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Liberty at Risk and a Radio Memory
A narrator recalls drifting through weak radio signals on Highway 63 in southern Iowa hearing Janis Joplin and reflecting on freedom. He cites Rev. Martin Niemöller and warns that liberty may slip away if people do not speak up. Tony Loyd, a Cedar Rapids resident, is described as a father and grandfather.
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Highway 63
Iowa
Baton Rouge
Janice Joplin
Salinas
Bobby McGee
Martin Niemeller
Niemeller
United States
Rev. Niemeller
Tony Loyd
Cedar Rapids
Lynn
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Iron and Steel
Henry
Supreme Court
Congress
Bush Administration
Roger Grobstich Hiawatha