| 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.
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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