European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 7, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 6 the stars and stripes . Tuesday december 7,1993 new Book attacks Pearl Washington apr a new Book citing a treasure of japanese documents seeks to debunk widespread reports that . Officials knew in Advance about the attack on Pearl Harbor historians Donald Goldstein and Katherine Dillon Tell from the japanese Point of View How the dec. 7,1941, attack was accomplished americans believed All sorts of myths to try to explain How the japanese could have achieved such a feat steaming nearly 3,000 Miles without being detected and using weapons technology the United states did not have Goldstein said in an interview. One myth was that president Franklin d. Roosevelt using american pilots had staged the attack secretly to overcome opposition to the War and get America into the asian  Harbor papers the 11th Book on world War ii co authored by Goldstein shows How it was japanese brilliance and tenacity not any Wacky quirks that made the attack a Success. The Book is a compilation of extracts from wartime diaries journals letters documents and cables of Japan Stop Navy officers plus postwar interviews. Much of Goldstein s work is based on a mass of japanese documents he inherited from another researcher who was historian for the Pacific commander Gen. Douglas Macarthur following the War. That historian Gordon Prange died in 1980 without Ever writing a Book based upon the 20,000 pages of japanese documents and interviews with High ranking japanese naval officers. Many of the documents have never been published before. Another first in the Book is the map of the Peart Harbor expedition that was used to Brief japanese emperor Hirohito. One widely held belief about the attack was that the japanese Fleet had broken radio silence and that the . Navy knew the warships were steaming toward Pearl Harbor. A there is absolutely nothing in the Doc in the stars and stripes 10 years ago dec. 7,1983 a american marines unleashed heavy missile and tank fire to silence new attacks by syrian backed druse rebels and Syria r sponged by saying . Airstrikes had put their countries a in a state of  20 years ago dec. 7,1973 a the House overwhelmingly approved Gerald r. Ford As the country a 40th vice pres intent completing the first congressional confirmation of the nations second highest official. 30 years ago dec. 7,1963 a Lee Harvey Oswald was reported to have boasted to his wife that he was the sniper who took a shot at retired maj. Gen. Edwin a. Walker an arc conservative. In Dallas. 40 years ago dec. 7,1953 a the United states Britain and France agreed on a note to the soviets on a big four meeting and dispatched it for clearance to West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. 50 years ago dec 7,1943 a the world and Germany Learned details from the Tehran conference among Presl Dent Roosevelt British prime minister Winston Churchill and soviet Leader Josef Stalin resulting in an agreement to smash the Reich and ensure a tasting peace. World War ii j 50 years ago today dec. 71943 having taken the peaks South of the Mignano Gap the . 5th army Broadens its offensive on the Western Side of the italian front with attacks around Monte Sammu Cro and san Pietro German troops put up Strong resistance. On the Eastern Side of the front the germans repulse an attack on Orsogna by new zealand troops. Source �194 Days of w. A Smith publishers inc. Wot i almanac Book of world wat if Bison books corp. 1901 a family and friends of it. . Alton Grizzard Are escorted sunday from the naval Academy a Chapel in Annapolis md., after a memorial service. Grizzard was killed in a double murder sul Clde attack last  tragedy hits Academy 3 midshipmen die in crash by the new York times Annapolis my. Three midshipmen from the . Naval Academy were killed when their car hit a fallen Oak tree sunday morning As they returned from the army Navy football game in East Rutherford n.j., authorities said. The Accident less than a mile from Campus occurred just four Days after the Academy was stunned by the deaths of three recent graduates in a murder suicide at a Navy base in Coronado Calif. The Accident was announced at a memorial service sunday afternoon for one of the murder victims it. . Alton Grizzard. The Academy superintendent rear . Thomas c. Lynch told the mourners at the naval Academy Chapel a this is a time of deep sorrow of Hurt of pain for us. No one can understand Why god would take six Young people m the prime of their  sgt. Of Ronald Mccabe of the Anne Arundel county police department said sunday s Accident occurred on a dark Road at 6 09 . After heavy rain and wind which had uprooted the tree. The three passengers All women were killed and the Driver also an Academy student was listed in serious condition at a Baltimore Hospital. An Academy spokesman identified those killed As Robin s. Be Gram 20, a Sophomore from Tampa Fla. Autumn Pevzner 19, a Sophomore from Bentonville Ark. And Lisa m. Winslow 21, a senior from Bowling Green Ohio. The injured student was identified As Brian l. Clark 24, a senior from Tigard Ore. Zuments to show that anyone broke radio silence a Goldstein said in an interview. It documents from Minoru Genda the architect of the attack and diaries of Fleet commanders show that All of the ships Morse code transmitters had their keys sealed. These seals remained unbroken until after the attack Goldstein said. It was actually racist myths a american beliefs that the japanese were incapable of mounting such a complicated military adventure a that gave Rise to other myths to explain the attacks Success the University of Pittsburgh professor said in the interview. A you see there were newspaper reports and even instant historians in the years following who said the japanese simply  have done this. There were so called experts who said the japanese had such slanted Eves that they  see Well enough to accomplish the pinpoint bombing that devastated the american Fleet a Goldstein  a snooping by Calvin Sims the new York times a los Angeles a in a stunning example of growing concern Over technology and privacy in the workplace the los Angeles times has recalled a foreign correspondent from its Moscow Bureau for snooping into the electronic mail of his colleagues. The journalist Michael Hitrik who joined the times Moscow Bureau in August is being reassigned to an undetermined position in los Angeles As a disciplinary action said editors and reporters at the newspaper. Although computer experts have warned that the proliferation of electronic mail throughout corporate America poses a threat to employees privacy Hiltzik a reassignment is one of the few times that such a High ranking employee has been disciplined for Reading his co workers electronic mail. Electronic mail systems known ase mail allow employees to Send electronic messages either personal or work related to each other via computers. A few companies have taken great Steps to protect the privacy of such messages which typically require a password to retrieve. At some companies Reading another persons electronic mail is a violation of corporate ethics and May result in dismissal. Nancy Nielsen Ai spokeswoman for the new York times said that All new employees Are warned not to read the electronic mail of their co workers and that doing so a would result in receiving the appropriate disciplinary  privacy experts say however that Many companies do not have adequate safeguards to prevent employees from determining the passwords of co workers and gain ing Access to their electronic mail. The Federal electronic communications privacy act of 1986 protects the privacy of electronic messages sent through Public networks such As Compuserve and Sci mail to which individuals and companies subscribe. But the Law does not apply to a company s internal electronic mail. Most Legal experts believe that formulating such a Law would be virtually  Force s me Peak finds himself at a loss for words Byal Kamen the Washington Post Washington a the air Force chief of staff was asked at a breakfast meeting with reporters Friday to compare the operating style of the new chairman of the joint chiefs of staff Gen. John m. Shalikashvil with that of his predecessor Gen. Colin l. Powell. Flike Black and White a replied Gen. Merrill a. Mcpeak who recognized the inadvertent racial Pun As soon As the words left his Mouth. Mcpeak turned red As the room erupted in laughter a no Ceak much better on his second try. He May not be quite As patient As Powell a he ventured. A Powell put up with Idio. A Mcpeak began stopping himself As the room again erupted in  general beat a Hasty Retreat. A Powell was a very patient Man a Mcpeak tried again. A and shall May be less inclined to patience Quot he added moving eagerly to a new subject. O o /