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1960 - Arrest partet artiste family: Through the arresting of 51 year old artiste Ludwig Kocka (Ludwig Kocka) on his way from Poland to West Berlin, the 5 members of the artiste family and the 29 animals were parted. Ludwig Kocka (known under the name Karah-Khavak -Karah Kavak-) has been brought to the Leipzig prison (East-Germany), but he does not know what he is accused of. A monkey, 20 crocodiles and 6 giant snakes were brought by the East-German authorities to the Leipzig Zoo. Ludwig Kocka's wife Irene, their two sons Ludwig and Anton, the mother of the artiste and two chimpanzees were, on April 11th, brought to West-Berlin. They were due to appear in the Circus Busoh in West Berlin starting at Easter, and they will now try to fulfill their contract with the circus without their chief of the troup. Photo shows Mrs. Irene Kocka with her youngest son Anton and the chimpanzee Moritz (Moritz) after their arrival on West-Berlin in airport

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