regards,
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Mra. Orvll B. Dryfooa
Mr. Robert Moaea
Pl'ealdent
The New York World' Falr
Fluabtng52, New York
NIEWIIOLD MORRIS
CC111111MIOIID
THE CITY OF NEW .YORK
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS
ARSENAL
t4TM STREET AND FIFTH AVENUE
CENTRAL PARK
NllW YORK 21, N.Y.
November 13, 1963
The Honorable Robert Moses
President
New York World's Fair 1964-1965 Corporation
Dear Bob:
JOHN A. MULCAMY
UICtiTift OI'I'ICml
ALDANDh WIIIIN
AIIIITAN1' -tn'IW Omlla
8AMUD. M. WHift
Dl!h!c:YOR IIAnrnJIANCia OI'IIA'nOII
CHARLD H. rtARICI
DmiC'I'QII cw -'IIOJI
I am writing to ac.lalowledge your memorandum dated
November 12 to which is attached a nice letter from Dick Lee of
New Haven. The memorandum was primarily about the heliport
and was dictated in re;:;ponse to my letter dated November 7 to
which I attached a copy of a letter from the Queens Borough
Superintendent of the Department of Buildings addressed to the
Chief Engineer of the Port of New York Authority. I do remember
a meeting held at your office at which Guy Tozzoli did most of
the talldng. I inquired who would be responsible for maintenance
and operation of this structure after the Fair and after some
shoulder shrugging, I got the impression that as long as it stands
the Port of New York Authority would be responsible.
When I read the communication from the Department of
Buildings, I thought I ought to bring it to your attention because
since the heliport doesn't meet the requirements of the New York
Building Code, I do not see how it can remain as a permanent
structure. Your memorandum is not addressed to this problem.
Very sincerely yours,
Commissioner
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UNOEitST.t.NDINO
Mr. Arthur H. Motley,
President,
Parade Publications, Inc.,
733 Third Avenue,
New York 17, N. Y.
Dear Red:
December 5, 1963
I very much appreciate your interest and comments as outlined
in your letter concerning the special events programs being set up for
the 1964 Fair season.
We have been working for more than a year on scheduling many
events of great variety which we hope will be of special interest to many
different groups of people. For example, Opening Day, with the President
in attendance and an Opening Day Parade. We have booked many of the top
performing bands, and choral groups from all parts of the country, which
have very carefully been screened for excellence of performance. The
exhibitors will provide many of our Special Days, i.e., a four day Spanish
Fiesta, sponsored by the Spanish Pavilion and appearances of the Mormon
Tabernacle Choir through the Mormon Church Group. The Fair itself will
sponsor a Nationality Folk Day Festival, which will occur on a regular
basis every Sunday, with different ethnic groups performing in native
costume. Where possible, we will have at the Fair the Olympics tryouts
in conjunction with New York City sponsorship for 1964. There will, of
course, be a Special Day for every state; a National Day for each foreign
exhibitor and we are working with the Armed Services for an
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Armed
Services Week
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, as well as a Special Day for each of the Departments.
Starting with an Opening Day special 90 minute TV show, we
expect to have a great deal of TV ooverage at the Fair including top TV
stars and shows directly from the l<'air site.
For Special Events the Fair is building an 18, 000 seat Arena and
a 2, 000 seat covered Pavilion, and will have four band shell areas, which
we hope will be in use most of the time during each day.
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Mr. Arthur H. Motley
President
Parade Publications, Inc.
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December 5, 1963
For your information, I am enclosing an outline of the procedures
which have been set up to produce and control these special events as well
as the latest schedule which, of course, is not yet complete.
Cordially,
/s/ ROBERT MOSES
President
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FLUSHING 52, N.Y. TELEPHONE AREA CODE 212 WF 41964 CABLE ADDRESs"WORLOSF'AIR"
PEACE TH-.OUOH
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MEMORANDUM TO .MARTIN STONE
FROM ROBERT MOSES
All hands seem to a.qree that the beat poat-
F air use of the DuPont PaVilion, 1f we can qet lt, and It lt
la permanent or can be made so at reasonable coat to
DuPont, 1a for the City Park marionettea, that la the two
theatres and revolvinq stave below and the secondatorey
for manufacturinq and repair of the marionettes. Th1a would
be the aubaUtute for the old inadequate Swedish Cottage 1n
Central Park. I bave talked, among others, to Newbold
Morris abGut tbJa. The Marionette Theatre could be called
the DuPont Theatre 1f they wW donate, Pleue talk to
Gen. w .r. Potter. 1 don't llke Gen. Whipple's off-the
cuff rem.rka about tbe durab1l1t7 of the structure. Tb1B needs
some relllnvestlgatlon. Gen. Whipple knowa bow to make the
studJ. 1 don't want offhand estimates. Please see the Swedlah
Cotta91 With Newbold Morrla and Gen. 'J/hipple.
/s; ROBERT MOSES
President
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DAYS TO OPENING DAY
ROBERT MOSES
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NEW YORK WORLD'S F"AIR 196419 5 CORPORATION
INTERNATIONAL. EXPOSITION AT F'I.U HING MEAClOW PARK
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FLUSHING 52, N.Y. TELEPHONE AREA CoDE 212 WF' 41964 CAau: ADDREU"WORLOSFAIR"
MEMORANDUM TO GEN.
GEN.
FROM ROBERT MOSES
December 9, 1963
W. E. POTTER/'
WILLIAM WHIPPLE
The Unisphere is distinctly buoyant by day.
It is not inert, but at night as of now seems to lack motion.
Would a revolving disc of light allow the
Unisphere, perhaps within the tripod that holds it up, give
the illusion of movement at night we originally sought when
we wanted the globe itself to revolve? I know we shall have
considerable flood and spotlighting on the globe and orbits,
but this, if practical, would be different.
ROBERT MOSI\!:!1

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President
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TO:
FROM;
eUBJECT:
MEMORANDUM ~
NEW YORK WORLos F"AIR 1964 -1965 C O R P O R 1 ! ~
Mr. &bert Moses
The garbage strike by Local 813 of the teamsters
does not affect the Fair.
Under an oral agreement we made with Local 813,
Allied continues to remove the garbage from the Administration
Building, cafeteria, Terrace Club, etc. It now also picks up the
garbage from the Interplant Food Service Inc. that caters to the
workmen on the site since its garbage company is affected.
The same union has jurisdiction over the removal
of construction debris if it is loaded in containers. Allied has the
right from Local 813 to render this service if required by the
contractors. If the debris is chute or mechanically loaded, it
may be taken out by 282 trucks and most contractors are resort-
ing to this method.
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cc - S. C. Constable
HOM.t\3 .J. DEEGAN COMPANY. INC
TIME & LIFE BUILDING
i-JF:w YOR1'4' _. 0
THOMAS J DEEGI'N,
CIIAIFIMAN
Rear Adm1ral1obn 1. Beryen (Ret.)
President
Amphitheatre, Inc.
100 East 42nd street
New York, New York
Dear Admiral Bergen
PLAZA,. /070
March 9, 1964
OUr flrm ls not interested in handling the publlc1ty for tbe Wonderworld
Company which is t1le show for the Amphitheatre during the two years of the
Fair. For one tbinq, 1.t 1s required that publicity representaUves working
for the show company must be me.u1bers of the Press .Aqents Union. Our
firm has no. relatlol3sbtps wltb union press agents inasmuch as we are
primarily cotmselors to corporations on public policy.
It 1s lD thls corporate context that. our firm bas served your ma11a.9eJnent
ln a broad, general corporate public relations W&'f as reported by me to tbe
Executive Committee of the Fa1r Corporation on September 12, 1962, 1n
accordance wlth the full disclosure pollcy of the Fa1r Corporation.
Inasmuch as there are several items currenUy before the Falr .m.anage
ment and board affecting' Amphitheatre, Inc. , as the owner of the Wonderworld
Cornpany,and because of my role as chalrman of the Executive Committee of
the J:i'alr Corporation, I think 1t would be better U I disqualified myself and The
Deegan Company of which I am chalriD&I'l,from servlnq Amphitheatre. Inc.,
durlnq this period.
Althouqh we have very llttle contact with show press at]ents and. there
fore, our knowledge of the competent ones 1n tbe fleld ls obviously lllnlted, we
wW be glad, simply as a courtesy, to make every effort to check wlth the Presn
Agents Unlon and other responsible .flgures 1n the entertainment field to see 1f
we can find a candidate for you to h1re for the Wonderworld Company.
Slncerely.
nL
TlD:jfc
bee: Mr. Moses: At the Executive Committee meetintJ on September 12, 1962, I stated that
"I wish llie minutes to show that the .T. DeelJan Company has been rctained by
Amphitheatre, Inc.
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as public relations cmm:::;el. Amphitheatre, Inc., is the CQrporation
which has leased the Amphitheatre on tht: Fair tJround:o: from the Fair Corporation. "
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TO:
FROM:
SUB.JECT:
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Hon. Paul R. Screvane
MEMORANDUM
MR. ROBERT MOSES
MR. GEORGE E. SPARGO
GENERAL W. E. POTTER
DATE:
ermessey and others representing the :F'air, it
n that you authorize reimbursement for extra
in g premium time on the electrical contract.
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'ng Day it is the opinion of all concerned

that the work will cost approximately $150,000.
We also recommend that the Executive Committee be
polled by telephone today to obtain informal approval of this
$150,000 item and that the item be put on the next Executive
Committee Agenda for formal approval.
Telephone approval received
from:
Dr. R. Bunche
Gov. C. Poletti
Mr. R. Moses
Mr. J. Elliot
Mrs. A. Lasker
Mr. T. Deegan
Rev. L. J. McGinley
Mr. L. Thorne
Mr. G. Spargo
Gen. W. E. Potter
Mr. P. Screvaue
Hon. E. Cavanagh, Jr.
Mr. C. Preusse
Other members were called, but could not
be reached.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Mr. Robert Moses
DATE: March 12, 1964
FROM: William Whipple, Jr .
suBJEcT: Electrical Contract
Our electrical contractor, Johnson Electrical under his
Park Department contract and special agreement on expediting with us,
has now completed approximately 97o/c of his work. The balance consists
of widely scattered items throughout the Fair site, including the final
trouble-shooting for about two-thirds of his lighting circuits. Our agreement
with him on expediting called for us to assume portions of his cost for
expediting through the winter season; and it terminates now that !rost is
out of the ground. However, despite the better weather, the congestion
on the site is now so serious that he is encountering :increasing difficulty
:in checking out the system, repair:ing damages caused by exhibitors,
and activating the completed circuits.
I met yesterday with Wlr. Sverdlove, President of Johnson Electrical
Corporation, and with Mr. Windman of Syska & Hennessy to attempt to
work out a solution to this problem. On a realistic evaluation, it is go:ing
to cost approximately $275,000. to complete and finally check out these
systems under existing conditions, with a force of 85 electricians, working
at least a 48 hour week, and all agree that the final completion will be
about 15 April. Payment under the Park Department contract for work yet
to be done probably will not exceed $125, 000.; and as you lmow, this contract
cannot require expedit:ing. Mr. Sverdlove claims to have lost $500, 000. on
the contract to date, which is unquestionably exaggerated and logically
irrelevant. Nonetheless, he is unwilling to continue the expediting of this
contract unless some way is found to avoid further losses. He will expedite
the completion of all systems, with maximum forces and continued overtime
until complete, provided that we assume his direct field costs, plus 10% for
overhead, and accept from him as offset, the entire amount of his
compensation for this work from the Park Department. 'Ihis continuation
of expediting will probably cost us an additional $150, 000.
WW/hc
I recommend that you approve.
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To all editors and staffs:-
We are pleased to report that the New York
World's Fair will open on Wednesday, April 22nd,
with a record-breaking advance sale of 28,000,000
tickets, amounting to more than $35,000,000.
This sale of tickets indicates public approval
of the Fair and confidence in Mr. Robert Moses,
President of the Fair Corporation and his associates.
We feel that this is due in large measure to the
splendid cooperation and assistance given to the
Fair by every segment of the communications industry -
newspapers, magazines, radio, television, press
associations, supplements, house organs and other
periodicals.
To all these media, to the men and women who
direct them and to the staffs who make them function,
Mr. Moses send his warm and hearty appreciation. I
am happy to convey his sentiments and to add my
expression of appreciation.
/{fdially'/L

William Berns
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