Lawrence Trial Nears Conclusion
Defense rests after 21 days and 71 witnesses in the black mail conspiracy trial of Democratic State Chairman David Lawrence. The defense seeks a directed verdict of acquittal as jurors hear character witnesses including Pittsburgh Mayor Cornelius Scully and state officials. The case centers on alleged cooperation with Pioneer Materials Company and a campaign contribution disclosure dispute.
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Tom Reedy
Harrisburg
David L. Lawrence
Lawrence
Pioneer Materials Company
Black- Mimilinz
Spurgeon Bowser
Howard West
Huyhes
Earle
Gene
Guy K. Bard
Taig
Ry Inter Gravel
Lynn G. Adams
Force
Adams
Hirle
Jhames J. Mrgiotti
Margiotti
Barle
Bard
General Assembly
State Supreme Court
Democratic Caucus
Cornelius D. Scully
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
John J. Kane
George Hankin, Jr
Joesph Burke
Directo
Allegheny County Housing Anounty
Warren R Roberts
F. Clair
Fred Morganthaler
Charles Co
James A. Fox
George Man
Adrian Mnelly
Philadelphia Municipal Court
Wiliam Driscoll
Pittsburgh Federal District
John Philips
Pennsylvania Industrial Union Council
David Williams
Pennsylvania Federation of Lavor
Herman P. Boerharter
Congress
Tr. Pittburgh
Jury Tampering Hearing Set for December 19
In Harrisburg Judge Howard W. Hughes fixed December 19 to hear charges of embracery against John H. Leavitt a Glenside salesman tied to the David L. Lawrence trial. District Attorney Carl B. Shelley said Leavitt made a remark about Lawrence to jurors during dinner at a Harrisburg hotel. Oliver K. Eaton argued for a mistrial which was denied.
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Harrisburg
Dec
Howard W. Hughes
John H. Leavitt
Glenside
David L. Lawrence
Carl B. Shelley
Leavitt
Lawrence
Oliver K. Eaton
Hughes
Man fractures left ankle after stair fall
William Campbell of Kittanning, age 29, was admitted to Community Hospital Tuesday evening with a fracture of the left ankle after falling down stairs. He was reported to have suffered the injury in a stairway fall.
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William Campbell
Kittanning
Community Hospital
Campbell
Administration aims to shape final peace in Europe
Washington dispatch notes President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull pushing for the United States to stay out of war but lead in shaping a final peace. Officials discuss varied ideas from a European federation to a stronger League of Nations and possible enforcement mechanisms.
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Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Hull
America
Chicago
European Federation of Nations
League of Nations
Prison guard halts escape bid at state penitentiary
In Lansing Michigan December 6 4 gunfire from guard Officer Ason Sanders halted an attempted escape by 12 convicts who held four guards and officers as hostages near the prison wall. The yard crew subdued them with no one shot and two prisoners were roughed up.
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Lansing, Kas
Pdst No. 4
State Penitentiary
Prson Wal
Ason Sanders
Amrine
German Official Found Dead in Brooklyn Mystery Bludgeoning
Walter Engleberg a 42 year old German consulate secretary was found dead in his Brooklyn home with head wounds in what police call a violent sleep attack. Investigators said he likely died within 24 hours and searched for a companion described as a small built man with a mustache who shared the residence.
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New York
Brooklyn
Walter Engleberg
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Emgleberg
Manuel E. Martin
Engleserg
William F. Geoghan
Kings County
Engleberg
Fred Doell
Hans Borchers
Doell
Martin
William C. Reynolds
Finland Aid Deliberations Veer Toward Relief and Debt Relief
The Roosevelt administration outlined indirect support for Finland amid the Russian invasion. President Roosevelt, Jesse Jones, and Norman Davis discussed aid via lending agencies, food and clothing supplies, and Red Cross relief. The Red Cross sent 10000 dollars to Britain for medical supplies and plans to collect funds in the United States for Finland. Congress may be asked to return Finnish war debt payments.
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Washington
Finland
Roosevelt
Jesse Jones
Federal Loan Administration
Norman Davis
American Red Cross
Kallio
United States
Jones
Davis
Red Cross
British
Britain
Rep
Hook
D-Midh
Treasury
Morgenthau
Congress
Russia
State Department
Hjalmar Procope
200000 Reds Beaten 30 British Airplanes For Finns
Finland marked independence day amid heavy fighting on the eastern front. A general staff communique said about 200000 Red Army troops were repulsed on three fronts, with eighty tanks and 36 Red air corps planes downed. Finnish forces reported destroying enemy tanks near Valkjarvi and claimed two planes shot down, while noting Russian reconnaissance planes mortally wounded civilians in central Finland. Helsinki remained spared as fighting raged, and President Roosevelt sent a message of hope for a quick end to the hostilities.
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Helsinki
Finland
Red Russia
Red Air Corps
Valkjarvi
Karelian Isthmus
Féetsamo
Arctic
Pitkaranta
Paldiski
Gulf of Funand
Leningrad
Terijoki
Merskoff
America
Roosevelt
British Navy Blockade Chokes German Trade Says Goering Periodical
An article in Goering’s Four Year Plan magazine argues the British blockade strangled German overseas trade and worsened wartime shortages. It cites halted exports, blocked ports, and piled up cargo as Germany seeks Southeast Europe and Scandinavia as alternate supply routes. It calls for government capital, debt relief, and new business support to keep exporters afloat.
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Berlin
Hermann Goering
Reich
Europe
Emil Helferrich
Germany
England
Fuehrer
Kel
Luebeck
Bremen
Hamburg
Heiterrich
Switzerland
Helferrich
Britain to back Finland with planes and war material
London authorities confirm Britain will supply Finland with 30 fighter planes and significant war supplies as Italy previously shipped planes. Reuters reports say 50 Italian planes reached Finland by air. Churchill reports Nazi submarines are being sunk faster than replaced and Britain is rapidly expanding naval and anti mine measures.
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Briiain
Finland
Republic
England
a _ Reuters
British Press Association
Reuters
Germany
First Lord of the
Admiralty
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Britain
Neanly
House of Commons
Ussukuma
South Atlantic
Baltic
Air Ministry
Thames Estuary
Royal Air Force
Sheringham
Norfolk
Greek Ship Sunk in Thames Estuary With 3 Dead
The 3,934 ton Greek steamer Paralos carrying German coal was sunk in the Thames estuary Wednesday. Twenty two crew members were rescued by four British steamers. Three sailors were killed. Survivors could not determine if a mine or torpedo caused the sinking.
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London
Thames Estuary
American Hoboes Break With Aliens
J. Leon Lazarowitz of the Rambling Hobo Fellowship of America announced that American hoboes severed diplomatic relations with hoboes of Russia Germany Italy and Japan. Diplomatic documents were mailed to the embassies and to Secretary Hull, issued under authority from the national hobo congress at Duluth last September.
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Yankton
S. D
United States
Russia
Germany
Italy
Japan
J. Leon Lazarowitz
Hobo Fellowship of America
Hull
Lazarowitz
Duluth
Communist International urges Romania pact with Russia
An article in Communist International urges Romania to sign a mutual assistance pact with Russia, contrasting Estonia Latvia and Lithuania. It says Romanian workers must resist minority oppression and supports closer ties with the red union amid Balkan tension and fear of a broader imperialist war.
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Balkans
Rumania
Near East
Finland
Communist International
International Communist Organization
Russia
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Bucharest
Turkey
India
Syria
Red Union
Rumanian
Communist Party
Romania
Britain
France
Balkan
Germany
Scandinavia Alarmed Over Finland War Says Oslo Meeting
Oslo reports the foreign ministers of Sweden Denmark and Norway gather for a conference on the Russian Finnish war. They plan to meet to discuss peaceful settlement and non military aid through the League of Nations while coping with rumors of Sweden Germany policy shifts.
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Oslo
Finland
Richard Sandler
Sweden
Peter Munch
Denmark
Halvdan Koht
Norway
Koht
League of Nations
Germany
Reich
Atlantic Refining appoints Roy W Johns as general counsel
Roy W Johns formerly with Swift and Company Chicago has been named general counsel of the Atlantic Refining company. He is a University of Chicago graduate.
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Atlantic
Philadelphia
Roy W. Johns
Swift and Company
Chicago
Atlantic Refining Company
The
University of Chicago
Finns Mow Down Reds on Karelian Front
Viipuri reports from the border front say Finnish artillery and machine guns mowed down whole Russian companies advancing in line on the Karelian isthmus. Meelblom, the Finnish commander, cites 100000 front line plus another 100000 in reserve and Helsinki experts estimate 200000 Russians engaged. villages burned as Russians retreat.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Karelian Isthmus
Viipuri
Bagensnytheter
Alexander Meelblom
Helsinki
Reds claim broke through on Karelian isthmus in latest drive
Soviet military communique from Leningrad headquarters says red troops pierced the Maginot Kirke Line on the eastern isthmus, forcing the Taipaleenioki river and advancing northward. They report taking stations at Kiyiniemi and Korspioja, capturing Valkjarvi, Perkjarvi, and Fort Ino area positions near the border.
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Karelian
Leningrad
Taipaleenioki
Vuoksi
Kiyiniemi
Kexholm
Korpioja
Viipuri
Valkjarvi
Perkjarvi
Leningrad-Viipurt
Gulf of Finland
Ino
Mesterjorvi
Fort Ino
British bombers driven off by German anti-aircraft fire
German anti-aircraft batteries repelled British planes over Schleswig Holstein in northern Germany. The raids targeted Hamburg and naval facilities at Cuxhaven and Brunsbüttel near the Kiel Canal. Planes reportedly crossed Frisian Islands and returned via Danish airspace without dropping bombs.
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Berlin
Schleswig Holstein
Germany
DNB
Hamburg
Giel
Cuxhaven
Brunschuettel
Kiel Canal
Friesian Islands
Netherlands
Weather Outlook Maryland to West Virginia
Maryland expects fair and warmer conditions on Thursday with Friday turning partly cloudy and cooler at night. Eastern Pennsylvania sees partly cloudy and warmer Thursday, with Friday cloudy and cooler in the afternoon or night. Western Pennsylvania reports partly cloudy and warmer Thursday, Friday cloudy and colder. West Virginia forecasts fair and warmer Thursday, Friday partly cloudy and slightly colder.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
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