Archivist Finds Old OSS Report On Japanese Wartime Propaganda
Washington (UPI) A National Archives archivist, John Taylor, discovered a year-old three-page OSS report detailing Japanese attempts to boost civilian morale with sensational claims. The document cites a six-engined plane, an atomic discharge, and a destructive light beam, noting that atomic references were rare in 1944 press coverage. The article profiles Taylor, his work in Modern Military Branch, and his declassification duties.
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Gas blast in Hebron kills three in West Bank
Arab informants report a cooking gas tank explosion in Hebron killing three Arabs and injuring none noted. The military said the incident is under investigation amid ongoing Jewish Arab clashes earlier this year at the Tomb of the Patriarchs. Military sources could not attribute the blast to Arab guerrilla activity and noted past uses of explosives near gas cylinders in homes.
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Pardon drive for Pvt Eddie Slovik in Detroit
Army officers launched a campaign in Detroit to win a full pardon for Pvt Eddie Slovik, the only American executed for desertion since the Civil War. They aim to fund legal action and to secure about $10,000 of Slovik’s military insurance for his widow, with Mrs Slovik living in a Detroit nursing home.
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