European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 04, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse Memories of the anschluss by Tom Pended Toast a staff writer As former austrian chancello Kurt von looks Back 25 Yean into history his face flinches wit the a Norles. The Man Hitler personally persecuted it now 68 end a professor of political science at St. Loung in Lenity at 8t Louis to despite seven rears of imprisonment and Turtur by the Gestapo he looks More like of has not been easy on me he mid to a ran interview. I Don t like to talk toot to with anyone in fact i am a fanatical believer to years a of la 1938, nazi Ger Many invaded his Homeland and Schuschu miss resigned la a nun Oil National radio address implore Lotf god protect by Hub before. He had taken his fight to prevent a just i planned Stu Cju politics onion of Germany and Austria direct to Dar a tar. We mat at Berchtesgaden and Hitler was Adamant Schuschnigg said. He told me that either Austria would let him take Over peacefully or a would take it by Force. He was raving mad at my when Hitler struck he ordered Schuschnigg held in protective custody Schuschnigg does t like to think about thaw years be said. But recently he went to the St Lou i Library to read old news papers from those tempestuous even saw stories reporting my death he said. Moat of the reporting concern ing my imprisonment appeared to be leaked by the Gestapo and was almost All stories Vorher reporters were present were Haat Nad terror tactics practice against him during what he called seven years of Helt and those practice by some communist nations appear identical. Think tace ruts Ana started it first during their revolution and the Gestapo merely amplified Schwach Ninfi Blue eyes flashed behind his glasses and Hla unlined face twitched when a recalled those prison Days. 1 remember the old Metropole hotel i Vienna which was Gestapo head quarters a Asod. I spent 17 month there thy had Calls in tha Auvy and basement and offices on floors Between. But the Aillet bombed it during the War fwd now Only a plaque while imprisoned in Vienna he married. By proxy the late countess Vera Fugger on Babeth Tusen the nazis later impel one her with Schuschnigg in Munich where their daughter. Sissy was born. Ill never forget when they Kurt von Schuschnigg in to dreaded extermination Camp for political prisoners and jews. Just before american troops arrived a British prisoner showed me a typed and signed execution order for me and my family. But we were saved at the lastminute.1 Schuschu luf 4s through As a poll can. I regret nothing but a happened Al though Itofe has not been easy on me. I Don t Ever intend to get into politics fact i have sworn i never Wilt he said he liked teaching at St. Louis University and beamed at the thought of students he had taught Over a last i years. Just think Eva taught four generations of american College students fou full he plans to retire soon. I May do some writing but not my Memoir to he said. In my profession people always have things to do. T am Happy in St. Louis but each summer Sissy and i go to Austria. I am Happy and con tented. I Nup Potzl i am basically mostly Schuschnigg is trying to live a Normal life and to assure the same for his pretty Honey blonde daughter. As for the past the years go fast resold. Twenty Tulve years is e Long Lime i m not trying to put what happened oui of my mind hut Limp tins a Way of fading on Bridge North Seoul vulnerable North North ats 99 a � ass War East West pus piss to 9 aids 310th aft South � k10s k814 k7 j j81hortli East South a 4 1 it it pass 3nt Tut Pas opening Lead Jack of 4 confronted with in apparently a Pele cause South devised Vry nent end Olav to bring Homo his contract. The three no Trump contract was distinctly on the aggressive the and. Tho both players stretched their values. North is perhaps met to Blume. His raise to two no Trump with 14 rather 14 Barren Point and completely even distribution was definitely against to Odds. For reasons Best known to Bun sett. West ignored his partners of Oresti and opened the Jack of diamonds instead of a Spade. Theace was played Frai Dummy which felled East s Lone Queen Declarer saw that he was Era fronted with a Lone shot once he must find the hearts a Elded three three As Wells to Queen of dubs on Side his or i move was to play the Queen of hearts from Dummy which East covered with the Normal procedure b the lat Ter would be to come Buck with a Hean. Declarer to find h i own Way however. East had own doing some card placing. The bidding Hud marked South with the Kina of s hides mid. In the basis of a int hurl the in flit Piny it to Eust that his opponent Ulso held Thi Kin of i Simonds ii was not Likely Hen Whitt he Ulso Hud Thea of clubs Tor. With 13 Mph Cord Points his proper initial response would have been two no Trump. East accordingly Akitt to Small club in cart a to build up tricks for i Side in that suit. West re Yed the Ace and continued the suit. Sooth however withstood the tempt told to finesse North s ten of clubs and went up with the Kin. It appeared unlikely to him that Eust would attack this suit unless head an Honor in which raw an end play we in the offing provided that South Reutner Iii Jack of led to his King of Chi monds and then ran the the suit broke evenly Dun. My a tone heart was cashed Aifiti Thun n Small Spade was led. Eust was obliged to put up the Jackin ardor to Force out South s King of fundis. To Jam it n pro Cebu cd Lon Tou Viva is i i k of clubs. East Vas in with the Qiu i n . And a Fhyr club he Hir Loli and Wuy trim i take of the four Cun Lons mount plat us. Lake Bolenz Gran Elwald the Bernese Oberland Lake of Thun and Berne. Departures begin May 5. Swiss austrian and italia flakes in 13 Days $223. With departures several times monthly beginning May a visits St. Gall Lake Constance Feld kerch the Arlberg pass Innsbruck Salz Burg. Lynx along the Danube to Vienna the Glog Gnu piss to semmerling. The River Mur Gral Wol Berg Klagenfurt a Lalachand Llenza. Details on the above Tours Are available from Tou Ropa travel service. 25-27 Escher Helmeland sir. Frankfurt phone 550 m. Spa1n-based yanks Are invited to participate in an air to from Madrid to Rome. Dotes Are april 15-30. The fee la m2j& there l an optional Opportunity to visit Naples and Pompeii the fee includes round trip fare hotel half pension extensive and an audience with Pope John Xxiii. Details Are available from sen ice clubs located at Torrejon. San Pablo Moron and Zara from Zanzani travel Agency Aperlado 13260. Madrid n easter weekend Black Forest tour from Early saturday morning through sunday evening is scheduled for apr 13-14 Tat Tram american installations in we Baden. Rhine main. Heldaz Seiw of cers wives club flu Pon ran air tour t. London from Stuttgart from april 25-a the of t. A will include round trip fare frs Clau acmmla.T, we. Two conducted a Urso London. Gud s International Banc its my just 1 la than Xhu Shilor Relin a new 19 i ? " creative taunts. Of to is countries will display their thursday april 4, 1963
