Tokyo Rose is found guilty of treason...
Item # 727356
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 30, 1949 A definitive moment in post-WWII history leaps off the front page of this issue, captured in the striking headline: "Tokyo Rose Is Found Guilty Of 1 of 8 Treason Charges", with supporting text. The coverage of this historic decision continues on page 15 complete with a featured photograph.
The trial marked a sensational end to the hunt for "Tokyo Rose"—the infamous, generic moniker Allied troops gave to the English-speaking women broadcasting Japanese propaganda over the Pacific airwaves. Among them was Iva Ikuko Toguri D'Aquino, an American citizen trapped in Japan at the war's outbreak. Though initially released by the U.S. military for lack of evidence, a relentless FBI investigation ultimately brought her to the courtroom on eight counts of treason. This very newspaper documents the historic verdict that made her only the seventh American in history to be convicted of treason—a controversial conviction that would unravel decades later when journalists discovered witnesses had lied under oath, leading to a full presidential pardon by Gerald Ford in 1977.
Other news of the day is found throughout.
Complete 50 pages, light browning, otherwise in good condition.
The trial marked a sensational end to the hunt for "Tokyo Rose"—the infamous, generic moniker Allied troops gave to the English-speaking women broadcasting Japanese propaganda over the Pacific airwaves. Among them was Iva Ikuko Toguri D'Aquino, an American citizen trapped in Japan at the war's outbreak. Though initially released by the U.S. military for lack of evidence, a relentless FBI investigation ultimately brought her to the courtroom on eight counts of treason. This very newspaper documents the historic verdict that made her only the seventh American in history to be convicted of treason—a controversial conviction that would unravel decades later when journalists discovered witnesses had lied under oath, leading to a full presidential pardon by Gerald Ford in 1977.
Other news of the day is found throughout.
Complete 50 pages, light browning, otherwise in good condition.
Item from our most recent catalog - #368 - released for July, 2026
(Added to the July, 2026 catalog [#368] after its initial release - only available on-line.)
Category: The 20th Century
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