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13. 02. 09. - 10:00

Hitlers airport hosts Woodstock anniversary

Adolf Hitler's favourite airport is to host a tribute show to mark the 40th anniversary of peace and love festival Woodstock.

Berlin's Tempelhof airport will stage a Live Aid-style satellite link-up with the US concert for the flower power tribute in August with bands Santana, Joe Cocker, The Who, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, The Grateful Dead and Joan Baez .

But the show's location has hit a sour note with some music fans.

"This airport was one of the Nazis' strongholds," said one. "There's not much peace and love to be found there."

Austrian Times

Crooks behind 47 Styrian robberies arrested
Crooks behind almost 50 burglaries in Styria have been arrested, police said today (Tues).

Beer quarrel ends in axe murder
A 20-year-old hacked his mum’s boyfriend to death with an axe in after accusing him of drinking his beer, police have said.

Churches make food and car Lent call
Church leaders have called on Austrians to cut back on food and car use during Lent.

Kitzbühel retains most expensive real estate title
The Tyrolean ski resort of Kitzbühel has the highest real estate prices in Austria, according to a new study.

GM Vienna jobs 'safe' as European cull announced
Workers at car maker Opel’s plant in Vienna will not be affected by massive job cuts announced by General Motors’ (GM) today (Tues).

Toyota recall in Austria
Japanese car producer Toyota will recall 19,003 cars because of accelerator pedal problems, according to importer Toyota Frey Austria.

Austrian oil and gas production up
Austrian oil and gas production rose last year, new figures have shown.

VIP ski resort gets social supermarket
An 87-year-old has set up a social supermarket to help the poor in one of Europe’s most expensive towns.

Austrian Muslim census begins
The Austrian Islamic Denomination (IGGiO) has begun a census of Austrian Muslims, the organisation announced today (Tues).

Foreign minister praises Ukrainian presidential election
People’s Party (ÖVP) Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger today (Tues) hailed the problem-free Ukrainian presidential elections on Sunday a sign of the country’s "democratic development".