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October 18, 1938

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REICH 'PLOT' TO GET U.S. DEFENSE PLANS OUTLINED BY HARDY; Plan to Forge Stationery of C White House to Obtain Data Told at Spy Trial Here

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U S Atty Hardy revs case; recounts Eglin kidnapping and White House stationery forgery plots; charges Rumrich gave data obtained from Glaser and Voss to German War Office; involves K Schlueter, W Lonkowski, W G Gudenberg and Miss Hofmann; G C Dix charges L G Turrou framed whole case; Rumrich testifies on career and remuneration; established German contact through "Sanders" in N Y Times pub notice; Capts F Friske, E Maurer, and C W Hoyt of Times testify on notice; Griebl opens Vienna practise

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Notable Births

Robert Dove

1938Robert Dove, American lawyer and politician (died 2021)[โ€ ]

Robert B. Dove was a parliamentarian of the United States Senate and a professor of political science at George Washington University.

Dawn Wells

1938Dawn Wells, American model and actress, Miss Nevada 1959 (died 2020)[โ€ ]

Dawn Elberta Wells was an American actress. She is best known for her role as Mary Ann Summers in the sitcom Gilligan's Island.