Washington spies and power plays across agencies
In Washington interdepartmental rivalry drives espionage and control over the President’s Daily Intelligence Briefing. The DIA, CIA, and DIA trade copies, with Admiral Moorer’s aide secretly producing notes on a hidden machine. State Department intelligence rounds also circulate among embassies, highlighting heightened secrecy at the top levels.
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DIA
Spies and hoaxes mix in cloak and dagger note on risks
A leaked memo reveals CIA and DIA guards stamp NODIS to prevent distribution while a Pentagon insider circulates unauthorized copies to the Joint Chiefs and DIA director. Separately, Dr Milton Zaret warns at IEEE convention that microwave exposure may trigger cancer and eye damage, while Army engineers rush a glossy magazine amid a National Emergency label.
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Pentagon
Joint Chiefs
DIA
Milton Zaret
Institute
New York City
Army Engineers
Grass roots opinion on food stamps and World War I memories
A Forest Grove Oregon Times reader voices frustration with food stamp aid being directed to those not truly needy and remembers serving in World War I with the 112th Field Artillery. The letter recalls Pine Camp, Watertown, and army life, including corporal Sager and camp routines.
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Forest Grove
Ore
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Corporal Sager
112Th Field Artillery
Battery A
Old Horse Soldier At Oliphant Hill During War Camp
A narrator recalls life at Oliphant Hill with a rough squad, chaotic drill, and tough officers. He details hard labor with thirty horses, a comical guard gate miscue by Grimsey, a tense parade inspection, and a grim jab at family support for war bonds as peace returns home.
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Hugh Drum
Grimsey
Gas drilling to start at one sixth well in Carter Hill
William H. Locke president of the utility disclosed that defiling one sixth well will start as soon as the rig arrives. In Corry a new gas drilling project ends years without activity, signaling renewed exploration in Carter Hill.
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Harrisburg
Nixon
Congress
Tha
Shapp
Carter Hill
Insylvania Gas Company
William H. Locke
Parents Press Admissions Office with Threats and Favors
A collection of letters to a New York college admissions director mix threats, bribes, and appeals. Parents claim influence through board connections, sorority ties, or wealth while others insist merit or family pressure will determine admission. The tone satirizes the gatekeeping of college entry and parental overreach.
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New York
Pickinpaw
Shay
Fred
Fakkid
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