Life Magazine, March 15, 1948 - Laurence Olivier

Full page color Yardley English Lavender perfume ad with lady in lovely blue gown. U.S. belatedly faces realities of showdown with communists. Photo of aircraft carrier with whole line of planes, all with their wings folded up. Fighting in Greece, China, including photo of Mukden refugees killed when a plane crashed, plus empty railroad turntable. Delightful full page color Textron fabrics ad with art by C.J. Sternberg. Customs union with Canada. Strip teaser starts campus riot at Louisiana State University. Belgians get back their bed sheets - these are new sheets to replace those borrowed by Major John Hanlon (101st Airborne Division) during the Battle of the Bulge. Patchogue NY raises fund for hero, Robert McDowell rescued three children from icy river, William McDermott and his brother and (??) - this is a charming story and not for the obvious reason. Full page color Chesterfield cigarettes ad with a young Ronald Reagan. Mumbling moose, a real moose named Mushkig that was a guest star on the Nancy Craig program for ABC. Alden Dow, architect. Augustus Saint-Gaudens. 8-year-old Ferruccio Burco condust the Philharmonic Symphony orchestra. Scattering Gandhi's ashes. Two page color Pan American World Airways with sleeper service and stewardess. Attractive and unusual full page color Santa Fe railroad ad with Super Chief. Spinning reel. Charmingly cute photos of Bed testers, bouncing, jumping, tilting, napping!