The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 16, 1953, Page 8

E. GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER FALLS VICTIM IN. RED PURGE BERLIN (#—East Germany’sjer last night as an “enemy of the Supreme Court and 2 long-time|Naris murdered her husband, a Bed government held its purged Tepublic.” [Communist, was named to sueceed|Jewish doctor, in a concentration| 4 minister of justice, Max Fechner,| ct, "as. the first shakeup in Soviet Fechner. Her elevation was a direct|camp. Though also 4 Jew, she and\*? sedi @= «& death-punishable charge to-200¢ leadership announced since contradiction of the sofier “new their son escaped thelr attentions|Cemanding s anity con day and installed & bloodthirsty |o54 the "9 pert Tebellion ' course” ne ee oe Be ghar gpl mommy age re purge of Soviet’ | boos La y P.B German Reds. cnt ‘was To the West the demand vice'less than 12 hours after by Hilde Benjamin, Cabinet announced Fechuer's oustpresident of the East German radio announced ‘ar a et aealvectea®. Together they set olan as scar “democratize” onie by spre Page 8 “THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Thursday, J |top the Soviet My dehy My WDE? oe Georgia, Minister of Statel secu aor Dekanozov.'0f justice in 1949, she was raised/sentaitves of The ‘rosdeast said be had. been to the Supreme Court. Returning German expetied five tie Commanist per.itroms & trip ts the Soviet Unies ueation ty. Presumably he also lost his about that time. she claimed Sov-|table” and set set the stage for government job, though: ils srssiiet Jucties, wes” “decades ahead of fication and » single peace not stated specifically. jwhat we have here.” ‘tions."* |, The first blow in what appeared! Her career reached 2 fearsome) Grotewohl seemed to be ‘to be the beginning of the antici-/height in 1952 when for tre erany courting W West German [pated East German purge did not|months she presided at a seties'fusal strike either of the two most hated of “show trials” Cor mic acceti Peagetey Taner ‘Communists in the regime, Walter'and economic criminals. doe condeciont tus to Sie, goh-linnt Samy. a if it munism’s top man in that line. Instead, the first ax chopped down Fechner, 60, bald, heavy jowled, a former toolmaker, and a former Socialist who espoused jcommunism in 1946. Of all the top Communist clique, refugees say he was the only one who ever showed human sympathy and understand- ling toward the victims of the os tem he enforced. The 41-word communique ue nouncing his ouster did not disclose Pong of the accusations against Ye son and daughter-in-law oles were seized. Fechner’s successor, 50-year-old | Mrs, Benjamin, has been a ne SWIFT'S PREMIUM—Piece or Sliced RY liiocia . 39 CASH MARKET |i samsmenncec. 1c aiden a We Deliver Phone 22013 (FRYERS Ag A9c a ee ‘itn STEAKS + 59¢(= === = ie Pork Chops + 39¢| = ai Jc COFFEE =. 73c SWIFT'S PREMIUM CELLO WRAPPED | FRESH LEAN. CASHMERE BOUQUET WIENERS |Ground Beef i SOAP 3=29¢ 2 =. 35¢ Ajax 2 23cl bod = De te Pickles ~- a SUGAR 5» Id) potatogs| === 4 aia WMH REGULAR GROCERY ORDER OF $1000 oR MORE 2 CREAM CHEESE CAKE « 5 : TELLO | Catsup | — 2 >> ~ 2 mmm 15.¢|2em 3Bel LETTUCE Mé MARKET Bake-Rite 3:-69:|| =~ [5c 802 White St. Dial 2-7633