I delivered the Stars and Stripes for many years( 73-77 ) while living on Okinawa in the Kishaba housing area. Great job, little money. Rode the route with the paperbag slung over the shoulder on my yellow Bridgestone 10 speed. Walked the bike when the war news got hot and the paper bigger.
Looking back, I know major events happened and the headlines were there for me to read but I can't say I paid any attention to them. I was on my own island time and world.