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September 20, 1944

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Danish Police Fight Germans; Force of 12,000 Is Imprisoned; GERMANS FOUGHT BY DANISH POLICE

By George Axelssonby Cable To the New York Times

Gers order internment of 12,000 Danish police to be replaced by Ger-selected police; charge present police with aiding patriots since Aug 29,-'43; Ger marines clash with palace guards in attempt to arrest latter; royal family sees fighting from balcony; palace admr Capt C O Schilchtkrull among casualties; Danes order gen strike; Ger Elite Guard and Gestapo chief Gen Pancke decrees state of siege; Swedish rept on Ger casualties, and on Danes surrender

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U.S. FLAG AIR ROUTE WOULD SPAN WORLD; Pan American Asks CAB Permit for 2 Trans-Ocean Systems -- Links to All Continents GLOBE-CIRCLING AIR NETWORK PROPOSED BY PAN AMERICAN LINES U.S. FLAG AIR ROUTE WOULD SPAN WORLD

By Unknown Author

Pan Amer Airways disclose globe-circling plans; map

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SOVIET DRIVE GAINS; 2,800 Places Captured by Three Red Armies in New Effort TIMISOARA IS SEIZED Belgrade and Budapest Menaced by Advance Close to Hungary WAR BELOW FINNISH GULF, TRUCE ABOVE IT SOVIET DRIVE GAINS, THREATENING RICA

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USSR and Rumanian troops take Timisoara in Mures River valley drive to Hungarian plains; Budapest and Belgrade menaced; USSR bombers attack Budapest; unconfirmed Ger repts place USSR forces across Hungarian border, Arad area

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Truce Sets '40 Finnish Line; Soviet Gets Cape at Helsinki; ARMISTICE TERMS REVEALED BY FINNS

By Cable To the New York Times

armistice signed; Finnish Acting Premier von Born summarizes terms, radio s; questions nation's survival; Gen A A Zhdanoff reptd heading; USSR control comm to supervise carrying out of reparations clause terms; '40 Finnish-USSR border restoration, lease to USSR of Porkkala, surrender of Petsamo and other terms noted; map; Hull awaits further details; USSR withholds terms; armistice signed by Zhdanoff for USSR and Enckell for Finland

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Notable Births

1944Paul Madeley, English footballer (died 2018)^[†]

Paul Edward Madeley was an English footballer, who played for Leeds United and the England national team. During his career with Leeds, Madeley played in a variety of different playing positions which led to him being described as a Utility player. Madeley made more than 500 appearances for Leeds in the Football League and appeared in 24 internationals for England between 1971 and 1977.