Foreign News: Ban Lifted

From a Bavarian lakeside resort, the Stars and Stripes's Sergeant Joe Weston reported how news of the U.S. Army's lifting of the sharply-criticised non-fraternization ban was received by local Fräulein:

"One of the first people in this picturesque town to hear about the rescinding of the ban was a 28-year-old blonde, blousy German girl named Helga. She was told about it by the American soldier whose room in one of the local hotels she had been sharing for the past 30 days. Helga's reaction was mixed. She said she was very happy because 'now...

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