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When [[President of the United States (Other Presidents)|President]] [[Harry Truman (The Hot War)|Harry Truman]] toured the West Coast to examine the cities ruined by the Soviet attack, he recognized Blue Front as being owned by Weissman, a prominent [[Democratic Party (The Hot War)|Democratic Party]] contributor and worked out with him a way to honor Finch's capture of a [[Yuri Svechin|Soviet flyer]].<ref>Ibid., pg. 270.</ref> In June 1951, Finch received a letter from Truman, thanking him for the capture. He realized Weissman was behind it.<ref>Ibid., pgs. 423-426.</ref> |
When [[President of the United States (Other Presidents)|President]] [[Harry Truman (The Hot War)|Harry Truman]] toured the West Coast to examine the cities ruined by the Soviet attack, he recognized Blue Front as being owned by Weissman, a prominent [[Democratic Party (The Hot War)|Democratic Party]] contributor and worked out with him a way to honor Finch's capture of a [[Yuri Svechin|Soviet flyer]].<ref>Ibid., pg. 270.</ref> In June 1951, Finch received a letter from Truman, thanking him for the capture. He realized Weissman was behind it.<ref>Ibid., pgs. 423-426.</ref> |
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| + | By mid-1951, the situation in the L.A. metro area had achieved something like stability, and Blue Front started selling appliances again.<ref>''[[Fallout]]'', Ibid., loc. 708-723, ebook.</ref> After the war ended in 1952, business for the company improved appreciably. Weissman agreed to hire [[Istvan Szolovits]], a former POW from [[Hungary (The Hot War)|Hungary]], after he was released by the U.S. government.<ref>''[[Armistice]]'', pgs. 212-219, ebook.</ref> |
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| Herschel Weissman | |
| Fictional Character | |
| The Hot War POD: November, 1950 | |
| Appearance(s): | Bombs Away; Fallout; Armistice |
| Type of Appearance: | Direct |
| Nationality: | United States |
| Religion: | Judaism |
| Occupation: | Businessman |
| Professional Affiliations: | Blue Front |
Herschel Weissman owned the appliance company Blue Front in Glendale, California.[1]
While Weissman survived the March 2, 1951 atomic bombing of Los Angeles,[2] the destruction of downtown L.A. brought the appliance business to a halt, much to Weissman's horror. He had no choice but reduce his employees, including Aaron Finch, to part-time.[3] Thus, when an order for a refrigerator came by letter from one Mrs. O'Byrnne in Torrance, Weissman happily sent Finch and Jim Summers to deliver it, despite the fact that the rubble of downtown L.A. lay between the Blue Front warehouse in Glendale and the residence in Torrance.[4]
When President Harry Truman toured the West Coast to examine the cities ruined by the Soviet attack, he recognized Blue Front as being owned by Weissman, a prominent Democratic Party contributor and worked out with him a way to honor Finch's capture of a Soviet flyer.[5] In June 1951, Finch received a letter from Truman, thanking him for the capture. He realized Weissman was behind it.[6]
By mid-1951, the situation in the L.A. metro area had achieved something like stability, and Blue Front started selling appliances again.[7] After the war ended in 1952, business for the company improved appreciably. Weissman agreed to hire Istvan Szolovits, a former POW from Hungary, after he was released by the U.S. government.[8]
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