WHEN the most hated person in the history of mankind dies, the typesetter can reach for the lead type that weighs a kilo apiece. The headline fills out nicely. That is, off course, because of the compact last name of Adolf in combination with the word Dead. The Stars and Stripes was the newspaper for GI’s. The headline with the underlines reads like some beatnik poem:

Hitler Dead /
Fuehrer Fell at CP /
German Radio Says /
Doenitz at Helm /
Vows War Will Continue /