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Dec. 18, 1952 - German Couple Charged with having Uranium Block: Helmut Goltzwer, a Berlin sales agent, aged 40, and his 24-year-old girl friend, Gisela Nitzke, were charged yesterday with having in their possession and offering for sale, a block of pure uranium. The block of uranium measures five Square centimetres, and weighs two kilos, 600 grams, and is said to be worth 100, 000 dollars. According to the accused, they got it from a foreigner and it came from the uranium mine at Aue, near Leipsig, in the Russian zone. German police however, believe it came from the war time atom research station at Heigerlosy. The couple have been trying to sell it for a year - and finally tired to dispose of it to the Max Planoke Institute of Research in Berlin for 100, 000 marks. The Uraniaum was kept in the couple's flat for over a year, and they are now believed to be radio-active, as the box container was not thick enough. Photo Shows the lead box containing the block of uranium

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