ROSENBERGS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SELLING ATOMIC SECRETS

the-rosenbergs-2.jpg “ATOM SPY COUPLE SENTENCED TO DIE;
AIDE GETS 30 YEARS”

The New York Times
April 6, 1951

Julius Rosenberg, an electrical engineer, and his wife Ethel are given death sentences by Federal Judge Irving R. Kaufman for stealing the secret of the atomic bomb for the Soviet Union. Judge Kaufman described the crime as “worse than murder” and “a sordid, dirty business.”However, in a side head: “Political Hysteria Charged,” an attorney for the Rosenbergs stated, “I repeat that these defendants assert their innocence and will continue to assert it as long as they breathe….They believe that they are victims of political hysteria, and that their sentence was based upon extraneous political considerations having no legitimate or legal connection with the crime charged against them.”

The front page contains superb photographs of the convicted couple (see scans) under the title: “SPIES CONDEMNED TO DEATH.”The story is excellent and you’ll want to read this and the editorial again and again. There is alot more in this “loaded” issue including the latest Korean War news, a dispatch from General Douglas MacArthur, Israeli aircraft bombing a Syrian area in retaliation for Arab shooting of police.

This is the original and complete special rag paper edition sold for seventy-five cents by the Times, and produced in a tiny quantity (90-100 issues) for preservation purposes.  Near mint condition throughout!

$500

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