| Show East Berlin 1973 East Berlin 1953 East Berliners attacked by uprising in 1953 that was crushed by Soviet A RUSSIAN TANK U during the short-live- d stone-throwi- Unit and troopi the German Though freedom Is still remote Democratic Republic has high standard of living GLEAMING BRIGHT modem buildings of glass steel and concrete are all around Alexander Platz the “Times Square" of Berlin They make East Berlin a communist West Berlin Is a democratic one (CPI) showcase Just as East Berlin Has Become A Communist Showcase - BERLIN (UPI) Twenty years ago East German workers demanded “bread and freedom" in a revolt that was crushed by Soviet tanks and workers rose up throughout the Soviet Zone of Germany most shops has been without meat or margarine for weeks There were shortages of 3 million tons million of potatoes and one-hatons of grain Now 20 per cent of all men and 40 per cent of all women in East Germany are overweight Almost twice as much butter is consumed per head as in West Germany Ciast Germany's living standd ard is estimated to be lower than West Geramy's An East German worker must work 11 hours to buy a pair of shoes compared to 6 hours in West Germany It would take troops Today the German Democrat- lf ic Republic has the highest standard of living in the Soviet bloc and the workers have their bread But freedom is as far away as ever Thanks to hard work effiand ciency technological knowledge a nation ravaged by war and Russian reparations has become the world's ninth greatest industrial power 1953 On June 17 when one-thir- Just No Use Striving So Hard By DICK WEST WASHINGTON (UPI) has long beeh part of 3300000 that Ruth Farkas the nt ambassador to Luxem-ur- g contributed to President - It the American dream that any citizen no matter how lowly bom can grow up to buy an ambassadorship I remember once when I was but a lad my old grandfather took me upon his knee gave my tousled head a pat and asked what I wanted to be when I grew up “Shucks Gramps I really haven't given it much thought" I replied “but I reckon as how one day I would like to be ambassador to Luxembourg” The old man's eyes lit up “And you can do it too by cracky" he cried “You might have been bom on the wrong side of the tracks but in a democracy like ours that doesn't bar anybody “As long as you're honest and diligent and intelligent and energetic and make a big campaign contribution to the right presidential candidate you've got as much chance as anyone" Just how deeply these inspiring words were graven upon my twain may be seen in the fact that as recently as last April 15 1 was still striving to carry out my grandfather's game plan While preparing my income tax return I magnanimously checked the box authorizing 31 of my taxes to be channeled into a presidential campaign kilty Admittedly this gesture was somewhat overshadowed by the Nixon's campaign last year But we all have to start somewhere It now appears however that those of us hoping for a fire sale of diplomatic posts may have our ambitions thwarted in Congress The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is said to be drafting new policy rules that would deny confirmation exto cept in special cases ambassadoridal appointees who also happened to be big campaign contributors Under this proposal 35000 would be the cutoff point At present rates 35000 wouldn't even get you a job as a diplomatic courier The committee move smacks of discrimination and is certain to have a depressing effect on the national economy by destroying yet another incentive I mean what's the point of working hard all your life to amass a huge fortune if you can't spend it on an ambassadorship? What's money for anyway if not to buy the things you want? Beyond that it could lead to a constitutional crisis 'tffl fPJKL EP - healthy-lookin- g with shops meat sausage cheese and other foods the skyline on East Berlin's rebuilt Alexander Platz and rising production figures testify that East Ger 11112 the pre-wa- Times r Square of Berlin make East Berlin a Communist showcase Casualties Non-W- ar WASHINGTON (UPI) the four months since - In the 13 AmeriVietnam cease-fir- e can servicemen have been killed in Cambodia Laos and Vietnam and another two are listed as missing— possibly prisoners of war in a non-wDefense Department records showed today that three of the dead have been killed in the continuing war in Cambodia Hie two missing men disappeared in their Air Force F4 Phantom April 18 and the Air Force believes they went down in an area controlled by Cambodian rebel troops The United States has had no communication on the issue of missing men with the various forces in Cambodia and has no way of knowing if the pair might be held captive or died in the crash of their plane The missing men have been identified as Capts Samuel L James and Douglas K Martin The pilots killed in Cambodia since the Vietnam cease-fir- e also Air Force men were Lt Joseph Gambino Jr the Bronx ar New York The gleaming bright modern building of glass steel and concrete all around Alexander is 5 Although that incident followed the Jan 27 Vietnam it came two weeks cease-fir- e before the separate taotian was signed cease-fir- e The remaining two casualties were Army helicopter crewmen killed in South Vietnam in separate incidents in which their choppers were fired on One of these men was shot only went hours after the cease-fir- e into effect Officials have held out little hope that any of the 1267 Americans missing from before are still alive the cease-fir- e But freedom? West German Chancellor Willy Brandt told Die session of the West German parliament that ratified the good neighbor treaty with East Germany “Every death on the Berlin wall and in the mine fields is a bitter argument against the inner normality of the other German state" East Germans tell bitter wall jokes about the built Aug 13 1961 on the East-WeBerlin border to halt the flight of refugees “I only have 40 more years to serve" says a man in the Panorama Bar on the 37th floor of the Hotel Stadt Berlin I Hotel City of Berlin) East Berlin's newest and biggest hotel He means that old age 36 West 4th South Smithfield 563-623- 4 FURNITURE Sofa & Loveseat Reg Md Costello Chevy Chase whose A7 Corsair jet was downed near Angkor Wat years ta travel along the river to Hamburg in the west" East Germans still are risking their lives to escape last year 1245 refugees made it across the Berlin wall or the frontier with West Germany That frontier now has death strips with booby g traps — automatic maThe "death weapons chines" fire on three levels when a would-bescaper steps on a trip wire Victims are hit in the head abdomen and legs The wall has worked It halted the mass flight of refugees From 1945 until Aug 13 1961 a total of 36 million 840-mi- le self-firin- e The system allowed managers and specialists to carry out economic reforms and freed them to a great degree from the bureaucratic central planning that stifled the economies of other Communist nations Ulbricht resigned as first secretary of the Communist party two years ago at the age of 78 because of old age and bad health and there are signs that his successor Erich 60 Honccker is tightening centralized controls But Honccker who was hand- ment at the variety and quality of goods in East German shops But the party central committee meeting that approved the 1973 economic plan admitted shortages of men's and boy's suits women's pants suits shoes children's shoes children's clothing stockings furniture luggage leather goods cups and plates East Germany has made such strides that Russian experts have been sent to study East Germany's methods But East Germany itself has picked by Ulbricht is continu- been unable to solve some of ing Ulbricht's policy of in- the basic problems posed by creased emphasis on consumer the attempt of a Marxist goods economy to combine centralized As Communist nations all control with initiative and fled to the west The wall kept needed wor- East Germany still is plagued experimentation rigid planning kers technicians and scientists by shortages Plans come and with creativity orthodox Marxand still shortages of one ist theory with economic in and laid the basis for East go or another arise type growth German prosperity 65 women 60 pensioners-m- en Visitors from Russia Poland The “New Economic System" —may travel through the wall Pennsylvania had the first oil instituted by Walter Ulbricht in Czechoslovakia and other Soviet to the west 1963 also played a great part bloc nations look with astonish-- " ’pipe line in the United States '“Do you know the’ longest river in the world?” his girl friend asks a visitor from the west “The Amazon?" “No the Elbe because if you are bom in Dresden it takes 65 Modem Builders Supply whose OV10 obser- a st Feb vation plane was shot down April 7 Capt Jcrimiah F Cambodia May 25 and Lt Richard T Gray Davis Calif whose OV10 crashed as he was taking off from Phnom Penh airport June 5 Of the other 10 men killed since the Vietnam cease-fir- e Berlin le eight died in Iais when their Air Force EC47 was shot down $59595 Both HtaSarapm Some of your friends will be going on to college Others to jobs If you haven't made any plans yet consider a job with election GEQ&ftMD - d people where neither candidate will have enough funds to win the OdHiLD h- well-dresse- just as West democratic one over MSGSfflaDMsfltK® c Y Bid many too has experienced a Wirtschaftswundur an economic miracle that seemed inconceivable 20 years ago filling a White House vacancy For if the ambassadorial carrot is removed campaign contributions may diminish to the point 03-- ) 9Db®(p him 4226 hours to earn enough money for a small automobile compared to 878 hours in West Germany today's Army A job that will start you at $288 a month With free meals housing medical and dental care And 30 days paid vacation A job where you can learn iq courses Ta excellent instructors in good schools with the finest equipment around A job that can become a career in the Army Or in civilian life A job that gives you a chance to travel To live and work in places tounsts only visit Like Europe Hawaii Panama Alaska And with our Delayed Entry Option you can sign up within the next six months Wouldn't you enjoy your summer more if you knew where you'd be in the fair See your local Army Representative contact: Tbdayk Arm wants to join you |
