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August 22, 1939

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WATERBURY MAYOR GETS 10-YEAR TERM; 22 ARE SENTENCED; Judge Lets Off Only One Man in Cases Involvlng 'Graft' From City of $1,000,000 EX-BANKER IS INCLUDED New Yorkers Are Among Those Incurring Penalties in the Long-Drawn-Out Trial

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

WATERBURY, Conn., Aug. 21-- Sentences of not less than ten and not more than fifteen years in State's prison were imposed tonight by Judge Ernest A. Inglis on T. Frank Hayes, Mayor and former Lieutenant Governor, and Daniel J. Leary, former City Controller, for their parts in a conspiracy to defraud the city of Waterbury of ...

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LONDON STAGGERED; Nazi-Soviet Pact Blow Is Received in Anger and Stupefaction TALK OF POLES YIELDING British Seen Facing Peril of a Reich Dominant in Europe-- Cabinet Will Meet Today

By Feddinand Kuhn Jr. Special Cable To the New York Times

LONDON, Aug. 21.--The deadliest high explosives could not have caused more damage in London than the news late tonight that the Nazi and Soviet Governments had agreed on a non-aggression pact behind the backs of the British and French military missions in Moscow.

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Notable Births

Valerie Harper

1939Valerie Harper, American actress (died 2019)[†]

Valerie Kathryn Harper was an American actress. She began her career as a dancer on Broadway, making her debut as a replacement in the musical Li'l Abner. She played Rhoda Morgenstern on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977) and its spinoff Rhoda (1974–1978). For her work on Mary Tyler Moore, she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series three times, and later received the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Rhoda.

Carl Yastrzemski

1939Carl Yastrzemski, American baseball player[†]

Carl Michael Yastrzemski Sr., nicknamed "Yaz", is an American former professional baseball player who played his entire career with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He started his career primarily as a left fielder, but also played 33 games as a third baseman. Later in his career, he was mainly a first baseman and designated hitter.