Word: leipzig
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...majestic than they might have been. Though East German churchmen had invited 850 Western colleagues to the ceremonies, the government granted visas to only 217. It prevented a huge "Christian witness" rally that the churches had planned, by refusing to approve the use of a suitable auditorium in nearby Leipzig. Western visitors, moreover, were not allowed to travel outside the Wittenberg area, occasioning a signed protest from several Christian delegates, among them, World Council of Churches' General Secretary Eugene Carson Blake, declaring that they might not have attended the observances at all "had they known of this restriction...
When they packed up their displays at the end of this month's Leipzig trade fair, most East German companies found themselves with virtually empty order books. One state-owned company had an altogether different problem. The famed Meissen chinaworks, which was the hit of the show, wound up with six months' worth of new business. The company's popularity was so striking that its managers were already finding it embarrassing; the "People's Own Plant, State China Manufactory, Meissen" had been running far behind in filling orders even before the trade fair began...
...back into a trigger man, with the boys in London calling the shots. He refuses, so they rig up a series of schemes, including the kidnaping of his son, to break down his resistance. When Sinatra is told that his son has been killed he finally goes to Leipzig to carry out the assignment-and then learns that, all along, he has been the biggest marionette in a puppet play...
...arguing that anyone who criticized indulgences was guilty of heresy. Initially willing to accept a final verdict from Rome, Luther began to insist on Scriptural proof that he was wrong-and even questioned papal authority over purgatory. During an 18-day debate in 1519 with Theologian John Eck at Leipzig, Luther blurted out: "A council may sometimes err. Neither the church nor the Pope can establish articles of faith. These must come from Scripture." Instead of offering him Biblical proof, Pope Leo X issued a bull demanding Luther's recanting-on pain of excommunication-that began: "Arise, O Lord...
West Germany, which still does not recognize Ulbricht's government diplomatically, is all in favor of stepping up trade. Economics Minister Karl Schiller last month urged West German businessmen to attend the Leipzig Fair. Bonn later adopted a Schiller proposal for expanded credit guarantees to West German firms trading with East Germany. Finally, Bonn has put off for a year-until June 30, 1968-the repayment deadline for some $100 million in trade deficits already owed by East Germany...