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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Hundreds of East Germans toil day and night to strengthen the concrete and iron barricades around West Berlin, including hauling slabs, stringing wire, and clearing foliage for machine guns. Work continues since the wall's start on Aug. 13 to prevent mass breakouts, especially on anniversaries like June 17 and upcoming Aug. 13.
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NIGHT AND DAY TO
STRENGTHEN WALL
BERLIN (A)- Hundreds of East Germans are toiling day and night to strengthen the Communist barricades of concrete and iron around West Berlin.
West Berlin police counted at least 550 at work in Tuesday's hot sun. They continued laboring after dark under the glare of floodlights.
As armed guards watched, they hauled up concrete slabs, strung barbed wire and cut back foliage to clear fields for fire of machine guns.
Unseen from the west, hundreds more were believed at work in plants producing concrete blocks and operating a giant supply line of material for the ever-growing barricades.
The work has gone on with little letup since the wall was begun last Aug. 13. One of the reasons for building the wall according to allied sources is to head off a possible mass breakout on the Aug. 13 anniversary of the wall. On June 17, anniversary of the abortive 1953 East German revolt against Communism, there was an attempted mass break, the Reds reported.
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Berlin
Event Date
Tuesday; Since Last Aug. 13; June 17
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to prevent mass breakout on aug. 13 anniversary; attempted mass break on june 17
Event Details
Hundreds of East Germans toil day and night to strengthen Communist barricades around West Berlin, with at least 550 counted by West Berlin police working in hot sun and under floodlights, hauling concrete slabs, stringing barbed wire, cutting back foliage for machine gun fire; more unseen producing blocks and supplying materials; ongoing since wall begun last Aug. 13 to head off mass breakout on anniversary; attempted mass break on June 17 anniversary of 1953 revolt.