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March 31, 1962

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a reporter at large

III-THE STRAGGLERS: COME BACK, HIRO-CHAN!

E. J. Kahn

REPORTER AT LARGE about two groups of Japanese service-men who hid out on the Philippines, not knowing World War II was over. One group, which hid on …