"PEACE SALESMAN” PHONES EURCPEAN LEADERS. Abraham Pickus. Cleveland oil man, and selfstyled peace salesman, shown at his suite in the Hotel Commodore as he attempted to phone leaders of all the important countries in Europe. Reporters listened in on ear phones. Finally, after running up a big phone bill, he talked to a Signor Starace, who said he was secretary to Count Ciano, of Italy. Pickus told him he wanted Mussolini to call a conference among European nations to stop the war. Pickus has made numerous long-distance calls to European leaders in the past.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 July 1940, Page 9
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94"PEACE SALESMAN” PHONES EURCPEAN LEADERS. Abraham Pickus. Cleveland oil man, and selfstyled peace salesman, shown at his suite in the Hotel Commodore as he attempted to phone leaders of all the important countries in Europe. Reporters listened in on ear phones. Finally, after running up a big phone bill, he talked to a Signor Starace, who said he was secretary to Count Ciano, of Italy. Pickus told him he wanted Mussolini to call a conference among European nations to stop the war. Pickus has made numerous long-distance calls to European leaders in the past. Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 July 1940, Page 9
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