Thursday, November 16, 1939 - Nazis declare martial law in Prague

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In Occupied Czechoslovakia... An uprising in Prague is quelled. German authorities declare martial law in Prague. There are reports of many arrests, shootings and deportations.

In Bucharest... An offer of mediation made by Romanian King Carol is rejected by both sides.

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In Britain... The cost of living is reported to have risen 2.5 percent in October.

In Finland... The armed forces are mobilized as the talks over Soviet demands for an exchange of territory break down in acrimony. The Soviets are seeking to protect naval bases at Leningrad and Murmansk from possible attack by demanding cession of strategic Finnish territory and the lease of Finnish ports in exchange for land in the desolate swamps and forests of Karelia. The Finns refuse.
 
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