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Show MISCELLANY: London: Jugoslav guerillas, members mem-bers of the Chetniks, had dislodged Germans from points held for six j months and were playing havoc with communications lines to Greek j cities. Manila: An escaped Filipino sol- ; dier said that Japs whack their prisoners on the feet with their gun butts, making their feet so sore that they will not try to escape. Albany, Ore.: The world's meanest mean-est thief was a man who, capitalizing capitaliz-ing on the Pearl Harbor disaster, pretended that he was a sailor who had been reported killed, and wired his "parents" to send him $75, that he had arrived at San Francisco and needed money. The money was sent, the family, broken hearted, later learning they'd been swindled. Baltimore: Cashing defense checks for fees of 10, 20 and 30 cents, was a new "big business" here, with armored money-trucks surrounding booths where th checks are cashed. |