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...part in a nerve-tingling discussion about Russian whodunits, and Alexandra Marinina will tell of the latest case of her heroine, inspector Anastasija Kamenskaja. When you get tired of pushing your way through the noisy crowds, take a breather and stroll from the fairgrounds to the pretty Römerberg square in front of Frankfurt's eponymous city hall. The plaque embedded in the ground at its center commemorates the May 10, 1933, burning of books that the Nazis deemed to be politically incorrect. Perhaps the reminder of those awful times will renew your appreciation for the book fair...
Even the major parties grew shrill in their attacks on each other. Last week, in Frankfurt's Römerberg Square, Socialists and Christian Democrats matched principles and lung power. As pink, plump Dr. Ludwig Erhard, the Christian Democrats' free-enterprising economic boss of Bizonia, started to speak, Socialist hecklers broke into a chorus: "Liar-liar-liar, we are jobless!" Cried Erhard: "I remain confident of the energy and determination of the German people . . . What we need is optimism, not control." This time, cheers drowned out the hecklers...
Secretary of State Byrnes had promised to help Germans win their way back to a decent place among the nations. In the guise of a small Christmas gift, the U.S. again acted on his promise. On Christmas Eve, in Frankfurt's icy-cold Römerberg Square, where once German emperors were crowned, General Joseph T. McNarney, European Theater Commander, announced an amnesty for 800,000 "lesser" Nazis. Purpose: to "encourage those who come under its terms to seek the ways of democracy...
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