Word: hartzel
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...already unified," says Klaus Hartzel, spokesman for the East Berlin municipality. "And," he sighs, "we already have all the problems that go with it." They include stop-and-go traffic, a rising crime rate, high food prices, mass layoffs and an alarming influx of squatters...
...greatest resentment, however, comes from the West German takeover of a captive market. Western merchandisers have written exclusive supply contracts with East German managers that prohibit them from selling things made in the G.D.R. "It's a real scandal," says Hartzel. "The Western chains are trying to control the market and drive up the prices. So the food prices here, where the average salary is $600 a month, are higher than in West Berlin, where the average is $1,379. That just isn't right...
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