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Pa under Act of March 3. Goering, 10 Others to Hang Oct. 16 Freed Nazis Face Ire of Germans jjT Nazi navy commander, convicted of conspiracy, crimes against the peace and war crimes. Sentenced to 20 Years Baldur von Schirach, Hitler youth TV (AP Wirephoto) DESPAIR STRIKES TWO TOP NAZIS: GOERING AND HESS LISTENING TO THEIR FATE Hermann Goering (left) and Rudolf Hess bow their reading- of War Crimes Tribunal verdicts. Goering and 10 heads in evident hopelessness and shade their eyes during other Nazis must die, while Hess escaped with life term.

Court's Verdicts Dooming Nazis ucrat Prussian Minister of the chief, convicted of crimes against humanity. Acquitted of conspiracy. Albert Speer, Munitions Minister convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Acquitted of con spiracy and crimes against the peace Sentenced to 15 Years Constantin von Neurath, former Foreign Minister, convicted of all four counts. i Sentenced to 10 Years Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz, con victed of crimes against the peace and war crimes.

Acquitted of con spiracy. Freed Hani Fritzsche, Deputy Propa ganda Minister, acquitted of war crimes against humanity. ranz von Papen, trouble-shooting diplomat, acquitted of crimes against the peace and conspiracy. Hjalmar Schacht, Economics Min ister and financial wizard, same as von Papen. Kaltenbrunner, the toughest look ing man in the dock, kept nodding his head as his conviction was an nounced.

Rosenberg adjusted his spectacles nervously and wiggled in his chair when the tribunal reached his case. Tall handsome von Schirach lean ed forward In expectancy when the court found him Innocent of conspir acy, but sagged when he was pro nounced guilty of crimes against hu manity. After the reading of the verdicts. the defendants were called back to the prisoners dock, one by one. to hear their sentences.

Goering, whose personality has dominated the other defendants, glowered at the court when he was called. Of him the court had declared: "The record discloses no excuse for this man." Something went wrong with his earphones and mili tary police worked for more than two minutes to get them adjusted. BORMANN SENTENCE LAST Raeder retained his Impassive calm. Doenitz, the U-boat chief. heard his sentence without emotion.

Funk, dressed shabbily, gave a dis gusted look as the court sentenced him to life. Sauckel received his death sentence with a sneer. Von Schirach had to be hustled off by military police as he gave the tribu nal an angry look. JodI, whose revealing diary of his association with Hitler helped send him and others to the gallows, stared languidly at the Chief Justice. Von Neurath stood limply in an old and worn dark suit.

Seyss-Inquart clung grimly with both hands to the rail of the dock. The final sentence was pronounced on the absent Bormann. As the lights blinked out In the courtroom. Lieutenant General Lucius D. Clay, representing the Allied Control Council, started to make arrangements for the hangings and the taking over of the prisoners sentenced to death.

U. S. Weather Bureau Bulletin General weather conditions at 8.30 P. M. reported by the United States Weather Bureau, Oct.

1. 1946. Temperature fiace Atlantic Citv. N.J. Boston, Mass.

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46 58 WSW-10 obtain laborers and vigorously supported them Deportation for slave labor of more than 5,000,000 human beings, many of them under terrible conditions of cruelty and suffering." JODL (To hang). "In the strict military sense, the actual planner of the war He said that he often tried to obstruct certain (of Hitler's) measures by delay, which occasionally proved successful Active in planning the attack on Czechoslovakia In preparing the (Norwegian) attack In planning against Greece and Yugoslavia Initialled 'Case Barbarossa. Ordered the evacuation of all persons in northern Norway and the burning of their houses There is nothing in mitigation Participation in such crimes has never been required of any soldier." BORMANN (To hang) "Particularly in the closing days, (he had) great influence over Hitler He devoted much of his time to persecution of the churches and of the Jews The evidence does not show that he knew of Hitler's plans To wage aggressive wars Bormann controlled the ruthless exploitation of the subjected populace (in occupied territories) (He) conferred with Hitler on the forced resettlement of Dutch personnel in Latvia (and) on the extermination program in Russia (He was) prominent in the slave labor program Responsible for the lynching of Allied airmen (If) he is later apprehended, the Allied Control Council may alter or reduce his sentence." VON PAPEN (Acquitted) "Active in helping Hitler (He) participated in the Nazi consolidation of control in 1933 Denounced the Nazi attempts to suppress the free press and the church, and the reign of terror in 1934. (He wa6) then ar Continued From First Par lzed their demeanor in all the long trial. Shortly after their acquittal, Schacht, von Papen and Fritzsche strolled smilingly out of the jail and held a turbulent news conference at which Schacht was as cocky and belligerent as ever.

The financier of Hitler's war ma chine said that there used to be "laws and free opinion in Germany but "there appeared to be neither laws nor free opinion now." Their freedom may be short-lived. Dr. Wilhelm Hoegner, German Minister-President of Bavaria, said that any of the three who remained in the American zone would be hailed promptly before denazifica tion boards and added that "this certainly means several years at hard labor." DISSENTS BY RUSSIA The Russian member of the tribunal. Major General I. T.

Nikit-chenko, dissented on the acquittal of the trio and also declared that Hess should have been sentenced to death Instead cf life imprisonment. The Soviet Justice also asserted that the court erred in not declaring that the Reich cabinet and General Staff and High Command were criminal organizations. The 100.000-word judgment declared that the court could not hold the cabinet and General Staff and High Command as criminal organizations, because they were not organizations or groups as defined in the tribunal's charter. JACKSON DISAPPOINTED The Russian protest was announced by Chief Justice Lawrence, who said the dissenting opinion would be attached to the record and published as soon as possible. Justice Robert H.

Jackson, chief TJ. S. prosecutor, said in a statement that he regretted that the tribunal had acquitted Schacht and von Papen and had "declined to declare the criminality of the General Staff." He did not refer to the acquittal of Fritzsche. VIEWS OF JACKSON However, Jackson praised the action of the court "in sustaining and applying the principle that aggressive war is a crime for which statesmen may be individually punished." "I personally regard the conviction and sentence of individuals as of secondary importance compared with the significance of the commitments by the four nations to the proposition that wars of aggression are criminal and that persecution of conquered minorities on racial, religious or political grounds is likewise criminal," Jackson said. REJOICE WITH PAPEN When the tribunal read its verdict acquitting Schacht, Goering turned in his seat in a rage and whispered something to Hess.

Goering for many years had been a bitter enemy of the former Reichsbank president, and apparently had hoped that Schacht would suffer the game fate as himself. Funk, who served as Reichsbank president after Schucht and still had The Weather U. S. FORECAST FOR CITY AND NEARBY STATES il a elphta and vicinity: Fair and continued rather cool today and tomorrow. Scattered light frost in the suburbs tonight.

Light westerly winds. Eastern Pennsylvania and Maryland: Sunny and continued cool today. Frost tonight. New Jersey and Delaware: Sunny end cool today. Frost likely tonight.

Western Pennsylvania and Western New York: Sunny today; becoming a little warmer in the afternoon. District of Columbia: Sunny with less wind but continued cool today. Eastern New York: Partly cloudy and continued cool today. Freezing temperature in the north and light to heavy frost in the interior of the south portion tonight. Ohio: Sunny with slowly rising temperature today.

Not so cool to-nieht. West Virginia: Sunny and cool today. Light to heavy frost tonight. Connecticut: Partly cloudy today, fair Continued cool. Priew of U.

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There freezing and frost warnings are for Wednesday night and Thurs il life5' not heard his own sentence of life imprisonment read, turned excitedly in his seat and held up one finger indicating one acquitted. When von Papen was acquitted the other defendants congratulated him warmly. This was in marked contrast to the cold shoulder gen erally accorded Schacht." The defendants were tried under a bill of indictment containing four counts. All of the prisoners were accused of at least two of the counts and some were accused of all four, COUNTS IN INDICTMENT The counts were conspiracy crimes against the peace, namely planning, preparing. Initiating or waging aggressive war; war crimes namely murder, extermination, enslavement, deportation or other in humane acts against civilian popu lations.

before or during the war, or persecutions, political, racial or re liglous. Here is how each defendant fared Sentenced to Hang Hermann Goering, ReichsmarshaJ and No. 2 Nazi, convicted on all four counts. Joachim von Ribbentrop, Foreign Minister, convicted on all four counts. Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel, Chief of the German High Com mand, convicted on all four counts.

Alfred Rosenberg, official philoso pher of the Nazi Party and exponent of eliminating minorities, convicted on all four counts. Colonel General Alfred JodI, Chief of Staff of the German Army, convicted on all four counts. Martin Bormann, Hitler's deputy party leader (tried in absentia), con victed of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Acquitted of con spiracy. Ernst a 1 1 brunner, Gestapo chief under the late Heinrich Him-mler, same as Bormann.

Hans Frank, Nazi Governor General of Poland, same as Bormann. Wilhelm Frick, "Protector" of Bohemia and Moravia, convicted of crimes against the peace, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Acquitted of conspiracy. Arthur Seyss-Inquart, Netherlands Gauleiter and Austria's betrayer, same as Frick. Frits Sauckel, Storm Troop and Elite Guard general, boss of forced labor, convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Acquitted of conspiracy and crimes against the peace. Julius Streicher, the Nazi's No. 1 Jew-baiter, convicted of crimes against humanity. Acquitted of conspiracy. Sente need to Life Imprisonment Rudolf Hess, No.

2 Deputy Fuehrer until he parachuted to Scotland in the early days of the war, convicted of conspiracy and crimes against the peace. Acquitted of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Walther Funk, former Reichsbank president, convicted of crimes against the peace, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Grand Admiral Erich Raeder, Moon rises Moon sets 12.57 P. M.

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day morning and do not appear on the Fotocast which covers a forecast period ending early Wednesday evening. Wind velocities along the northeast coast are expected to diminish by Wednesday morning to around 15 to 20 miles per hour as the low pressure storm center moves northward to Canada. Wind warnings are up again for the Western Lakes (See map). The southeast tip of Florida will be cooler, cloudy and have some showers Wednesday. Fair and warmer weather Is promised the Midwest under the influence of mild southerly air flow on the west side of the high pressure ridge extending from the central Lakes I OCTOBER 1946 MON TUL WtO THU.

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1 CAP) Suave Franz von Papen. truculent Hjalmar Schacht and belligerent Hans Fritzsche were free to stroll from jail today, acquitted cf war crimes by the International Military Tribunal but facing an uncertain fate from their own Oerman countrymen. The three who escaped the gallows or prison terms decreed for their co-defendants spent their first half hour of freedom conducting what was perhaps the wildest and roughest news conference this rugged old city has known. FACE GERMAN ACTION They spoke while French and Belgian reporters shouted, yelled and climbed about the press room. Nona knew that another German.

Dr. W3-helm Hoegner, Minister-PrMident of Bavaria, had declared that ay one of them who remained Jn the American occupation zone wouM placed before a German Denazification Board. "This certainly mean several years at hard labor," Hoegner said. The official called von Papen's acquittal "astounding." AMBASSADOR TO VIENNA The gray old diplomat, who figured in intrigues in both world wars, wes wanted by Austrian authorities. Von, Papen was German ambassador to Vienna at the time Germany swallowed that State, its first victim in Hitler's expansion program.

(In Vienna, the Austrian Ministry of Justice announced that it would request the extradition of von Papen and Baldur von Schirath from Germany to face trial in Austria.) In his high, squeaking voice, von Papen who persuaded doddering old President Paul von Hindenburz to name Hitler his successor as Chancellor in 1933 said he saw no reason why he should be tried again after being acquitted by "the highest international court." SCHACHT DEFIES GERMANS Schacht, who handled billions for Hitler in his earlier years, offered to sell his autograph for a candy bar "for my children." He defied any further accusation from the Ger mans and said "neither laws nor fre opinion" existed today In occupied Germany. "I hope someone will attack me, he replied to a question of whether he feared his countrymen might as sault Mm. He expressed a yearning to disappear with his family "where the press will never find me again." GOERING SHOUTS ANGRILY When Schacht's acquittal was an nounced, his old enemy, Hermann Goering shouted angrily at him. Hoegner said he "supposed" the British, French and Russian occu pation sons would take denazification actions against the three d-fendants if they sought residence b-yond the American area. Ht called von Papen "the real instigator of the third Reich." Fritzsche, belligerent as In the days when he was Paul Joseph Goeb- bels' deputy in the Propaganda Min- istry, touched off an uproar by asserting he hoped to go before a German court now and clear his name before the German people.

WELCOMES TRIAL He said he found liberty difficult and hard to deal with. He said a trial would be welcome because he wanted to explain "why I spoke on the Ger man radio the way I have." He came to Nuremberg from the Russian zone. where he was a prisoner of war. The three were "completely free. at least for the moment.

Colonel B. C. Andrus, the prison commandant said. But they spent the nicht In their ceils, after dining outside the jail, because of the housing shortage here and the difficulty of arranging transportation for them. Andrus asked military authorities to help them get Identity cards and other needed papers.

The three appeared before the correspondents in spic and span suits. Colonel Andrus gave each a bottla of beer as he opened their cell doors. 'Best Goering Asserts Continued From Fint Pare that Goering and the other condemned would see their wives again. "The defendants were given their choice of seeing their wives during the recess or after the verdicts, and they unanimously chose the former," he said. The convicts' families learned or the court's decisions the way millions of other Germans did by radio broadcast from the courtroom.

Their wives and children had to leave Nuremberg after their farewell visits on Saturday. In the two weeks before the executions, extreme precautions will be taken to prevent any from committing suicide. None will be allowed to have eyeglasses while alone. Ail cells are equipped with plexiglass windows, from which shards cannot be broken, and any fixture which a prisoner might use for an impromptu gallows has been removed. Nazi Forecasts (iicvss-fl Fate NUREMBERG Oct.

1 (AP). DEFENSE attorneys told newsmen a month ago that 12 of the 21 Nazi leaders on trial expected to be hanged, that three expected clemency and that six still had "hopes." Here is how the expectations compared with the court Judgment: Sentenced Defendant Goering Hess Von Ribbentrop Keitel Expected to Hanging Hanging Hanging Life Hanging Hanging Hanging Hanging Hanging Hanging Kaltenbrunner Hanging Rosenberg Hanging Frank Frick Streicher Funk Schnrht Doenitz Rader Von Schirach Sauckel JodI Von Papen Seyss-Inqusrt Speer Von Neurath Fritzsche Hanging Hanging Hanging Hanging To live Hanging Hanging Life Clemency Acquitted To live 10 years To live Utt To live 20 year Hanging Hanging To live Hanging Clemency Acquitted Hanging Hanging Hanging Clemency To live 20 years 15 years Acquitted Soviet Dissents In Freeing of 3 NUREMBERG, Oct. 1 (UP). The international tribunal tonight released a 7500-word dissenting opinion by Russian Justice Major General Iola T. Nikitchenko, who said the court came to "incorrect conclusions" in acquitting three Nazi bigwigs and two organizations.

Nikitchenko also disagreed with the life sentence for Rudolph Hess. He believed it should have been death. Justice Robert Jackson, American chief prosecutor, also issued a state ment in which he said the prosecu tion staff was "disappointed" by the acquittal of Hjalmar Schacht, Franz von Papen and the German High Command as a criminal organization because it would affect further prosecution of industrialists and mili tarists. CITES SCHACHT 'CRIMES' Nikitchenko said that he "cannot agree with the decision" to free Schacht, von Papen and Hans Fritzsche and to declare the Reichs cabinet or General Staff and High Command not criminal, "as it does not correspond to facts of the case and is based on incorrect conclusions." He did not dissent on the acquittal of the SA, or Storm Troopers. Nikitchenko cited detailed excerpts from the transcript and concluded that: 1.

Schacht actively assisted in the seizure of power by the Nazis. 2. Schacht closely collaborated with Hitler -during a 12-year period. PERSECUTED JEWS 3. He provided the economic and financial basis for Hitler's military machine.

4. He prepared German economy for waging an aggressive war. 5. Schacht participated in the persecution of Jews and plunder of German-occupied terriitories. Nitkitchenko charged that von Papen also "aided the Nazis in their seizure of power; secondly, von Papen used both his efforts and his connections to solidify and strengthen the Hitlerite terroristic regime in Germany; thirdly, von Papen actively participated in active aggression against Austria, culminating in its occupation; fourthly, von Papen faithfully served Hitler up to the very end, aiding Nazis plans of aggression both with his ability and diplomatic skill." BIG HESS ROLE LISTED As for Fritzsche, "his responsibility was fullen proven," the Soviet Justice said.

Hess, he argued, should be hanged because "among political leaders of Hitlerite Germany. Hess was third in significance and played a decisive role in the of the Nazi Regime." Germans Amazed By 3 Acquittals NUREMBERG. Oct. 1 (UP). Germans questioned casually in the streets appeared shocked that three Nazi bigwigs were acquitted and that not all- of the 22 were sentenced to be hanged.

"Do you think those three were any better than the rest?" asked Otto Christus, a Mason. "They should be made to suffer with the rest of their gang, to suffer what we have gone through." Hans Rogner, a lathe operator, was indigant that Hjalmar Schacht, Franz von Papen and Hans Fritzsche were freed. "Schacht lifted Hitler into the saddle, Fritzsche spread his Nazi lies to us every day and Papen well I had better not meet that old scoundrel on the street," he said. 6 Nazis Reported Taking Appeal NEW YORK, Oct. 1 (INS).

The British radio, quoting official source, said tonight that six of the top Nazi war criminals convicted at Nuremberg today already had appealed their sentences. The broadcast listed these as Joachim von Ribbentrop, Arthur Seyss-Inquart and Hans Frank, all under death sentence; Baldur von Schirach and Albert Speer, sentenced to 20 years, and Admiral Karl Doenitz, who was sentenced to 10 years. 13 Japs Guilty Of Cannibalism GUAM, Oct. 2 (Wednesday) (AP). A U.

S. military commission, trying the first case of wartime cannibalism in history, convicted 13 of 14 Japanese today, seven of them of eating the flesh of American airmen. The cannibalism occurred late In the war when four American airmen were shot down over Chici Jima and were confronted by a half starved garrison. L. Low; W.

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fndmj 7:30 M. Today NUREMBERG, Germany, Oct. 1 (UP). Highlights of the war crimes verdicts: GOERING (To hang): "His guilt is unique in its enormity The record discloses no excuse for this man He was a leading war aggressor, both as a political and a military leader. He was the director of the slave labor program and the creator of the oppressive program against the Jews and other races.

All these crimes he frankly admitted He was the active authority in the spoliation of conquered territory The moving force for aggressive war, second only to Hitler He developed the gestapo, and created the first concentration camps." HESS (Lifel "Hitler's closest confidant. An active supporter of the preparations for war. He supported Hitler's policy of vigorous rearmament. An informed and willing participant in German ag-gresson against Austria, Czechoslovakia and Poland. That Hess acts in an abnormal manner and suffers from a loss of memory may be true, -but there is nothing to show that he does not realize the charges against him.

None knew better than Hess how determined Hitler was to realize his ambitions." VON RIBBENTROP -(To hang). "Responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity because of his actlvitie with respect to occupied countries and Axis satellites. He signed the law Incorporating Austria into the German Reich Participated in aggressive plans against Czechoslovakia. Played a particularly significant role in the diplomacy and other activity which led up to the invasion of Poland Was consulted. In planning the political exploitation of Soviet territories.

Said that the Jews must either be exterminated or taken to concentration camps. The tribunal does not consider (his) explanation to be true." KEITEL (To hang). "Put pressure on Austria with false rumors, broadcasts and troop maneuvers Initialled Hitler's directive for the attack on Czechoslovakia. The Norway plans were placed under Keitel's direct and personal guidance. He signed the orders for the attacks on Belgium and The Netherlands.

Initialled the "Case Barbarossa" (plan to invade Russia) and issued the directive that paratroopers were to be turned over to the Gestapo. Directed military authorities to co-operate in looting. Ordered 50 to 100 Communists to be put to death for one German soldier. Passed on the directive ordering the shooting of Soviet Commissars. There is nothing in KALTENBRUNNER (To hang.) "Higher SS and police leader.

As chief of the RSHA (central police agency) Kaltenbrunner had the authority to order protective custody He was aware of conditions in the concentration camps. A witness testified that he had seen prisoners killed by various methods of execution by hanging, by shooting in the back of the neck, by gassing. (His office) played a leading part in the extermination of the Jews. Under its direction, approximately were murdered. He instructed police not to interfere with attacks on Allied fliers who had bailed out." ROSENBERG (To hang.) "Recognized as the party's ideologist, he developed and spread Nazi doctrines.

The party's representative for foreign affairs. (His) agents were active in Nazi intrigue all over the world. (He played an) important role in planning the invasion of Norway. Bears a major responsibility for the formulation and execution of occupation policies in occupied Eastern territories. (He is) responsible for organized plunder throughout the invaded countries of Europe.

The extermination of the Jews. (He) had knowledge of the brutal treatment and terror to which the Eastern peoples were subjected" FRANK (To hang.) "Appointed chief civil administrator for occupied Polish territory, and, in October, 1939, was made governor general. He described the policy which he intended to put into effect by stating 'Poles will become slaves of the greater German world This occupation policy was based on the complete destruction of Poland as a national entity and the ruthless exploitation of its human and economic resources for the German war effort. Reign or terror was Instituted. (He was a) willing participant in a program involving the murder of Jews." FRICK (To hang).

"Chief Nazi administrative specialist and burea Interior Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia Largely responsible for bringing the German nation under the complete control of the Nazi Party, largely responsible for the legislation which suppressed trade unions, the church, and the Jews (He) signed the laws in corporatlng Austria, the Sudeten- land, Memel, Danzig and Eastern territories (into the German Reich) Responsible for confiscat ing (Jewish) property He had knowledge that insane, sick and aged people 'useless were being systematically put to death but did nothing to stop it." STREICHER (To hang). "His persecution of Jews was notorious The evidence fails to establish his connection with Aggressive war Jew-baiter number one (He) infected the German mind with the virus of anti-Semitism Incited the German people to active persecution He advocated the Nuremberg (racial) decrees As early as 1938 he began to call for the annihilation of the Jewish race Predicted that 50 years hence Jewish graves 'will proclaim that this people of murderers and criminals has after all met its de served fate." The evidence makes it clear that he continually received in formation on the progress of the final solution. FUNK (Life). "He did participate in the economic planning of certain of the aggressive wars, notably those against Poland and the Soviet Union (He participated in the early Nazi program of economic discrimination against the Jews Gold teeth and fillings (from victims of the concentration camps) were stored in the vaults of the Reichsbank Funk has protested that he did not know that the Reichsbank was receiving articles of this kind The tribunal is of the opinion that he either knew or was deliberately closing his eyes Never a dominant figure This is a mitigating fact." SCHACHT (Acquitted). an important role in the vigorous rearmament program By April, 1936, began to lose his influence Jan.

2. 1939, Schacht urged (Hitler) to reduce expenditures for armaments Rearmament itself is not criminal under the charter On July 23, 1944, Sghacht was confined in a concentration camp until the end of the war He participated in plans to get rid of Hitler And even, in a minor way, in some of the early Nazi aggressions The necessary inference that Schacht (knew of the Nazi aggressive plans) has not been established beyond a reasonable doubt." DOENITZ (10 years). "The evidence does not show that he was privy to the conspiracy to wage aggressive wars A line officer performing strictly tactical duties Doenitz did, however, wage aggressive war The real damage to the enemy was done almost exclusively by his submarines Consulted almost continuously by Hitler, when (he knew) the struggle to be hopeless he urged the navy to continue its fight Kls orders (were) already issued on Sept. 21, 1939 to attack neutral ships The evidence does not establish with the certainty required that Doenitz deliberately ordered the killing of shipwrecked survivors British naval prisoners were treated strictly according to the Geneva Convention A mitigating circumstance." RAEDER (Life). "Admits that the navy violated the Versailles Treaty The conception of the invasion of Norway first rose in (his) mind He urged the occupation of all Greece He endeavored to persuade Hitler from embarking on the invasion of the U.

S. S. R. He admits he passed on the special order (to shoot captured commandos) and that he did not object to Hitler." VON SCHIRACH (20 years). "Reichs youth leader of the Nazi Party and in 1940 appointed Gauleiter of Vienna Utilizing both physical violence and official pressure, he either drove out "of existence or took over all (competing) youth groups The Hitler Jugend placed particular emphasis on the military spirit It does not appear that he participated in planning wars of aggression (He) made a speech defending his action in having driven 'tens of thousands upon tens of thousands of Jews into the ghetto of the east' Bulletins describing Jewish extermination were in his office." SAUCKEL (To hang).

"Systematic exploitation by forre of the labor resources of occupied territories Voluntary recruitment was the exception rather than the rule There is no doubt that Sauckel had overall responsibility for the slave labor program He was aware of the ruthless methods (used) to iiaL rested by the SS and later released (He) tried to strengthen the position of the Nazi Party in Austria for the purpose of bringing about the Anschluss Involved in occasional Nazi political demonstrations Supported Nazi propaganda activities No evidence has been offered showing that von Papen was in favor of the decision to occupy Austria by force (He) retired into private life, and there is no evidence that he took any part in politics He engaged in both intrigue bullying, but the Charter does not make criminal such offenses against political morality." SEYSS-INQUART (To hang). "He participated In the last stages of the Nazi intrigue which preceded the German occupation of Austria and was made Chancellor of Austria as a result of the German of invasion Under his regime, Jews were forced to emigrate, were sent to concentration camps and were subject to pogroms As Deputy Governor General of Poland, Seyss-Inquart was a supporter of harsh occupation policies As Reichs Commissioner for the occupied Netherlands, (he was) ruthless in applying terrorism (He) immediately began sending forced laborers to Germany (He ordered) the mass deportation of almost 120,000 of Holland's 140,000 Jews to Auschwitz." SPEER (20 years). "Hitler's architect and close personal confidant Chief of armaments and munitions from February, 1942 His activities (Did not include) initiating, planning or preparing wars of aggression (He) was continually informed that foreign la borers were being obtained by force Used concentration camp labor (Was) involved in the use of prisoners of war in the armament industries (Opposed) Hitler's scorched earth program oy deliber ately sabotaging it." VON NEURATH (15 years). Played an important part in Hitler's decision to occupy the Rhine-land. Resigned (as Foreign Minister) in 1938.

Yet, with knowledge of Hitler's aggressive plans, he retained a formal relationship with the Nazi regime. As Reichs Protector, von Neurath instituted an administration in Bohemia and Moravia similar to that in effect in Germany The free press, political parties and trade unions were abolished Nazi anti-Semitic policies and laws were also introduced In mitigation He did intervene with the Security Police for the release of many of the Czechoslovaks arrested on Sept. 1, 1939." FRITZSCHE (Acquitted) "Supervised the German press. (but) had no control of the formulation of these propaganda policies Toward the end of the war, became the sole authority with the ministry for radio activities. Never did he achieve sufficient stature to attend the planning conferences which led to aggressive war.

His upeeches did not urge the persecution or the extermination of the Je-vs. There is no evidence that he was aware of their UOINO SCATTIIID AMICTIC A III A A I no RAIN DRIZZLE THUNDf ISTO'M Pat's Pend.Copr. m. Bdw.L. A.

Wagner Region to the Gulf of Mexico. This not Gulf or tropical air, but instead is Polar air which has moved down the east side of the high, been warmed by the sun and passage over the Southland, then turns northward to bring the Plains States and Midwest rising temperatures, as illustrated by the air flow arrows on the map. A cold air front moving slowly eastward from the northwest wiil bring scattered thunderstorms, showers and overcast skies to the Dakotas, northwest Minnesota and most of the Rocky Mountain States. will be partly cloudy and showery in Arizona ranges, and the Pacific coastal section will have partial cloudiness..