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Slides, Wind Damage, Floods Harass Siorm-Swep
t Oregon
Spy Papers Reveal
Secrets of English
; Wavy, HitOer Tactics
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 MJP)-Secret U. S. Government papers ob
tained 10 years ago by an admitted communist agent contained inter
national dynamite, it was disclosed today.
Twelve of some hundreds of papers uncovered by the House Com
mittee on Un-American Activities in its investigation of a communist
spy network, were made public by the committee with State depart
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THDQjQS
Over the bitter opposition of
Russia and Poland the United Na
tions general assembly adopted a
world bill of rights on Friday.
This chartef of human liberty was
the culmination of over two years
work, first by a Human Rights
commission and later by the So
cial committee of U.N. Champion
of the bill of rights was Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt. She was
the subject of unfair and ungen
tlemanly criticism by the Polish
representative who called her a
tool of fascism. After the vote
(48 to 0 with eight abstentions)
the delegates gave Mrs. Roosevelt i
an ovation.
The new bill of rights calls fcr
an end to discrimination on the
ground of race, color or religion,
prohibits slavery and torture,
gives equal rights to women and
men in divorce proceedings and
endorses marriage only by free
consent of the contracting parties.
Freedom of religion is proclaimed,
with the privilege of changing
one's belief. Guaranteed would be
freedom of opinion and expres
sion and use of all means of com
munication. Education would be
free, universal and compulsory
and all would have access to high
er education on the basis of merit.
Freedom of movement within a
country and of travel abroad is
set down as a right, as is the pri
vilege of owning property. Right
to work and of a free choice of
work is accompanied with a pro
mise of protection against unem
ployment and the right to leisure.
Thus far the new bill of rights
Is only a pious resolution. Planned
Is a Human Rights Covenant to
be legally binding, on the
(Continued on editorial page)
$1 Million Fire
In Cambridge,
Massachusetts
. - , ea nis resignation.
CAMBRIDGE Mass., Dec. 12: Elfstrom expressed regret at
(Sunday ) CP) A spectacular gen- , Gueff roy's resignation The mayor
eral alarm fire destroyed the old , said that a new member for the
three-story Prospect building early j commission will be named to re
today at a loss unofficially esti- place Gueffroy at Monday's meet
mated at $1,000,000. jing of the city council.
The blaze, which for a time i Hearing date for the appeal of
threatened to spread to other ; Detective Hobart Kiggins and
buildings in the closely - packed j Patrolman Leland Weaver, dis
business and residential area near, missed from the city police force
Central Sauare, was brought ua- November 12. has been set for
der control after an hour and a" 2 p.m. Wednesday in the city hall,
half battle by firemen from Cam- I Gueffroy, visiting a daughter in
bridge, Boston and other neigh- ! Santa Barbara, Calif., told Mayor
boring communities. Elfstrom he could not return in
Several persons left their homes time for the hearing and that his
as firemen were driven back by written resignation would be wir
flames and police alerted all res- to Salem today.
Jdents to be ready to evacuate. Commissioners Lyle J. Page
No persons were reported in- and William Entriss had announc
jured, police said. Friday their intention of pro-
The fire was discovered by two 1 ceding with the hearing without
policemen about an hour after a ' puoy if he did not return in
1Miendedinasecond,loori "Elfstrom said candidates for
. The building also houses several I hL "jSl'l 1 ,
business and specialty stores on ! would be considrfed Monday. j
the first floor and auditoriums on
the third floor.
Canada, Newfoundland
Agree on Terms of Union
OTTAWA, Dec. ll-7P)-Canada
nd Newfoundland signed a pact
today setting forth the terms un
der which Newfoundland will be
come Canada's tenth province.
The union of Newfoundland" and
March 31, 1949, after formal ap
proval of the terms by the New
foundland government and the
Canadian parliament and confir
mation by the British parliament.
Animal Crackers
By WARREN GOODRICH
"Thit was taken just after
our p'Andfsther visited the
Vh!i House."
P SJSJCMsipsjsnnnapnjBsuso-i
ment approval.
One of the dozen was among the
secret informationwhieh had been
recorded on microfilm.
This film was found on the farm
of Whittaker Chambers, a self
admitted former communist, last
week in a hollowed-out pumpkin.
Accused Hiss
Chambers has accused Alger
Hiss, former State department of
ficial, and others of passing some
of the secret documents to him.
This has been denied by Hiss.
A New York federal grand
jury, which also has been looking
into the extent of the communist
espionage, is going to have a look
at the microfilms.
The 12 documents made public
by the committee would have been
"extremely valuable" to any For
eign governments which got them
back in 1938, diplomatic authori
ties said today.
Hit'er Planned
It was then that Hitler was
fashioning the military machine
by which he hoped to subjugate
Europe and when Japan's hope of
an Asiatic empire was beginning
to burn bright.
The documents show that Hitler
might have known some of Bri
tain's secret naval plans 18 months
before he actually plunged the
continent into war by invading
Poland.
One secret message from a U. S.
diplomat to his government, por
trayed Austria's vain, efforts to
avoid being engulfed by Hitler and
described him as "a madman with
a mission.
Another told of Japan's increas
ing belligerence; of the one-time
belief by a British official that
support of Chiang Kai-Shek would
be detrimental to British interests
in the Orient.
(Additional details on page 2)
Gueffroy Quits
Salem Gvil
ServiceBoard
A. A. Gueffroy, chairman of
Salem's civil-service commission.
notified Mayor R. L. Elfstrom
Saturday night by phone that he
would be unable to return for
Wednesday's hearing and tender-
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Weather
Max. Min. Precip.
Salem 53 40 .f 9
Portland 50 40 .79
San Francisco 56 4S trace
Chicago . 42 10 .00
New York 42 32 .00
FORECAST (from U.S. weather bu
reau. McNary field. Salem): Partly
cloudy with scattered shower today
and tonight. High today near 45. Low
tonight near 34.
SALEM PRECIPITATION
(Sept. 1 to Dec. 13)
Thi? Year
18.07
Last Year
1S.44
Average
12 64
Buy Your Wee Tot the Store's Cash Register for Christmas,
Three-Year-Old Gift Expert for the Younger Set A d vises
(Editor" note: Everyone foei t
Christmas shopping; many hop for
toys: not a few in company with a
3-year-old son. The particular toy-
land expedition recounted below
features Statesman Staff Writer
Conrad G. Prange's lively son Mike.
Oh yes. this account is written by
Conrad himself, but a by-line might
also credit Mike Prange. Statesman
Correspondent to Toy land.)
If Santa is on his toes this year
one Salem family is likely to re
ceive a cash register and a set of
department store decorations for
Christmas.
These items, along with other
bric-a-brac, were the choice of a
small, canny little lad, who roared
through Salem toyland Friday on
a speedy Yuletide safari.
Mike, who is several Inches and j his keeper, Mike and his guide hit
a few thousand kilowatts past the trail for another toyland.
three, led his guide at a discreet j Halting long enough to pick up
gallop through downtown stores" some much needed supplies in the
to dig out the latest on toy manu- j way of chocolate drops, the expe
facturing this year. I ditipn located another toy oasis.
Most of Santa's and his little 1 Her Mike quickly took note of
2 Killed
By Tree
At Detroit
Silverton Road
Under Water
Two persons were killed7 Sat
urday night at Detroit when a
fir tree, toppled by heavy winds,
fell across a house. Weather
downed telephone lines prevented
contact with the area, and radio
communication with Deputy Sher
iff Larry Wright at the scene was
practically nullified by interfer
ence The pair was identified only
as being employes of the public
roads administration from Port
land. High winds joined plagues of
rain, snow and high water Sat
urday as the northwest reeled
through another 24 hours of
pounding from winter weather.
Willamette valley streams, fed
by almost continuous rainfall and
melting snow, rose steadily Sat
urday, but river forecasters said
no major flood damage was ex
pected. Two workmen were swept to
death in the Coquille river when
piled up water broke down a
small logging dam south of Coos
Bay. The men were identified by
Associated Press as Earl Miller
and Al Roberts. A third man,
Wayne Thompson, escaped.
Snow slides, matching road
clearing crews on the
Santiam
highway, closed the route for the
third time in a week at Hogg
Rock near the summit of Santiam
pass. Engineers said more slides
were expected in the area.
Winds with gusts of 40 miles
an hour blew down power and
telephone poles along Highway
99E north of Salem Saturday
night, blocking traffic for about
45 minutes. Two power poles fell
acros the highway south of Brooks
and telephone poles were blown
down near Gervais. Line crews
cleared the highway and renewed
service by 10 p. m. Saturday
night.
Prepared to Vacate
Residents in the low - lying
areas near Eugene were prepared
to leave the area Saturday night
as the swelling Willamette river
threatened to roll over oft-flooded
sections.
Area residents could find little
solace in weather bureau reports
of new storms blowing in from the
Pacific ocean. Forecasts said more
rain and winds through Wednes
day. Residents of Gates on the North
Santiam highway appeared be
fore Marion county court Satur
day to report high waters and
plugged culverts have flooded one
business establishment and sever
al basements.
Santiam River Flooding
The Santiam river reacher 15.2
feet at Jefferson, flooding low land
areas. Flood stage there is 13 feet.
The Willamette was expected to,
crest at Harrisburg Sunday morn
ing 2'i feet above flood stage. The
river is expected to reach 16.5 feet
at Salem Sunday and to crest Mon
day under 17 feet. Flood stage here !
is zu ieet. i harmonic Symphony broad cast
The Dallas-Kings Valley highway! (CBS at noon PST).
was closed again Saturday night by , The teen-agers' schedule Satur
the flooding Luckiamute river. ! day wjth author . composer-critic
Surface waters wee clogi!ingDe(im Taylor as guide, included
streets m Cottage Grove, Spring- i dedicating the Radio City Christ
field and Eugene. mas tree, tea with opera star Rise
Portions of Lancaster drive and i spV(,n attnHina MMriinn
Silverton road were under water
Saturday night as rain fell faster ;
man sewer anu a i i c : n k s iuuiu
carry it off.
Russian Wives
To Use Phones
MOSCOW, Dec. 11 -P- Rus
sian hou?ewives will be able to
y. e,---.. , r ,
starting December 15.
The newspaper Evening Mos-
cow also announced that special
order desks are to be installed in i
the city's biggest shops for house- j
wives who are too busy to do !
their own shopping.
I Buyers simply will leave lists
j of items they want at the desk,
the DaDer said, and their orders
' will be ready for them in a short j
I time. I
elves' efforts were in some in
stances found wanting.
Rushing past shelves piled high I
with trucks, cars, drums, "safe I
and educational" games, Mike slid
to a stop in front of a big cash '
register being operated by a nice- ,
looking lady clerk.
"Why can't we get a cash regis
ter?" Mike yodeled to his panting
guide.
"Well," replied Gunga Din. "It
belongs to the store. But what's
the matter with these other toys?"
It soon developed that the mat
ter was that most of the other
toys didn't make enough noise.
After being mowed down by a
machine gun in the hands of an
other small boy who had escaped
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Dr. Poling
Dies at
Corvallis
CORVALLIS. Ore., Dec. W-iJP)-Dr.
Daniel V. Poling, 83, promin
ent Oregon clergyman and long
associated with youth work in the
state, died late today of an ex
tended illness.
He had been living here and
directing the high school visita-
i tion program for the Oregon state
system of higher education since
his retirement in 1934.
Previously he had been pastor
of various Oregon churches for
some 38 years, mostly in the serv
ice of the Congregational church.
He served as pastor in LaFayette,
Independence, Albany, The Dalles,
Portland and in East Orange, N. J
During World War I, he was ac
tive in YMCA work for servicemen,
l5an W. Poling, dean of men at
Oregon State college, and Harold
Wayne Poling; a daughter, Helen
V., Corvallis and his widow, Mar
tha Alice Williams Poling.
Funeral services will be held in
Albany at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the
Presbyterian church. Three pas
tors will be in charge of the serv
ice. They are the Rev. Morton
Booth, Albany; the Rev. Robert W
Bulkly, Corvallis; the Rev. Paul A.
Davies, Portland, superintendent of
the Oregon Congregational con
ference.
Ann Gibbens
On New York
Shore Today
NEW YORK, Dec. 1 1-( Special )
Salem's Ann Gibbens, 16, was in
the midst of a busy "Week End
with Music" schedule in New York
City today, as one of three talent
ed high school students selected
from over the country. Feature of
the three days will be today's ap
pearance on the New York Phil-
opera performance of "Louise" and
meeting Dorothy Kirsten, Charles
Kullman and John Brownelee, vis
iting the symphony orchestra's re
hearsal, seeing "Where's Charles"
on Broadway and meeting star Ray
Bolger, attending recital by Ezio
Pinza at Hunter college, sight
seeing in New York.
The trio are staying at the Berk
shire hotel and have dined at
Hampshire house. Waldorf-Asto-
i ria and English grill. Guests of
are Nathalie Marshall, 16, of Roch-
N y R fc 'gwaney. 18.
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Salem high school student who
lives at 1990 Saginaw st.
PENNSYLVANIA PLANT FIRE
WARREN, Pa., Dec. 12 -(Sunday)-
(Jp)- A spectacular fire re
sulted in an estimated $250,000
damage last night at
Guard Chemical plant.
the Nu-
the cash registers and loudly
praised the store's festive decora-
tions.
This store had low toy shelves
so that Gunga Din didn't have to
pack Mike around like a papoose,
Here, Small One gave up his bird-
dog tactics and began to browse
He was cautioned not to pick up
the toys because
the store man !
wouldn't like it."
Another blonde little cherub,
who evidently had not heard of
floor walkers, began winding all
the wind-up toys giving Mike and
his guide quite a show. By keep
ing just behind this fearless char
acter Mike saw the Mexican doll
dance, Donald Duck and a big bear
waddle around, a bull-dozer shove
several helpless wooly lambs
around and an electric train zip;
around a track.
The game of follow the leader
ndfd however when th vnnnir
Frank Buck reached for the chem- J
ical sets. I
Pages
The Oregon Statesman, Salenu Oregon, Sunday,
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Boys Make Fluffy Biscuits at
Light, fluffy biscuits hardly seem regular lnstraction matter for bays, bat a special eooklng class for
boys nevertheless is held each week as a part of Salem's special and adult education program in night
classes at the senior hjgh school. And the boys requested the class too. Giving the boys the lowdown
is Mary ana Bollinger, with book, who finds the boys apt pupils because of their interest. (Photo by Don
Dill, Statesman staff photographer.) (Story of Salem's 448-pupil public night school, plus additional
photos, en page 10.) j
Walsh Appears Assured
State Senate Presidency
PORTLAND. Dec. 11 -VF- Senator Williain X. Walsh of Coos
Bay tonight appeared to have tucked th Oregon legislative senate
presidency in his hip pocket and buttoned it tight.
.rWalsh announced after meeting with Senators Elmo Smith of
Ontario land Frederick S. Lamport of Salem that they have given
him their pledges. This would give Walsh 15 commitments, while
New Palestine
Board Named
PARIS, Sunday, Dec. 12--
The United Nations created a
three-nation Palestine conciliation
commission last night in another
attempt to bring permanent peace
to the Holy Land. It named, the
United States, France and Tur
key as the commission's members.
After the Palestine commission
was established, the Israeli dele-
ration reiterated its willingness
to negotiate directly with the Arabs , crats and six! republicans, inciud
but attacked the commission mem- ; ing his own Vote,
bership as "one-sided." An Arab Walsh, an attorney, has been a
delegate told newsmen the.-Arab senate member since 1941. He has
states generally were satisfied with
the commission membership.
Nanking River
Defense Cut
NANKING. Dec. 11 -P)- This
Chinese capital's Hwai river de
fenses were reported pierced to
day by two communist columns
possibly 30.000 men bent on cut
ting the vital supply route 71
miles by rail northwest of Nan
king. ,
this grave news said government
. . , . . .
reinforcements already had ar -
rived at the threatened station of
Mingkuang.
The communist crossing was re-i
ported to have been made about
40 miles east of Pengpu and 90
miles northwest of Nanking. No
other details were available.
Leaning ahead of his weary'
guide at about a 45-degiee angle
and shouting for more speed, Mike
led the caravan far afield some-1
TSet, n(lnlim for in-
RtancP found themselves in bath-1
vw.... w......., -- .
Quickly catching the idea of in-
dicating to his run-down guide ;
what his Christmas choices were
Mike soon pinned his hopes on a
set of duck decoys, a power saw,:
a store Christmas tree, a tricycle
and the inevitable cash register. ,
Mike ran into Santa Claus in
one store and DromDtlv left an 1
order for lots of snow for Christ- i
mas. He even wondered how San-
ta's reindeer could live without j
any snow to eat. This question was'
noatlv fiiH au.-&v .ith sevaral
thousand others asked Gunga Din
on that expedition. .
The caravan soon reached the)
last lan rf th mad fun frolic. In
this toyland M-ke Ftruck a new .
high in an "askit game" he uses i
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Senator earl; ngdahi or Pendle
ton claims plied ges of thirteen.
If Senator Richard L. Neuber
ger of Portland, a democrat, holds
to his announced intention to re
frain from voting, Walsh has the
presidency assured. Democrat
Austin Flege) of Portland is the
only other senator who was still
unpledged until tonight. The two
hold - out votes could again throw
the presidency into a tie, but this
appeared unlikely tonight.
Senator Erjgdahl, who arrived
here tonight. Was not available for
comment on j Walsh's announce
ment Th PonH letnn lnrislatnr
naa announces a coaiuion Dacn-
ing. He claims seven of ten demo-
been a candidate twice before
Rep. Frank) J. Van Dyke, Ash
land, already has announced he
has sufficient votes to take the
house speakership.
j Salem
Ma
n
Robbejd, Beaten
PORTLAND, Dec. 11 -(JP)- Earl
R. Brown, 36t Salem, told police
here today h had been slugged
and robbed ojf $17 by three per
sons who offered him a ride to
Salem.
!Phc a,d met in a tavern
the two men and a woman who
offered him hfl M cty.s
i ukirta he wa rtruck on tne
j head and dumped from the car.
A passerby! saw his body bv
tne roadside.! His billfold had
, Deen rifled. Brown was treated
i at the city iemergency hospital
'and then released.
for stalling a i good thing along.
"What's that?"
he would ask.
pointing to a 1jig truck
"Th?t's a big truck
he would
tnlrl
! . . .
"What truck?" he would ask .
TLinct r in ririta mere vi
smiled at siich chicanery but
their hps were seen to move ana
they assumed! a baffled, helpless
stare. And thjey seemed glad to!
have to hurry
to the other side of
the counter and rescue a elf-
wetting doll fnbm a little boy with !
a lively curiosiity.
When the lajst toy was inspected j
when th la$t item in the hard-
ware department was talked over I
when the !at cash register was
surveved. littie Mike and his
frazzled guide
were ready to call
it a lay.
"Wonder wfat'll be under the
tree on kwi.smtbSS morning. MlKC
prattled. j ,
"Me, said Gunga Din-
Price
Night School
Costa Ricans
Mobilize to
Fight Invasion
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Dec. 11
(if-Mobilization of all civilians
was ordered tdnight to beat off
an Invasion of Costa Rica from
Nicaragua led by former president
Rafael A. Calderon Gardia.
Jose Figueres, head of - Costa
Rica s military Junta, assumed
command of his armed forces
which he had ordered disbanded
WASHINGTON, Dee. Z-4fiy-The'
Ambassador of Costa RU-a
has asked other American repub
lics for armed help.
A special session of the coun
cil of the organisation of Amer
ican states was Immediately call
ed for this afternoon (S p.m.
EST) at the Pan American un
ion. only nine days ago on the grounds
Costa . Rica was a peaceful coun
try. . All military posts throughout
Costa Rica were reported rein
forced. (In Managua, Nicaragua, Gen.
Anastasio Somoza, war minister
and head of the national guard,
denied that there had been any
invasion of Costa Rica from his
country.)
The town of La Cruz, on the
Nicaraguan border near Salinas
bay on the Pacific ocean, was
seized last night in a surprise at
tack by the invaders. All the rest
of the country was reported today
to be under control of the govern
ment. The size of the invading
force has not been determined.
(Other dispatches from Central
America said the rebels had
reached the towns of Guanacaste
and Liberia. Liberia is near the
west coast and about 40 miles from
the Nicaraguan frontier and 100
miles northwest of San Jose. ;
Russians to
Raze Castles
BERLIN, Dec. ll-ip)-Not a stone
will be left standing in Soviet-Occupied
Saxony to remind Germans
of junker rule.
The Ru?ian-licened news -agency
ADN said today the Saxon gpv-
ernment will raze 301 castles and
2,155 mansions that once belonged
to the rich nobility.
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tates were broken up in 1945 on
Russian order
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Gardening Today
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Classified Ads
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December 12. 1948
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No. 134
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Rules on
I
Transfer
Of Funds
Oregon voter must have final
say on proposal by th 1949 legis
lature to use all or part of surciua
income tax revenues for any pur
pose except to offset property UtL
Attorney George Neuner ruled Sat
urday. ; i j j
Neuner's verbal opinion was im
connection with a recent sugge
tion that the legislature tran&fef
a part of the surplus income taxes
to a special fund to cover capital
outlay expenditures at the state
institutions under supervision of
the state board at control. It wa4
estimated that from $5,000,000 tq
$8,000,000 would be required n4
nually. j
The attorney general pointed c u
that under a recent opinion of thtj
state supreme court these surplus;
state income tax revenues are ear4
marked for property tax offset and
cannot be used for any other pur-j
pose. Even though the voters fcp-
proved the suggestion to trans feV
part of the surplus income U
revenues for institution betterment
their decision would apply only t
future taxes. Neuner averred. ? j
Estimated Sarplos
Officials here estimated that bm
accumulation of surplus income Us
revenues on June 30 of next year
will aggregate approximately $45,4
000,000 including the so-called $5,4
000,000 emergency cushion. i j
Legislators behind the move im
transfer part of the surplus Income
tax revenues for institution expand
sion said any amount approved ry
the voters for this purpose would
relieve the general fund that much
during the next biennium. State
Budget Director George Aiken 4
nounced recently he had eliminate
ed virtually all state institution!
capital outlay requests from thai
state budget for the next two years
and any money required for insti
tution betterment would have tole
raised through other sources.
Excise Tax Settled
There is no question, officii!
said, but that future corporate ex
cise taxe. now being received jt
the rate of $18,000,000 a year, ran
be used for general fund purposes
provided the legislature approves
such a proposal. This transfer
would not have to receive vottr!
approval.
A number of veteran legislators"
predicted the voter would approve
a proposal to tranifer some of theT
surplus state income tax revenues
tor institution expansion but would!
not vote for any transfer unless Uf
of the monev was restricted for a
specific purpose. !
Officials said $18,000,000 annual
ly of corporate exde tax revenues
and from $3,000,000 to $8,000,000
of surplus state income taxes
would go a -long (way in coping;
with the state's estimated future
financial deficit, i
Fertilizer Plant to j
Halt This Week j
The Salem fertilizer plant?
which will halt operations some
time this week, will nbt resume
production until late January r
early February, it i was announced:
Saturday.
Arch Metzger, vice president ef
Columbia Metals ' company and
manager of the plant on Cherry
avenue, said the plant must shut
down because of the current
shortage of storage space for the
product. j I
Hitler, Goering Back
In News Indirectly
VIENNA. Dec. 11 -P)- Adolf
Ifitlcr and Hermann Gocrmg
made news again; today in ai
roundabout sort of a way. '
Ro!-alia Hoerl, 89, the midwife!
who officiated at Hitler's bifth tn
April 20. 18, died at Brariau cf,
a heart attack. I
In Innsbruck, Albert 'lotringj
brother of the late reichsmarshalj
was arrested for hollering at girls.!
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