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October 20, 1939

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Headlines from October 20, 1939

The International Situation

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German communique revs events since war beginning

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NAZIS WARN TURKS; Imply They Might Share Poles' Fate--Pact Held Threat to Balkans SOVIET TALKS ARE PUSHED German Hint at Cooperation With Russia 'in All Fields' in Reply to Allied Gain

By Guido Enderis Wireless To the New York Times

Germany reptd to have notified neutrals that she could not guaranty safety of merchantmen convoyed by Brit warships

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FIRST PHASE OF WAR ENDED, NAZIS CLAIM; Germans Reoccupy Last Parts of Territory Conquered by French, Communique Adds

By Percy Knauth Wireless To the New York Times

BERLIN, Oct. 19--The war scene as viewed by Germany today shifted from the British Isles and for the first time since the opening of hostilities the gaze of the German public vvas concentrated exclusively on the West Front.

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ITALY FEARS PACT ADDS TO HER PERIL; Entry Into War on Germany's Side Would Bring Balkans In, Rome Realizes

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ROME, Oct. 19--Once again Italy was brought abruptly to the realization that war may be forced upon her after all, when news of the Anglo-French-Turkish pact was divulged tonight.

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GERMANY ANNEXES SECTION OF POLAND; Districts Lost in World War Reincorporated in Reich-- Rest to Serve as Buffer

By C. Brooks Peters Wireless To the New York Times

Under-Sec Butler says Anglo-Polish Alliance only concerned German aggression in explaining Brit decision not to declare war on USSR, Commons

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1939Patrick Hughes, English painter, illustrator, and photographer^[†]

Patrick Hughes is a British artist working in London. He is the creator of "reverspective", an optical illusion on a three-dimensional surface where the parts of the picture which seem farthest away are actually physically the nearest.

Headlines from October 20, 1939

The International Situation

NAZIS WARN TURKS; Imply They Might Share Poles' Fate--Pact Held Threat to Balkans SOVIET TALKS ARE PUSHED German Hint at Cooperation With Russia 'in All Fields' in Reply to Allied Gain

FIRST PHASE OF WAR ENDED, NAZIS CLAIM; Germans Reoccupy Last Parts of Territory Conquered by French, Communique Adds

ITALY FEARS PACT ADDS TO HER PERIL; Entry Into War on Germany's Side Would Bring Balkans In, Rome Realizes

GERMANY ANNEXES SECTION OF POLAND; Districts Lost in World War Reincorporated in Reich-- Rest to Serve as Buffer

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