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...Easter Monday the country found itself faced by its first nationwide strike...
Even the churches that still stand unscathed are not crowded. The Church has no practical suggestions for helping Austria out of its earthly mess. "Do not fear," was the gist of the Easter sermon in the Kirche am Hof, "even though another war seems to be brewing. Look toward a life in a better world after death...
...Government does not speak for the American people. Even while the parade is taking place, cried Ilya, "the imperialists with their criminally aggressive plans [are] dreaming of plunging humanity into a sanguinary whirlpool of a new war. . . . Americans carry an atom bomb in one pocket and an Easter egg in the other. Against us are those Americans who are against the American people, those Englishmen who are against the English people, those Frenchmen who are against the French people . . . but in every country we have one friend, the people. . . . May Day will conquer...
...shoe industry had started to slump the first of the year. When buyer resistance continued through Easter time, the slump became serious. In New England, where some 35% of the nation's shoes are made, production for the first four months of the year was lagging about 20% behind the same period in 1946. Some shoe plants have shut down alto gether, while at least 25% are running only two or three days a week. About one-fourth of New England's 100,000 shoe workers are either out of work or have taken a deep...
Moviegoers didn't exactly stampede the nation's box offices during the last couple of months. Local theatermen, according to Variety, offered various explanations for the slump. First there was the Lenten lull. After Easter, the weather was too warm in some parts of the country-and in other parts too rainy or too cold. Manhattan was too busy with its vaccinations. Some exhibitors just admitted that the movies they were offering were nothing to stampede about...