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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1962

Page

7

East Berlin Clamps Tight as Christmas Passes Restricted

Amid tense border controls East Berlin restricts Christmas passes toward West Germany. Neues reports Communist authorities refuse broader access, echoing the wall’s infamous history. Police patrol zones around Zimmerstrasse as authorities defend the cutoffs.

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Charcoal Shortage in Saigon Ties Up Troops

A Vietnamese press excerpt describes a Viet Cong campaign to choke charcoal supplies into Saigon, sparking a severe shortage and black market price surges. The strategy aims to disrupt civilian life and force political discontent while tying down government forces in costly, limited-value operations.

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Fragmentary wartime dispatches on Viet Cong ambush losses

Disjointed notes describe Viet Cong attacks on American escorts, signaling heavy engagement with two large anti Guerrilla measures. The fragment mentions a convoy being bashed with no casualties reported, reflecting chaotic wartime reporting and limited readable details.

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