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...cold and overcast on the Baltic coast. Rusted strands of barbed wire run over the sand dunes and dip into the sea. Across the border in East Germany is a vista of desolated heath, broken only by a squat Communist watchtower. Some 20 yds. beyond the barbed-wire barricade, the East Germans have hacked through the underbrush and cleared a strip of land 15 ft. wide. Later, I found that it rambled the entire length of the frontier. The purpose of the strip is to enable authorities to trace the footsteps of fleeing East Germans to determine their route...
...close the remaining gaps in the new wall. At the West German town of Schlutup, a legal crossing point, the East Germans have put on a friendly face for tourists driving into East Germany from Scandinavia. No barbed wire is visible, and the armed guards are stationed some 400 yds. beyond the border. A few yards across the line from Schlutup in East Germany actually lives a West German family. Two young boys wearing soldier caps play on the road, marching solemnly between East and West...
...Isagani Campo, chief of the 17,000-man Philippine constabulary, told both candidates that his men were nonpartisan and intended to do their policing job and nothing more. On election day, reinforced by detachments from the regular army, the constables avoided any suggestion of intimidating voters by remaining 100 yds. from the polling places-but they kept order. Civic-minded organizations such as the Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Knights of Columbus set up volunteer, nonpartisan groups to tally results...
...completions in 93 attempts, only two interceptions) has even surprised Bryant. Blocky (6 ft., 229 Ibs.) Lineman Neighbors, iron man in Alabama's sturdy forward wall, has started 26 straight games, plays both offense and defcase, anchors a rugged defensive line that has allowed opponents only 130 yds. a game...
...better candidate for water boy than for All-America. Puny (148 Ibs.) and injury-prone, he was an erratic passer. But Wright put on 43 Ibs. by stuffing himself with food and lifting weights, practiced passing until he could hit a fast-moving receiver on the helmet at 50 yds. The effort paid off' as a junior last year. Quarterback Wright was drafted by two pro teams-the National Football League's Champion Philadelphia Eagles and the Boston Patriots of the American League. "We originally figured Wright for defense," says Philadelphia Scout Frank Kilroy, "because of his great...