Yanks Freed: German Reds, Czechs Release Prisoners
Yanks Freed: German Reds, Czechs Release Prisoners
A total of five Americans are released after being held prisoners in both Communist East Germany and Czechoslovakia. The West Berlin four, includes a girl, are released after serving one year on charges of helping East Germans flee to the west. In New York, Vladimir Kazan-Komarek is freed from prison in Prague after diplomatic moves. He was sentenced to eight years on subversion charges. Four men and a woman sit at a table with microphones. CU Fredrick Matthews of Elmwood, Pennsylvania. CU Moses Reese Herrin of Akron, Ohio. CU Mary Helen Battle of Oak Ridge, Tennessee and William Wyatt Lovett of San Francisco, California. They were all prisoners for more than a year. CU Czech-born American travel agent Vladimir Kazan-Komarek is greeted by his wife after disembarking a plane. He is overjoyed to have his freedom. ECU Vladimir kissing his wife. CU of their five children 3 boys and 2 girls. They sit together in a room as one big happy family. Vladimir kisses his son on the cheek.