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| | The Battle of Los Angeles - 1942 |
 | | The dawn, which ended the shooting and the fantasy, also proved that the only damage which resulted to the city was such as had been caused by the excitement (there was at least one death from heart failure), by traffic accidents in the fled-out streets, or by shell fragments from the artillery barrage. |
 | | The Los Angeles Times, in a first-page editorial on 26 February, announced that the considerable public excitement and confusion caused by the alert, as well as its spectacular official accompaniments, demanded a careful explanation. |
 | | A strong editorial in the Washington Post on 27 February called the handling of the Los Angeles episode a recipe for jitters, and censured the military authorities for what it called stubborn silence in the face of widespread uncertainty. |
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