Former Minnesota senator Ernest Lundeen's story of suspected sedition is back in the headlines thanks to a new podcast. Were happy to make this story available to republish for free under anAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives Creative Commons licenseas long as you follow ourrepublishing guidelines. The Communist Party of the United States of America had tried to recruit Walter Reuther, but was unsuccessful. Lundeen, a South Dakota native who served in the Army during the Spanish American War, served one term in the 65th Congress as a Republican from 1917-19, and two terms as a Farmer-Laborite in the 73rd and 74th Congresses from 1933-37 before being elected to the Senate in 1936. addressed the possibility that he may have been murdered. Lovettsville Elementary School, Lovettsville, Virginia. E. J. TARR, 1722 19th St., NW., Washington. If so why do it when 2 FBI agents were aboard? History rhymes again . Certainly, the fact is mentioned that before, during, and after 1940, Herr H*tler ran Nazi operations on US soil. too low for this hilly country. Pennsylvania Central flies between Norfolk, Virginia and Milwaukee. Why. Despite the limited investigation there is enough evidence to suggest that foul play was involved. Reuthers stance on civil rights for African-Americans and the social. ", Said Maloney: "I think the American people have been insulted. The crash that aviation officials deemed a " senseless accident " occurred when a helicopter flew too close to inspect the landing gear of the plane carrying Heinz. You assert your main cred. you're a CT who believes you had success in "breaking through" with your particular theory, and now, you want to define (restrict) where the boundaries are. The sensational charges prompted the Senate to order an investigation into the crash a month later, even though FBI director J. Edgar Hoover denied that the two agents killed in the crash had Lundeen under surveillance, and a coroners inquest in the county where the crash occurred concluded it was the result of a violent thunderstorm, a possible lightning strike on the plane, and possibly pilot error. lundeen, ernest, a representative and a senator from minnesota; born near beresford, union county, s.dak., august 4, 1878; attended the common schools; served in company b, twelfth minnesota volunteers, during the spanish-american war; graduated from carleton college, northfield, minn., in 1901; studied law at the university of minnesota at Senator, and two FBI agents, because it is not what you think. Among the 21 passengers on the capacity filled plane was Senator ERNEST LUNDEEN, Farmer-Laborite, of Minnesota. The Wonderful Life and Strange Death, 4) Parenti, Michael and Peggy Norton. MISS C. POST, 1739 Kilborn Place, NW., Washington. Why did the other, newspapers remain silent about the possibility that Walter Reuther was, Walter Reuther had made many enemies in both the political arena and in the, world of business through his negotiations for the UAW, and his social, agenda. He was very confident in his talent as a public speaker, Ostermeier said. The Wonderful Life and Strange Death, 5) Mollison, Andrew. http://www.google.com/search?q=secretary+lundeen+weeping&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:unofficial&client=firefox-a#q=secretary+lundeen+weeping&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:unofficial&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbo=u&tbm=bks&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wp&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=7694d34fae9de011&biw=790&bih=476, Treason: the story of disloyalty and betrayal in American history, Nathaniel Weyl - 1950 - 491 pages - Snippet view. The Civil Aeronautics Board had the last word in the matter, and it came up with a different theory. R. STAIRE, PCA observer, Washington. But it landed short of the airport, and crashed into 50-foot elm trees. The altimeter, however, had only been partially opened by crash events and the rocking shaft in question was still shielded by the altimeter's case. William Dee Becker (1876-1943) also known as William D. Becker of St. Louis, Mo. Braden was born in Dubuque, Iowa, on February 22, 1918. Senator from Minnesota became a key player in a Nazi plot, How a U.S. However, Ball could not hold off Minneapolis Mayor Hubert Humphrey in 1948, and retired to live the life of a country squire in Virginias Blue Ridge mountains, not far from where Lundeen met his untimely death. Senator ERNEST LUNDEEN, of Minnesota. The altimeter looked intact, even though it had been tampered with. loose, it would have left the high by 200-300 feet. Fairview, Fulton County, Illinois, USA . One victim was a NASA astronaut and another was the president-elect of a large physicians' group. Another Justice Department prosecutor failed to convict the accused seditionists after a wild trial that featured 22 defense attorneys filing thousands of motions and the death of the judge, causing a mistrial. The lack of a distress call is interesting but fits with what many pilots said about the Wellstone crash, that the pilots would have prioritized saving the plane over making a radio call. The fact that the screw was still in place after the crash, and was in a virtually pristine condition, while the threads that surrounded it had been obliterated was, furthermore, never addressed. Pip mentions that there was absolutely no sign of trouble reported at the. Inspection revealed charred aluminum in the brass screw threads. Or is there was, it had been put out immediately by the rain. He stated: "I've had very strong suspicions from the day the accident occurred. Among the 21 passengers on the capacity filled plane was Senator ERNEST LUNDEEN, Farmer-Laborite, of Minnesota. The story also shows how the Justice Department failed in its effort to punish most of those involved, and it was the American people at the ballot box who removed many conspirators from power. The jet engines were immediately stopped by the branches. My parents explained that there was nowhere for their families, to go for justice, because they feared reprisals from whites. My maternal grandfather was thrown in, front a moving train. My interest in Walter, Reuther arose in part from my experiences as a member of the United Auto, Workers. By Lundeen was an early pioneer in South Dakota, where Ernest was born and raised. There are a number of posts already on this thread telling you this, but you don't seem to be replying to the opinion of many who take issue with the tone and the hypocrisy some of his perceive as an "opening shot" in your thread opener. 12) Pip, Edwin G. Reuther plane had a flame out. Detroit News. (In this context, it might be noted that in January 1970, only three months before the fatal plane crash, the Nixon White House requested Reuther's FBI file The call came from Egil Krogh, a Nixon staff member who was later arrested as a Watergate burglar. After Rogge made public appearances to discuss those findings, he was fired. Ernest Lundeen 62, Minnesota U.S. Segregation left African-Americans in the position of feeling both inferior, My paternal grandfather was murdered after he was falsely accused of raping, a white female. Airport, Pellston, Michigan, May 9, 1970, Report No. He leaned forward, shouted: "The man who made that statement lies." Walter Reuther's jet had been cleared for an instrument landing and broke through scattered clouds at 400 feet. Capt. I'm not following you. Polis. "I can't talk about it. Its pretty stark just how much the events of those times rhymes with what we live through now, and continue to live through, Young said. A recent government report found it to be "outmoded" and "overloaded.". Nancy Beck Young, a historian specializing in 20th century American politics at the University of Houston who is featured in the podcast, said Viereck was on the lookout for members of Congress who were susceptible to his pitch, which included splitting the money Berlin was paying for the operation. Viereck was on trial, charged with failing to tell the State Department all about his activities. When recovered, the rocking shaft was bent, so the screw must have changed position. MinnPost | P.O. Rising from the ranks to spearhead the creation of the United Auto Workers (UAW), Reuther brought a special blend of unfaltering progressivism and efficacy to the U.S. political scene. With all of, this information being public knowledge and not to mention a sensational, story, why did only one of the newspapers (DFP), provide any in-depth, reporting into the possibility of assassination? One of the defendants provided security for Ford Motor Company. That is not what my research has, proven. Memo: Biden has document troubles, House GOP on the march with its agenda, A primer on the marijuana legalization proposal that could become law in Minnesota, My reflections on running for Congress to represent southern Minnesota. The report seemed to focus on the, altimeter found in the wreckage. I, believe that Walter Reuther was murdered. In 1937 Walter Reuther became the leader of a United Automobile Workers insurgent faction that included Communists. Thats just part of the story that MSNBCs Rachel Maddow tells in an eight-part podcast called Ultra that uncovers a series of seditious plots to sow discord in the United States 80 years ago. It was the first fatal accident in the airlines history and it shattered the proud safety mark set by the nations Commercial Airlines which had flown one and a quarter billion miles since March 26, 1939 without a single passenger fatality. But five years earlier, a question: was the 1940 plane crash and the death of Senator Lundeen linked to the creation of the atomic bomb? A National Assembly information official declined to comment on the possible meeting. Lundeen was also enlisted by German agent George Sylvester Viereck, because of his status as a senator and the perks that came with the job. But Rogges continued warnings of the fascist threat to the United States had an impact. He added that he believed the altimeter had been tampered with during the earlier plane crash, and that the two accidents were related. In the former case why were the only parts you posted from the article. I couldnt get up, and I lay there flat, on my back for a second or two. Victor Reuther wondered if organized crime or the Communist Party was involved. A wonderful guy, but he was for the war. Can you point to Senate votes on aid to the allies or sanctions against the Axis where shift of 1 or 2 votes would have made a difference? That only says that whoever prepared the (probable) two separate batches of anthrax may have started with anthrax obtained at some point from that flask. It is wasting our resources that we need at home and it is tarnishing our moral credentials in the world." As the court documents allege, the parent material of the anthrax spores used in the attacks was a single flask of spores, known as RMR-1029, that was created and solely maintained by Dr. Ivins at USAMRIID. This personality tranformation, called once famously a "trance-formation," was induced by the hyper-raumatizing, savage rape, torture and murder of innocent children in front of other children such as myself. You suspect "the MSM has not shown the integrity or accuracy in its reporting and choices of what to cover" re:the crash (among other incidents) but I see no signs you looked at more than 1 or 2 articles. I heard a couple of small booms, In October of 1968, a year and a half before the fatal crash, Reuther and, his brother Victor were almost killed in a small private plane as it, approached Dulles Airport. You can also learn about all our free newsletter options. and that this was the question that faced them. In fact, the impact of the thing, knocked me down on the floor, and I tried to get up and I got my arm tangled, up as thought it had been torn off. Farmers attracted by a crash found the plane strewn over a clearing into which it had apparently plunged full tilt. It was suggested to the FBI by one of its informants that Walter Reuther's anti-communism was insincere, and merely a self-serving ruse in his quest for power. The technician that placed the wrong pivot should have realized that the end stone had been "installed in an inverted position." This means that the spores used in the attacks were taken from that specific flask, regrown, purified, dried and loaded into the letters. The report was made public by the budget bureau. There were several unusual defects noted, 1) A brass screw was found loose in the instrument case. However, a bright spot on the arm in the area indicated (ref D) was in position in line with the set screw hole at the time the mechanism was removed from the case.". A driver's dashcam footage obtained by Fox News Digital shows the . Former Minnesota U.S. Sen. Ernest Lundeen was killed in a plane crash on Aug. 31, 1940. Why is, that? I found no trace of the supposed Kollsman or Barfield reports on the Net. Employes of the line at Pitts burgh said another of their planes was flying about eight miles from the scene The company report ed the pilot of that plane report1 ed the weather wasroutine at 3,000 feet and the visibility was good. 1940 air crash took a toll not soon forgotten. 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