Word: lempereur
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Bond. Many of the American youngsters who have strong ideas about how "repressive" American society is are shaken by a look at Communist-style repression and the police-state atmosphere. Crossing by train into the Soviet Union was "just incredible," according to Douglas Lempereur, 23. "Officials searched everything-purses, pockets, belts. They felt around our waists and examined all printed matter. They searched every inch of the train. Spotlights lit up the night and the guards carried machine guns." Entering Czechoslovakia was equally chilling for Barbara Alpern, 19. "The scene was straight out of James Bond. A squat old woman...