Graf Spee refueling fuels hopes of sea dash at Montevideo
In Montevideo the Graf Spee takes on fuel as crews mourn 36 sailors killed in the Wednesday battle. British cruisers Cumberland and other warships tighten the blockade while Argentina and France consider joining the patrol. Uruguayan foreign minister says government will decide later, delaying internment or escape options.
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Graf Spee
Cumberland
Montevideo
Dunkerque
Achilles
Alberto Guani
Neu
Board Member Says NLRB Over-Stepped Labor Act
Edwin B. Smith, NLRB member, testified before a House committee that the board engaged in mediation and conciliation beyond the Wagner act. He linked past NRA era practices to today and urged curtailment of such activities, noting they had faded from routine use.
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NLRB
Washington
Edwin 8. Smith
National Labor Board
House
NRA
Old Labor Board
Smith
Edmund M. To
Halleck
R-Ind
Nazis Granted Shore Leave for Graf Spee Burials
After the Graf Spee battle with three British cruisers, 3 sailors were buried in Montevideo. Uruguayan authorities provided honor guards as German civilians saluted. A dozen hearses ferried pine caskets draped with the German flag to the cemetery. Thirty-three officers and crew members came ashore unarmed to attend the services.
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Montevideo
Graf Spee
Mannerheim Line Still Guards Finns In South
Finnish troops hold the Mannerheim line in eastern Karelia as Soviet artillery renews tenacious efforts to breach the fortifications. Salmi jarvi town area is burned after Finnish withdrawal, while Norwegians mine the Pasvik river as a defense. A Finn says the Russian drives fail to frighten their resolve.
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Mannerheim Line
Lynn
Salmijarvi
Pasvikean
International Nickel Company of Canada
Taipale
Russian Blockade Forces Finns to Rely on Sweden Route
The Associated Press reports Finland faces delivery barriers as geography hinders arms and aid from the United States Britain and others. Airplanes can reach Finland but most supplies must pass through Sweden and the Gulf of Bothnia, where a German steamer was sunk in December and Russian submarines threaten routes. If the gulf is patrolled heavily Finns may need a long rail link around the coast, contingent on keeping the Russian fleet out.
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Associated Press
United States
Great Britain
Italy
Finland
Russia
Sweden
Gulf of Bothnia
The
Aland
League Plans Aid For Finns
Geneva reports say the League of Nations secretly coordinated arms and ammunition for Finland while Finns sought a foreign legion to resist Soviet invasion. Paris and London offices were ordered to manage transport credits and purchases with health staff supervising Red Cross aid for war-wounded.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Finland
Russia
League
Paris
London
France
Great Britain
Red Cross
Grace Line Ships Santa Teresa Poised for Launch
Newport News Va December 15 Grace Line prepares to launch the 13 859 ton freighter Santa Teresa for its South American trade at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co Miss Jean Roig daughter of Harold Roig New York selected to christen the C 2 type vessel Her father directs Grace Line and leads Pan American Grace Airways and W R Grace and Co
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Newport News
Grace Line
Santa Teresa
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Jean Roig
Harold Roig
New York
W. R. Grace and Co
Pan-American Grace Airways
Finland Pushes Peace Talks as Reserves Mobilize
Finnish Foreign Minister Väinö Tanner reiterated willingness to suspend hostilities and resume negotiations while reservists are called up and ordered to report fully equipped. He warned that if Soviet aims include conquering Finland, the nation will fight to the end, even as Finnish forces retreat on the northern front and counterattacks continue on the central fronts.
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Vaino Tanner
Vyacheslaff Molotoff
Tanner
Kremlin
Russia
Moscow
Finland
United States
Sweden
League of Nations
Stalin
Soviet Union
Karelian
Reich Freighter Reported Downed
Reports said the 4 930 ton German steamer Dusseldorf, which left Valparaiso on Wednesday, had been sunk near Santiago Chile. Details were scarce and no official confirmation was issued. The Dusseldorf was the fourth of five German ships to sail from the refuge at war outbreak.
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Santiago
Chile
Dusseldorf
Valparaiso
Chamberlain Visits British Troops in France
The War Office announced Prime Minister Chamberlain arrived in France to spend a few days with the British Expeditionary Force. The brief trip aims to boost morale as World War II tensions rise across Europe.
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London
War Office
Chamberlain
France
Nickel Mines Are Blasted By Finns
Finnish troops hold Salmijarvi as Russians push toward the town 12 miles away along the Arctic highway. Finns wreck nearby nickel mines and burn villages as a scorched earth tactic. Reports say two Russian regiments were nearly annihilated at Tolvajarvi while Finns claim pursuing the retreating enemy.
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Kirkenes
Norway
Salmijarvi
Arctic Circle
Svanvik
Pasvik
Lake Ladoga
Tolvajarvi
Masurian Lakes
Finland Pays War Debt Installment Despite Struggles
Finland sent a semiannual payment of 234 693 dollars on an 8 142 000 dollar debt as Hjalmar Procope meets with Secretary Morgenthau. Hungary also paid 9 828 dollars of a 52 260 dollar installment amid other nations unable to raise funds.
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Washington
Russia
Finland
United States
Hjalmar J. Procope
Morgenthau
S. T
Legation
Hungary
Negro Saved From Gas Death At Last Minute
RALEIGH December fifteenth twelve minutes before his execution time Jim Moore a thirty seven year old Negro from Pender County received a thirty day reprieve from Governor Hoey to allow further investigation of his case Edwin Gill Paroles Commissioner notified Warden Wilson of the respite as the gas chamber chair had been adjusted and a death sentence was stayed Moore claimed innocence and said he could not stand to face death The incident followed a trial in which Moore was convicted of killing John Robert Mimms after a liquor dispute at a Negro roadhouse The warden prepared for the execution but officials anticipated the stay and did not record the act in the death chamber book remaining vigilant for new developments
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Raleigh
Jim Moore
Pender County
Hoey
Paroles
Edwin Gill
H. H. Wilson
Moore
Death Row
Ralph McLean
Air Battle Over North Sea Drives Heavy Night of War
British and German air forces clashed in one of the war's heaviest air battles as RAF raids on Nazi seaplane bases accompanied a carrier cruiser strike. Four German and three British planes were reported down with Germany claiming heavier British losses.
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London
Germany
Frisian
Air Ministry
Sylt
Denmark
Borkum
Norderney
Netherlands
Britain
North Sea
Jutland
Royal Air Force
FDR Avoids Comment on McNutt Candidacy and Naval Clash
Hyde Park December 15 President Roosevelt refused to discuss Ickes criticism of Paul V McNutt as a possible Democratic nominee saying he is too old to play the political guessing game He also declined to comment on the Graf Spee incident off Montevideo adding he would stay in touch with the State Department for updates.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Ickes
Paul V. McNutt
Washington
McNutt
Graf Spee
Montevideo
Uruguay
State Department
Red Expulsion Taken Lightly in Geneva Dispatches
Soviet press reports Russia’s expulsion from the League of Nations via Geneva dispatches describing the league as a tool of the British French bloc. The items criticized British and French delegates and the Polish government’s representative, calling speeches cynical and hypocritical while offering no local reaction to the decision.
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Witt Hancock
Moscow
Russia
League of Nations
Geneva
Aday
League
Soviet Union
London
Finland
Commission Studies Nautical School Feasibility
A North Carolina 1939 General Assembly panel met in Raleigh to study starting a nautical school. The commission will tour existing schools in Boston New York and Philadelphia, assess options and prepare recommendations for the governor and the 1941 legislature with visits planned for February led by Col J W Harrelson NC State College.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
North Carolina
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
J. W. Harrelson
N. C. State College
Textile Worker Convicted of Murder in April Shooting
Fred Martin a 36 year old textile worker was found guilty of murder in the fatal April shooting of fellow employee Sam Gregory. The jury recommended mercy and the verdict carries a life sentence. Martin testified self defense and presented 14 witnesses over a three day trial.
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S&l. C
Fred Martin
Sam Gregory
Martin
Liner May Lead British Into Sea Trap
Vera Cruz Mexico December 15 speculates that the German liner Columbus a 32581 ton passenger ship is used to lure British warships into a battle trap The ship painted battleship gray carries provisions and fuel for a 50 day voyage and sailed from Vera Cruz ostensibly for Oslo with British destroyers said to trail it while secrecy surrounds its departure
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William D. Patterson
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Germany
Columbus
Oslo
Norway
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