Turkiye Earthquakes Hit Istanbul Area Amid Massive Destruction
A sweeping damage report from eastern Anatolia says a fresh quake killed about 30,000 in Eraimcan and left 12,000 injured. Snowbound survivors crowd shelters as 25 nearby villages are said destroyed, with towns Teharshamba and Akisiéy reported ruined and relief efforts rushing to Kayseri and Divrilel. Meanwhile Hitler proclaims Germany must win to survive, urging armed forces to uphold Nazi goals as wartime fronts shift from the Finnish line to Europe.
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Smyrna
Turkey
Tatanbul
Anastolla
Amasis
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Purlaven
Iozgac
Akisiéy
Ersincan
Eskikoy
Sivas
Ankara
Kayseri
Divrilel
Samsoun
United Press
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Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Nazi Party
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Tiller
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England
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Versailles
Mannerheim
Karyéliar
Finland
Amin
Helsinki
Moscow
le Beni
Red Army
Russie
Talomle
Court System Nears Clear as Tower Courts Report
United Press dispatch from Delphia December 30 cites Chief Justice John W. Key noting that the burden of Tower Courts appears largely cleared. He says the rating by the United Gink and the legislature’s authority supports a high court to supervise dispatch of appeals as the state moves toward nationwide parity.
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United Presa ' Delpehta
John W. Key
Pennsylvania
Usiiee
Ger Oyien
Boy Kills Father Over Alleged Neglect at Farm
Ployd Deylibiss, a 15 year old farm boy from Brainerd, Minnesota, confessed to killing his father. He said the father drank heavily and failed to provide for the family, including his children and siblings, justifying the act as deserved. He claimed his brothers and he had not been around to stop the abuse.
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United Press
Minin
Ployd Deylibiss
Sted Farm
Jils Fuller
American Student Union denounces Justice Department
Madison Wis Dec 30 The American Student Union’s fifth annual convention denounced the Department of Justice for actions against the Communist party and the Dies congressional committee as a national menace. They rejected an amendment branding Russia the aggressor in the war with Finland by 422 to 29 and urged Congress to end the persecution of progressive groups and fund civil liberties efforts.
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Madison
Wis
American Student Union
Communist Party
Russia
Pinland
Dies
Ssudent Union
Congress
Laoilette Civil Liberties Committee
Food stamp plan to start in Pittsburgh within six weeks
Federal officials announced the 160d stamp plan would take effect in Pittsburgh within six weeks despite legal obstacles that could block extending the plan to all of Allegheny County. Cheater A Halnant, local representative of the Federal surplus Commodities Corporation, established offices after officials assured the city would allocate 50 000 to finance stamp purchases.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Cheater A. Halnant
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
New Year's Eve and Day Observances Across City
Business and industry suspend for New Year celebrations. Churches hold watch-night services, Elks Club hosts a 10 pm dance with George LeFebvre’s orchestra, and open house at Stanford Host Company plans. Post office follows holiday hours. many offices close. Delayed routes and festive meals mark the holiday, with family gatherings and turkey featured as a main attraction.
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Wijals
Lvinke
Ely
George LeFebvre
Elks’ Olua
Benumine
Els
Aluuuiedd
Stanford
Fiemen
Turkey
French Patrol Makes Deep Raid Behind German Lines
Paris December 30 French volunteers carried out a bold raid behind German lines capturing a German officer and a non commissioned officer. The mission relied on snowdrifts to hush the movement as it advanced far from the front, with informants noting its daring nature.
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Paris
Pyigol
Frank Darrow Badly Injured in Saw Mill Accident
Frank Darrow, 41, of 245 Omen Street, severely injured in a saw mill accident at the Darrow Lumyer Company, a new business below Lottsville. Right arm nearly severed when a circular saw jammed, ongoing risk of amputation with complications. Friends and city residents hope the long-time worker recovers as doctors assess further treatment.
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Frank Darrow
Darrow
Omen
Ruadiich
Cory Horly Dessield Las
Hiss
Wil
Darrow Lumyer Company
Lottsville
Gary Koepita
British battleship reaches harbor after torpedo hit
A British battleship from the Elizabeth class was torpedoed by a German U-boat off Scotland and reached port under its own steam. The admiralty reported four missing and a number injured, with one seriously hurt. Several crew members were presumed missing at sea.
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Betes
London
Westwaast
Scotland
Admiralty Commiitique
London admits Polish troops crossed the frontier
Moscow reports an official admission that Polish forces tried to breach the Russian border today. Details remain sparse as the incident adds tension to ongoing hostilities.
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London
Moscow
Harborcreek Youth Killed By NYC Train
Edwin J. Batts, 18, of Harborcreek, was killed when he stepped from a path of a westbound freight train into the path of an eastbound Chicago to Buffalo express on the New York Central line. He and his brother, 18 year old Eimer Batts, had been gathering coal along the track.
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Nyc
United Press
Sri
Edwin J. Batts
New York Central Railroad
Balls
Eimer
Coast Leader of CIO Will Not Be Deported
Harry Bridges, head of the West Coast CIO, was cleared of affiliations with the Communist party by Dean James M. Landis of Harvard Law School, who recommended cancellation of Bridges deportation. The ruling could be acted on by Miss Perkins, with Bridges praised for being radical yet not methodologically aligned with communism. Bridges later urged resolution of a 50 day San Francisco Bay strike, expressing happiness at Landis’s decision.
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Washington
Dec. S
Harry R. Bridges
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Communist Party
Dean James M. Landis
Harvard Law School
Federal Immigration Service
Bridges
Immigration Service
SOE
Australia
Landis
Nis
Miss Perkins
Orrier Bridges
San Francisco
Harry Bridges
West Coast Maritime Tabor
San Pranciso Bay
James M. Landis
Allied Warships Awaiting Vessels From German Ports
London December 30 Allied British and French warships keep a death watch for German merchant ships fleeing from neutral harbors. Authorities reported today that a substantial number of German vessels are being stopped and diverted toward home ports, amid mine-laying fears and heavy Allied patrols.
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Java
Henry Burebestlt
Dazh
Neutewn
G O P Leaders Invited to Democratic Jackson Day Banquet
The Jackson Day dinner committee invites prominent Republicans to attend the January 8, 1940 event at the Mayflower Hotel. President Roosevelt endorses a nonpartisan address by his guest speaker. Hom er S. Cummings sends identical letters to Senate and House leaders outlining the plan.
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United Press
Washington
Simouistit Party
Republica
Roosevelt
Ferme
Homer S. Cummings
Jackson Way
Senate
Chayies L. McNary
Oreaon
Warren R. Austin
Vermont
House
Joseph W. Martin, Sr
Massachusetts
Cummings
Mayflower Hotel
Pote
Lily Nopes
Lily Nopes (Had You Will Attend Ji Flay
Roosevelt Prepares Address to Congress on State of the Union
President Roosevelt worked on his annual report to Congress and will deliver a personal address at 2 p.m. next Wednesday. Speaker Bankhead said the president would follow his usual practice with a direct address to Congress and a budget message to be issued the next day.
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Congress
United Press
Washington
House
William B. Bankhead
Ala
Mrr
Mountaineer Watters Sought in Girl’s Death Case
Police renew search for Jeff Watters, 45, a mountaineer suspected of killing Anna Zinn, a schoolgirl slain nearly seven years ago. Reports say he may be hiding in abandoned coke ovens near York Run after a festival attended by nine youths.
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Jeff Watters
York
Kit
Potlce
Worker Burned at Aero Supply Plant in Fourth Ward Blast
An explosion at the Aero Supply plant in the Fourth Ward on December 21 injured Neenaithr of Sorat Fereusay and two men, James Blakeslee and Harry A. Alexander, causing severe burns and multiple fractures. The blast, traced to a gasoline leak, damaged the plant and prompted intensive medical attention as injured workers endured critical conditions.
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Sorat Fereusay
Fourth Ward
Pergusoh
James
Blakeslee
East Main Street
College Paii
Blakester
Harry A Alexander
Prankin Street
Altsuider
Attendanta
Big Business Urges Balanced Budget For 40
Washington December 39 top business leaders urge a balanced federal budget and say some federal functions should be returned to the states to ease deficits. The change of W P Bell to secretary signals a shift in business influence on policy and the readiness to accept higher taxes only if a plan proves effective.
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Fess
Washington
Piel W. Bell
Ypdet
Bell
John W. Hanes
One Plane Downed Over London During Wednesday Raid
A fragment reports a Dornier warplane downed over London during a Wednesday raid. The text mentions evidence of armed aircraft and tracking over the North Sea, credited to coastal command observers.
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London
North Sea
Train collision in Italy kills 40 injures 180
Naples dispatch reports a Calabria bound Clellan express collided with a local train near Torre Annunziata outside Naples on New Year’s Eve. The crash killed 40 and wounded 180, with soldiers among the injured, as the crowded train carried holiday celebrants en route from Reggio Calabria. The disaster prompted a large emergency response and investigations.
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