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Musician Sentenced in Germany to Three Months for Painting Swastikas

May 4, 1961
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A musician who told the court that he has no racial or political animosities, but “was simply bored and wanted to arouse people a bit, ” was sentenced here today to-three months imprisonment for painting swastikas on garden fences. The man, 59-year-old Alfred Nagorny, was arrested April 15, after painting seven swastikas around town.

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