Although the war was only three years ago, the city was still occupied and cut up like a pipe youd a pie. Some could find jobs, but others had to find places to build. Like the rest of the war the world, there were shortages. But the people lived in comparative peace. The effort of the military offices of u. S. Was showing results. I was impressed by manufacturing for peace. Subways taking people to work and trolleys taking them home. Places of amusement. Hospitals had milk for new babies. There was even music in the park. Everyone forgot or took for granted electricity, roads. Vittles. June, 1948, when suddenly the trains stopped. Traffic between berlin and the western zones was banned. Canceled timetables. Dead drains. Walls of words. City. Blockaded the they put out 75 of the lights. People used candles of they could find them. Movement in and out of the city stopped. Factories now manufactured hunger and fear. Vegetables were planted in the parks and trading was more brisk in the a
1948. Thats when i was assigned to cover berlin again. Although the war was only three years ago, and the city was still occupied and cut up like a pie, it had lifted its head. Some could find jobs, but others had to find places to build. Like the rest of the world, there were shortages. But, the people lived in comparative peace. The effort of the military offices of u. S. Was showing results. I was impressed by manufacturing factories manufacturing for peace, subways taking people to work, and trolleys taking them home. Places of amusement. Hospitals had milk for new babies. There was even music in the park. Everyone forgot or took for granted electricity, roads. And vittles. Until june, 1948, when suddenly the trains stopped. For technical difficulties. Traffic between berlin and the western zones was banned. Canceled timetables, dead trains, walls of words, and orders blockaded the city. The block put out 75 of the lights. People used candles if they could find them. Movement in an
Between June 1948 and September 1949 Allied transport planes carried more than 2.3 million tons of supplies into West Berlin, saving its citizens from a Soviet blockade.