Last Letters From Stalingrad Reveal German Resolve
Excerpts from letters published in The Hudson Review Autumn issue depict German soldiers at Stalingrad facing encirclement and surrender, with calls to support from home, expressions of disillusion with God, and a farewell message from a first lieutenant announcing departure. The letters, written as the battle raged on the Volga, illustrate the human cost and stoic defiance amid Nazi defeat.
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New York
UPI
Adolf Hitler
Volga
Stalingra
Hitler
Germany
Stalingrad
Hudson Review
Berlin gunfight tests Brandt-Kennedy talks
In Berlin a border clash left a 22-year-old refugee dead after East German guards opened fire on two escapees from the West. West Berlin police and East German forces exchanged shots. one East Berlin officer was seriously wounded. Willy Brandt met with officials amid the incident and planned a U.S. visit to receive a peace prize.
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UPS
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Clay
Kennnedy
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Azid
Willy Brandt
Comj
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Westdent
Brandt
New York
United States
Idlewild
Research Institute of America
Gremlins Still Jinx Flying Fortresses
Three four engine B17s carrying crew and passengers including H M Mason Jr and Martin Caidin limped into Lisbon after a transatlantic flight plagued by engine trouble and near collisions at sea. The crew blamed oil grades. planes were diverted to Portugal for repairs before heading to England for a movie.
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Tucson
Ariz
Cincinnati
Teterboro
New Jersey
Boston
Gander
St. John's
True Magazine
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Bud Rosenthal
Columbia Pictures
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Azores
Bordeaux
France
Portugal
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Eli
Hillman
Gregory R. Board
Caiden
Frank Lamanuzzi
Robert Sodjes
Phoenix
Arix
Historic Syria Back To Normal
Damascus and surrounding areas return closer to normal as curfew ends and soldiers hope to reclaim jobs. Interior Minister Adnan Al Kuwatli says general elections will be held in two to three months and promises a 25 percent profit share for unions under a government pledge to erase remnants of the prior regime.
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Revolutionary Council
Adnan al- Kuwatli
Al-Kuwatli
Damascus Radio
People
United Arab Republic
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Where To Turn Candidates Speak Out For Mayor
Candidates for mayor speak on dignity and leadership while differing on who can provide it. A Lorain County Education Association crowd of 650 hears debate about building a life and how Wellington area industry could adapt concrete products for use as fallout shelters.
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Lorain County Education Association
Wade Deans
Wellington Company
Vernon Alden Named President of Ohio University
Vernon Alden 38 associate dean of Harvard Business School was named president of Ohio University. He will succeed Dr John C Baker who has led the university since 1945.
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Athens, Ohio
UPI
Vernon
Roger Alden
Harvard University School of Business
Ohio Univerity
Alden
John C
Baker
Weather Outlook for Ohio Regions Northeast and Northwest
The region sees sunny skies and warming temperatures with increasing winds today. Highs in the upper 60s to low 70s, nights in the mid 50s, and Friday's highs in the 70s. Wednesday temperatures 46 to 59 with trace precipitation and humidity around 50 to 55 percent. Sunrise 7:27 a.m., sunset 7:03 p.m., moonrise 3:30 a.m., moonset 5:22 p.m.
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Ohio
Premier Cheddi Jagan to Visit Kennedy in October
Washington reports Premier Cheddi Jagan of British Guiana has accepted an invitation to visit President Kennedy during the week of October 23. The meeting will discuss regional affairs and bilateral relations as the two leaders plan talks in Washington.
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UPI
Cheddi Dagan
Guinana
Kennedyl
Three Lorain Men Plead Guilty To Manslaughter In Brown Death
Three Lorain men formerly charged with second degree murder for the July 21 beating death of Ralph Brown, 19, in Lorain pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter in Judge John D. Pincura's court. Sentences for James Blackburn, Eugene Null, Herbert Hotel, and Calvin Eugene Bolin range from one to 20 years. The victim died after a confrontation sparked by jealousy over a relationship with Hull's estranged wife, using tire lug wrenches, a mop handle, and a pipe as weapons. The pleas came on the eve of Blackburn's jury trial.
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Lorain
Ralph Brown
John D. Pincura
James Blackburn
Elyria Ave
Roland Eugene Null
Herbert Hotel
Calvin Eugene
Bolin
West 20Th St
Brown
Idaho
Franklin
Hull
John Otero
Blackburn
Pincura
Cots Arrive But It's A Secret
The 357th Ordnance Co. faced questions from reporters as officials refused comment about a cot shortage for emergency use. Dr. Ward Young of the Lorain County Medical Society criticizes the mishandling and lack of clear purpose while the Boy Scouts supplied 18 cots and mattresses to fill the gap. The guard unit will deploy to Fort Knox to watch $34 million in equipment, with bed space limited.
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357Th Ordnance Co
Ward Young
Lorain County Medical So Honing
Anding
Young
Scntt
Commerce
Boy Scouts
Sith
Perry
Ohio National Guard
20Th U
Hos
Army Corps
Fort Knox
W. C. Senft
Local Ford Talks Shift Into High Gear At Lorain Plant
United Auto Workers Local 425 officials planned a 1 p.m. meeting with Lorain Ford Assembly Plant managers as national talks stalled. Detroit and Cleveland UAW reps were due in, with discussions at 10 of 11 Ohio plants. A Sandusky settlement exists, while Local 495 reports no progress since Monday amid walkout details.
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United Auto Workers
Detroit
Ford
Malcolm Denise
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Elyria Readies First Use of Business Sale Law
Elyria officials weigh how to apply a new city ordinance aimed at closing out sales. Appliance dealer George Hermann plans a quitting business sale, while Safety Director Kellogg and chamber groups seek guidance and caution. Hermann says he is unaware of any license requirement.
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Safety Service
Dale C. Kellogg
George Hermann
Hermann
Randall Schunk
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Howard Foxman
Chamber
Kellogg
J. C. William Tattersall
Fiermann
Chronicle - Telegram
Foxman
Elyrians
Fie
Indians Trade Pierzynski To Senators In Four For One Swap
New York UPI reports the Cleveland Indians ship outfielder Jimmie Pierzynski to the Washington Senators in exchange for pitcher Dick Donovan catcher Gene Green infielder Jim Mahoney and a yet unnamed player.
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NEW York
UPI
Cleveland Indians
Jim Piersall
Washington Senators
Dick Donovan
Gene Green
Jim Mahoney
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