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On Sunday August 13th 1961, the eyes of
America were on the nation's capital,
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where Roger Maris was hitting home runs
number 44 and 45 against the Senators.
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On that same day, without any warning,
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the East German communists sealed off
the border between East and West Berlin.
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I only mention this to show the kind of
people we're dealing with - real shifty.
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Having been stationed in Berlin,
I know what I'm talking about.
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Let's go back to last June.
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Considering it was a divided city,
life in Berlin was more or less normal.
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It wasn't too much trouble to pass from
one side of the Iron Curtain to the other.
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Some East German police were rude and
suspicious, others suspicious and rude.
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The Eastern Sector, under communist
domination, was still in rubble,
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but the people went about
their daily business - parading.