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December 28, 1939

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The International Situation

By Unknown Author

East of Salla, where the Soviet border is nearest to the Russian railroad to Murmansk, the Finns were reported yesterday to have made their second crossing of the frontier.

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Notable Births

1939Philip Anschutz, American businessman, founded Anschutz Entertainment Group[โ€ ]

Philip Frederick Anschutz is an American billionaire businessman who owns or controls companies in a variety of industries, including energy, railroads, real estate, sports, newspapers, travel, movies, theaters, arenas and music. In 2004, he purchased the parent company of the Journal Newspapers, which under Anschutz's direction became the American conservative editorial newspaper Washington Examiner. Anschutz is the son of Fred and Marian Pfister Anschutz.

Frank McLintock

1939Frank McLintock, Scottish footballer and manager[โ€ ]

Francis McLintock is a Scottish former footballer, football manager and businessman. He also worked as a sports agent and football pundit in his later life.

1939Michelle Urry, American journalist and illustrator (died 2006)[โ€ ]

Michelle Urry was the cartoon editor of Playboy magazine for over 30 years. Together with Hugh Hefner, she edited the retrospective Playboy: 50 Years The Cartoons. Among the cartoonists whose career she is credited with developing is B. Kliban. On learning of her death, Jules Feiffer told the New York Times she was the "mother superior to cartoonists."