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Charles Lindbergh — Part 9

66 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: May 28, 1940 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Charles Lindbergh · 65 pages OCR'd
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THE OFFICIAL WATCH of Seer LONGINES Te Watts Most Homo Which . UNITED a sata Agar hcat ARROC LT: ba. When deel records must be warla ac- cepted, the timing organizations rexpomi- -omen of TF counties teeting the utmost on a match hove chosen Longines Priced 340 fo $4009, Longines Watches are sold cy authorized Longiner jemeter agencies Send for free Thatrated folder AON. WORLD'S Fath wit the great LOMGIMLS WITTNALITR Tome B Space BUILDING saSibiting tu AMERICAN MUS) of NATURAL HISTORY WINNER OF 28 GOL0 MEDALS [Rs 10 WORLO'S Fare GRAND ~ . @) PRIZES The most tstkedof baby in ehe UL 3. wae Charles Liad- bergh Jx., born June 22, 19%. 3982, Together they coascructed the artificial heart (ahew, ergés’) 39 Ke became inseresed in Dr. Adexis Carret's tissue experioieace in which chey demoosraccd for rst time io Copenhagen nm 1936. a a ee LINDBERGH (continved} Lindbergh's hatred of the press has become ao obsession. The corner windows of his Paris spatt- ment command a view of both the streecs on which the house stands. One of the servants is almost always on watch co report anyone hanging abouc the neighborhood. If Lindbergh sees 2 suspicious-look- ing passerby on the sidewalk as be comes out the front door, he scuttles back in again and wairs until the coast is clear. The address of the house is a care- fully guarded secret of the American Embassy and of the few friends who have promised never to talk to aayone else abou: his movemcats Of Jace, be has even been vioienc with pressmen who came roo close. In Moscow last August, Lind- bergh thoughe that che Secret Police “shadow” who was following hica around was a reporter. Lind- bergh rurned suddenly one day and felled the uafor- sunate agent wich a punch to the jaw. A few days jater ip Rumania, Lindbergh caught an overzeal- ous newsman who had climbed into the airport com- mander's apartinent through the kitchen window to an iacerview. He locked the reparcer into « room ot an hour. Since shose incidents have become koown, the “‘boys’’ give the Colonel a wide berth. Lindbergh's friends have tried again and again co change bis attide, co make him underscand that a reasonable amounc of co-operation with the press would smooth bis path considerably. Thar way the correspondents would have a story and would jeave him alone. He would not have to dodge in and ou: of back doors and service clevators and use the inou- metable subterfuges which he has developed. But acgumenis with him are useless. The Colonel is ada- mao. “'] will say nothing,” ie the only reply. “We have a mght to live our own lives in our owo way, and we're going to."" A close friend of his said re The crime of che century came on March 3, 1992, whea Charles Je, 35 was kidnapped from bis oursery. Police reconsrructed the crime to show hov aapper had cosered hover by 2 ladder. Sevens, days lacer baby was found dead in a clump of Senestions) Haupemans ceial war x Renan etreas mano was arresced 10 ESM, convicted in 1945 and cl cuted Apeil 3, 1936 for kidnapping the Lindbergh ae cently: “Lindbergh will not understand, even after all thar has happened, chat be isa goldfish. And thar the ¢asiese way ro gee from Page One ro Page 15 and regain privacy is to give the press all they want.” His reticence often causes the authorities, who are to kind ro him, no end of worry and croubie. The British Air Minisery and Admuralry had ro go two Btcat expense when he “‘d:sappeared’’ rwo years ago over the English Channel while flying from Dublin to Kenz. A relegtam to the Caire police in February 1937—""We are coming, Don't inform press."“— brought ouc roo Egyptian policemen for a wait of ryelve hours. In vain. The Liodberghs had flown co Alexandria inscead. He werries the Freach pelice The French police have done an exccaordinary job of proveccing him against annoyance. Lindbergh is France's best advertisement of what perfect sanc- tuary the Republic can and does provide for the harried foreigner. Practiced and astute Monsieur Jacques Simon, the Prefecture’s famous expert, takes a@ great deal of trouble with che Colonel, his grearest worty, Wherever Lindbergh gocs, an unobtrusive bicyclist or a taxi driver of the Sareré as not far behind. He doesn't koow it, but he is watched every moment. Ac Port-Blanc, che litle Breton coast town of which lie the Islands of [Ilicc and St. Gildas—che summer homes of Lindbergh and Dr, Carrel—pohec vigilance is uoflagging. Almose the moment a stranger arrives, he is accosted by a friendly but very Gre ittcle man, inspector Josselin, permanenciy as- signed to Lindbergh's protection. If a tourist, he is encouraged to leave a5 soon as possible, If a news- paperman, he is requesred ro take the next train back co Parix, The inhabitants of the acighborhood are dour and uncommunicative Brecons and consider ir a 4 “+
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