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target* K«miinin§ pflinini■ ■ ——— — —.....Cases wi8enceof thEdwaSpleteBy ROBERT DONOVAN Thlt;Stars and Stripes Staff Writer adjoutherecomrrPARIS, June 21—Venerealdisease among American sol- of thdiers in the ETO has increased50 percent since V-E Day, a survey of Army medical oiym records disclosed today. F*ranlt;In the Army Ground Forces,VD jumped more than 3001 unitepercent between early April and May 25, last date for I the twhich, comprehensive figures are prova available. inclult;WiiIn Germany, where the non- Five' fraternization policy has been in compeffect, the increases was stagger- the \ing—from 77 cases during the eral : week ending April 20 to 957 cases I during the wo^c ending May 25.Paris is Chief Source prese(Prom 21st Army Gp. Hq. Asso- ferreiciated Press reported VD had in- jn w creased 48 percent since V-E Day wijj j among British and Canadian of troops on the Continent.) cussilt;Among U.S. forces, there were invol four gonorrhea cases for every one tema of syphilis. Statistics showed Paris Aust] was the source of 40 percent of the natio infections among soldiers stationed voice in France, and of 25 percent of all | cussilt; infections in the theater, excluding the United Kingdom. I y •The 300 percent rise in VD among J ™ ■0Continued from page 1)
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Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d Azur, FR
Fri, Jun 22, 1945
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