Hess Still Proud Alone in Prison in Spandau Garden
BERLIN Hess marks his 75th birthday under virtual solitary confinement in Spandau prison. Daily garden walks, birds as companions, strict routines, and mixed hopes for a birthday cake or small gifts reflect a lone fate guarded by Allied forces after his 1941 Scotland mission and war crimes conviction.
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Rudolf Hess
Fuehrer
No. 2
Hess
Alexandria
Egypt
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Spandau
Adolf Hitler
U.S. Berlin
Robert G. Fergusson
Scotland
Winston Churchill
German court keeps Nazi murder statute alive for 1969
West Germany's constitutional court upheld a 1965 law extending the 20 year statute of limitations on Nazi era murders to December 31 1969. The ruling encourages Bonn to push parliament to scrap the limit so Nazi war criminals can be prosecuted.
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Germany
UPI
West Germany
Constitutional Court
Bonn
Classified Ad Urges Businesses to Advertise for Help
A vintage classified prompt urges smart business leaders to place help wanted ads. It emphasizes dialing HE 2-5959 for assistance in creating effective employment notices.
European Jesuit Leader Resigns in Rome Crisis
Rev. Mario Schoenenberger, regional head of the Jesuits for eight Central European countries, resigns. Pedro Arrupe appoints Johannes Schasching, 52, to lead the German mission covering Germany, Austria, Holland, Hungary, Switzerland and the Baltic states. Schasching has been rector of the German-Hungarian College in Rome since 1966.
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UPI
Mario Schoenenberger
Jesuits
Society of Jesus
Schoenenberger
Pedro Arrupe
Johannes Schasching
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Austria
Holland
Hungary
Switzerland
Baltic
Latvia
Lithuania
Estonia
Schasching
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Speer
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Penncraft
Chevron
Penneys
Penncraft Power
Dent
Lakewood Center
del Amo
Lakewood Blvds
Vely
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