"Modrow Says Berlin Wall Should Remain, Promises Coalition"

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"Modrow Says Berlin Wall Should Remain, Promises Coalition"

Associated Press (11/14/89)
Katzman, Abner

Abstract: Berlin--Hans Modrow, East Germany's new premier, said the Berlin Wall, though open to travel, must remain standing to keep out AIDS, crime, and other Western problems. "In our coutnry there is little criminal activity...cases of AIDS and drugs are virtually unknown. Our people are asking themselves why they shouldn't just leave that as it is," Modrow said, according to West Germany's Bild newspaper. Modrow, considered a reformer, also called for a coalition government but gave no indication that opposition parties would be a part of it despite widespread calls for an end to the Communist power monopoly.

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