Freedom War Soldier Diakonoff Dies at 39
Paul Diakonoff, born in Russia and a longtime resident of Hayward, died at 39 in his home. A former Soviet prisoner who fled at 14, he later worked in Belgian mines and the United States while funding anti communism efforts. He recorded Moscow propaganda and exposed Soviet broadcasts, donating his eyes to a Bay Area bank and his body to UC Medical School.
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Collectivist Edwards Attacks editor and Rep Edwards
A letter writer denounces Don Edwards and cites collectivist theories as harmful to individual rights. The piece attacks Great Society programs, compares to Mussolini and Nazi Germany, and warns of government control over production and personal freedoms.
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Robert Ing AM Powell
Hays
Recall Critic Speaks Up Editor Open Letter to Castro Valley Figures
An open letter targets Louis Collier and Michael Crane criticizing their opposition to school unification and a tax increase. The writer questions their motives and asks if they have examined local educational programs and administrators before judging the district changes.
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Louis Collier
Michael Crane
Castro Valley
Valley
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Unclear sports and political hints scatter in stray quotes
The fragment mentions Mickey Mantle uncertain about playing next year and doubts about the Yankees returning. It notes Princess Margaret's U.S. tour cost and a call by George Meany urging labor action. It includes a provocative quote and mentions GOP tax deductibility for political contributions, ending with a line about charity at home.
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Barry Goldwater on Political Labels and Linguistic Wars
Speech argues left uses semantic tricks to redefine terms like conservative liberal radical and extremist. It contrasts Oxford and Merriam Webster definitions with modern usage, denouncing label swapping and calling for accurate language to protect American tradition.
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Oxford English
Merriam- Webster
This Day In Review Highlights From 1914 to 1964
Events include Henry Ford adopting assembly line production in 1914 and FDR with Churchill planning countermoves against the Axis in 1943. The 1959 Cuban firing squads executed 220, and a 1964 Hast snowstorm caused over 140 deaths. Churchill quote closes.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Morocco
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A Prayer For Today
A devotional reflection praising Gods power in winter storms and seeking divine warmth. It asks for God to hold life through cold seasons and to keep believers as His children, guided by the Holy Spirit toward pleasing Him.
Right Course For Republicans In New Congress
Washington The assembled Congress offers opportunity and danger to minority Republicans. They may gain seats from Democrats in November while facing a possible cutback in Johnson Great Society welfare programs. History shows a party in power loses ground in off years, making GOP odds better for gains but hampered by Vietnam and Johnson’s welfare legacy. The implied GOP strategy is to pursue easy does it.
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