第386章 报纸和杂誌

  在报纸的下半版——占据版面下方三分之一的位置——是另一条重要新闻。

  標题用红色的大字印出，触目惊心：

  trumans korean war going bankrupt

  （杜鲁门的韩战正在走向破產）

  副標题：

  “christmas eve riots sweep 23 major u.s. cities after pow column footage shown in theaters“ “fires, looting, arson reported in los angeles, chicago, new york, washington“ “estimated 80,000 to 100,000 american soldiers now in chinese pow camps“

  （战俘纵队胶片在影院播放后，二十三个美国大城市爆发平安夜骚乱） （洛杉磯、芝加哥、纽约、华盛顿均有火灾、抢劫、纵火报告） （估计有八万到十万名美军士兵目前在中国战俘营中）

  正文开头的几段：

  “in the most dramatic christmas eve this nation has ever witnessed, millions of americans gathered in movie theaters across the country were shown a newsreel featuring classified footage of american prisoners of war being marched through north korea. the footage, long suppressed by military censors, was shot three weeks ago by stars and stripes correspondent jack brennan from a low-flying aircraft.“

  （在美国有史以来最为戏剧性的一个平安夜，数百万聚集在全国电影院里的美国人看到了一段新闻短片。短片包含了长期被军方审查机构压制的机密影像——美军战俘在朝鲜北部被押送行进的画面。这段影像是三周前《星条旗报》记者杰克·布伦南从一架低空飞行的飞机上拍摄的。）

  “the reaction was immediate and violent. audiences rose to their feet in rage. curses against president truman echoed through cinemas from coast to coast. in at least forty-seven theaters, screens and seats were set on fire. in at least thirteen cities, mobs spilled into the streets, overturning cars, looting shops, and burning public property. the christmas eve that was supposed to be a night of peace became, instead, a night of american rage.“

  （反应是立即而暴烈的。观眾们愤怒地从座位上站起来。咒骂杜鲁门总统的声音从东海岸到西海岸的影院里迴荡。至少有四十七家影院的银幕和座椅被点燃。至少十三个城市的暴民衝上街头，推翻汽车，抢劫商店，焚烧公物。本该是和平之夜的平安夜，变成了美国愤怒之夜。）

  下面是各个城市的骚乱统计——著火影院数量、受伤人数、被捕人数、財產损失估计——一长串的数字，黑压压地排列在版面下方。

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  杜鲁门看完报纸的头版，把它翻过去。桌面另一侧摆的是杂誌。