US Moves to Impose Economic Pressure on Japan
Washington reports indicate the United States is preparing a broad plan to apply drastic economic measures against Japan. Tactics include reviewing an abrogated 29 year old commercial treaty, exploring anti dumping actions, and possible subsidies on exports as a prelude to tighter controls. Trade actions would target goods including silk and other dutiable commodities, with decisions under the 1921 act to be implemented through the Tariff Commission and related departments.
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Washington
INS
U. S
Jpecies
Tokyo
Japan
Erbcan
Williams
Tureite
Miner dies in Harewood mine accident
Douglas, 24, of Clay, died at 3 a m yesterday in a plate fill at the Semet Solvay company mine at Harewood. Hooper mortuary serves Montgomery. The family plans services at 2 p m tomorrow at Clay. Survived by wife Mrs Lu and daughters Betty Pearl Mae Thelma, all of Clay.
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Douglas
Semet-Solvay Company
Harewood
Hooper
Mgomery
Clay
Betty
Pearl
Mae
Thelma
Vatican fears New Spread Of Communism
Rome dispatch reports Osservatore Romano warned that Russia’s advance into Finland could spark a new wave of Bolshevism in Europe. Italian press and fascist organs echoed sympathy for Finland while Rome radio described a Russian invasion and urged calm among Finns amid growing anti Soviet sentiment.
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Rome
INS
Russia
Finland
Europe
Holy See
Vatican
Osservatore Romano
Italy
Osservatore
America
Bolshevism
Resto del Carlino
Daladier Wins Vote to Extend War Powers in France
Premier Daladier secured 318 to 175 in the chamber of deputies, winning extended decree powers to govern France during the war with Germany. He faced Socialist opposition and pledged to summon parliament monthly only if in session, delaying a nationwide broadcast to tomorrow at 8 PM.
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Daladier
France
Germany
Chamber of Deputies
Finance Committee
Montgomery Takes Blame For Attack
Warrrenton Va November 30 INS 230 pound Montgomery said he alone bore responsibility for the tarring and feathering of 120 pound Washington columnist Cassini over remarks about Virginia horse country He testified at trial the others present were his brother Colin 28 Alexander Calvert 21 Jane Mansfield 24 Dick Mansfield 24 and Dan Morton 22 who were witnesses Cassini testified of being seized from a Warren ton Country club dance and subjected to oil and feathers as the indictment of assault by a mob proceeds with grand jury findings turning up last July 25
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Ien
Montgomery
Igor Cassini
Washington
Virginia
Cassini
Colin
Alexander Calvert
Jane
Dick Mansfield
Dan Morton
Ian
Mansfield
Morton
Finland Envoy Brands Attack As Ruthless War Crisis
Finnish Minister Hjalmar Procope, after a White House meeting with President Roosevelt, called Soviet military actions against Finland a ruthless attack on a peaceful nation. He said Soviet provocations are false and urged full investigation while the United States weighs steps to signal abhorrence, including possible recall of the Moscow ambassador and severing ties. The talk underscored deteriorating Soviet American relations during a Finnish state of emergency.
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Washington
INS
Hjalmar Procope
Roosevelt
White House
Hull
Lawrence A. Steinhardt
Moscow
Stéphen ‘T. Early
Finland
Russia
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Post Office Site Purchased by U S Government
The U S government bought the Lee Dickinson Washington street site in Charleston for a proposed new $975000 post office. Charles M Love, assistant district attorney, received authority to accept a $50000 price compromise from six of seven parcel owners. The Bowyer parcel awaits health change. her $18000 condemnation award stands. Total price $413347 excluding Bowyer award. other owners accepted 10 percent cuts from valuations.
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U. S
Lee, Dickinson, Washington Street
Charleston
Charles M. Love
Washington
Lulu D. Bowyer
Bowyer
Love
D. N. Mohler
Charleston National Bank
Charleston Leads As Convention City 1940 West Virginia calendar
More than 600000 West Virginians will attend 166 conventions and festivals in 1940. October leads with 28 events, September 26, Charleston hosting 20 gatherings already set. Huntington follows with 14, Morgantown and White Sulphur Springs each with 10. The Elkins forest festival draws many out of state visitors, with the State Education Association convention the largest among them.
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Morgantown
White Sulphur Springs
Elkins
State Education Association
Britain Raps Soviet Invasion of Finland
Parliament condemned Soviet Russia for invading Finland and Britain’s leaders signaled limited aid, with Prime Minister Chamberlain describing the attack as unjustified and noting Britain’s preoccupation with the war against Germany. The Finnish ambassador to London called the act aggression as air warfare developments continued.
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Russia
Finland
Britain
Germany
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Soviet Union
U. S
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Davis Hunter Killed as Deer Season Opens in WV
Despite rain and snow, West Virginia hunters killed 333 bucks on opening day of a three day deer season marked by a second fatality in six years. Game wardens and rangers manned fields to enforce a new deer registration law before carcasses could be removed.
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West Virginia
Davis
Harvey Moore
War News Guidance for Gazette Readers
Readers are urged to distinguish facts from propaganda in war reporting and to note censorship. The notice argues that lack of front news is common, and it prefers decisive battles with limited bloodshed over massive slaughter in indecisive assaults.
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Gazette
Soviet Leaflets Urge Finnish Leaders Ousting
Helsinki dispatch reports Soviet war planes bombed the city five times and dropped Finnish language propaganda leaflets. The leaflets claim Russia seeks no harm to Finns but condemn leaders Field Marshal Karl Mannerheim Premier Aimon Cajander and Foreign Minister Elias Erkko as the cause of the nation’s misfortune and say peace can follow their removal.
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Helsinki
INS
Russia
Karl Mannerheim
Aimon K. Cajander
Elias Erkko
Scandinavians Witness Finland War Shock
Sweden Norway and Denmark declared neutrality as they watched the Soviet invasion of Finland with foreboding. Diplomats noted the Stockholm meeting of the Scandinavian sovereigns and Finnish president Oct 19 agreeing on moral and economic cooperation but not military aid. Anti Soviet sentiment ran high with implications for regional policy.
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Copenhagen
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Russia
Finland
Stockholm
Soviet Invasion of Finland Attributed to Finnish Provocation
Moscow announces land air and sea drive into Finland after border clashes, claiming Finnish raids provoked war. 16 hour silence broken by a midnight communique stating Soviet forces crossed the frontier at 8 am Thursday. Finland declares war, towns bombed, reconnaissance flights over Helsinki and Viipuri reported.
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INS
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Finland
Red Army
Poland
Ussr
Helsinki
Viipuri
Corte
Kovina
Lake’ Ladoga
Manekila
Ore
Reich Sympathetic Toward Russia
Berlin reports authorized German sources say the Nazi regime is sympathetic to Russia amid reports of Russia invading Finland. Germany does not know if a state of war exists between Finland and Russia and has not confirmed the Russian bombing of Helsinki. Communications with Finland are cut and no official comment is planned until events are confirmed.
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Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Germany
Russia
Finland
Helsinki
Leningrad
Helsinki under siege as bombs light the dawn sky
INS dispatch from Helsinki describes a mass exodus of noncombatants as incendiary bombs set the city aglow. Walter Schwartz reports women children and the aged fleeing westward amid burning streets and collapsing homes. He compares the devastation to Barcelona and Madrid during the Spanish Civil War.
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Walter Schwartz
INS
Helsinki
Barcelona
Madrid
Central
Soviet Push Deepens In Finland Frontier Move
The Soviet government announced early today the capture of Finnish frontier territory six to nine miles deep and claimed Finnish incursions provoked the Russian land air and sea drive into Finland. This marked the first official Soviet statement on the invasion that began yesterday morning.
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Finland
Russia
Moscow
INS
U.S.S.R
Finland government resigns amid Soviet invasion crisis
Amid land sea and air assaults by Soviet forces, Finland’s government quits after weeks of failed talks with Moscow. Finance minister Vaino Tanner may form a new cabinet to seek armistice and restore relations with the USSR, as Helsinki faces threatened Russian action and border clashes.
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Associated Press
Finland
Joseph Stalin
Vaino Tanner
Moscow
Tanner
Helsinki
Copenhagen
Red Air Invaders Strafe Civilians In North Finland
Russian air force raids reach the northern front near Kirkenes Norway striking civilians as part of the invasion of Finland. The report places the incident on the Norwegian border amid continuing hostilities in the far north.
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Finland
Kirkenes
Norway
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