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December 4, 1941

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Headlines from December 4, 1941

Sister Slays Her Ill Brother In Front of Mother in Hospital; KILLS HER BROTHER TO 'END HIS MISERY'

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Sister, Mrs J Reichert, held for murder

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BIG FEES SHOWN TO ARMS 'BROKER'; House Committee Also Hears Subcontractor Got 5% on Die Order He Farmed Out BIG FEES REVEALED TO ARMS 'BROKER'

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Testifies on L K Shanack's brokerage fees, House com hearing

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NO COMMON GROUND; Washington Talks Give No Negotiation Basis, Secretary Reveals USE OF FORCE CHIEF ISSUE This Country's Moral View Is Declared Opposed to Tokyo's Conquest Policy NO COMMON GROUND IN U.S.-JAPAN TALKS

By Bertram D. Hulenspecial To the New York Times

Hull outlines Wash talks course; implies negotiations basis lack; sees force as chief issue; denies Jap rept of U S lease of Brit Indian Ocean islands for air bases

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O'DWYER SUBMITS FEUD WITH MAYOR TO A GRAND JURY; Valentine a Witness After La Guardia and Prosecutor Clash Over Records PLANS SHAKE-UP OF FORCE Defends Demand for Data on Police That the District Attorney Has Locked Up O'DWYER SUBMITS HIS FEUD TO JURY POLICE COMMISSIONER AFTER APPEARING BEFORE GRAND JURY

By Unknown Author

LaGuardia admits issuing order; says police shake-up is planned; grand jury hearing; Valentine testifies; illus; Bals and O'Dwyer comment

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NAZI ROUT WIDENS; Soviet Opens New Drive in North as Rostov Push Goes On YIELDS HANGOE TO FINNS Italians Captured in South -- Fierce Battles Near Moscow Said to Halt Germans NAZI ROUT WIDENS; RUSSIANS PUSH ON

By Daniel T. Brighamby Telephone To the New York Times

German rout widens; USSR forces launch new attack on entire northern line from Kalinin to Leningrad; Rostov push continues; 2 Ital divs reptd taken, Ukraine; weather aids USSR troops; Stalin reptd personally commanding army; von Kleist tank divs reptd smashed; USSR aims discussed; maps

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1941Marty Riessen, American tennis player and coach^[†]

Marty Riessen is an American former amateur and professional tennis player active from the 1960s to the 1980s. He was ranked as high as No. 11 in the world in singles on the ATP rankings in September 1974, though was ranked as high as world No. 8 by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph in 1971 before the computer rankings. Renowned for his doubles play, Riessen was also a regular doubles partner of Australian tennis great Margaret Court, winning six of his seven major mixed titles and a career Grand Slam alongside her. Additionally a winner of two men's doubles Grand Slams, his highest doubles ranking was No. 3 in March 1980.

Headlines from December 4, 1941

Sister Slays Her Ill Brother In Front of Mother in Hospital; KILLS HER BROTHER TO 'END HIS MISERY'

BIG FEES SHOWN TO ARMS 'BROKER'; House Committee Also Hears Subcontractor Got 5% on Die Order He Farmed Out BIG FEES REVEALED TO ARMS 'BROKER'

NO COMMON GROUND; Washington Talks Give No Negotiation Basis, Secretary Reveals USE OF FORCE CHIEF ISSUE This Country's Moral View Is Declared Opposed to Tokyo's Conquest Policy NO COMMON GROUND IN U.S.-JAPAN TALKS

NAZI ROUT WIDENS; Soviet Opens New Drive in North as Rostov Push Goes On YIELDS HANGOE TO FINNS Italians Captured in South -- Fierce Battles Near Moscow Said to Halt Germans NAZI ROUT WIDENS; RUSSIANS PUSH ON

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