In Yakima, Wash, and up & down the Shenandoah Valley, U. S. Ambassador Walter Evans Edge was last week gratefully known as "the man who saved the Winesaps." The French embargo on all fresh fruit from the U. S. (and particularly apples) was broken.
Ambassador Edge had more than an official interest in the embargo. He is heartily fond of greens. Objecting to the pale and bloated asperge blanche of France, he imports his own green asparagus from New Jersey. The Ambassador frequently chomps in Paris a crisp U. S. apple. Last week 500 tons of such apples, valued at...
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