Word: walls
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...CAME IN FROM THE COLD. Espionage made grim, grey and as engrossing as it was in John le Carré's novel, with Richard Burton perfectly cast as the worn-out British Intelligence hack on a fateful mission behind the Berlin Wall...
...arrangement if it proved embarrassing. So deep is this reluctance, in fact, that Western authorities have been cracking down hard on Westerners seeking to assist in the escapes of East Berliners. Last week three West Germans who helped East Germans dressed in U.S. uniforms make it through the Wall to the West were rewarded with stiff jail sentences by West German courts, and two U.S. soldiers who were also involved drew demotions and hard labor sentences. Additional punishment: deductions of $83 a month from the new privates' paychecks...
...escape plan was simple but to the point-Heinrich-Heine-Strasse Checkpoint, that is. Winfried Zippel, 20, an East Berlin mason and truck driver by profession, would steal a construction truck. Then he and his pal, Heinz Trochim, 21, a machinist, would crash the Wall to freedom. It being a warm summer night, the cocky pair tanked up on beer before setting out. The celebration was premature: before they had driven a single block, a pair of East German S.S.D. (State Security) cars squealed to a halt in front of them, and a clutch of cops jumped out. Beery protestations...
...Hall (eight), continued their streak of dependable play. After momentarily lapsing into a slamming contest with Princeton's Bill Reed, Stapleton regained control of the match for a 15-12, 17-18, 10-15, 15-11, 15-10 win. Hall, undefeated this season, pressed Tiger Chris Mayer to the wall...
Each United Ministry member has a different formula for breaking down the wall of disinterest. There are members who put some faith in convenient, well-stocked facilities. An official at Hillel House claims that attendance at Sabbath services has more than doubled since they were moved from Hillel House to the more accessible Phillips Brooks House. The Rev. Joseph I. Collins points to the new Catholic student center, with library, common room, kitchen, TV, workroom, and ping-pong tables, as the cause of a great jump in Catholic Club membership...