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Cop Finds Speeder sTongueRACINE, Wis., June 23 ,(AP— Police officer Wally Nelson felt sorry for a motorist he caught speeding.The motorist handed Nelson a slip of paper on which was written. “I was a prisoner at Bataan and the Japs cut out my tongue.” Nelson, a veteran of both wars, sent the motorist on his way with a warning to “hold ’er down.”A week later Nelson saw thesame car parked at a curb and the driver talking to another in a car. Nelson pulled alongside and asked. “What's the matter with your rear license plate?”“Nothing.” replied the driver. “It ought to be there.”Nelson handed the driver a summons for a court appearance on a speeding charge.
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Southern Germany Stars and Stripes
Altdorf, Bavaria, DE
Mon, Jun 24, 1946
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