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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1958

Page

7

Red Guillotine Woman Rules East Germany's Justice Ministry

Reports name a feared East German justice minister known as the Red Guillotine. The article details her ruthless career, rewritten laws, high conviction rates, and the fear she instills in a satellite regime, with background on her life and rise to power amid war and Nazi trauma.

Bailhe Wilde Beethoven Ministry of Justice Seymour Toppiuk Erlin Uwnde Gerjamin East Germany Russia Panpira Junges Hilde Benjamin Frau Benjamin Kremlin

East German Judge Frau Benjamin’s Rise and brutal regime

Focus on a notorious East German legal figure, Frau Benjamin, who reshaped the judiciary after 1947, training in Russia and returning to draft a new family code. Her reign included show trials that condemned thousands, including business associates of the Solvay firm, with harsh penalties. Her network enforced surveillance, punished church dissent, and protected her son while clinging to power amid fears of Western influence.

Russia East Berlin Supreme Court Frau Benjamin Frau Benjamin Werg Solvay Germany Germany.for Buy~ing Bread In the West, Frau Benjamin West Hermia Mischa Evangelical Church Seb Jowmal Jist Ilse Reinicke Michael Sindone

Curse of the Pharaohs debunked by experts and locals alike

The piece surveys belief in the Curse of the Pharaohs, quoting Egyptologists and archaeologists who deem it myth. It recounts historic anecdotes from Tutankhamun’s tomb and Lord Carnarvon, noting Survivors and the 1937 Steindhardt refutation, and ends with Cairo taxi driver dismissing the legend.

Cairo Egypt Georg Steindarrt Steindarrt Rachad Mohamed Mohammed

2 Job Persons May Get Nervous Stomach

Oklahoma physicians warn that holding two jobs can trigger a nervous stomach. Dr. Charles H L Brown of Cleveland cites hurried living and pursuit of luxuries as the underlying pressures. The problem arises not from the jobs themselves but the ambition that led to them.

Oklahoma Cree Cleveland Oklahoma Charles HL Brown Brown

U S Scientist Lacked Time For Reading Woes

Washington reports that American scientists, overwhelmed by vast output, rely on abstracting services to keep current. Funding struggles threaten progress as Russian models spur calls for government subsidies while U S services seek a workable plan preserving independence.

Washington Russia Iment U.S Philadelphia Congress Twe AusUnion Institute

Lost Marathon cave of Pan found near battle site

In Athens a laborer uncovered a long lost cave on the Marathon plain thought to be sacred to Pan. Archaeologists estimate 5 300 year old ruins with Neolithic to early Christian debris. The site may shed light on worship practices and Attica life between 1100 B C and 5000 B C with ongoing excavation led by Professor Papadimitriou.

Athens Marathon Pan Iside Marathon Plain Altica Pausaoias Ippidis Pat Tau Attica Marathor Greece Mayrathon Pauganias Papadimitriou Herod Py Pan Herodotus Phidipinirdis Sparta Isaal John Attica Antiquities Tr Yannis Karamitros Archaologists

Automotive orders hint at styling shifts in 1959 models

DETROIT AP reports that 1950s designs may have broad styling changes and major engineering updates as suppliers indicate new trends. Expect larger windshields and rear windows, longer bodies, and new wheelbase options. Price expectations remain uncertain amid wage pressures and possible GM price increases.

Tid J. Wilkie Associated Precs Auto Zace Detroit

Third Child Born To Polio Victims In Dallas

Mr and Mrs Bert Cherry welcomed their third child Steven born last week after polio rehabilitation. Their 14 year old daughter Sheila helps with housework while confined to a wheelchair. Cherry is manager of a local credit union.

Dallas Bert Cherry Haye Steven Pen ‘Tivining Sheila

Prolific Cats Pose Problem For English Prolific Cats Pose Problem For English

London reports a stray cat issue highlighted by the RSPCA with a tabby named Margaret showing 2200 descendants in 12 years. Margaret lived on a farm near Exeter and had 107 first generation kittens, with total progeny about 1204 at death. The spokesman cites about 14¢ million stray cats in Britain and outlines humane guidelines for cat care and humane euthanasia for unwanted kittens.

London PNL Cate Royal Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Margaret Snokesman Exeter Britain RSPCA

Anti Egghead Attitude Blamed on Intellectuals

President Abra Sarhar of Braurels university blames intellectuals for public disdain toward eggheads saying too many have moved into an ivory tower. He spoke at a Washington university law honors day assembly.

Louis Abra. Sarhar Braurels University Washlington University

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