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Brit planes battle German over Sylt, Helgoland Bight and at sea; Brit rept 1, German, 3 Brit planes lost; bombs fall on Roem; Hindenburg Dam reptd hit; Germany denies Sylt attack; German plane makes forced landing in Belgium; crew interned
Mayor LaGuardia outlines plan for centralized U S system; would have Fed Govt collect taxes and allow credits to States
90 trapped, deaths, Bartley, W Va, blast
hearing; Stark testifies on new-type cruiser plans; huge number projected; discusses enemy coalition and 2-ocean fleet; Sen Walsh opposes funds beyond those earmarked in 1938; German press comment on bill
1940Andres Tarand, Estonian geographer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Estonia[†]
Andres Tarand is an Estonian geographer, climatologist and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Estonia from 1994 to 1995. He was also a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Social Democratic Party, part of the Party of European Socialists, between 2004 and 2009.