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doc Weekly Press Review No. 20 (ddr-densho-156-332)

Original summary excerpt: WRA received the full force of a typical Dies committee attack this week with false charges blazoned across the headlines of the press in Washington, D.C., and the Hearst papers carrying a series of malignantly slanted articles unquestionably based on releases of Dies committee spokesmen.

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 21 (ddr-densho-156-333)

Original summary excerpt: Statements by various representatives of the Dies Committee so overshadowed in importance other news sources this week that space limitations force us to omit from the Press Review many items which ordinarily would be mentioned.

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 22 (ddr-densho-156-334)

Original summary excerpt: The Dies Committee investigation continued as most important news source. Statements by various committee representatives and reports of hearings at which former and present Colorado River officials testified received prominent play, particularly in West Coast papers, although the press in other areas also carried wire service dispatches. New accusations reported included one that …

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 23 (ddr-densho-156-335)

Original summary excerpt: Publicity surrounding WRA reached a new high this week with approximately 575 items about the Dies Committee investigation alone. Because of the tremendous volume of clippings it was impossible to digest each individual item and only the most significant news is metnioned in the Review. The Pacific Coast papers continued to show the …

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 24 (ddr-densho-156-336)

Original summary excerpt: There was some reduction in the amount of publicity originating fom the Dies Committee investigation. 444 news articles were received, contrasted with 575 last week. Comparatively few new stories were released by the Committee; most of the clippings received were based on events occurring earlier. While the week saw a decline in news …

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 25 (ddr-densho-156-337)

Original summary excerpt: The Dies Committee investigation continued as the major source of news interest, although the number of clippings received dropped to 285 from a high of 575 two weeks earlier. During the early part of the period, Ray Richards built a series of articles in the Hearst papers on material found in JACL files …

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 26 (ddr-densho-156-338)

Original summary excerpt: Dies Committee Washington hearings held the spotlight this week, clippings mounting from 285 received last week to 325. Coverage was given front page space in nearly all West Coast papers, but was less prominently placed in the East. Witnesses Tokie Slocum, Paul Yozo Abe, Joe Kanazawa, and Mike Masaoka were followed by WRA …

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 27 (ddr-densho-156-339)

Original summary excerpt: There was a reduction in the number of clippings received this week, especially in those reporting on the activity of the Dies Committee, which dropped from 325 received last week to 85. This was owing to the fact that the major part of their investigation had been completed.

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 28 (ddr-densho-156-340)

Original summary excerpt: The colume [volume] of clippings this week continued to be light, the Byrnes statement occupying the foreground and Dies Committee actvities (since early June the major single source of clippings) drawing little press interest.

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 29 (ddr-densho-156-341)

Original summary excerpt: The chief source of news interest at this time is the coming segregation of disloyal evacuees. The center selected to house the segregated persons, Tule Lake, was announced by Harvey Coverley, director of the project on July 25. The announcement was covered by AP, UP, and INS. An official announcement made the following …

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 30 (ddr-densho-156-342)

Original summary excerpt: From Western sources came the major news items reviewed this week. Director Dillon S. Myer, after leaving the Denver conference of WRA officials, visited Granada Relocation Center at Amache on July 28, and addressed a large gathering of evacueees and personnel. On arriving in Los Angeles, he conferred with WRA officials in charge …

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 31 (ddr-densho-156-343)

Original summary excerpt: Segregation continued to hold top honors as a source of news this week. Reports on the appointment of Raymond R. Best as Tule Lake director stressed his previous experince at Minidoka, Moab and Leupp, and quoted denial of field administrator, Robert Cozzens, that changes were a "shakeup". Reports of a proposed enlargement of …

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 32 (ddr-densho-156-344)

Original summary excerpt: Most important news events of the week were the release of the report by the Costello subcommittee on August 24 and the minority report released by Rep. Eberharter on the following day. The majority report found WRA procedure of releasing evacuees "loose and dangerous", while Rep. Eberharter claimed his fellow members of the …

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 33 (ddr-densho-156-345)

Original summary excerpt: The Dies committee was the greatest source of news this week, with thirty new items and three editorials. The majority report of the subcommittee received considerable attention with varying degrees of stress laid upon the release of 23 alleged subversives and "negligence" of WRA. Two papers headlined the fact that Rep. Costello's report …

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 34 (ddr-densho-156-346)

Original summary excerpt: The American Legion provided the greatest amount of news clippings this week, with departments in Washington, Ohio, Colorado, Illinois, Idaho and Arizona adopting resolutions unfavorable to WRA and the evacuees. Exclusion from the West Coast, confinement, and Army control of relocation centers were the three most popular resolution as National Commander Roane Waring …

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 35 (ddr-densho-156-347)

Original summary excerpt: Newspaper references to the evacuees and the WRA program were scarcer this week than at any time since last May when the Dies Committee spokesmen first started their drumfire of accusations. Perhaps the outstanding event of the week was the President's report to the Senate on WRA activities. In a covering letter the …

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 36 (ddr-densho-156-348)

Original summary excerpt: Segregation was the greatest source of news this week. The many news stories on President Roosevelt's letter to the Senate regarding the segregation program, surprisingly enough, carried no headlines on his statement that evacuees would be returned to evacuated areas as soon as military conditions made it feasible. The editor of the S.F. …

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 37 (ddr-densho-156-349)

Original summary excerpt: The American Legion national convention at Omaha, Nebraska proved to be the greatest news source this week. By and large, the news accounts of the convention were significantly restrained in reporting the two resolutions dealing with Japanese Americans -- one urging deportation of all alien Japanese and disloyal citizens of Japanese ancestry at …

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 38 (ddr-densho-156-350)

Original summary excerpt: Coalition of five West Coast Congressmen who have united to "wipe out WRA" was highlighted in a series of articles by Ray Richards, Hearst-controlled writer. Charges that evacuees released from centers were buying rich farm lands in Washington and Oregon also recevied prominent space during the week. This series by Ray Richards echoed …

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 38 (ddr-densho-156-351)

Original summary excerpt: The use of Japanese-American combat troops in the battle for Italy received widespread attention. Both AP and UP wire services carried feature stories on the exploits of these Nisei soldiers; many of the accounts received front page notice, and were accompanied by photographs. All stories emphasized the fighting spirit of the outfit -- …

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 39 (ddr-densho-156-352)

Original summary excerpt: The past week saw the development of only a few new stories of interest to WRA; clippings were considerably less than usual. The progress of the Nisei soldiers in Italy continued to draw favorable comment, both in news columns and on editorial pages. Several papers carried an INS release on the use of …

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 40 (ddr-densho-156-353)

Original summary excerpt: WRA Director Myer's speech to the Rotary Club at Lawrence, Kansas received widespread attention in scattered papers this week. His statements that 21,000 loyal Japanese-Americans have now been released from the centers, and that many are reluctant to leave because of the uncertainty of their futures outside, proved to be the headline favorites.

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 41 (ddr-densho-156-354)

Original summary excerpt: Reports of a farm strike at the Tule Lake segregation center were the greatest source of news this week. It was stated that residents of the area were demanding protection against the Japanese as the result of a local rancher's statement that he and members of the WRA staff, including the National Director, …

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 42 (ddr-densho-156-355)

Original summary excerpt: Reports of the Tule Lake center eclipsed all other WRA news this week, and in several cases merited extra editions. Stories of the Monday, Nov. 1 disturbance became front page news as did succeeding reports of Army control of the center, after violence flared up briefly on the evening of Nov. 4 (Thursday). …

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 43 (ddr-densho-156-356)

Original summary excerpts: Reports of the Tule Lake disturbances continued to hold a priority on front page headlines and space in West Coast papes, and received considerable attention, although less prominence, in scattered papers over the nation.

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