Ward 7 Autobiography by Valeriy Tarsis Reveals Soviet Inmates
Strange Red World details Kiev born Almazov later alias Valeriy Tarsis who writes Ward 7 a memoir disguised as fiction. He claims 2000 capacity asylum holds 6000 inmates with many sane enough to speak out while imprisoned under Stalin. The book paints communism as dehumanizing and chilling.
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Valentine Almazov
Kiev
University of
Rostov On Don
Stalingrad
Stalin
Almazov
Valeriy Tarsis
E. P. Dutton & Co
Confidence Springs From Firm Foreign Policy Across Decades
The piece argues that repeated shows of strength by U S leaders since 1958 under Eisenhower Kennedy and later amid Vietnam boosted national morale and fueled a robust economy. It cites the Lebanon Cuban crises and stock market highs as proof that peace through strength supports markets and public spending priorities.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Lebanon
Middle East
Cuba
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
United States
Viet Nam
Turn-About and Fair Play in California Party Ties
The piece analyzes Republican clashes over John Birch Society influence and Bircher fears, highlighting Senator Morton and Nixon as critics. It notes Reagan's distancing from Welch and Kuchel, plus California Democratic Council leadership under Simon Casady and the push to purge leftist elements. Nixon urges both parties to purge extremists and uphold party standards.
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George Murphy
California
John Birch
William Buckley
National Review
Birchers
Robert Welch
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Republican State Central Committee
Ronald Reagan
Pat Brown
Tom Kuchel
Reagan
Republican Party
Democratic Party
California Democratic Council
Simon Casady
CDC
Johnson
South
Viet Nam
Central Committee
Casady
Brown
Democratic Party of California
California Young Democrats
United States
Bob Welch
Baker Memoir Rumor Alarms Washington Politicians
The report notes talk of a Bobby Baker Senate days memoir and its potential to rattle both parties. It cites Baker as Lyndon Johnson’s key secretary and strategist, with a grand jury probe and Johnson’s gall bladder operation shaping political fund raising and calendar moves. For the 1968 convention, Northern Democrats push to speed federal registrars in the South, amid Katzenbach’s go slow stance and civil rights opposition.
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Bobby G. Baker
Johnson
Senate
Baker
Bobby Baker
Lyndon John
Sen. Johnson
South
Washington
Democratic National Committee
Nicholas Katzenbach
Katzenbach
David Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Deep South
Powers on Books Tribunal Critic Called Absurdity
A Nation profile of James Eastland portrays him as Mississippi’s senior senator and longtime foe of civil rights, a symbol of Old South attitudes. The piece notes his fading power as Congress moves to set firm return dates for major bills, marking a decline in Eastland’s influence and relevance.
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James Eastland
Mississippi
America
Supreme Court
Robert G. Sherrill
The
Nation
Sherrill
United States Senate
Eastland
Judiciary Committee
Congress
China
Toronto Globe and Mail
Charles Taylor
Letter to the Editor on Public Views
The Messenger invites concise opinions from readers on current topics. Letters should be brief and signed, include the writer’s address and phone number (not necessarily for publication), and may be condensed at the editor’s discretion.
Algeria's Boumedienne faces clashes as summit looms
Regime under Boumedienne shifts toward anti communist stance at home while seeking ties with Moscow and the West. Arrests of French and Algerian leftists spark Pravda and L Humanite denunciations. Despite upheaval, Algeria presses toward the African Asian summit planned for November 5 amid political chaos and mixed private doubts.
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Michael Goldsmith
Algiers
Col
Hourari
Boumedienne
Pravda
L’humanite
Moscow
Algeria
Ahmed Ben Bella
Ben Bella
Ted
Dear Abby Readers Debate Third Set Of Teeth
A collection of reader letters from Hemet California Del Mar and Italy discuss claims of three sets of teeth. Dentists express skepticism about babies born with multiple full dentitions and share anecdotes about permanent and baby teeth patterns.
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Abby
Hemet
California
Clara
del Mar
Italy
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Inside Report
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Paul Goodman
Great Society
Goodman
Ohio University
New Kinsey
Henry Miller
David Levine
New York Review
Fellas
Borcvedt
Dear Abby
Myss
Andrew Simmons
Ripley
Mrs
Eorner
D&s
Ohio
Athens
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