Senate, House Move First Time in 80 Years To Permit Repairs of Age-Weakened Roof
By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES
Cong to meet in temporary qrs to permit repairs
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November 23, 1940
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NAZI ENVOY BEARS OFFER TO ANKARA; Turks Are Expected to Resist Either Threats or 'Gifts' to Align Them With Axis NAZI ENVOY BEARS OFFER TO ANKARA Government's Decree Press Predicts Resistance Press Warns Bulgaria
By G.e.r. Gedye Wireless To the New York Times
Govt applies security measures it is empowered to adopt; martial law proclaimed in Eur Turkey and Bosporus and Dardanelles regions; map; measures may be extended to civilian evacuations and gen mobilization
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CAPITAL STUDIES DIES NAZI REPORT; Washington Leaders Reticent --Some Accused Men Deny Charges, Others Silent Holt Asks an Inquiry Defends Norristown Publisher CAPITAL STUDIES DIES NAZI REPORT Denies Kertess Is Nazi Agent Engineer Resigns Paper Disclaims Responsibility Reactions Varied in New York
By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES
Wash officials silent on rept; persons and groups mentioned in rept comment; com insists Quisenberry is Transradio dir
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EARLY LABOR PEACE BARRED BY MURRAY AS NEW C.I.O. HEAD; He Warns White House Not to Force 'Shotgun Agreements' on His Group and A.F.L. ORGANIZING DRIVE IS DUE Centered on Defense Plants-- Curran a New Vice President --Lewis to Be Active
By Louis Stark Special To the New York Times
CIO may concentrate on organizing in defense industries
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$2,000,000 SWINDLE LAID TO CARD RING; Hymie Caplin, Fight Manager, Seized on Larceny Charge as Leader of Big Racket
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H Caplin arrested as card ring racket leader; A Blumenson, Mrs J Rubin and others held
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Notable Births
1940Luis Tiant, Cuban-American baseball player and coach (died 2024)[†]
Luis Clemente Tiant Vega, nicknamed "El Tiante", was a Cuban professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 19 years, primarily for the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox.
Notable Deaths
1940Stanley Argyle, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of Victoria (born 1867)[†]
Sir Stanley Seymour Argyle KBE, MRCS, LRCP, was an Australian radiologist and politician. He served as premier of Victoria from 1932 to 1935 and was the state leader of the Nationalist Party and United Australia Party from 1930 until his death in 1940.
Historical Events
1940World War II: Romania becomes a signatory of the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers.[†]
The Kingdom of Romania was a constitutional monarchy that existed from 25 March [O.S. 13 March] 1881 with the crowning of prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen as King Carol I, until 1947 with the abdication of King Michael I and the Romanian parliament's proclamation of the Romanian People's Republic.