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October 7, 1950

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THE LORD MAYOR OF WEST BERLIN.

Joseph Wechsberg

REPORTER AT LARGE about observing the Lord Mayor of West Berlin, Ernst Reuter at work. Background of the city's administration; and what has been …

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