Stalin's son begged Nazis to shoot him at camp
The Sunday Times reports Jakov Stalin died by electrocution at Sachsenhausen in 1943 after leaping the camp fence and begging German guards to shoot him. A British POW witnessed the incident and a German officer confirmed the fatal shot, amid wartime secrecy by the British government.
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Chronicle-Tengram
Elyria
Man
Stalin
U.S
Josef Stalin
Foreign Office
London
UPT
Jakov Stalin
Sunday Times
Smolensk
Sachsenhausen
Berlin
Vasili Kokorin
M. Molotov
Thomas Cushing
the Times
Kokorin
Jakov
Cushing
Konrad Harfich
Defense paints Gacy as warm man in tears on stand
In Chicago UPI report defense lawyers seek sympathy for John Wayne Gacy by portraying him as a very warm man aided by testimony from his second ex wife. Psychologist Eliseo cited Gacy's outward niceness while noting paranoid schizophrenia and confusing sexual behavior. The trial neared its 17th day as the defense prepares more psychiatrists to testify to a hidden side that allegedly compelled the killings.
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Chicago
UPI
John Wayne Gacy
Gacy
U.S
Thomas Eliseo
Eliseo
Ingenuity Cuts Death Toll in California Storm Rescue Efforts
United Press International reports that volunteers known as Tree People aided in California and New Mexico rescues during a severe storm period. Amid floods and mud, 36 lives were lost in southern California, while teams ferried stranded residents to safety and rescued ice bound snowmobilers, a blind worker and driver, and several missing hikers.
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California
Harold
Maarcella Steimie
Calabasas
Calif
Mulholland Highway
Andy Lipkis
Herington
Kan
Anne Byington
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Jim McMorries
Hereford
Texas
San Antonio
Rio Arriba
Randall Quick
Danny Quick
Randall
Kurt
Lagunitas
U.S. Forest Service
Russell Ward
Tres Piedras
Hughey McKinney
Quicks
Major sunspot activity to disrupt computers
UPI reports that solar flares and sunspot activity at an 11 year peak may disrupt computers, hinder radio communication, and affect satellites. Officials warn flare storms could trigger Earth magnetic field disturbances and widespread electronic problems, with Canada’s civil defense circuits cited as a potential example.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Canada
Gary Heckman
Space Environment Services Center
Boulder
Colo
Sofar
Galileo
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Earth
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Martin Oberman
Jane M. Byrne
Walter J. Kozubowski
Oberman
United Press International
Columbia Gas of
Ohio
Marvin White
Columbia Gas System
Lorain & Elyria
Holiday Inn
Lorain Blvd
Una
Lorain National Bank
Lorain National
MoneyMate
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