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Show 0 fiQzzaii Spy Game: The Name In Berlin s Is DESERET NEWS 'Blackmail' (Not: The Ministry for State Security, notorious Communist organisation, traps undercover opera'crs Nino Lo ,nto working tor it In West Germary, Bello reveals in this last article in a series ) one including Maria Knutii, a Berlin actress who stole many secret papers from r the Allies and is now doing a stretch in prison. Oddly enough, West Germany does not have tough espionage laws despite the fact that the country is drenched with spies in all fields involving an international activity. Convicted spies sometimes get as little as four months in prisr senon and rarely more than a tence. The Germans believe that exposure more than punishment is what cures a spy for good; there is some logic to this kind of reasoning. That the light e sentences, on the other hand, are a factor in failing to deter would-bundercover collaborators is quite evident. mini-skir- five-yea- defi-ninf- e Even so, its job well. Behind the operation is one of the worlds top spymasters a man who is known as without the shadow a shadow. Hardly known by name outside Germany, he is Erich Mielke, a genius who has rarely been photographed and who, like all supreme espionage bosses, is a stickler for staying MfS does ultra-efficie- View of the "other" side of The Wall, the wrong side of The Wall, houses the Ministry for State Security (or MfS) which, according to the best calculations, may have 5,000 or 50,000 secret agents operating in West Berlin. Its anybodys guess how many undercover operators MfS has in all of West Germany many of whom have been recruited through a system of blackmail. In Berlin today you cant tell the good guys from the bad guys any more be which plays tonic proficiency. This is why the black- mail gimmick works so well. Persons of questionable morals, refugees who have families behind the Iron e Nazis hiding their idenCurtain, tity and other vulnerables are grist for one-tim- MfS scouts. Once a prospect is found, a "tipper from MfS headquarters checks him cut, and then a "researcher double-check- s the tippers report. If a candidates bad conduct record gets a good rating, he is inveigled into a tricky bit of drama and trapped into working for MfS. Or else! MfS has apparently learned that blackmailed females are more easily recruited as espionage agents, judging from the number of them nabbed each Round-faced- , with a hairline already receded to the middle of his pate, Mielke is wanted for the murder of two Berlin policemen, a crime for which he fled Germany at the age of 23. After serving in the Spanish Civil War fighting for the Communist forces, he migrated to Russia where he underwent an intensified training course to become a professional troublemaker. East Germanys ace spy chief has been credited with inventing containers that indispensable to the spy trade have brought admiration from veteran security men and especially his enemies. A few of his original ideas, it has been claimed by Germans on both sides of State Sen. W. Hughes Brockbank told The Wall, were lifted for some of the SPEAKING OF POLITICS the party that he would make his deciJames Bond movies. sion by April 10. He has, he says, made' Mielke's clever containers include not to is that decision but ready flashlight batteries that are hollow and The Utah scene, however, has not yet will seek the U.S. Senate nomination, as announce it. still work and keys that can conceal a produced any political surprises of any most expect, or run for Congress. House Speaker Franklin W. Gunnell roll of microfilm. He was the one who magnitude. It has, in fact, produced surindicate Hill .sources Atty. has made no statement of intent either. Capitol invented luggage with explosive charges little of any political signifiprisingly Gen. Phil L. Hansen is "definitely in But he has sent a letter to Republican that go boom if opened the wrong way. cance. the race for the Senate nomination. But, members of the in which he One of his very best gimeraeks is the roll Legislature All this should change desire asks the and fast! with Mr. Hansens of undeveloped film which exposes itself opinion of his GOP colleagues to return to private practice and a defiLike, would you believe this week? as to whether he should seek another (should an emergency arise) to destroy nite problem in finding campaign fiThere has been a series of Democratas speaker or go for governor. term evidence. any ic confabs, involving anywhere from two nancing, this decision still could go eiwho reassessed devices are another of his Cummings, Veigh held few to over ther a Bugging quite way. people persons, his gubernatorial hopes after President specialties. To his credit are the ballthe past two or three days. And some But the names of Williams and Hanrather definite decisions appear to have sen still must be kept in the Democratic Johnson bowed out of the presidential point pens that can transmit a conversais holding meetings in the rural tion 100 yards to a radio car, the celebeen reached. senatorial candidate pool along with picture, to check his support. brated dictaphone, It would seem that, for instance, the those of Milton L. Weilenmann and Brig- areas of the state And the man most Republicans tell the microdot camera the size of a ham E. (Bob) Roberts. By weekend, question no longer is whether Gov. Calthimble. Mielke has turned out an array in the guberthis picture should be much clearer. you is the "front-runnvin L. Rampton will seek the Democratof espionage tools that keep West GermaW. Buehner Carl natorial ic U.S. Senate nomination. derby The name still most heard as a probcounter-sp- y teams forever on their to his announce nys isnt Secobviously ready Democratic the contender for been able The word is, as has consistently toes. He has, it seems, a new one every ReWhich the either. intentions gives is predicted in this column, thfe governor ond District congressional nomination week. John Preston Creer, former Salt Lake publicans some sort of record for "not will seek reelection. Thereis, however, candidates. But his greatest coup came a few quite commissioner. still an outside chance he may not run County ago. This crafty fox baffled his years to at all for anything. The odds appear be would a All is seem needed that senatorial the Democratic while But, enemies for quite a while by having MfS and congressional picture shows some few key "I wont run or Im running against this. statements in either party to dear the agents transmit secret messages in On Saturday, Dr. J. D. Williams, prosigns of jelling into definite announcements of candidacy, the Republican gu- log jam. Some of those statements will simple Morse Code. fessor of political science at the UniverEND OF SERIES bernatorial arena still is clouded in dust come within a week. he announce will whether of Utah, sity Utah Candidate Scene May Clear This Week By M. DeMAR TEUSCHER Deseret News Political Editor It is a demonstrable fact that, since late February anyway, 1968 has been a poor vintage year for political prognostications. What appeared at the time to be fectly plausible predictions based upon clearly defined circumstances have turned out to be loaded with political boobytraps. One need per- only remember the successive statements of (1) George Romw o ney run); (2), Nelson Rockefeller wont run either er (I draft me); (I(3), so Bobby Kennedy ("I intend to jump in New Hampshire didnt me) and (4), Lyndon Johnson above politics) to realize that this is not a year in which everything is just as it appears to be. pushed (I'm ' The House 'On Concert Symphony OUR MUSICAL WHIRL By HAROLD LUNDSTROM Deseret News Music Editor It isnt often that you get to hear the Utah Symphony Orchestra for free, but this is the week that can be your good fortune. As part of the the Symphony Utah O r c h estra will give its concert in K i ngsbury Hall at Friday Professor Watts, director of the University of Utah Opera Company and also conductor of the Utah Civic Ballet, will 8:30 conduct Dr. Wolford's "Symphony No. 1." Dr. Wolford is a member of the Ricks College Music Department faculty in Rexburg, Idaho. He has had a number of his compositions published by the largest music publishers in the nation. p.m. No tickets of any kind arc required. It's on the House (of Rockefeller). And it isnt often that you get three conductors on one program of the Utah Symphony either, but, again, this is the week. Maurice music director the Utah Symphony, Abravanel, and conductor of a performance of Henri Mr. "Structures Sonores. will conduct Lazarofs Lazarof is associate at Symphony Orchestra. Professor Laycock and the BYU Symphony Orchestra received nationwide acclaim for their performance at the recent national MENC convention in Seattle. Dr. Bradshaw heads the composition section of the BYU Music Department. BYU professor of music UCLA. n Mr. Abravanel has invited two Utah conductors, Ralph Laycock and Ardeaji Watts, to serve as guest conductors in the two other major compositions by Utah composers, Dr. Merrill Bradshaw and Dr. Darwin Wolford. well-know- Professor Laycock will conduct Dr. Merril Bradshaws "Third Symphony." Professor Laycock, who is director of Orchestra and Bands at BYU, has previously conducted and recorded Dr. Bradshaws "Symphony No. 3 with the concerts have been Two preview given of the program that will be heard in Kingsbury Hall Friday. The first concert was given Tuesday at Weber State College in Ogden, and the second was presented Thursday at BYU in Provo. Dr. Lowell L. Durham of the University of Utah Music Department is serving as chairman of the Rockefeller Week Committee. - Seven SEVEN PRETTY GIRLS girls (Bless em!) are giving a benefit recital for the Utah Symphony Orchestra Ford Matching Fund. The girls, all students of Olea Kienke, are Marianne Hansen, Julie Warner, Jane Stephenson, Jane Goates, Ramona Sorenson, Christine Nielsen, and Ann Stringham. The recital is set for the Orson Spencer Hall on the University of Utah campus Saturday at 8 p.m. The door fees, all of which go to the Ford Matching Fund, have YOUR HEALTH been set at $5 per family and $1 single admission. Their fine gesture ought to inspire all our musicians (including the members of the Utah Symphony Orchestra itself) to "go thou and do likewise." - APPOGGIATURAS Don Webb, who has been the Columbia Records representative for the past 15 years, is no long er with the company . . . And Herb Heidt, who has been the Capitol-AngRecords representative for a half dozen years, is being transferred to Houston, until Texas . . . Alben Bergs "Lulu recently has been neglected by the record companies. Now we are about to be confronted with two ambitious, complete stereo versions. Leopold Ludwig leads the Hamburg Opera on Angel, with Anneliese Rotherberger as operas most dangerous femme fatale. Karl Boehm n e heads the rival (DGG) team, with Evelyn Lear in the tide role . . . Elektra Records has signed Lucas Foss (who will be a guest conductor with the Utah Symphony next season) and the Buffalo Philharmonic for releases on the a series of avant-gard- e Nonesuch label . . . el Gram-mopho- Berlin-Deutsch- "Rachmaninoff: SymVocalise. Philadelphia Or- ON RECORD phony No. 3, chestra, Eugene Ormandy. Columbia 7081. In his linear notes to this performance, Mr. Ormandy tells of his reverence with which he and his orchestra recorded this symphony, which he had first done 12 years ago. It is the first stereo performance, as Ormandy says, of a great symphony by a great man." Listeners will be entranced by the nobility of the record and its fine production sound. , t by Brickman the small society ' 4-1- Wohi nqion ?(, l&Zic. Ine About Heart Attacks By HARRY JONES Nobody knows the trouble we've seen since people started jogging. It had io be the shoe manufacturing people who got the whole bit started. And it is time that Congress stepped in and took action. g Every pair of shoes should be clearly marked ; young woman who looked back nervously. When he passed her on the left, the young woman quickly shifted her purse to the right arm. But in the same block, a woman brilt like a cement truck a loaded cement truck watched him approach. And when he passed her, she must have thought it was now or never. She belted him with her purse across the side of the head. He said it felt like the purse was full of quarters seeing as how pieces are so rare. Did you know that it is difficult for a bishop to conduct a meeting with a black eye? How about a wedding ceremony? Another friend of mine, an artist, thought he would eliminate such incidents by jogging indoors. Not the gym, but jogging at home. He measured a route through the kitchen, across the living room, down the hall, through the den, back into the kitchen. It took him 97 laps around the inside of the house to run a mile. He didnt break any record, but he did break a three-minuegg timer in the kitchen as he swept by. His right hip got bruised by bumping corners on the "inside of the trade. So he had to reverse his field and go the opposite direction. His wife, Florence, thought, he backtracked to unwind. . The family dachshund followed every the whole way. My artist friend time didnt lose one pound, but they have the healthiest dog in town. 'i Once when Florence was entertaining her literary clt, my friend started his daily jogging. And because the literary women were there, Florence had waxed the floors. First time around, my friend yelled, The British are coming," because he couldnt think of anything else to say. And not one of the women smiled. into the room on But on his the second lap, he stepped on a throw-ruHe went through the literary circle like a toboggan in the Winter Olympics. When he came to rest at the base of a lamp, the reader of the club yelled, four-minu- te g. By JOSEPH G. MOLNER, M.D. Dear Dr. Molner; I know that myocardial infarction means some damage to the heart muscle, but you might explain acute or anterolateral. Would T.Y. this mean a mild attack? ANSWER: You are right in that myocardial infarction means that one of the coronary arteries has become plugged and the portion of the heart muscle served by that artery is damaged. In short, a heart attack. An acute attack is one which comes on suddenly, in contrast to an attack in which encroachment on the circulation is gradual. Changes in electrocardiogram readings will reveal this. There are two main coronary (heart) arteries, the anterior (in front) and posterior (in back of the heart). An anterolateral attack would be one involving the anterior or front branch. Both these main branches in turn have networks of smaller branches, spreading out much as the branches of a tree fan out from the trunk. The point at which the artery is plugged has a great deal to do with the severity of an attack. If it is in a large part of a branch, it is naturally more severe than if only a is involved. smaller However, I dislike the word "mild applied to coronary attacks. Even though they may and do vary considerably in severity and degree of muscle damage, one does not know the extent until the patient's progress has been watched and a series of electrocardiograms has been obtained. Every heart attack leaves some damage to the heart muscle, however minimal, and every heart attack must be regarded as a serious matter, with every precaution being taken to keep the damage as limited as possible. h The posterior vessel is involved more frequently than the front one in coronary attacks, but the anterior attacks tend to be more severe. Much heart trouble is preventable. Write to Dr. Molner in care of this newspaper for your copy of his booklet, How To Take Care of Your Heart," enclosing a long stamped envo'ope and 25c in coin to cover cost of printing and handling. vbU A f The Joggers Are Coming Jogging may be injurious to your health! Let me give you an example: A friend of mine, one of the nicest out of sight. bishops m the Bountiful area, parks his auto about three blocks from where he to Western intelligence According sources here, Mielke was last seen in works here in our beautiful City of Salt. public during the Leipzig Fair when he The other night he was jogging back to served as personal bodyguard to Soviet his car after work. Premier Alexei Kosygin. Needless to say, It was just at Mielke had a hundred of his own spooks dusk. He was o v e r t a king a guarding him. a vital part in spy game. cause a Red agent can be anybody. The MfS, though an imitation of the Russian which KGB, is run German style means it is carried out with deadly Teu- 18, 1968 Watch Out! four-yea- WEST BERLIN It's all nonsense. business about spies! said a touris "That film, Funeral in Berlin.' (this a distorted impression of our city. The only spies in this city, said the cab driver, "are the ones who watch the go by. Tell me truthfully, have you seen any men in town dressed in black trench coats with the brims of their hats lowered over their eyes? Too many people see too many movies and expect all Berlin to be one big playground for Russian spies. Ha! The locals here in West Berlin like to play down espionage. The game has no name. But like The Wall (which a lot of Eerliners dont like to talk about either) it s there. And sooner or later, like some kind of diabolical magnet, it attracts. Not long ago it attracted Doris Ackermann, who told a high court that she volunteered to spy for East Germany in 1962 because her mother and brother were given permission to leave East Berlin for the West. who received Miss Ackermann, a prison sentence, admitted she had had an affair with a married West German official as part of a blackmail trap. As her lair, she had used a specially equipped apartment with cameras and tape recorders, but the official reported the matter to his superiors when he got wind that soon the Communists would attempt to blackmail him into doing some espionage work. Like Miss Ackermann, thousands of other Germans are recruited to spy against the West through an organization Dont let the known as "MfS. initials, MfS, fool you one bit. It stands for what some experts claim is the most diabolically efficient Communist spy setup of all. on Berlins cozy Normannenstrasse, April OUR MAN JONES year by the West. There have been any number of recent scandals and arrests, By NINO LO BELLO A 23 Thursday, 8 Dear Dr. Molner' Nobody knows the agony of itching feet unless he has had chilblains. Feet itch when warming up after getting them a little cold. After 15 years of pills, salve, and everything else, I found the cure myself. Keep a pair of shoes near an outside door or other cool place. When your feet warm up and start to itch, change to cool shoes. D.H.L. ANSWER: Your is new to me. I hope others find it works suggestion for them. Dear Dr. Molner: I get headaches for about two or three days. Pills dont help me. I have stomach trouble. I get very nervous and my stomach gets upset and I throw up. I cant take anything for my stomach because I get these headaches at the same time. They are on the side of my head. I would like your advice. G.L. ANSWER: For headaches as severe as yours, you certainly need some medical help, although it might be simpler than you think. Id suggest that you read my booklet, "How to Tame Headaches, which you can get by mail send 25 cents in coin and a stamped envelope to Dr. Molner, care of this news- Safe! They wanted to put him on the entertainment committee. It didn't help him to run inside. Once when he made a quick turn into the hall, he found out that someone had left a closet door open. He found out with his head. It slowed him up long enough to get his head out of the new hole in the door. said Florence. "Sorehead, Wit's End: Howard Pearson had to give up jogging. He boils over after a couple of blocks. BIG TALK paper. i But besides reading the booklet, see your doctor. Your description includes all the classic signs of the migraine type of headache. There is little that can be done alter that type of headache starts, but it is usually possible to make them less severe, and often to prevent them entirely, if you learn the signs which show that cne is about to start and then take suitable medication in advance. Migraines are discussed in detail in the booklet, which is why I want you to read it as well as getting your doctor's help. Dear Dr. Molner: Is there any kind of operation to fix ones ears so they don't stick out? I am 18 and mine have caused me embarrassment most of my life. If something can be done, how would I go about having it done? Would I consult an ear specialist? I am so tired of being G.E.P. called "big ears. ANSWER: Yes, something can be done. No, dont go to an ear specialist, who is concerned with the inside, not the visible part of the ears. Go to your regular physician, and ask him to refer you to a plastic surgeon. Changing the angle of the ears is an operation which is being used regularly. - i'ss, ' t : p 1 t , - u' j 1 ! A "My girl's so dumb she thought 'Camelot' was a film about a guy who ran a used camel lot in Egypt!" From photos taken by Lionel V. McNee'y tor the Deseret News' popular daiiy Baliy Birthday feahjv V 1 |
