European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes March 1948 Center of Gayety shifts from Montparnasse by Dudley Harmon Paris the opinion erf Center of prewar left Bank is worse than according to artists and it has become the once Bohemia District on the Edge of the latin Quarter is considered Stuffy to the and other famous cafes have changed Middle aged parisians and family groups from the country now Dine where Ernest Hemingway and bearded painters held the one time crowded Terrace of the dome is often empty now be cause of the soaring prices of pos world War ii intellectuals have filtered Down the streets from Montparnasse and established themselves in a new nearer the Seine than Montc is dominated by the Church of Germain Des with its medieval Picas sos Home and the studio of Ray mond Duncan Are in the the american writers Tennessee Williams and Carson Mccullers live the prewar tradition of Long Beard and Corduroy jackets in the new area and american is heard As often conservative residents complain about the inflow of followers of two new philosophies and aesthetic movements existentialism and the  Are led by Jeanpaul whose apart ment overlooks Germain his followers have established their own the around the the expressionists also Are talking of setting up a nightclub and Are designing a costume supposed to r gradual improvement reported in Europe editors note following is the second of two instalments of a report based on a of present economic conditions in by the associated press the following situation found to prevail in other euro Pean countries the Netherlands fuel and health conditions were described As with the food ration maintained calories country got through the Winter better than most others on the the Standard of living prices and Many essentials came off the ration crops improved Many essentials were in the death rate Spain lower food prices doctors claim Flower secret doctor Brothers at Paterson claim they found a secret solution that null keep Flowers fresh they say they have been work ing for 20 years with believed similar to those used by the ancient egyptians preserving according to the Philip and Sidney use of their solution maintains the cell Structure of Flowers and pre serves their form and Tex Ture they admit the Flower loses its the solution is to be put on Public the Brothers believe it May end the artificial Flower a Young Man can buy r Flowers for girl and never need buy any according to the moreover the bridal bouquet May be preserved Imd used 50 years the Golden Celebration years March forces occupy Al Huettar in Central Tunisia but further operations hampered by heavy March 1944 russian troops Cross Dnieper on 31mile front and retake 200 March 1945 land on Panay is virtually without loss and establish a beachhead within even Miles of the March 1s46 a c47 army transport explodes crashes during a snowstorm in the Sierra Nevada mountains killing 24 end two Crew March 1947 the fourth and lost Bridge be tween the old and new parts of Bremen collapses under pressure of huge ice and swollen Weser River brightened the economic Winder Rains assured Good the nation looked o credits for much needed farm machinery and transportation health conditions were said to have russian people were reported eating better than since beginning of the War under inc new de rationing in creased agricultural planting arid favourable Winter weather led to Hopes for an excellent crop this Coal production was above prewar standards and health and morale were have in food Outlook was brighter than it had been for although ration ing imports of Grain Russia and meat from Poland and Hungary were expected to safeguard the nation food the mild Winter prevented an acute Coal food nor fuel was a serious problem this the shops had plenty of a rationed food and there was enough fuel to heat most Spring crop prospects were de scribed As new govern ment system of prices and Supply went into effect March 1 designed to Stem soaring free Market prices of most consumer fuel and health statistics were not said the three year economic program eco through 1949 had been assured thanks to soviet rus Sia was scheduled to deliver 000 tons of Grain to provide bread until the next continued but food was described As plenty fuel was obtained from the the National health was reported very Tea and sugar remained on the ration Lis because Lack of hard currencies limited More imported was needed to in crease Export of paper the fuel commission said imports of Coal were Gen eral health a editions were de scribed As supplies continued although White bread and Dutter were still a most of Denmark Large butter production was authorities said the country needed More animal Finland food conditions were much better than last but prices were rationing tie bread Supply was expected to be maintained with the help of tons of Grain from Coal scarce Aad finns the country had to use Wood for normally the Wood was saved for Export As paper or heal i has improved Grafe Wohr starts school interpret their doctrine of free Dom and Lack of residents of Germain Are not impressed and say the group makes too much tourists Are having a hard time up with which particular cafe is in Vogue among the new before the Deus magots was popular with writers then they flocked next door to the Flore and Les Deus magots intellectuals now Are moving to a tiny bar a few doors the it is particularly popular with movie everybody knows every body else and it More like a than a Public Barl tourists flock to one cafe and gape at other unaware that the group has since moved none of these cafes differs much from thousands of others in Paris and the mystery of their sudden popularity is in sub makes record dive p ome inventor p i e t r o Vassena descended feet below the surface of Lake Como in his midget sub Marine and after shia latest record breaking dive that foreign eluding offered to buy his Vassena said he would Start negotiations for development of his invention Only after All tests in Como have i would of to let Italy exploit fee fee inventor but so i have heard nothing from the Navy although president Enrico de Nicola wrote Means that he had called attention of naval authorities to sub Vassena submarine has brought confusing statements from italian some think he has developed something that could change All concepts of usage while the majority insist that the submarines is improper and that it is impossible for the Craft to with stand such great pressure As would be found at the Vas Sena dont ask me any mathematical Vassena ing at these i dont know i am an empiricist and just learn by i gave my submarine a special built it with steel of my own production and revolutionized ideas of submarine construction by putting batteries and motor below the Clearing All machinery from the my devices not Only add stability o the boat bit give it a 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