When Fiorello La Guardia died in 1947, the New York Times called him "the little firebrand"-he was 5 ft. 2 in.-and "New York's most colorful mayor since Peter Stuy vesant." La Guardia was elected to an unprecedented three terms and served as mayor from 1934 to 1945. He wrested control of the city from the Tammany Hall political machine, which had dominated New York politics for more than 80 years. In 1934, he hefted a sledge hammer and led a search-and-destroy mission against mob boss FrankCostello's slot machines. He is fondly remembered for reading the Sunday comics to kids on WNYC radio during a newspaper strike in 1945.
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机译：1947年，菲奥雷洛·拉瓜迪亚（Fiorello La Guardia）去世时，《纽约时报》称他为“小火把”（他身高5英尺2英寸），“自彼得·斯图伊（Peter Stuy）拜访以来，纽约市市长最鲜艳”。拉瓜迪亚当选为空前的三个任期，并于1934年至1945年担任市长。他从占据纽约政治80多年的塔曼尼·霍尔政治机构手中夺取了对该市的控制权。 1934年，他拿起大锤，对暴民老板FrankCostello的老虎机进行了搜救任务。在1945年的一次报纸罢工中，他因在WNYC电台上为孩子们阅读周日漫画而深深地被人们铭记。
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