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For typesetting, yes. But for typewritters?
Larry J — (archived)

Several document experts claim that the font wasn't widely used (if at all) on typewritters back then. It'll be interesting to see if this stands.

Some of the questions involve the superscripted "th" in some of the documents. That is something unusual because you're typewritter would've either had to have special characters for that (and "nd" and "st") or you would've had to manually change the type ball. Who would bother to do that for a simple memo? There are also questions about the curved apostrophe, something that is common on modern word processors but rare on typewriters.

Oh, and the author's son is suspicious of the documents, claiming they did not come from his father's files.

DALLAS - The authenticity of newly unearthed memos stating that George W. Bush failed to meet standards of the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam War was questioned Thursday by the son of the late officer who reportedly wrote the memos.

"I am upset because I think it is a mixture of truth and fiction here," said Gary Killian, son of Lt. Col. Jerry Killian, who died in 1984.

Gary Killian, who served in the Guard with his father and retired as a captain in 1991, said one of the memos, signed by his father, appeared legitimate. But he doubted his father would have written another, unsigned memo which said there was pressure to "sugar coat" Bush's performance review.

"It just wouldn't happen," he said. "The only thing that can happen when you keep secret files like that are bad things. ... No officer in his right mind would write a memo like that."

News reports have said the memos, first obtained by CBS's "60 Minutes II," were found in Jerry Killian's personal records. Gary Killian said his father wasn't in the habit of bringing his work home with him, and that the documents didn't come from the family.

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