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Brandt's Victory Staggers West German Opposition
BERLIN — (UPI) — West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt, re-elected in an overwhelming personal victory that sent the Communists staggering, today pledged a continued fight with the Western allies to keep the city free
Brandt's Socialists gained support in yesterday's municipal election at the expense of Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's Christian Democrats, reflecting apparent popular disapproval of Adenauer's new ties with French President Charles de Gaulle.
Political observers said the vote showed a general fear that Adenauer was drawing closer to France to the detriment of the alliance with the United States and Britain, which West Berliners consider vital to the city's defense. Despite snow and sleet, 89.9 per cent of eligible voters went to the polls.
THE SOCIALISTS' victory was so sweeping that only the city's proportional representation electoral system kept them from winning all 134 seats in the City Assembly.
In a victory statement, Brandt said the result was "a destructive rebuff for the 'wall party'" — the Communists — and a "tremendous vote of confidence" for his anti-Communist policies.
Brandt promised that he would work hand-in-hand with the Western allies to keep West Berlin from falling into the hands of the Communists.
West Berliners, turning out in record numbers, showed cold disdain for the campaign threats and promises of the Communists. They gave the Reds only 20,887 votes, or 1.3 per cent of the total, for their worst showing ever.
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THIS WAS THE FIRST municipal election since the Communists erected the anti-refugee wall across Berlin in August, 1961, and the Reds sought to exploit the city's divisions. It was watched with keen interest because Berlin is the only city in West Germany where the Communists still run for office.
The Reds also had threatened "intolerable results" if the democratic parties won and continued their anti-Communist policy. Even East German Communist leader Walter Ulbricht joined in the threats
During the campaign, the Communists said they were the only faction that could negotiate with the East German regime for passage of West Berliners through the wall to visit relatives. Two out of three West Berliners have relatives in the eastern sector whom they have not seen since the wall went up.
The Socialists won an absolute majority in 11 of the city's 12 boroughs and a simple majority in the 12th. They even defeated Deputy Mayor Franz Amrehn, head of the Christian Democratic branch here.
BRANDT'S PARTY wound up with 89 seats in the Assembly. The Christian Democrats won 41 and the Free Democrats 10.
The Socialists took all 80 electoral districts.
Tau Sigma Honors Initiates
Tau Sigma, dance fraternity, will honor its new pledges, associate members and initiates Tuesday at a banquet in the English Room of the Kansas Union.
Allen Crafton, professor emeritus of speech and drama, will give an informal talk at the meeting which will begin at 6 p.m.
Brunei, sophomore, and Denis P Johnson, Merriam senior.
The new pledges are: Bonnie Butler, Lawrence freshman; Colleen Wright, Lawrence, special student; Patricia G. Shore, Pittsburgh, Pa., freshman; Janet S. Jacobs, Augusta freshman; Paula Chen, Brunei Town,
The new associate members are:
Gay Lui Durner, Bern freshman; Judith Karen Meek, Topeka senior;
Patricia R. Kirby, Kansas City,
Kan., senior; Roxy Ann Barnett,
Kansas City, Kan., junior; Michael
James Fisher, Wichita freshman; Judith A. Bengtson, Western Springs,
Ill., sophomore; Janet C. Alvey,
Kansas City junior; Rhonda M.
Johnston, Emporia senior; Lance D.
Hayes, Burrton graduate; and Joni
M. Kimsey, Lawrence junior.
Monday, Feb. 18, 1963
Faust's Damnation To Be Discussed At Humanities Talk
Erich Heller, professor of German at Northwestern University, will give the next Humanities Lecture at 8 p.m. Wednesday, in Fraser Theater.
Prof. Heller's talk — fifth in the 1962-1963 series—is entitled "Faust's Damnation — The Morality of Knowledge."
The noted German author and educator has published several English title books including "The Disintegrated Mind." "The Hazard of Modern Poetry," and "The Ironic German, a Studd of Thomas Mann."
His other publications include essays on Goethe, Schiller, Nietzsche, Rilke, Mann, Kafka, Spengler, and Wittgenstein.
From 1943 to 1945, Prof. Heller was assistant lecturer in German at the London School of Economics. Following this he was a lecturer in German and Director of Studies in Modern Languages at Cambridge, England, for three years. He then became a visiting lecturer at the Universities of Hamburg, Gottingen and Bonn.
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Archaeological Club Will Meet at Bailev
The meeting place for the Archaeological Club meeting at 7:30 p.m., February 21, has been changed to Bailey Auditorium.
Professor Frank E. Brown of Yale University will give an illustrated lecture on "Hadrian's Pantheon."
A dinner will be held for the professor prior to the meeting at 6:00 p.m., in the Faculty Club. Cost of the dinner is $2.25, and reservations can be made by calling Mrs. Hyder at VI 3-2979 by Wednesday evening, Feb. 20.
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