ROANOKE TIMES 

                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: SATURDAY, April 6, 1991                   TAG: 9104090477
SECTION: EDITORIAL                    PAGE: A-11   EDITION: METRO 
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BRIEFLY PUT . . .

THE END of the Gulf War has been an economic godsend for the intimate-apparel business. Shops such as Frederick's of Hollywood say sales are booming as wives and girlfriends prepare for the homecoming of military servicemen. And what of the troops of women who also took part in Operation Desert Storm? Says a spokesman for one shop: "The big surprise has been the amount of men buying lingerie for their returning wives." Why should that be a big surprise? 


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