Spies and poisons raise issue of CIA discipline
A 1975 column argues the CIA must balance retaining dangerous poisons for spies with strict top oversight. It highlights saxitoxin and cobra venom, questions their necessity, cites Gary Powers and Anthony Eden cases, and urges total accountability and discipline from all levels of government and spy services.
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Smersh
Senate
CIA
Ian Fleming
Anthony Eden
Khrushchev
Bulganin
Crabbe
Gary Powers
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Paris
Capitol Hill
Congress
Letters Deadeye Diamond rides again To the Editor
Malvine Cole Stratton argues against federal war on drugs and calls for reform. She criticizes Army CIA FBI and state police for drug-related harassment and urges Vermont to reject a 160000 grant for a drugs task force led by Attorney General Deadeye Diamond.
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Vermont
Governor’s ‘Justice Commission
Green Hills
Governor’s Justice Commission
Pot
Deadeye Diamond
CETA praised by Rutland mayor for local impact
The Rutland mayor defends the state run CETA program noting its broad local benefits. He cites involvement with CVWTP Vermont Job Service Rutland Mental Health and several agencies plus city and school jobs funded under CETA and praises program administrator Daniel J. Holland.
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State Office of Manpower Services
Rutland
CVWTP
Vermont Job Service
CETA
Rutland Mental Health
Rutland Association of Retarded Citizens
Rutland Opportunity Council
Alcohol Information and Referral Center
Serenity House
Grace House
Rutland Public Schools
City of
Daniel J. Holland
Holland
Commentary on national turmoil and aberrations in the press
The piece discusses a climate of violence and public figures labeling incidents as aberrations while questioning systemic flaws. It cites the Warren Commission, psychoanalyst Herbert Hendin, and media sensationalism as contributing factors, arguing the nation faces deeper cultural issues beyond individual crimes. It notes advertisers experimenting with novel media in England and references the Wall Street Journal.
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Herbert Hendin
Columbia University
Manson
Symbionese Liberation Group
Marilyn Monroe
England
London-Brighton
Wall Street Journal
Lost dog found after hour search by firemen
Sept 25 1935 story recalls six year old Buddy Sawyer found on County Street after an hour’s search by firemen from all companies. Village trustees sign new street lighting contract totaling 8235 dollars for 12 months starting Sept 1. Permits issued for private garages on Silver and Weeks Streets.
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Buddy ’’ Sawyer
Sylvia Sawyer
Mill Street
County Street
Ralph E. Snow
A.T. Morrill
Silver Street
Leon A. Orr
Weeks Street
Mau Mauing Uncle Sam Over Idaho Tribe War Surfaced
Opinion piece notes the Kootenai Indians of Idaho declared war on the United States about a year ago and gained government spending. It cites AP figures of nearly $500,000 spent on housing, water and sewer, a road to a new reservation, a center grant nearing approval, and a regional BIA spokesman calling it the result of a Kootenai revolution. The piece mocks government largesse to a small tribe and questions equity.
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Idaho
United States
Bonners Ferry
U.S
Associated Press
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