An unconfirmed report prevalent here is to the effect that Walter Schaeffer, Chief Engineer of the Reich Radio, and his wife, have committed suicide.
According to a report in the “Voelkischer Beobachter” on March 15, Schaeffer, who was an Jew had been dismissed from his post and forbidden to re-enter the radio station again.
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