Finland Pleads For Outside Help In Soviet Attacks
Finland reports heavy Soviet attacks from the Arctic coast to the Gulf of Finland but hopes for active aid from other civilized nations. Finnish forces claim to have checked advances near the Mannerheim line and in the Karelia Isthmus. Kremlin losses cited by Copenhagen papers, while Parliament declares Finland the outpost of western civilization and urges Allied support.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Helsinki
Finland
Arctic
Gulf of Finland
Kuolajarvi
Arctic Circle
Gulf of Bothnia
Karelian
Mannerheim
Copenhagen
London
Reuters
National Tidence
Leningrad
Murmansk
Politikens
Drunk Twiggs County Sheriff Fires at Officers in Macon Shooting
In Macon Georgia a car driven by Sam Kitchens Twiggs County sheriff struck a group of officers, killing Forest Wimberly and wounding Clyde Bridges. Kitchens claimed self defense after a drinking party. He is jailed on open charges pending inquest.
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Macon
Civt
W. H. Bargeron
W. C. Bowden
Sam Kitchens
Twiges County
Forest Wimberly
Clyde Bridges
Kitchens
Jeffersonville
Twiggs County
Holsti Plea For League Help Against Soviet Russia
Rudolf Holsti Finland's representative urged the League of Nations assembly for practical support against Soviet aggression. He appealed to fulfill duties as the Finnish people endure bombardment and gas of war, urging action while recalling Litvinov's prior charges against aggression.
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Geneva
Rudolf Holsti
Finland
League of Nations Assembly
Russia
Moscow
Holsti
Stanford University
Maxim Litvinoff
House Group Starts Investigation Of NLRB
Capitol Hill opened a House inquiry into the National Labor Relations Board as evidence from William Leiserson surfaced. Leiserson urged removing Nathan Witt as secretary, saying Witt was unqualified and unable to manage administrative problems impartially in board cases.
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House Group
NLRB
Leiserson
Nathan Witt
Ashington
House
National Labor Relations Board
Capitol Hill
Eviden Board
William Leiserson
Oncnnéoens Rladienee Urpigo
Witt
Mr. Witt
Henry Cotton Marries Argentine Heiress Maria Moss
England's No. 1 golfer Henry Cotton, 32, who captains the Ryder Cup team, wed Maria Isabel Moss, a 37-year-old Argentine heiress. The couple had served notice to wed June 20 but delayed the marriage until now.
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England
Henry Cotton
London
Maria Isabel Moss
Cotton
President Aids Ohio Reliefers
President Roosevelt approved 1,248,991 dollars for three WPA projects in the Cleveland area to provide six months of work for more than 14,000 people. John Carmody said the effort would relieve the acute relief situation and follow the administration policy of aiding employables while delegating state relief duties. The move sparked a clash with Ohio Governor Bricker over the President’s remarks on Ohio’s relief obligations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Cleveland
John Carmody
Federal
White House
Ohio
Bricker
Wisconsin gun violence claims seven lives in complex case
In Chippewa Falls a weekend crime spree left at least seven dead or dying as gunfire kidnapping and arson tangled in a web. Earl Bedard was seriously wounded and Donald Cameron killed himself after a $20 holdup. Cameron allegedly killed his wife and in laws before burning out. Brenden, initially linked, may be separate, with detectives questioning bullets matching Cameron. A ransom note referencing a Mr Linton was found on Cameron.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Earl Redard
Edward Holtz
Donald T. Cameron
Brenden
Cameron
Mr Linton
Holtz
Arthur Linton
Eau Claire Citizens Loan and Investment Co
Linton
Donald
Reds Protest Blockade On Nazi Exports
Soviet Russia protested Britain's blockade of German exports and reserved the right to seek compensation for losses. Moscow says Britain acts arbitrarily while reporting Soviet forces advancing in Finland with towns and villages occupied and front lines pushing five to seven kilometers.
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Moscow
Russia
Finland
Great Britain
Germany
Britain
Kuolajarvi
United States
Finland to Receive $10 Million American Credit
Washington reports a $10,000,000 U S credit to Finland for purchasing agricultural surpluses and civilian supplies from the United States. The RFC and Export-Import Bank established a Finnish purchase drawing account approved by President Roosevelt. The Finnish-American Trading Corporation in New York will handle buys with capital of 1,000,000 funded by Bank of Finland guarantees.
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Washington
Finland
United States
Roosevelt
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
The
Export-Import Bank
Jesse Jones
Norway
Hjalmar Procope
New York
RFC
Bank of Finland
Vair
Provisional Consent For County Survey Ask Moves Forward
Greensboro officials grant provisional consent to a citizens group for a special county government survey by experts. The request, first made October 17, requires available funds and a satisfactory agency. Commissioners anticipate a 10 cent tax levy reduction for 1940 and urge mutual agreement on survey terms.
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Greensboro
Guilford
R. Co. Causey
Flake Shaw
L. C
Low Flying German Warplane Seen Off English Coast
Fishermen reported a German plane flying very low a mile off the southeastern coast of England. They saw it swoop over a coastal town and speed across the channel without a raid warning or shots fired.
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London
England
Doomed Man Gaily Plans For Christmas
Claude J. Bradley a Brooklyn cement salesman given ten months to live by cancer plans Christmas at home. He has held a wake last July and remains cheerful saying he feels fine and plans for cards presents and business after the new year while wheelchair bound and hopeful.
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New York
Claude J. Bradley
Bradley
Brooklyn
Court Outlaws Wire-Tapping
The Supreme Court ruled today that evidence obtained by wire tapping is inadmissible in federal criminal trials, extending the prohibition to intrastate communications. Justice Roberts led the majority reversing three New Yorkers convicted of using the mails to defraud. No dissent was announced.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Roberts
Justice Roberts
Justice Department
Frankfurter
Airlines hearing opens in Capitol on Norfolk to Knoxville route
Pennsylvania Central Airline officials and North Carolina civic leaders met Civil Aeronautics Authority examiners in Washington to back a proposed Norfolk Virginia to Knoxville Tennessee air line with intermediate NC stops. The hearing also covers Knoxville to Cincinnati and includes testimony from state officials about regional industries and east west traffic routes. Delta and Eastern Airlines oppose the new service.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Central
North Carolina
Norfolk
Knoxville
Tenn
Civil Aeronautics Authority
James H. Carmichael
Pittsburgh
Francis Brown
Cincinnati
Ohio
Carolina-Virginia-Tennessee Air Service Association
Josh L. Horne
Rocky Mount
Clyde R Hoey
Cecil E. Bell
R. G. Browning
North Carolina Highway Department
Elizabeth City
Asheville
Eastern Airlines
Delta Airlines
Britain loses mine sweeper and five merchant ships in new sea reverses
London reports five British ships lost to mines including the Bay of Hope mine sweeper and the Willow pool. Four merchant vessels are deemed lost and crew losses are noted. Troops reportedly see action on the Western Front as King George VI inspects Maginot fortresses.
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London
Great Britain
Bay of Hope
Willowpool
Ashlea
Newton Beech
Trevanion
Huntsman
Northern Rover
Mastiff
Washington
George VI
Maginot Line
Theing
Daily Herald
Immingham
Holland
Vinga
Donations pour in to aid suffering Finns via Enterprise
European relief efforts reach American readers as The Enterprise urges contributions to aid Finnish relief. Funds are sent to the national committee led by Herbert Hoover, with prior gifts noted and totals ranging to at least $2,000 including individual donations from Miss Eddie Stoner and others.
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Finland
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Europe
National Committee For
Oss Sens
Eddie Stoner
George Lenaeus
Reitedl, Ff
Maloass
League asks Soviet Russia to accept mediation in Russo Finnish dispute
The League of Nations assembly urged Soviet Russia to accept league mediation in the Russian Finnish conflict and asked for a reply within 24 hours. A Soviet spokesman in Geneva said there is a 50 50 chance Moscow would accept.
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Geneva
Dec
League of Nations Assembly
Russia
Moscow
Finnish Ski Outs Break Through Russian Lines Near Border
Finnish ski units reportedly pushed through Russian lines on the Karelian Isthmus toward the Russian occupied towns of Rautiy and Valkjärvi about 18 miles from the frontier.
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Helsinki
Karelian
Rauty
Valkjarvi
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