For Austria, A Tough Choice On What To Do With Hitler's Birthplace

"The question of what to do with Adolf Hitler's birth house has plagued his home country of Austria for decades."

"If it were up to the government in Vienna, authorities would simply tear it down. That's what Germany did more than a quarter-century ago to the Berlin bunker where Hitler committed suicide in 1945. The site is now covered by a parking lot, with a plain plaque providing the only hint of what used to be there."

"But many Austrians disagree with taking that approach to Hitler's birth house, including some residents of the Fuehrer's hometown, Braunau am Inn, near Salzburg."

"'It's a hot topic,' says Barbara Ebener, editorial director at the local weekly newspaper, BezirksRundschau. 'If this house is torn down, people don't want it left empty. And if it isn't left empty, the question is — will what goes up there instead be acceptable?'"