Questioning Two NSA Defectors Sparks Cold War Debate
The essay condemns Bernon Mitchell and William Martin for defecting to Moscow. It argues their actions betray the United States and that their backgrounds in communications statistics do not give them access to top NSA secrets. The piece calls for scrutiny of how they attained trust and stressed the need for robust intelligence.
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U.S
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Moscow
U. S. National Security Agency
Russia
Bernon Mitchell
William Martin
NSA
Poll Finds GOP Leads in Southern Newspaper Editors
A Washington NEA poll of 218 editors across 14 southern states shows 43 percent favoring the Republican platform and 29 percent backing the Democrats. The GOP civil rights plank is preferred by 26 percent to 4 percent for the Democratic plank, with 67 percent calling platforms about equal. Nixon edges Kennedy for best civil rights program among 18 percent, while Johnson's nomination polarizes editors on its impact.
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Washington Correspondent
Newspaper Enterprise Assn. Washington
NEA
Maryland
Virginia
Dixie
Oklahoma
Texas
Republican Party
Republican Platform
Richard W. Nixon
Henry Cabot Lodge
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
South
Answers
Florida
Louisiana
South Carolina
Missis
Sippi
Nixon
Kennedy
Kenney
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Propose Taxpayer Day to honor the unseen contributor
A public notice argues for a Taxpayer Day Week or Month to recognize taxpayers who fund government levels. It suggests formal proclamations by leaders from the president to local mayors and even a black armband as a symbol of mourning for taxpayers amid high taxes.
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Boy Scouts
Citizens Public
United States
Political debate over federal aid to education in 1950s platforms
The piece weighs party planks favoring federal school aid against no abrupt need, noting classroom growth since WWII, rising teacher salaries about 100 percent, pupil growth of 44 percent, and per pupil spending rising from 260 to 481 dollars, arguing federal control lacks strong backing.
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Mike
Ike
Citizens Public
Anatomy of apathy on polio and vaccine uptake
An AMA release on polio recalls pre vaccine epidemics and the 1955 Salk vaccine which was 80 percent effective against paralytic polio. It notes cases fell to 2,499 in 1957 but later rose as vaccination lagged. Langmuir says failure is in people not using it. 85 million remain unvaccinated or under vaccinated. The report also mentions bus fare hikes and a band advising thrift.
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American Medical Association
Alexander Langmuir
Boyle's Column Cracks Mayors Busy Reception
HAL BOYLE lampoons mayoral life with quick quips about taxpayer complaints, union visits, budget fights, parking tickets, graft probes, and the nonstop schedule of openings, dedications, and political tastings. The column sketches a city official juggling public duties and personal pressures.
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Hal Boyle
NEW York
Teachers’ Union
Jim
Sanitation Department
Budget Department
Caution in Economy Gathers Steam Across Consumers and Businesses
In a cautious outlook for the United States, both consumers and businesses pull back. Retail demand softens for big-ticket items while disposable income remains high. Manufacturers limit orders and use inventories, signaling slower output and steadier but cautious expansion plans amid political and defense-funding uncertainties.
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New York
Harns
After Labor Day Down East Poem Closes Season
A coastal poem notes the end of the money season as summer folk depart After Labor Day places shutter and natives travel Postcards circulate and chatter fades in a quiet down east scene attributed to Sarah Bridge Graves.
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Sarah Bridge Graves
Community letters urge memorial scroll for Stephen S. White Gym
The Journal prints reader views urging a glass protected scroll and plaque in Biddeford High School’s Stephen S. White Memorial Gym honoring Steve White and his legacy as coach and mentor. A second reader praises Alvin C. York and criticizes tax cases in a veteran affairs note.
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Stephen S. White
Steve White
Biddeford High
Daniel J. Gurney
BHS
Social Security scams target elderly. beware fake detectives
A Miami 71 year old woman fell for a phony Social Security investigator who took her $72 after asking to check the livelihood of her cashed check. Officials note no real detectives exist and urge verifying ID with a Social Security field representative.
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Miami
Social
Social Security
Social Security Administration
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues Mixed
Crossword puzzle style clues list across and down entries with enumerations and some apparent OCR errors. Contains many mis-spellings and partial phrases, posing a challenge to solve as presented.
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