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Berlin airlift begins... Russian blockade...
Item # 696894
June 24, 1948
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 24, 1948
* Berlin blockade begins - Germany
* 1st major crisis of the Cold War
* Soviet Union - Russia blocks access
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "RUSSIANS BAR FOOD TO WESTERN BERLIN IN CURRENCY FIGHT" with subheads. (see images)
Also near the bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Soviet Bloc Confers on Germany; Molotov at 8-Nation Warsaw Talk"
Complete with 52 pages, rag edition in great condition.
wikipedia notes: The Berlin Blockade (24 June 1948 – 12 May 1949) was one of the first major international crisis of the Cold War. During the multinational occupation of post–World War II Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control. The Soviets offered to drop the blockade if the Western Allies withdrew the newly introduced Deutsche Mark from West Berlin.
Category: The 20th Century
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