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MacArthur Censorship in Japan and Press Protests
DREW PEARSON reports that postwar Japan under Gen. MacArthur features strict censorship and potential court martial threats for U.S. and Japanese press. Correspondents allege withholding economic and political data, secret classifications, and raids, prompting a protest letter from AP, New York Times, NBC, World Report, and Time-Life staffers.
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Gen. MacArthur
Japan
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United States
U.S
Germany
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Geneva
Frayne Baker
Baker
SCAP
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United Nations
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Natural Resources
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Shigeru Yoshida
Army Fiscal Director
Army
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Associated Press
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New York Times
George Thomas Forster
NBC
Joseph Fromm
World Report
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Time
Life Magazines
Bell Syndicate, Inc