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...some strange fate Helms rode in the car just behind Adolf Hitler's that day in Nuremberg. Helms would later become director of the Central Intelligence Agency, but then he was a 23-year-old United Press reporter lucky enough to get a glimpse of history being forged. For 20 minutes, Hitler stood beside his SS chauffeur in his special Mercedes-Benz, engulfed in the frightening adoration that he ignited. Hitler's car moved slowly; his bodyguards in other vehicles patrolled at the sides, automatic weapons laid out on the car floors. The bareheaded Hitler, so ordinary...
That morning Helms and a few other foreign correspondents had watched from the stands as Hitler marched to somber, rolling drums through 200,000 uniformed followers. "The wonder of this age is that you have found me -- an unknown man among millions!" Hitler shouted...
Invited to a "light luncheon" with the Fuhrer, Helms was directed to a nearby castle, and made his way to the battlements. "Suddenly I heard from behind me a throaty voice say in German, 'That's a lovely view.' " Helms turned and was face to face with Hitler, who had stepped onto the balcony...
...schools. But the second language there has traditionally been German. The historic role of Germany, however, is a troublesome obstacle to what Bush referred to as "making Europe whole again." Poles in particular have suffered from German expansionism, stretching from the Teutonic Knights of the 13th century to Hitler's invasion 50 years ago. To the extent that the E.C. becomes more unified, fears of a resurgent Germany are likely to recede. A strong E.C. could also serve as the core of a more self-sufficient Europe...
Swamp Thing, the plantlike hero of a DC Comics series for adults, is taking an involuntary vacation. Swamp Thing had been traveling through time in recent issues, meeting personalities ranging from Adolf Hitler to King Arthur. But an encounter with Jesus of Nazareth has proved too provocative. DC's editor in chief, Jenette Kahn, canceled the June issue (No. 88), in which Swamp Thing appears at the Garden of Gethsemane bearing the Holy Grail. Said Kahn: "We believed that the story concept would be offensive to many of our readers...