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December 30, 1939

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Headlines from December 30, 1939

NEW ALLIED PACTS BLOCK REICH TRADE; Yugoslav, Spanish and Turkish Agreements Bar Vital War Supplies to Germany Take Fruit to Get Metals NEW ALLIED PACTS BLOCK REICH TRADE

By James B. Reston Special Cable To the New York Times

Allies to get supplies from Turkey, Yugoslavia and Spain

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3,000 RUSSIANS DIE AS FINNS BEAT OFF KARELIAN ATTACKS; Defenders' Losses Run Into Hundreds as Pressure on Mannerheim Line Grows SOVIET PLANES RAID CITIES 10,000 Invaders Reported Cut Off in Salla Area--Helsinki Tells of Other Successes Soviet Effort Intensified Bombings Impede Traffic Six Soviet Setbacks Reported 3,000 RUSSIANS DIE IN KARELIAN DRIVE

By A.j. Eskelund Special Cable To the New York Times

HELSINKI, Finland, Dec. 29-- The huge Russian offensive on the Karelian Isthmus continued today with undiminished vigor and considerable losses on both sides.

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EUROPE MUST UNITE, DALADIER ASSERTS; Premier Cites French-British War Collaboration as a Model for Peacetime Reviews War Situation National Egoism" Banned EUROPE MUST UNITE, DALADIER ASSERTS

By P.j. Philip Wireless To the New York Times

Daladier hopes. Anglo-French accord will be model for Eur in peacetime

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CITY CUTS PAYROLL OF JUDGES $40,000; All Starting New Terms on the Bench Face 10% Lower Scale --Legality to Be Tested Applied to All New Members Annual Pay Put at $22,500 CITY CUTS PAYROLL OF JUDGES $40,000

By Unknown Author

pay of all new judges to be cut

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Bell Is Named Under-Secretary of Treasury; Promotion of Career Man Is Widely Praised; NEW UNDER-SECRETARY

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES.Times Wide World, 1934

Bell, D W, Treas Under-Sec

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1939Glenda Adams, Australian author and academic (died 2007)^[†]

Glenda Emilie Adams was an Australian novelist and short story writer, probably best known as the winner of the 1987 Miles Franklin Award for Dancing on Coral. She was a teacher of creative writing, and helped develop writing programs.

1939Felix Pappalardi, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (died 1983)^[†]

Felix Albert Pappalardi Jr. was an American music producer, songwriter, vocalist, and bassist. He is best known as the bassist and co-lead vocalist of the band Mountain, whose song "Mississippi Queen" peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a classic rock radio staple.

Headlines from December 30, 1939

NEW ALLIED PACTS BLOCK REICH TRADE; Yugoslav, Spanish and Turkish Agreements Bar Vital War Supplies to Germany Take Fruit to Get Metals NEW ALLIED PACTS BLOCK REICH TRADE

EUROPE MUST UNITE, DALADIER ASSERTS; Premier Cites French-British War Collaboration as a Model for Peacetime Reviews War Situation National Egoism" Banned EUROPE MUST UNITE, DALADIER ASSERTS

CITY CUTS PAYROLL OF JUDGES $40,000; All Starting New Terms on the Bench Face 10% Lower Scale --Legality to Be Tested Applied to All New Members Annual Pay Put at $22,500 CITY CUTS PAYROLL OF JUDGES $40,000

Bell Is Named Under-Secretary of Treasury; Promotion of Career Man Is Widely Praised; NEW UNDER-SECRETARY

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