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...years of it in Rumanian jails. Now she lives in three great houses, moving almost every night because she fears assassins. (Scores of other Rumanians shift their sleeping quarters from night to night because they fear Ana's secret police.) One of her houses belonged to Prince Brancoveanu. One belonged to Nicolae Malaxa, big industrialist and speculator. And one belonged to red-haired Magda Lupescu, ex-King Carol's mistress and now his wife...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COMMUNISTS: A Girl Who Hated Cream Puffs | 9/20/1948 | See Source »

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