Rudolf Hess May Become Last Nazi Held at Spandau Prison
Berlin AP reports Rudolf Hess, once deputy Fuehrer, could become the sole inmate at Spandau Prison as Baldur von Schirach and Albert Speer near release. The four Allied powers must unanimously approve Hess’s release, with Russia historically opposing.
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Hess case details reveal no insanity claims at trial
A court psychologist testified Hess showed no indication of insanity at indictment time and was not insane but suffered from hysterical amnesia. Reports dispute suicide attempts and note Hess remains imprisoned in Spandau with limited contact, yet maintaining some correspondence with his wife and son.
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Karl Doenitz
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Doenitz
Nuernberg
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Walter Funk
England
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Hindelang
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Wolf Hess
This Day in History Highlights Legacy of World Events
A July 17 history digest notes Astor’s birth in 1783 at Walldorf Germany and key moments: 1936 Spanish Civil War outbreak, 1945 Truman nomination, 1942 Allied policy talks near Berlin, Potsdam meetings, 1959 Soviet German unity talk, 1961 Berlin stance shift, 1966 calendar note, 1965 Berlin-Vietnam era actions, plus 1960s B 52s Vietnam operations.
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Cuba
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Churchill
Josef Stalin
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U.S. Navy
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Aleutian Islands
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Britain
France
Guam
Viet Nam
Butler Jobless Rate Tops State Study
Butler County recorded a 4 percent unemployment rate from May 1964 to May 1966, the highest among 22 counties surveyed by the state Bureau of Unemployment Compensation. Across the period, county employment rose by 103,000 while unemployment fell 14 percent. Lake and Hancock counties posted the lowest rate at 19 percent.
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Thieves Drain Lan sing Court of Small Valuables
Lan sing municipal court faces odd losses as thieves remove items from locked areas. Court Clerk Albert L. Kirschenbauer reports a $25 space heater missing from the jury room and mentions missing overshoes a judge wore, a pet knife, an ash tray, a clock and a hat. A visiting judge noted his pipe and tobacco pouch were gone.
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Lansing
Albert L. Kirschenbauer
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Office Moves to Courthouse Lawn in Heat Wave
Butler County Clerk Mrs. John Bradley moved her desk typewriter and office equipment to the courthouse lawn to escape Western Kentucky heat. The relocation occurred Friday as an improvised cooling measure in Morgantown.
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Morgantown
Butler County
John Bradley
Kentucky
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