Fraternizing Rules Clash With Soldier Love In Germany
A WWII directive from General Eisenhower barred fraternizing with the enemy, but a second lieutenant and a private first class discovered the rule also reaches officers and enlisted. After moving into an apartment near their Army hospital in Germany, Mary Lou Follett and James Johnson faced harassment from the Army and Johnson was reassigned to a hospital 20 miles away.
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Germany
Dwight Eisenhower
Mary Lou Follett
James Johnson
Army Hospital
Pvt. Johnson
McCord typewriter tapes tied to Watergate fire
CIA notes and eyewitness accounts reveal two fires at the McCord home involving burning of materials tied to Watergate. Ruth McCord allegedly burned old articles while two CIA folders remained intact, and typewriter ribbons were later incinerated, potentially destroying evidence. A CIA plant official and Watergate investigators weigh the implications as attorney general aides confirm some details.
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Washington
CIA
James McCord
Watergate
Lee Pennington
Ruth McCord
McCord
Nixon
Love denied housing allowance sparks military complaints
Lt Follett and her partner allege harassment and privacy violations as they fight for their right to marry and live together. An officer was assigned to read articles on good order and discipline while superior hints at court martial risks. Both sides say the complaints remain unanswered as the Army investigates.
The Slush Pile and Hidden Gems of Authors
Jim Bishop surveys the slush pile of unsolicited manuscripts from would be writers and the gatekeeping by publishers. He cites Doubleday Simon & Schuster and agents like Scott Meredith noting the high rejection rates and costs. The piece traces escaped talent such as Betty Smith and John MacDonald, urging patience and persistence amid editorial caprice.
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Simon & Schuster
Bill Henderson
New York Times Book Review
Fight for the dollar profitable product and cash value
The piece notes that whole life insurance includes a savings feature with cash or borrowing value. It recalls insurers paid little interest on savings, roughly half the bank rate, and cites trends in investment services and stock plans. It also mentions James Needham urging a crackdown on new plans and tension between brokers, insurers, and stock sales.
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New York
Whole Life
Bequest Valid Despite Unknown Name in Will
A widow’s will which left a life estate to her husband and the remainder to a nonrelative who used a different family name is valid if the testator clearly meant that heir. The heir’s use of the family name does not invalidate the devise. The husband could have taken the life estate by statute if he chose. The heir would receive the property upon the husband’s death.
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Corry Journal
Campaign Committee
FBI
Pennington
By Jack Anderson
Bernard Bensterwald
William Saxbe
Jimmy Hoffa
Hoffa
Larry Williams
R-Pa
Williams
Saxbe
Teamsters
al Cohen
Larry
Teamsters Union
Cohen
Veterans Administration
Vietnam Veterans Against the War
Winter Volunteers Organization
Bill Retten
Hooray
Jim Bishop
Sing Sing
Doubleday
Jim Landis
William Morrow
Scott Meredith
Frances Pyndyck
Betty Smith
Brookly
Lincoln
Evan Thomas
Harper and Row
Roger Kahn
Brooklyn Dodgers
Gold Medal Books
Bill Lengel
Fawcett Publications
Mr. MacDonald
John MacDonald
Travis McGee
John Cunniff
Corry Evening Journal
West South Street
Corey
George R. Sample
William S. Eaton
John McLanghin
Associated Press
AP News
St Corry
R.R. Bowker Company
Sixth Avenue
New York City
James Needham
New York Stock Exchange
United States Senate
Richard 5. Schweiker
Senate
Washington, D.C
Hugh Scott
R Pa
Pennsylvania
Milton Shapp
Harrisburg
United States
Joseph P. Vigorito
Cannon House
R. Budd Dwyer
Honorable Forest Hopkins
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