Goebbels early letters fail to sell

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut auction house says the pre-war writings of Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler's propaganda chief, have failed to sell.

Alexander Historical Auctions said it offered the love letters, school papers and dramatic works of Goebbels for sale Thursday. Bill Panagopulos, the company's president, says an overseas phone bidder made an offer that was too low.

Panagopulos said he was disappointed. He says the collection, which spans the period from Goebbels' childhood to shortly before he joined the Nazi party in 1924, will remain for sale, possibly at a lower price once he talks to the owner.

The thousands of pages include Goebbels' college dissertation, report cards, dozens of poems, school essays and letters from relatives, friends and girlfriends.

Panagopulos had hoped the collection would sell for more than $200,000.