Wooing
Russia and the Western powers are setting stiff competition in wooing the people of Berlin. The sequence of the latest events is: (1) The Russians yesterday announced a new reclothing programme, in which more than 250,000 pairs of stockings would be placed on the Berlin market “at reasonable prices.” (2) The British authorities announced they would put enough goodquality clothing on the market to provide every woman in the Western sector with a new dress, a length of dress material, or a new pair of shoes.
(3) The Russians then announced that their offer included, as well, as stockings, 7,009,003 fashionable frocks, coats, and pairs of shoes, which would be available in Soviet-sector shops tomorrow. (4) Later the Russians added the promise of “the finest white bread from Ukraine wheat.” Berliners are awaiting the next British move.
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Northern Advocate, 10 August 1948, Page 5
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