Folders 601-610: 5 September 1945-12 September 1945,

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7, 1

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His friend Lew talks about a book, By the Waters of Babylon, and how he thinks some parts of it are an unfair presentation of the Jews. Reads in the paper that the Navy will no longer allow sailors to wear civilian clothes when off-duty. Hears a rumor about the reduction of the amount of points needed to get a discharge; goes to a Billie Holliday concert where “many Negroes” were “specially invited;” hears that a lot of military surplus items are to become available to the public in a matter of weeks. Lt. Kennedy tells Recht that he is going to start looking for a man to replace him soon, as they both want to get out of the service; reads an article called “Race Relationships in the US.”

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