The Press: Spanking-of-the-Week

A recent cigaret advertisement showed a well-groomed soldier resting comfortably in a tropical setting, under the slogan, "Light Up and Relax." This ad and others like it last week were soundly thwacked in an editorial in the Down Under (Australian area) edition of Yank, the Army weekly. Drawled Yank:

". . . This advertising version of an American dogface sprawls comfortably against a clean green jungle background. Not a wisp of whisker mars his healthy smiling puss. There's a press in his pants. And for gosh sakes, his shoes are shined!

"Since the...

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