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...Pennsylvania legislature is similarly deadlocked over the method of dropping three of the state's congressional seats. Although the Democrats seem to have the edge in any at-large election, they are no more eager than the Republicans for a showdown. But unless the Pennsylvania and Illinois legislatures pass redistricting plans, 51 congressional seats will be up for grabs next year in a wild, free-for-all fight to control the House of Representatives...
...pulling out of West Berlin has quadrupled, from an average 75 daily to some 300. House-moving companies are booked for weeks, often months, in advance. To stay or not to stay has become the No. 1 topic at every Berlin dinner table. In 1958, when Khrushchev threatened a showdown in Berlin, it was considered cowardly to quit. Today most citizens agree with the businessman who insisted: "Any man who considers his family responsibilities is obliged to leave...
...Barry, shared Crosby's conviction that backing down on Berlin was the only thing to do. Noting that "ninety-five per cent of all traffic to West Berlin is under the control of East German officials," Barry asked: "To what order of magnitude are those who want a showdown over control of 5 per cent of a traffic, 95 per cent of which has already been conceded, willing to allow their belligerency to take them?" Barry's proposal on Berlin ("already an aging, dying city"): "recognition of the fact of two Germa-nys"-in short, concession to Russia...
...McCarrell's rebellion, Reuther growled: "If those fellows in Pittsburgh tell us to go to hell, then we are going in there in force to preserve the integrity of the union." Stung by the threat, McCarrell denounced Reuther's statement as "asinine," stomped into Detroit for a showdown...
...preparations for a possible military showdown in Europe picked up momentum. At midweek the Pentagon ordered increased training and a standby for 148,000 Army Reservists and National Guardsmen. At week's end the Defense Department announced that 40,000 U.S. troops will move immediately to Western Europe to reinforce the 250,000 men already deployed there in five combat-ready infantry and armored divisions...