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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1948
Page
3
Industry profiles spotlight Howard Duff as Sam Spade on radio and screen stars Alexis Smith Una O Connor Elaine Riley John Dall Larry Parks and others. Moviemakers share anecdotes about Dietrich, Rita Hayworth, Columba food ethics, and on set antics with Randolph Scott and Ray Enright.
Two groups of about 30 B 29 aircraft will operate from English bases under Gen Curtis Le May. They will not ferry food to Berlin but will perform aggressive duties as a first step toward possible European crisis operations. Britain has discussed allowing US bases in case of a Russian confrontation.
The report notes that despite the Russian blockade, the stork is thriving in Berlin's American sector with hospital charges including pre natal care at only 15 dollars. It adds that Coca Cola home delivery is suspended due to gasoline rationing, highlighting wartime hardship for blockaded Americans.
U S civilian officials press General Clay to break the Soviet blockade by arming a food train into Berlin with U S troops in armored cars following the engine. They plan rail repair and river bridge responses if sabotaged. Clay rejects the plan favoring economic sanctions to avoid war. A separate drive led by Senator Joe McCarthy seeks to free millions of war prisoners held by the Allies and the Soviet Union. Red Cross reports estimate nearly five million prisoners remain in bondage across the Soviet Union France and Britain three years after hostilities ended.
A brisk survey of the 1936 Olympic scene highlights the United States as a strong sprinting nation facing stiff global competition. It notes potential U S hurdles and jumps success, limited endurance in longer events, and contrasts past and present marks across pole vault high jump and running events with a call for rational view of athletic progress.
A mixed trivia prompt asks about the Washington Monument height the sucking nature of quicksand the first signature under the U S Constitution the war of Buena Vista Donald Duck’s birthday and the number of nations in the world.
The May name origin is debated among historians. Some sources say it honors Mala the Roman goddess of spring and growth, while others suggest May was sacred to the Majores older men, contrasting with June’s Juniores.
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