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January 2, 1940

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B.M.T. LINES PASS TO CITY OWNERSHIP; $175,000,000 Deal Completed at City Hall Ceremony-- Mayor 'Motorman No. 1'

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Controller McGoldrick revs 1939, outlines 1940 prospects

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Major Sports Yesterday; HORSE RACING

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OUR ARMY WATCHES; Gen.Marshall Holds Dangerous DevelopmentsPossible in RegionBACKS GUARD CALL Essential President Have Power to Get TroopsQuickly, He Says

By Frank L. Kluckhohn Special To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, June 1--General George C. Marshall, Army Chief of Staff, said today that, because of "the recognized possibility of dangerous developments in this hemisphere" which would require sending ...

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35,000-TON ADDITION TO NAVY LAUNCHED; LAUNCHING A 35,000-TON BATTLESHIP FOR THE U.S. NAVY Washington, First Battleship for Fleet in 19 Years, Leaves Ways at Philadelphia 35,000-Ton ADDITION TO NAVY LAUNCHED

By Lawrence E. Davies Special To the New York Times

PHILADELPHIA, June 1--In circumstances reminiscent of wartime, with vigilance against sabotage and espionage unrelaxed on land and water and in th air, the 35,000-ton battleship Washington, first capital ...

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The International Situation; On the Battle Fronts

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Premier Tatarescu says Rumania will defend Bukovina, Bessarabia and Transylvania; King Carol warns against aggression

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1940Jim Bakker, American televangelist^[†]

James Orsen Bakker is an American televangelist and convicted felon. Between 1974 and 1987, Bakker hosted the television program The PTL Club and its cable television platform, the PTL Satellite Network, with his then wife, Tammy Faye. He also developed Heritage USA, a now-defunct Christian theme park in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

1940Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian economist and politician, Saudi Arabian Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 2015)^[†]

Saud bin Faisal Al Saud, also known as Saud Al Faisal, was a Saudi Arabian statesman and diplomat who served as the foreign minister of Saudi Arabia from 1975 to 2015. He was a member of the Saudi royal family, a son of King Faisal, and one of the grandsons of Saudi Arabia's founder King Abdulaziz. He was the longest-serving foreign minister in world history.

Headlines from January 2, 1940

B.M.T. LINES PASS TO CITY OWNERSHIP; $175,000,000 Deal Completed at City Hall Ceremony-- Mayor 'Motorman No. 1'

Major Sports Yesterday; HORSE RACING

OUR ARMY WATCHES; Gen.Marshall Holds Dangerous DevelopmentsPossible in RegionBACKS GUARD CALL Essential President Have Power to Get TroopsQuickly, He Says

35,000-TON ADDITION TO NAVY LAUNCHED; LAUNCHING A 35,000-TON BATTLESHIP FOR THE U.S. NAVY Washington, First Battleship for Fleet in 19 Years, Leaves Ways at Philadelphia 35,000-Ton ADDITION TO NAVY LAUNCHED

The International Situation; On the Battle Fronts

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