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December 16, 1939

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Notable Births

1939Philip Langridge, English tenor (died 2010)^[†]

Philip Gordon Langridge was an English tenor, considered to be among the foremost exponents of English opera and oratorio.

1939Gordon Miller, English high jumper^[†]

Gordon Albert Miller is a former British high jumper who competed at the two Olympic Games.

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Headlines from December 16, 1939

E.S. SMITH CLASHES WITH HOUSE GROUP ON BOYCOTT 'HELP'; NLRB Member, on Stand, Denies He Tried to Get Filene's toBar Mills' Goods for Union'I DIFFER,' SAYS ROUTZOHN Witness Admits Sending Union Handbill Urging Ban--Files Show Board Active in Case Dispute Watched by Board Situation Viewed by Director E.S. SMITH CLASHES WITH HOUSE GROUP Smith Telegram Produced Transition Period" Cited Case Held Not a Strong One Union's Data Enclosed Extra-Legal" Acts Debated A Matter of Tradition" Mill Officers Assailed

By Unknown Author

House com questions E S Smith, NLRB member, on correspondence with L E Kirstein, W Filene's Sons Co v p, as attempted boycott of mill's product; bd records prior to strike shown

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HIGH POLICE FACE AMEN JURY REBUKE; Action by Valentine on Link to Bail Racket to Be Asked-- Lippe, Bondsman, Guilty Links Bared by Bondsman Described as Key Figure HIGH POLICE FACE AMEN JURY REBUKE

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Lippe convicted; grand jury to act on information from A Frosch involving high police officers in bail bond racket; Juffe freed

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FINNS ASK RUSSIA AGAIN FOR PARLEY; But Offer in Broadcast by Tanner Warns of Fight to End--All Reserves Called Calls Russia Insincere FINNS ASK RUSSIA AGAIN FOR PARLEY Broadcast to Soviet Soldiers Tanner Recalls Negotiations New Finnish Military Zones

By Unknown Author

HELSINKI, Finland, Dec. 15-- Foreign Minister Vaino A. Tanner broadcast tonight a radio appeal to Russia to end its "barbarous" invasion by accepting far-reaching Finnish concessions, but warned that Finland would "defend herself to the last."

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ATLANTA IS WON BY FILM OF SOUTH; Rebel Yells for Miss Mitchell Mingle With Applause and Cheers of 2,000 at Premiere Old Army Returns for Author Praise From Head of U.D.C. Atlanta Glows Brilliantly for Film Premiere; Rebel Yells Greet Miss Mitchell at Theatre Brilliant Lights Play on Theatre Crush' Strains Guardsmen Peachtree Street Dresses Up

By Meyer Berger Special To the New York Times

world premiere; illus

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URUGUAY SETS TIME; Orders Reich Warship to Leave or Be Interned for War's Duration PROTESTS TO COMBATANTS Naval Patrol With Argentina to Try to Bar New Clash-- American Nations Consult Protest Handed to Envoys Joint Patrol Provided Foreign Diplomats Confer SPEE MUST DEPART TOMORROW NIGHT TEXT OF THE COMMUNIQUE British "Insisted" on Move Captain Faces Hard Decision

By John W. White Special Cable To the New York Times

Uruguay sets time for Spee departure; learned it had protested to Germany and Brit against action within River Plate mouth and 300-mi safety zone; informs Amer govts it was subjected to strong Brit pressure on Spec's stay; diplomatic and naval qrs speculate on whether Spee Capt H Langsdorff will attempt escape or intern ship; Exeter reptd overdue at Argentine Navy base

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War or No War, Finland Pays Us on Debt; Minister in a Solemn Scene at Treasury

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

receives payment

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Mayor Dedicates Question Center In an 'Information, Please' Role; Fadiman Puts Him Through Paces as Expert on City History at Pershing Square-- La Guardia to Fight Slurs on City MAYOR DEDICATES QUESTION CENTER Names Mayors Backward

By Unknown Author

Questions LaGuardia at N Y C Information Center dedication

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PLANS TO AID FINNS RUSHED BY LEAGUE; Assistance Like That Given by Italy and Germany in Spain Visualized in Geneva PLANS TO AID FINNS RUSHED BY LEAGUE

By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

GENEVA, Dec. 15--Immediate and practical aid for Finland is being organized on an unprecedented scale here by the League of Nations Secretariat. The League's internal machinery, which functioned ...

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RED ARMY PRESSED; Said to Be Driven From Vital Town in East, but to Gain in Far North FINNS CLAIM A DESTROYER Report Fatal Damage to New Soviet Craft by Shore Guns --Moscow Lists Advances Tells of Pursuing the Russians STRATEGIC CENTER RETAKEN, FINNS SAY Capture of 20 Tanks Reported

By Unknown Author

Reptd sunk

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Security Patrol Bottles Up Fleet Of Germany's Aerial Mine-Layers; Attacks by Air on Bases Succeed by Surprise, London Says--Seaplanes Bombed at Their Moorings Before Dawn

By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES

official Brit and German versions of fight; Brit planes bomb German seaplane bases in Borkum, Norderney and Sylt islands; Sylt attack heard in Denmark; map

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COMMUNIST PARTY DROPS ITS BOYCOTT OF GERMAN GOODS; Foster Declares Workers Have No Interest in Aiding Either Side in 'Imperialist War' DRIVE ON JAPAN CONTINUES Reds' Withdrawal Welcomed by Jewish Group Opposing Purchases From Nazis Japanese Boycott Approved Campaign Will Go On COMMUNISTS DROP BOYCOTT OF NAZIS Row in Dress Union Explained

By Unknown Author

Communist party in U S continues boycott

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The International Situation

By Unknown Author

Uruguay decided yesterday that the battle-damaged German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee must leave Montevideo before 6:30 tomorrow night, New York time, or be interned for the duration of the war.

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