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...Stinks. Even in Leipzig, where Western salesmen have long met their East German counterparts on free and easy terms during the twice-yearly sessions of the famed trade fair, TIME Correspondent Robert Lackenbach last week found the citizenry pale and nervous, shooting looks over the shoulder before daring to speak frankly. At dinner in a private home, a wife anxiously discussed the letter she got that morning from Communist Party headquarters, inviting her to attend a lecture on world politics. Should she go? The debate occupied the entire meal. "If you do not attend, we'll have a party...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: East Germany: Over there | 9/15/1961 | See Source »

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