From the Sept. 7, 1972 edition of The Wayne Herald
Mayor learns of Europe's 'Flower Power'
How would you like to visit East Berlin, only to find out that you could be stuck there for the rest of your life?
For half an hour, Mayor Kent Hall felt like that's what might happen to him and his 25 fellow companions several weeks ago traveling through Europe.
Mayor Hall, who owns the Wayne Greenhouse, spent three weeks in Europe seeing the various greenhouses in the area and studying the various techniques in operating greenhouses.
It was kind of scary, the mayor said, explaining that for a period of time, he didn't know whether or not he would return to the U.S.
"The East German Guard had our passports, leaving us with no means of identifying ourselves:," Hall said.
Before going over the east side of the wall, the visitors left all their belongings including wallets and watches, at their hotel room.
