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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph article dated October 29, 1963 partially reads, "American morale strong enough to withstand Red pressures anchored 20-year-old Robert Mann to his own unfaltering convictions while in East German prisons. The Valley youth, released from prison in Red Germany last week, never lost sight of the American principles that bolstered his faith...'They (the Communists)...put everything under a magnifying glass, and then they see just what they want to prove...' Mann spent some three months in solitary confinement during 21 months in Red jails and prisons for allegedly attempting to aid the flight of a student from East Berlin." Pictured is Mann, at the Los Angeles International Airport, waving as he arrives back home after being held prisoner in East Germany.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles International Airport Homecomings--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Traffic signs and signals--California--Los Angeles Arrow (Symbol) Airports--California--Los Angeles Westchester (Los Angeles, Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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