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1939Copi, Argentine writer and artist (died 1987)^[†]

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Headlines from November 20, 1939

NAZI SHIP STILL FOE IF SOLD, SAYS PARIS; 1776 Ruling Cited for Warning Against Reported Transfer of Vessels to Soviet

'Old 7th' Marksmen Test New Garand Rifle, Firing 32 Shots a Man a Minute on Range; 107TH CLUB TESTS NEW GARAND RIFLE

JAPAN AND SOVIET WEIGH TRADE PACT; Molotoff and Togo Reported to Have Discovered Common Viewpoint in Talks

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