Paris' Samedi Soir called it le drame politico-passlonnel. The principal characters: Subway Conductor Jean Laffargue, 41, his wife Yvonne, 37, and Rene ("Little Napoleon") Desvillettes, 47, mayor of the deep-Red Communist suburb of Champigny. All three were loyal Communists and diligent party workers. Trouble started when the politico got mixed up with the passionnel.
A year ago Yvonne's devotion and energy won her a job as deputy to Little Napoleon. Soon afterward, in the course of her duties, according to husband Jean's testimony in court last week, a "lightning love" for the mayor struck her. She...
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