Expulsion of Soviet diplomat underscores US vigilance
The piece lauds the FBI and CIA for exposing a Soviet agent posing as an embassy attaché and expelling a Russian operative suspected of recruiting a CIA employee. It questions CIA hiring and highlights Gov Hughes urging a nationwide Let Freedom Ring on July 4 to celebrate Independence Day and freedom for all Americans.
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Central Intelligence Agency
Russia
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Gennadiy G. Sevastyanov
United States
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CIA
John
Hughes
John Adams
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Objectivity questioned as 59 American students visit Cuba
The AP reports 59 U S students arrived in Havana on a self styled fact finding trip defying warnings of possible prosecution. They deny officials and say they seek objective truth about Cuban revolution but critics question their objectivity and motives.
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Religion in schools and state aid not unconstitutional says reader
The writer argues that the first amendment restricts Congress not states and schools. He laments modern Supreme Court decisions since 1947, claiming early jurists and authorities supported Bible reading in schools and religious aid, asserting such practices may be wise but are constitutional. Ross Young 1052 Daniels street NE.
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Storey
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Daniels Street
Against Alcohol Letter to the Editor on temperance and religion
A reader argues for abstinence from alcohol, citing temperance as fundamental education. He asserts alcohol harms society, challenges claims that Christ approved wine, and labels government figures as supporting problems, urging stricter restraint and citing moral authority. Martin Luke writes from Marion.
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Kingdom of Heaven
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Unity Effort Should Focus on Satellites Not Friends
Column argues the United States should pressure Soviet bloc states toward genuine democracy rather than press allied governments. It urges unity on preventing nuclear war, freeing Eastern Europe, and persuading peoples behind the Iron Curtain, citing Wilson and Western internal politics.
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Leave the Land or Live in Peasantry Erodes Small Farms
John Chamberlain argues welfare programs over 30 years hurt small farms by rewarding rich farmers with subsidies while smaller operators struggle to afford equipment and land. He cites 1935 to 1961 farm unit declines, urban migration, and contrasts Amish farming as peasant-like self sufficiency.
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Edward Higbee
University of Rhode Island
Twentieth Century Fund
Henry Wallace
Rexford Tugwell
United States
Pedestrian Signal Installed at First Ave and Twelfth St
A pedestrian controlled traffic signal at First Avenue and Twelfth Street East is to be in operation today with patrolmen on duty to explain it to pedestrians and motorists. Parks Commissioner Dick Jones announced roadway removal through Daniels Park as part of a plan to gradually separate playground areas.
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Decorah July 4 Honorary Mayor Election Report
The article notes Jens A. Shures, a Highlands township farmer, elected honorary mayor of Decorah for the July 4 celebration. It also mentions a 1943 military zone plan around Coe College with speed limits and parking restrictions and Cedar Rapids WAC recruiters at the local army station.
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Highland Township
Decorah
U.S. Army Air Crew Command
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
WAC
Goldwater Seen Ahead But Scranton Romney Could Challenge
Washington insiders say Goldwater leads the GOP race with broad conservative support and a possible Southern realignment. Rockefeller’s health and divorce hurt his bid, while Scranton or Romney may emerge if Rockefeller fades, promising a strong campaign clash at the convention.
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