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Car trunk smuggling by U S soldiers ends in court martial
In Berlin a crying child foiled a smuggling attempt by two U S soldiers to move a German family to the West in a car with U S plates. Pfc. Austin Stockman and Pfc. David Pearce were court-martialed, stripped of rank, and sentenced to hard labor. The plan, tied to West Berlin law students, involved a draw from East Germany and violated allied controls on crossing through Berlin.
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