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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...that the lovely Floria Tosca asked was a safe-conduct pass for herself and her lover to leave the country. Her wiles and her entreaties had failed. At last she had promised her body. Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police in Rome, smiled. He gave an order that the girl's lover be saved by a mock execution, then signed a safe-conduct pass...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Obey That Impulse | 6/7/1943 | See Source »

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