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SMILES AND CHUCKLES VALENTINE HEARTS Priced from $1.79 to $26.50 JUDY'S FINE CHOCOLATES Priced from $9.95 to $13.95 Shirt tale Hearts Reg. $4.19 Sale $2.84 Lisa, pictured above is proud to help you _—~Printed Foil Hearts Reg. $9.95. Special $6.74 Valentine Novelties & Glass Figuirines $4.95 to $12.95 _ ms WRINKLES (Plush Toys) Must be puppy love! 275197 FRAGRANCES Valentine Priced . . . Chantilly, Jontue, Lady Stetson, Jean Nate, Jovan Musk, Heaven Scent, Wild Musk, Sophia, L'Aimant Old Spice After Shave with Free men's Pen & Pencil Set......97 For Men. Giorgio, Polo, Armais Obsession By BURT CAMPBELL Publisher The Iron Curtain. Three words coined by Winston Churchill; a phrase that can send chills up a person's back, and which symbolizes the repressive natur$ of authoritarian regimes. I __ toured part of that “curtain,” the wall erected ne the West German city of Hof. A fellow publisher, John Hueston of The Aylmer (Ont.) Express, described it best: a barrier that “cuts through the countryside like some prison fortification run amok.” The fence runs 1,068 miles (1,720 kilometres) from the North Sea south to Austria, physically separating both East Germany and Czechoslovakia from West Germany, There are numerous guard towers, flood-lit areas patrolled by German Shepherd attack dogs, booby-trap- ped concrete walls topped with barbed wire, anti-veh icular ditches which make it impossible to drive a vehicle to the border and, in some places, strips of plowed ground some six metres in width which allow East German patrol guards to detect footprints. Our media tour originated at the American Army Base at Hof, in northern Bavaria, a few miles from the East Germany border. The 2nd U.S. Cavalry (“the oldest regiment in the U.S. Army” we were proudly told) is responsible for patrolling 220 miles (355 kilometres) of the Czechoslovakia border and 200 miles (320 kilometres) of the border dividing the two Germanys. A metal grid fence is used for most of the “wall,” but where it passes through or close to border towns, huge concrete walls dominate. U.S. Staff-Sgt. Charlie Moser explained there are East Germany watchtowers about every eight kilometres along the fence and a “small” reaction force of about a dozen Gaks (East German patrol guards). But while the fence or wall marks the physical border, the actual geographical and political border is marked by stone markers similar to headstones in old graveyards. The physical barriers are all located within East German or Czechoslovakian territory. Go past a stone marker and up to the fence and you're actually in Communist territory. If crossed, even by accident, the person risks becoming subject to arrest by the Gaks and an international incident is assured as your government goes through a lengthy process to-get you returned. Armed forces personnel at Hof are taken on border tours to educate them about the hazards, and to prevent a mishap or accidental border crossing which in turn can have an international impact. Families, friends and neighbors who once lived a harmonious lifestyle have now been separated by concrete and steel. In the 1950s, millions of people fled the East to the freedom of the democratic West, mostly through Berlin. The wall was constructed and border guards strength- ened to stop the large exodus. There are countless stories about the daring and bravery of people who have successfully escaped across the border. One of the best known was made into a Walt Disney movie, Night Crossing. It's the story about two East German families who, over a period of time, gathered large amounts of material which they sewed together into a hot air balloon. They successfully made their escape, but it was not without much risk and several close calls as they floated over the border to freedom under the cover of darkness. Until fairly recently there were anti-personnel mines mounted on the east side of the fencing which could be triggered by someone trying to cross to the West, or set off remotely by Gaks. Several years ago the West Germans insisted that the mines be removed as one of the provisions of a trade agreement with East Germany. Also, in conjunction with a visit to West Germany last year by East German leader Erich Honecker, the border guards have been instructed not to shoot those attempting escape. There weré 96 escapes in 1986 and over 50 last year. Over 300 people have been killed attempting escape since the barriers were built and East German jails are said to hold about 4,000 more who failed and were captured. East German border guards are carefully screened to ensure loyalty to communism, but some take advantage of the situation to flee the East. To ensure against the embarassment of these escapes, Gaks may never go out alone on patrol. They're Canada not neutral By BURT CAMPBELL isher Canada has no nuclear weapons and, according to the federal government's Defence White Paper, “Challenge and Commitment,” no intention of acquiring them. To deter a Soviet nuclear attack on our country we rely on the strategic nuclear retaliatory forces of our principal ally, the United States. We contribute to deterrence by helping defend these retaliatory capabil- ities, notably through NORAD. We live in a world political environment dominated by the East-West rivalry. We're divided on how polities should be conducted, society ordered and economies structured. We're divided on the value of personal freedom, the importance of the rule of law, and on the proper relationship of the individual to society. Canada is not neutral in this struggle. Our values and our determination to defend freedom and democracy align us in the most fundamental way with other Western nations. Since WW11, the Soviet Union has maintained massive armed forces in Central Europe, much larger than those needed for defence alone. The Western response, through NATO, has been to deploy forces sufficient at least to deny the Soviet Union the prospect of an easy victory. The principal direct threat to Canada is a nuclear attack on North America. To discourage such an attack, Canada and other Western nations rely upon a strategy of deterrence based on diversified nuclear forces. These forces must be able to survive an attack and retaliate in a manner that will convince any potential aggressor that the penalty he risks far outweighs any gain he might achieve. This country’s top man in Canadian Forces Europe, Maj.-Gen. John Sharpe, confirmed this policy in a briefing for Canadian community newspaper reporters in Lahr, West Germany, last fall. “We're not about to be firing nuclear weapons; it’s not our policy,” he stated bluntly. Nuclear warheads could be fitted easily to missiles carried by our CF-18 Hornets, but with U.S., French and British forces having the nuclear option, there is no need. But the fear of the Soviet Union using nuclear weapons is real. The forces of Warsaw Pact countries are “equipped”, meaning they have special clothing, to advance up to 100 km a day under nuclear warfare conditions. When an unannounced air raid drill is held on our two bases in West Germany, all personnel don nuclear, chemical and biological warfare suits (“bunny suits”) equipped with radiation detectors that indicate the degree of safety in removing the special outfits. Canada remains optimistic that if war were to break out, it would be a conventional war and would last that way for quite some time. Hence the decision to increase reserves to 90,000 personnel over time and to assign them specific wartime tasks. To meet our responsibilities to our allies, and to our citizens, the Defence White Paper commits our govern. ment to annual real growth in defence spending of two per cent (after inflation) for a 15-year period. If there is a threat to our territory, or to our freedom of action, we have to be able to defend ourselves and the federal government is acting to ensure that this can be done. THE WALL . . . View of The Iron Curtain from West Germany. paired with a partner and these partner groups are changed frequently to make sure none of the guards work together long enough to develop a friendship that could lead to a collaborated escape attempt. So how does the East German government explain the busloads of tourists and media and military personnel who regularly visit the border? East Germans are told that Westerners are so fascinated with life in East Germany that they want to have a first-hand look at it, even if it has to be from some distance away. They are told that armed guards accompany the Westerners, and that the guards must constantly be alert or those accompanying them might rush them, take their weapons and flee to the East. Visitors such as ourselves are also warned not to raise our hands or make gestures since the East German tower guards (who we could observe with binoculars) are continually taking photos that could be doctored to make it seem that unfriendly international hand signals were being directed at the East. Whether or not, as Western analysts have estimated, there are three million East Germans (one-fifth) of the population) who would flee to the West if the wall were removed is debatable. But the reality of the wall is not debatable. It’s real. It's imposing. And it's frightening. 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Landes-Grenze is the tiny hamlet located near Hof where the 2nd U.S. Cavalry is responsible for patrolling 420 miles (675 kilometres) of border. Two brothers live and farm in Landes-Grenze, but one lives in West Germany while the other lives on the wall’s eastern side. U.S. Sgt. Ist Class Willie Gabble says the two brothers can talk on the telephone, but they have to be careful about what they discuss as the East Germans monitor the calls. Sometimes the two brothers stand on hillsides in their respective hamlets and communi cate by using sign language. Aside from the arrival of media people, armed forces personnel of NATO allies and some tourists (mainly State-side itors of American soliders), the residents of Landes-Grenze go about their chores almost oblivious to the wall that has been a part of their daily lives for some 30 years. — Burt Campbell. / Hier ist wedereineOst "| noch eine Westgrenze. Fur uns flieBt die Saale. nochimmer mitten 1; durch Deutschland. | ann DIVIDING LINE . . . Maj. Wayne Stewart, public officer for Canadian Forces Europe, with sign Here there is neither an East or For us the river always flows —_—— eee * » through the middie of Germany.” Sign was erec- ted by West Germans at city of Modlareuth, which is divided by river. Bridge over river is closed to traffic. (RON CURTAIN . . . Sgt. Willie Gabble of the 2nd U.S. Cavalry beside stone marker that shows actual geographical b East and West Ger- many. iron Curtain is in background.