Foreign News: Private Lives

Many soldiers made a G.I. line for Roman brothels. One night the brothels were closed; the city's water system had broken down, the customers were told.

In a street where whorehouses stood next door to reputable homes, soldiers with wrong addresses drove respectable Romans frantic. Signs appeared on front doors: "This house occupied by private family only."

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