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MOSCOW, Dec. 2--The conclusion of a "treaty of mutual assistance and friendship" between the "government of the democratic republic of Finland"--a band of Finnish emigres who, under the wing of the Red Army, nominated themselves ...
Unable to attend Army-Navy football game
I J Simcox, mgr, reaches Norway
Upholds Arnold on labor anti-trust liability, lr replying to W Green; text
PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 2--Former President Herbert Hoover tonight urged that the United States withdraw its ambassador from Moscow in protest against Russia's assault on the Finns and "the dead women and children in their streets."
1939John Paul Sr., Dutch-American race car driver[†]
John Lee Paul is or was an American fugitive, convicted felon and former racing driver and known as John Paul Sr. in the motorsport scene. In 1982 he and his son John Paul Jr. (1960–2020) won both U.S. classic endurance races, 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring. After his racing career he served a fifteen-year prison sentence for a variety of crimes including drug trafficking and shooting a federal witness. In 2001, he disappeared on his boat while being sought for questioning by officials regarding the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend. Paul's status is unknown.
1939David Phillips, English chemist and academic[†]
David Phillips, is a British chemist specialising in photochemistry and lasers, and was president of the Royal Society of Chemistry from 2010 to 2012.