Hans Kloetzel, well-known writer and journalist, died here today at the age of 60. He began his journalistic career as correspondent for the Berliner Tageblatt, one of the leading newspapers in Germany, Later he published books on his visits to Iran, India and other countries. Some of his books, as “The Street of Ten Thousand” and “India in Melting” were among the best sellers in Germany prior to Hitler’s coming to power.
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