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January 9, 1940

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Notable Births

1940Barbara Buczek, Polish composer (died 1993)^[†]

Barbara Buczek was a Polish composer and music teacher who taught at the Academy of Music in Kraków.

1940Ruth Dreifuss, Swiss journalist and politician, 86th President of the Swiss Confederation^[†]

Ruth Dreifuss is a Swiss economist, unionist and politician who served as a member of the Federal Council from 1993 to 2002. She served as Vice President of Switzerland in 1998 and as President of Switzerland in 1999 for the Social Democratic Party.

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Headlines from January 9, 1940

Miss Perkins Drops Move to Deport Bridges In Accepting Landis Report on 'Red' Charge

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Sec Perkins cancels deportation warrant

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11 DOCTORS RESIGN IN HOSPITAL 'MUTINY'; Lay Favoritism to New Board and President--He Calls Issue 'Medical Bossism'

By Unknown Author

11 drs resign; denounced by G A Rogers, dirs bd pres; issue is Rogers' clash with med bd over hosp control; dirs mass meeting to organize mass resignation suspends action on Rogers' compromise position; Rogers says he will refuse all resignations and fire leaders

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VICTORY IS BIGGEST; Relief Unit 'Destroyed,' Vast Booty Taken Near Kianta 'MANY THOUSANDS' KILLED Fighting Is Fierce at Salla as Russians, Almost Ringed, Get Reinforcements

By Harold Denny Wireless To the New York Times

Finns rept 44th Div, sent to rescue 163d, destroyed on way, Lake Kianta; USSR losses for mo put at 130,000; fierce fighting at Salla reptd; map; Finns reptd raiding northern post

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PACT IS DEFENSIVE; Alliance Seen Aimed at German as Well as Soviet Aggression BID TO YUGOSLAVS LIKELY Tri-Power Friendship Accord Expected--An Understanding With Rumania Also Sought

By Unknown Author

Ital-Hungarian defensive pact aimed at German-USSR moves reptd; Ital-Hungarian-Yugoslav pact held likely; Rumanian-Hungarian understanding sought; Ciano repts to Mussolini; Gayda and others comment; reaction in German official circles

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