The rumor persists here that Heinz Spanknoebel, deposed Nazi leader in the United States, who is a fugitive from justice, is using the local German embassy as a hideout. It was previously rumored that Spanknoebel intended to sail from this city, but efforts to trace him have been fruitless.
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