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PICTURE OF THE WEEK – WELCOME OT OCEANIA! Mr. Inoda, one of the visiting Japanese newsmen covering the straggler search, tries his hand (or his lip) at sounding a giant conch shell. The newsmen were fascinated by the weird ‘instrument’ and the call…

A small collection of notes regarding topics in this issue, October 3rd, 1964

Marjorie E. Smith covers the unfair treatment of foreign news reporters at Naval Air Station as they attempted to cover Masashi Ito’s return to Guam

BUNZO MINAGAWA – Resting in a chair at Naval Hospital, Bunzo Minagawa awaits his captors’ next move. The picture was taken shortly after he was recovered from the jungle in 1960, and he thought he was going to be killed

PRAYER CEREMONY – Japanese officials and interpreters visited a shrine to Japanese war dead at Naval Station last weekend. They burned incense and offered prayers for the success of the search for two reported stragglers which is presently underway.…

MAKING READY – Japanese investigative officials prepare waterproof packets containing surrender leaflets for distribution in the jungle. Left to right are Mr. Gonzo Hiroishi, Mr. Bunzo Minagawa, and Mr. Shinichiro Abe. Secretary Dickerson talks with…

OVER THAT WAY – Mr. Edward Tsuitsui (center, in flight suit) discusses plans for dropping surrender leaflets with Japanese newsmen and a Navy helicopter crewman. The leaflets were dropped at the northern end of the island

WHAT DOES IT SAY – Musashi Ito, left, and Bunzo Minagawa examine a diary found among other articles in a cave near Tarague beach. The diary was the property of a Japanese straggler. Its last entry was made on February 22, 1945