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Girl pleads forgiveness for D-Day false alarm error
London 22 year old teletype operator Joan Ellis tearfully apologized to Americans for circulating a false invasion notice. She said she practiced the message to ease nerves, insisted she meant no harm, and hoped to continue teleprinter work despite the incident and family distress.
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