Berlin wall endures as Cold War fixture after decade
A flawed OCR recounts the Aug 13 1961 opening of the Berlin Wall and its ten year impact. It notes Western Allies reluctance to press removal, the wall’s division of families, and East German controls. It covers pretext, wartime fears, and stalled talks among Big Four as efforts shift to easing crossings rather than removing the barrier.
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Deerles
West Berlin
Berlin
Germany
Shana
Cakurban Strells
Germay
Sistenze
East Germany
Lovell
Nikita Khrushchev
East
Briton who built a book empire at Blackwell’s
Sir Basil Blackwell, celebrating his 82nd birthday, runs the Oxford bookseller with a vast operation. The firm ships to over 130,000 mail customers, sells more than 10 million dollars in books annually, and stores 160000 volumes in a single basement. He notes growth will come, but warns books should not become mere merchandise.
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Timothy G. Smith
Oxford
England
UPI
Sir Basil Blackwell
Britain
Blinkwell
Sir Basil
Blackwells
Blackwell's
Basil
Summer hitchhikers crowd University Avenue in Berkeley
Berkeley youths and travelers gather on University Avenue, the famed hitchhiking strip, trading stories and signs from Denver to Jersey City as they await long rides. Veteran hitchhikers note both the appeal and risks while Berkeley police monitor the annual influx.
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Berkeley
Calif
Cal East
Jersey City
Philadelphia
Washington DC
Oregon
Anywhere
USA
United States
University Avenu
Rick Craft
Lawrence
Kan
den Denver
Post
Sait Craft
Tose
Kevin Short
Short
New Brunswick
Beatrice Patrameant
Faison
Nud
New Jersey
Miss Patnaman
Juaniter Bloodgood
Ball
Madison
Wis
Feiveiny
Richard Berger
Serkeley
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Iran
Willi Stuph
Jolily
Vialerieck Fhr
dAhent
Crata
Puoply
Crafe
University Avenue
Montgomery
Automotive Sale
Riverside
E.Y. Each
Thadie
Passingir Tre Guaranter
Saneahe
Sherge Pt Tetaned
Roem
Palo Alto Tire Center
Emerton & Chooning
Stete
Sas
FIA
Ned
Paice Fach
Sie
Slie
Oakland
Pleasant Hill
Richmond
Fremont
San
Iorg
Panesar
Daly City
Ford- Chev
Bonneville
San Jose
Bes
Nes
Antioch
THA Seweter Seed Padre
Maken
San Leandro
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