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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...forefront of the news. Urging that four-power occupation rule over the city of nearly four millions be ended, the Russians announced that they were turning control in their sector over to the East German government. Immediately, the West tensed and affirmed their determination to abide by the present occupation rule, which was provided for in the Potsdam agreement...
...Soviet maneuver seems designed primarily to force Western recognition of Otto Grotewohl's East German regime. Last winter Soviet Premier Khrushchev announced that any negotiations over German unification must be made with East Germany directly; the present demand appears to be another similarly motivated tactic. So far, the German Democratic Republic has applied no pressure comparable to that of the Soviets during the blockade of 1948-49. But if the East Germans decide to bear down on West Berlin--by closing the corridors or stopping free interchange between city sectors--then the allied authorities in Berlin may be forced...
...proposal is intended to permit future widening of the street from Michael A. Sullivan Square to Eliot Square. The lines would not affect any present buildings, but would prevent future construction within a 65-foot right-of-way along the street...
Formal adoption of the plan will presumably require amendment to present city ordinances which define rights...
John H. Finley '25, Master of Eliot House, suggested that the Houses should provide adequate offices for their present non-resident tutors, rather than increasing their number. "When the Leverett towers are built and the present Houses have a little more room, we ought to convert some present student suites into offices for our non-resident staff," he explained...