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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 May 1962Vol. XXXII, No. 10

Coastwatcher Evans

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Takes Another Look

Former Australian Coastwatcher Re Evans—the man who has becom famous for his part in the wartim rescue of President John Kennedy headed back to the scene of th operation on April 30 for the first tim since 1943. He accompanied America TV star Jack Paar, and cameraman, o a tour of the Kolombangara an Blackett Strait areas of the Solomon[?] From Munda they planned to travel i the chartered MV "Kingfisher" to allot the Americans to get shots of the seen for showing in America. Mr. Evan now lives in Sydney. "It will b interesting to see the old stampini grounds again", he said on departure The last time he was in the BSII was in 1945, but then only at Honiara