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...seven Tokyo Roses who had broadcast to U.S. troops, she was the only American. Her real name was Iva Toguri. Born in Los Angeles on the Fourth of July, 1916, she was like most first-generation Japanese-Americans, more American than Japanese. She went to movies and the races, hero-worshiped James Stewart, as a coed at U.C.L.A. noisily rooted for the football team...
When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Iva was in Tokyo, either caring for an ailing aunt (according to her) or studying medicine (according to the Government). In November 1943, she went on the air with her slangy, vernacular American, identified herself as "your favorite enemy, Orphan Annie...
...some swell new recordings for you, just in from the States. You'd better enjoy them while you can, because tomorrow at 0600 you're hitting Saipan . . . and we're ready for you. So, while you're still alive, let's listen to . . ." Iva, the Government contends, also called U.S. troops "suckers," and "boneheads of the Pacific," told them that their wives and sweethearts back home were being unfaithful to them...
...Iva's lawyer contends that she acquired Portuguese citizenship when she married d'Aquino and that U.S. treason laws are not applicable to her. He also contends that the "poor kid" was only a disc jockey, and "all she did was make simple introductions to the music." The Government, the prosecutor declared, would not seek the death penalty...
...slightly different line, dance humorist Iva Kitchell is currently performing at Jordan Hall. The world of the cinema offers a little of everything this weekend, with a selection from Sabu to Shakespeare playing in the vicinity. The latter is represented with two productions, Laurence Oliver's magnificent Hamlet, and Orson Welles' less successful Macbeth, playing at the Astor and Esquire respectively. Sabu gets in his licks with the return to town of his ancient classic Drums, which is billed with yet another tale of the Black Heart of Africa, Alexander Korda's Four Feathers...