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Episode 902, Story 1 – WWII Leaflets Wes Cowan : This case takes us from a tiny slip of paper to the titanic struggle for hearts and minds in the Pacific theatre. March 1945. The United States is fighting an unprecedented world war, on two fronts. While the campaign in Europe is entering its final bloody weeks, US bombers are dropping thousands of tons of high explosives on Japanese cities, killing nearly 100,000 in Tokyo in one night alone. But the United States also has a different kind of ammunition in its arsenal, a secret weapon which kills no one. Now, two women from Frisco, Texas think that theyʼve discovered a World War Two treasure, which has been hidden in a box for sixty years. Donna Stevens : I found this among my late husband Lloydʼs possessions. Iʼd love to know what it is. Hi Wes, Iʼm Donna Stevens. Wes : Hi Donna, how are you? Wes : So, ladies, what do you have for me? Donna: I have this box that I found among my husbandʼs belongings, thereʼs a notation on here that tells a little more about it. Wes : “This box contains an original propaganda leaflet which the Americans dropped on Japan. I know the woman who did most of the artwork and printing for the U.S. propaganda leaflets. She gave these to me.” Donna: And it has a leaflet in it.” Wes : Letʼs take a look. These are great graphics and itʼs full of Japanese characters. So, how did this get to the United States? Donna: The box belonged to my husband, Lloyd. My husband was in the navy in Honolulu, and this was given to him by some friends of ours, Wayne and Duncan who lived in Honolulu. Wes : So I want to get this sort of straightened out here. You are….? Marjorie Lehman : Lloyd Stevenʼs my brother Wes : Okay, brother. and you are….? Donna: His wife. Wes : Okay. Did Lloyd ever talk about this leaflet? Did you know anything about it? Donna: Not at all. It was in a box that probably hadnʼt been opened in about 60 years, and I knew nothing about it. I found it and call