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Texan pursues Hess release from Spandau prison
Merrell Frazer of Austin works tirelessly to win freedom for Rudolf Hess, imprisoned 6,000 miles away. He believes Hess was wrongly convicted and argues mental incompetence at Nuremberg. Frazer travels to Europe, files petitions with the four Allied powers, and contrasts support with rejection by the Soviet Union.
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