Word: bonne
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...campaign appeared to exact a heavier toll from Brandt, 58, than from Barzel, 48. Almost every day, the Chancellor spent mornings at his desk in Bonn; afternoons and evenings he was on his special campaign train, delivering four or five speeches. Then he would get a few hours of sleep as the train chugged back to the capital. At one point, Brandt seemed on the verge of nervous exhaustion; bags drooped under his eyes and the lines deepened in his face. Yet he never lost the magnetism that brought out roars of "Willy, Wil-ly!" from crowds. Toward...
...treaty is, in effect, East Germany's long-sought title to separate status and membership in the community of nations. By its terms, Bonn establishes formal relations with East Berlin. A host of other capitals are sure to follow, starting with the Scandinavian countries. East Berlin will now demand, and will probably get, the right to participate fully in talks scheduled to begin Nov. 22 in Helsinki leading to a European Security Conference; if that happens, the easterners will also join in parallel negotiations expected next year on mutual and balanced force reductions in Europe. By next fall, both Germanys...
...most immediate beneficiaries have been ordinary Germans on both sides of the border. Indeed, East Germany was so anxious for international recognition that it acceded to Bonn's demands for visible humanitarian results. The East German government eased the bureaucratic way in which West Berliners must visit relatives living under the Communist regime, and announced that any East German who left the country before Jan. 1, 1972 will be able to return without fear of prosecution. For the first time, East Germans will be permitted to visit relatives in West Germany for family occasions and emergencies?weddings, births, serious illnesses...
...implored: "Will you believe me that they've got it set in their heads that their three comrades come on board my plane without anybody being released?" Aloft over West Germany, Lufthansa's Culmann finally decided that the situation represented a "supra-legal emergency." Without consulting Bonn, he ordered the pilot of the Hawker Siddeley to fly to Zagreb and agreed to make the exchange on Arab terms. Moments after his plane touched down, the terrorists allowed Claussen to land the 727; less than a minute's fuel remained in the plane's tanks...
...repercussions from the escapade are far from over. Critics of Chancellor Willy Brandt, who is in the midst of a tough re-election battle against the Christian Democrats, charged that the decision to release the prisoners was a "humiliation" for West Germany. Actually, Bonn was almost eager to hand over the three fedayeen; like political lightning rods, they have invited reprisals ever since the night they were captured in a gun battle at an airfield outside Munich...