United States May Break Off Red Relations
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Pittman signaled Congress might be asked to consider severing diplomatic relations with Russia. He spoke as an individual, criticizing Russian policy shift away from Litvinoff’s peace doctrine after Molotov broadcast Russia’s severance of ties with Finland. Hull urged the United States to support a peaceful solution and said Washington watches the dispute with concern.
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Washington
Pittman
Dnev
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Russia
Maxim Litvinoff
Molotoff
Finland
United States
Hull
England Turns To Export Law
London reports Britain plans to expand world trade as a complement to cutting German exports. Parliament liberals urge stronger export drives to outbid Germany, with a blockade extending to exports. Tokyo notes German neutrality concerns, while Britain aims to boost exports and barter when needed amid wartime restrictions.
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London
Great Britain
Britain
Germany
King George
Tokyo
Kichisaburo Nomura
Robert Leslie Craigie
Robert
Thanksgiving Observances Vary Across 26 States
Residents in 26 states mark Thanksgiving under Roosevelt's earlier proclamation while others kept to the traditional date. Business slows little in major centers, federal workers enjoy extra holidays, and football schedules shift with games rebooked or played last weekend. New England maintains its standard observance.
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Associated Press
Turkey
Roosevelt
Colorado
Mississippi
Texas
District of Columbia
Washington
New England
French Deputies Vote Down Daladier War Powers Plan
Paris November 30 The Chamber of Deputies military committee voted down Premier Daladier s wartime decree powers as first presented to Parliament.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies Army Committee
Premier Daladier
Bund Leader Faces Possible 30 Year Term
Fritz Kuhn, head of the German American Bund, convicted of grand larceny and forgery involving 1217 dollars, faces up to 30 years in prison with sentencing set for December 5. He showed no emotion as he was taken to the Tombs Prison after the verdict by a jury of businessmen following eight and a half hours of deliberation.
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New York
Fritz Kuhn
Fuehrer
Bund
Bridge of Sighs
Musty Tombs Prison
Clash
James G. Wallace
Kuhn
Peter L. F. Sab
Finland Defies Soviet Might in Lakes and Forest Defenses
The piece portrays Finland’s rugged terrain and lakes as a strategic shield against Russia. It cites Finnish leader Paasikivi’s defiant stance and estimates defense by about 500,000 militia on home soil. Air power could threaten Helsinki quickly, but Finland could resist via guerrilla tactics as lakes disrupt Red Army mobility.
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Thomas M. Johnson
NEA
David and Goliath
Russia
Finland
Stalin
Finn Paasikivi
Holland
Switzerland
Gulf OF Finland
Lake Ladoga
Helsinki
Baltiski
Kronstadt
Red Army
Roosevelt Hull confer on war as Russo Finnish crisis grows
President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull held a wartime conference in Washington upon arrival from Warm Springs as tensions between the Soviet Union and Finland escalate. State officials noted possible use of Neutrality Act. both sides pursue peace talks amid conflicting signals from Moscow and Helsinki.
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Navy
Roosevelt
Hull
Warm Springs
Soviet Union
Union Station
Sumner Welles
Louis Johnson
Finland
State Department
H. Arthur Schoenfeld
Philadelphia
Hyde Park
N. Y
Congress
Asheville
N. C
White House
Tiny Baltic Nation Declares War Amid Finnish Invasion
Moscow reports the United States offered mediation as Soviet air raids and ground forces attack Finland. Helsinki broadcasts warn of invasion while Soviet leaders deny aims to infringe Finland's independence. Finnish towns like Viipuri and Enso face bombardment as handbills rain on the capital.
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Helsinki
Moscow
United States
Russia
Finland
Vladimir Potemkin
Steinhardt
U. S
A. Steinhardt
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Leningrad
Viipuri
Viborg
Gulf of Finland
Patch
Malm
Sviet
Prominent Local Man Wounded In Apparent Personal Shooting
D. Ralph Parker, secretary treasurer of Alma Desk Company, was rushed to Burrus Memorial Hospital at noon with a bullet wound to the head. Police said the injury appears personal in nature and found a pistol in his hand as they investigated. Parker was listed in critical condition.
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D. Ralph Parker
Alma Desk Company
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Mr. Parker
Parker
North Carolina Ranks Tenth in State Employment Placements
Raleigh NC October figures show North Carolina tenth in state employment service placements and eleventh in private industry. State director R Mayne Albright notes private placements in October were 31 percent higher than in October 1938.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
R. Mayne Albright
Helsinki Bombed as Finland News Update in Europe
Finnish radio announced Helsinki was bombed today at 2 p.m. local time, killing and injuring several civilians amid ongoing wartime activity in Europe.
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London
Helsinki
Chamberlain assails Soviet on Finland talks in Commons
Prime Minister Chamberlain declared that Soviet Russia seeks to dominate Finland and called Finland’s negotiating stance with Moscow from the start unproven. He told the House of Commons the government deeply regrets the fresh attack on a small independent nation and the resulting risk of loss.
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London
Chamberlain
Russia
Finland
Moscow
House of Commons
Rawalpindi Loss Leaves 265 Missing After Iceland Battle
The admiralty reports 39 officers including the captain and 226 men of the armed merchant cruiser Rawalpindi are missing after the 16,697 ton ship was sunk off Iceland on November 23 following a clash with the pocket battleship Deutschland.
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London
Admiralty
Rawalpindi
Iceland
Soviet planes crash reported in first Helsinki raid
Extrabladets, via Helsinki news, cites report that two Soviet warplanes fell during the first air raid on Copenhagen.
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Copenhagen
Extrabladets
Helsinki
Naval Board Studying Ships Top Heaviness
Washington, Nov. 30. Congressional committee members said naval experts estimated remedial changes for the navy’s newest destroyers would cost between 600000 and 1000000 dollars. The Navy said top heaviness was being corrected by weighting keels and removing some guns. Some members privately doubted officers’ minimization of the issue. Senator Tydings opposed a broad inquiry, while Senator Vandenberg urged a joint grand jury probe of defense expenditures.
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Washington
Navy
House Appropriations
Tydings
Senate Naval Committee
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate House Committee
Appropriations
Football Star Shot By Loved One In Fort Collins
In Fort Collins Colorado a Colorado State College co ed 19 Jeanne Vannersdel shot her football playing boyfriend Bud Lyons 21 195 pound Aggie fullback at his apartment Lyons was in critical condition at Larimer County Hospital after the bullet punctured his lung and lodged near his shoulder blade Deputy District Attorney Winton M Ault said the motive involved a scorned lover and he would not reveal romance details.
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Fort Collins
Colo
Colorado
Ault
Lyons
Gaddy dies in accidental gasoline fire at home
In Rocky Mount on November 30, Curtis T. Gaddy, a grocery store operator, and Rev. J F Gaddy, a local Baptist pastor, were killed when a fire started by a gasoline lamp ignited kindling. The incident occurred while Burns Burns was using Lund gasoline.
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Burns
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