They tend to be young married couples with children or young singles seeking freedom and economic opportunity in West Germany. They seem elated when interviewed by Western news organizations. As East Germans. they have been forced to live behind a curtain of barbed wire. barricades and fences. Hundreds of people have been killed trying to get over or around the Berlin Wall since it was brutally thrust across Berlin in More than 60.000 East Germans have visas for holiday travel In Hungary. It Is possible that more of them will Join those who have already opted for freedom in the West. What a contrast between Hungary and East Germany.