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D100337-2
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- 1956-07-10 (Creation)
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Tacoma Mayor John H. (Big John) Anderson, during his second non-consecutive term as Mayor, for the Asphalt Institute. In the spring of 1956, former Mayor John Anderson became Tacoma's freshman City Councilman, taking the position formerly held by the retiring Albert Hooker. On June 4, 1956, in a surprise move, Anderson was chosen by his fellow Council members to be the new Mayor, ousting the highly favored current Mayor Harold Tollefson. Anderson would have less power than his previous term, sharing duties with the City Manager under the new mayor/manager form of city government; a governing system supported by Anderson. In January of 1957 Tacoma was honored with the All-America City award, as one of eleven cities selected by Look Magazine and the National Municipal League that had made significant progress through "intelligent citizen action." Mayor Anderson and city manager David Rowlands were pictured in the three page article. (TNT 6/5/1956, pg.1; Look Magazine 6/25/57 p. 67-70)
Mayors--Tacoma--1950-1960; Anderson, John H.;