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United States Has Secret Sonic Weapon--Jazz; SECRET WEAPON: A LONG BLUE NOTE Europe Falls Captive as Crowds Riot to Hear Dixieland But Vast Propaganda Value Is a Secret to Washington, Too

United States Has Secret Sonic Weapon--Jazz; SECRET WEAPON: A LONG BLUE NOTE Europe Falls Captive as Crowds Riot to Hear Dixieland But Vast Propaganda Value Is a Secret to Washington, Too
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GENEVA, Nov. 5--America's secret weapon is a blue note in a minor key. Right now its most effective ambassador is Louis (Satchmo) Armstrong. A telling propaganda line is the hoppedup tempo of a Dixieland band heard on the Voice of America in far-off Tangier. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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