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Word: evreux (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...raise, the 220,000 conscripts in the 338,000-man army were the lowest salaried troops in Western Europe; they could barely afford a daily beer at the local bistro. Nearly 90% of their barracks were constructed at or before the start of the century. At Evreux, soldiers of the 41st Communications Regiment have no hot water in their quarters, must trudge to a separate building for frequently nonfunctioning showers and shiver through winter reveilles because the ancient coal furnace has to be extinguished at night to avoid the danger of fire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Rescuing the Ramparts of Order | 3/17/1975 | See Source »

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