POSTED GERMAN GIRL TO AMERICA
FRANKFURT, Oct. 2. An Amcrican Airlincs ropTcscntative, Mr. William Wariug, nat ou a largu box bcariug air transport to New York| at tlie Erankfurl airport. He notieod it v\as warmer tlian tlie other boxea and invenligated, ihiding inside a 21-year-old blonde Germau girl, JDoris von Knoblock, w-earing oulv skirt, soeka i and brasHiere. The box had been Jeft i sealod by tlie girl 'a American boy ' fuend, whoni tho authoritie.i have not j yet located. He had poaled her to the I'nited Slatea. Mr. VVaring aaid the aircraft would have croased the Atlantic at a height oJ 1 (),()()() l'eet, aud tlie girl would have fre/,en to death. The girl climbed into tlie box in Danuatudt yealerday and the Jid was arranged ao that she could acrew il (lowu from tlrj inside. llor aweethearl carletl the box from Harmstadt U Erankfurt. Doris reniained insid* (I. rough the nighl and was in the box j f( r 2u liours before she was discovered j She I'ouiid the box too warui this morn ! ing and could not shift Ihe lid ix'cause another box had been plac-ed on top. So she took ol'f her sweater, blouse and slioes. Siie had four slices of blacli liread and a small jar of tea.
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Chronicle (Levin), 4 October 1947, Page 2
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