Shock Treatment on CIA Involvement with National Student Association
Ram parts magazine cites CIA subsidies to the National Student Association as spy like activity that infiltrated U S student leadership. It argues the CIA aided national security while not dictating policy, and views spying as a dirty but necessary tool in geopolitical rivalry with the communist side.
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CIA
National Student Association
Ramparts
U.S
United States
Mail censorship rethink aims at free choice and privacy
The postal service top lawyer Timothy J. May urged a new approach to obscene material in the mails. He proposed letting recipients opt in for erotica while allowing opt out to stop unwanted mail, arguing this preserves free speech and privacy and could curb junk mail and postal deficits. He warned the plan might strain free-speech rights but sees broader potential to reduce unsolicited mail.
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U.S
Post Office Department
Timothy J. May
Senate
Attorney May
May
Are 18-Year-Olds Adults and Voting Rights
David C. Yeoman argues that being allowed to vote at 18 hinges on adulthood not age. He contends tests for voting eligibility reflect maturity and should apply to all adult rights and responsibilities including liquor, contracts, and personal accountability. He criticizes The Gazette for focusing on suffrage rather than true adulthood.
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Senate
Gazette
David C. Yeoman
Toddville
Breakdowns To the Editor on Crime Bill and Society
Martin Luke of Route 1 Marion argues the 21 billion crime bill harms society and that home church school and government must restore order. He warns weak parental guidance and pro criminal courts threaten liberty and predict a socialist police state if reform stalls.
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Courts of Justice
Martin Luke
Marion
CIA's Work Not as Horrid as It Looks
Washington reporters Drew Pearson and Jack Anderson report that on January 24 1966 the Senate voted 61 to 28 to bar foreign relations scrutiny of CIA operations while arming the armed services committee to oversee. They note a $3 million CIA subsidy to student groups promoted as spontaneous youth movements and flag a backstage dispute over President Johnson knowing of the subsidies.
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Ashington
U.S. Senate
Armed Services Committee
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
William Fulbright
D-Ar
State Department
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Richard Russell
D-Ga
Foreign Relations Committee
Humphrey
Russell
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Congressional
Texas
United States
Central Intelligence
Johnson
Bobby Kennedy
D-N.y
CIA Subsidy Noose Tangles Johnson Kennedy Rifts
The piece alleges President Johnson learned late of the CIA subsidy to student groups through officials after Ramparts exposed the plan. It argues Bobby Kennedy knew CIA activity from his roles and questions whether the aid corrupted youth or violated the public trust, amid tension with the White House.
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Johnson
CIA
Bobby
Kennedy
W. Eugene Groves
National Student Assn
Douglas Cater
White House
Ramparts
Cater
Sen
Robert Kennedy
Central Intelligence
Merely Balancing What Others Do
Analyzed views on foreign influence in U S student groups. The piece contrasts Soviet and Chinese funding of student organizations with CIA data gathering by American students abroad. It asserts the CIA did not direct subversive actions and cites ongoing information-sharing and interviews of travelers from communist countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIA
United States
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Soviet Union
Congress
Secrecy Hides Money Flows Behind U S University Aid
Ramparts magazine questions CIA funding of the National Student Association with up to 200000 dollars yearly for campus activity. The piece argues subsidies to scientists and students are common during Cold War efforts, and notes NSA often held diverse, nonpro government positions, challenging the morality of secrecy in funding.
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John Chamberlain
Ramparts Magazine
CIA
National Student Association
U.S
Guilty Premature No Crime Anyway
Washington column argues that critics rush to condemn the CIA over alleged financial aid to anti-communist student groups. The author claims guilt is assumed before facts are clear, with Katzenbach leading a three-official review panel.
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Ashington
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Nicholas Katzenbach
Cedar Rapids Figures Appointed and Winter Storm Blues
Dr A N Humist is named to a six year term on the State Conservation Commission by Gov Loveless in Cedar Rapids. Fred Albin of West Branch dies at 83, longtime market operator and auctioneer. Golden Gloves champs from Cedar Rapids include Seydel Lee Carew Nisser Smith Twatchman Hart Scanlan. A blizzard paralyzed Eastern Iowa with heavy snow and near zero temperatures as Cedar Rapids schools planned a half holiday.
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A. N. Humis
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Izaac Walton League
State Conservation Commission
Herschel Loveless
Humiston
Herbert Hoover
Fred Albin
West Branch
Albin
Iowa
Lyle Seydel
LeRoy Lee
Bobby Carew
Ernie Nisser
Burrell Smith
Don Twatchman
Gaylord Hart
Jack Scanlan
Lawrence Welk
Orchestra
Cedar Rapids School Board Candidates File Papers
Washington's birthday leads to a full day vacation. Two more candidates Edward Lowe and Paul Clark file papers for election to the Cedar Rapids school board.
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Washington
Edward Lowe
Paul Clark
Cedar Rapids
Brotherhood Week Guest Editorial on helping others
Keveta Martinez from Prairie High School argues that true brotherhood transcends race color and creed. She asserts love and compassion drive aid to those in need and that empathy should override personal convictions in assisting others.
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Keveta Martinez Prairie High School
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Jack Anderson
Robert
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Vienna
Tass
Gus Hall
Mahout
NSA
Organization
Santo Domingo
North Vietnam
William S. White
George Clark
Brotherhood Week
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