CHILE: School for Scandal

It was sex, spicy even in vernal Santiago, and Chileans loved it. They snatched copies of the racy tabloid afternooner Ultima Hora as soon as it hit the newsstands, turned immediately to their favorite feature, "Matrimonial Fair."

There boys just in from the country advertised for a friend to pass the lonely hours, and an aged romancer "with good financial condition but can't get along with my wife" sought companionship. Most popular part of the Fair: a red-hot sideshow column of lovelorn advice signed by "Professor Voltaire Bonhomme" (a last-minute daily composite of Ultima Hora's most fertile minds).

One young Ecuadorian...

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