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December 6, 1939

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Notable Births

1939Franco Carraro, Italian politician and sports administrator^[†]

Franco Carraro is an Italian sport manager and politician.

Historical Events

1939Winter War: The Red Army's advance on the Karelian Isthmus is stopped by Finns at the Mannerheim Line during the Battle of Taipale.^[†]

The Winter War was a war between the Soviet Union and Finland. It began with a Soviet invasion of Finland on 30 November 1939, three months after the outbreak of World War II, and ended three and a half months later with the Moscow Peace Treaty on 13 March 1940. Despite superior military strength, especially in tanks and aircraft, the Soviet Union suffered severe losses and initially made little headway. The League of Nations deemed the attack illegal and expelled the Soviet Union from its organization.

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Headlines from December 6, 1939

KUHN IS SENTENCED TO 2 TO 5 YEARS AS A COMMON THIEF; Judge Wallace Emphasizes That His Role as 'a Dispenser of Hate' Is Not a Factor PERJURY INQUIRY ORDERED Prosecutor Tells Court 'Action Will Be Taken' Against Two Witnesses in Bund Trial

By Unknown Author

Ct to act on contempt charges for repting of F Kuhn larceny trial

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Hoover Will Organize Relief for Finland; Red Cross Appeals for Funds for Its Help

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

telephone conf with H Hoover on organization of relief group

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HULL TELLS WEST TRADE PACTS HELP FARMS IN THE END; Says Program's Foes Falsify Effect on Agriculture and Offer 'Embargo Policy' PEACE FACTOR PICTURED Secretary Asserts We Must Avoid War--Wallace Sees Farm Plan in Jeopardy

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

in s to Amer Farm Bur Fed

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Dewey Lists His 12 Close Advisers; Laughs at 'Brain Trust' Parallel; J.F. Dulles, Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms, A.T. Vanderbilt and Others Are Named --He Leaves for Minneapolis

By Times Wide World

Dewey lists close advisers; leaves for Minneapolis

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AIR FIELDS BOMBED; Finns Report 60 Soviet Planes and Scores of Tanks Destroyed WESTWARD DRIVE HINTED Russian Aim to Cut Finland in Two Indicated by Moves-- Losses Put at 2,000

By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 5--Russian tanks and other mechanized forces launched an attack on Finland's defenders today on a wide front on the Karelian Isthmus.

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U. S. PLANS RETURN OF FINNS' PAYMENT; Roosevelt Says Money Would Be Held Till Approval by Congress of Project

By Felix Belair Jr. Special To the New York Times

Replies to Roosevelt's charge that his papers criticize Roosevelt's foreign policy

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SWEDISH RESERVES RUSHED TO BORDER; Stronger Cabinet Is Sought-- Norway Calls Scandinavian Meeting for Tomorrow

By the Associated Press

Calls conf of Scandinavian Foreign Mins; por

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PAINE GETS A YEAR ON LOOTING CHARGE; Court Sees Him Less Culpable Than Three Others, Whom He Sentences to 2 Years

By Unknown Author

A prison sentence of a year and a day was added yesterday to the penalties Stephen Paine, former stock broker, must pay for the assistance ...

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The International Situation

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Although the Finns conceded yesterday that they had given ground slightly in Karelia, north of Lake Ladoga and in their territory in the Gulf of Finland, ...

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UNIONS, EMPLOYERS SUED AS PLOTTERS; Federal Indictment for Seeking Monopoly in Tile Trade Is the First of Its Kind

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Anti-trust inquiry: Detroit special Fed grand jury indicts 35 individuals, 8 tile mfrs, 3 contractors assns, some jobbers, Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers Internatl (AFL) Local 32 and Internatl Assn of Marble Stone and Slate Polishers, Rubbers and Sawyers, Tile and Marble Setters, Helpers and Terrazzo Workers Helpers (AFL) Local 40 on charges of consipracy to monopolize Detroit area tile trade; defendants listed

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JOINT STEP SOUGHT; All American Republics Would Condemn the Invasion of Finland ARGENTINA GETS BACKING Uruguay Warns She Will Quit League if Russia Is Not Ousted at Next Session

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES. Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES. Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES. By P. J. Philip

Approves proposed joint Latin Amer denunciation of USSR attack on Finland

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DEATH OF WU PEI-FU IS A BLOW TO JAPAN; Retired Warlord Had Been the Object of Steady Pressure to Take Puppet Post SPOKESMAN ADMITS LOSS Leader Who Enjoys Respect Needed in North--Coolness Toward Wang Is Hinted

By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Wu Pei-fu's death seen as blow to Japan and Wang Govt plan

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