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Brighter Prospects as Europe Plans Christmas Spirit
An Associated Press survey finds buoyant Christmas spirit across 21 nations despite postwar shortages. Belgium enjoys luxury goods and abundant fuel, while Britain expands rations for the holiday period. Germany and Austria face severe constraints, with Berliners relying on limited meat and potato soup. France and the Netherlands see mixed relief with higher prices and tight housing, and Greece, Yugoslavia, Romania, and Ireland report varied shortages but hopeful gifts and coal supplies.
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