Language spin and government jargon overload public discourse
The piece rails against overuse of words like governance accountability and viable, noting how education and government coarsen language. It cites examples from New York budget jargon, Shapp’s tax bill and FBI privacy rumors, urging plain speech and criticizing euphemistic phrasing in public life.
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New York State
Shapp
New York
RITEC
FBI and Pentagon Secrets Highlight Wild Cold War Tales
An array of declassified style anecdotes surface from FBI teletype, including Boggs alleged Russian Jewish hijack plot lines and a King memo. a peanut butter caper involving Maj. Gen. Herron Maples shows back channel secrecy and cost overruns. Maples raises prices for Circus peanut butter while in Europe, with links to Pentagon and Army officials.
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Herron Maples
Europe
Maples
Pentagon
Vietnam
Gen. Creighton Abrams
Rosenbergs and the lens mould that sparked a case
A retrospective on the Rosenberg case linking the infamous lens mould to the Soviet atomic program. It details the trial led by Judge Irving Kaufman, the federal charges, and the moral clash over executions, with vivid portraits of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, David Greenglass, and the others involved.
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Soviet Union
Julius
Ethel Rosenberg
Anatoli Yakovlev
New York
Moscow
America
U.S
Kistiakowsky
Greenglass
Julius Rosenberg
Rosenberg
Yakovlev
FBI
Rosenbergs
Morton Sobell
Irving Kaufman
Federal Court
Kaufman
United States Supreme Court
Irving Saypol
Emmanuel Brock and Son
Law on settlement by attorney with client permission
Questions and answers review attorney and client rights in negligence cases and traffic violations. An attorney should seek client consent before final settlement in contingent cases while providing guidance on possible ranges. Traffic info notes no fixed hearing deadline except 15 day filing rules for summary offenses and exceptions.
President seeks end to farm subsidies in time
Grass roots sentiment in Punxsutawney notes the President’s regret over signing the 8 billion agriculture appropriation while urging subsidies’ removal. The President argues subsidies distort free markets but notes Congress’s stalemate risked losing aid, signaling a gradual move toward eliminating subsidies to return farming to market disciplines.
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Punxsutawney, PA
Congress
Calley at My Lai Viewed Through Moderated Lens
A cautious take on Lt. William Calley and the My Lai affair argues neither beast nor hero, noting higher command responsibility, the influence of war on judgment, and the need for a conviction with mercy due to mitigating factors, while acknowledging the act’s indefensible nature. The piece highlights the psychological strain, orders followed, and the broader duty of the Army in such cases.
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William Calley
My Lai
Calley
United States Army
My Lal
Mr. Lai
Spiners
Geneva Conventich
Army
Air Force
Navy
Marine
Corry News Briefs Include Vote On Tax Measure
A Corry digest notes Governor ueienide income tax discussion and votes. Assemblyman W W Waterhouse supported reviving the measure in a 115 to 91 tally. Also, birthday celebrations for six year old Brian Pantie at Wayne Street home and plans for summer Little League baseball announced by Lou Hanna, district director in the Corry schools system.
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Pees Fanning
Ueienide Income Tex
W.W. Waterhouse
Brian Pantie
Paul Pantie
Lou Hanna
Sihietic
Corry Schemis
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