European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 10, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                155 no Imp a is a a 2#� i Fli Yii Iii if 250 gis hold Down the army a outpost in Liege classical invasion route from Germany for , Liege was among the first Allied cities to fall to Hitler s armies at the Start of their Western offensive. Although Liege is first and always a City of rolled up sleeves and Grimy hands it has Cul Tural institutions darkening Back to the Day before the Cockerill and the Industrial revolution invaded the scene. Three thousand students representing most of the countries of the world spend an average of six Hundred dollars a year to attend the state maintained. University of li6ge. From october through june bistros of li6ge Rock nightly to the songs of Beer Swilling undergrads who with their Long peaked Caps and Jaunty dress might Well be the men of Siwash. U. S. A. Most of the Industrial leaders of Liege Are graduates of. The metallurgical and mining courses at the Toni varsity and Many of the political lights of the. City Learned their Law in its Halls. French is the written language of Liege Butalla of the people speak also Walloon a Romance dialect As old As French itself and Amone the workers the favored Tongue. Lietje is the Center of Wallonia that part of Southern and easter Belgium distinct from Flanders. Liegeois Are inclined to regard the Flemings natives of Northern and Western Belgium As too closely Allied in manner and custom and Tongue with the dutch. Rivalry Between Wal loons and Flemings both strongly Catholic extends to political matters but Seldom inter feres with hard headed  two groups May split As to whether sex King Leopold should be reinstated to the Bel Gian throne the greatest opposition to this proposal being among the balloons but on the matter of close economic cooperation Between Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg the Liegeois Are ready to go along. In fact As the focal Point of a rail network together with its  tse Meuse and proximity to Healbert canal system Lige is bound to be one of the More important cogs in the Benelux scheme. Nightlife in Liege is nightlife in Hill town a. All Over again. In a District two blocks from the Center of the City the various Moulin rouges Cotton clubs and bal tamarins Stan shoulder to shoulder each draped in Neon and each contributing its share to the neighbourhood Din. Prices Are too High for the Rue pot d or to be More than an occasional saturday night splurge for the average worker. Proprietors still dream of the Winter of 1944-45, when Liege was teeming with Olive drab on the Loose. American soldiers knew the pleasure Belt of Liege As tin can Alley or skid Row. Liege s american Colony finds the postwar Pace a Little slow. This in t much of a place for having fun comments one arc Soldier a Young Man from grand rapids. People work too hard around Here. Just like