Loyalty oath debate highlights Virginia Democratic split
The Virginia Democratic Party rejects claims of a loyalty oath as the party plan adds a self excommunication clause for members who back Republicans. The move appears aimed at purging long time insiders and mirrors broader factional tensions within the state party and national figures amid reform efforts.
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Joe Fitzpatrick
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Democratic Party
Henry Howell
Virginia
George Rawlings
William C. Battle
Battle
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Ruth H. Charity
Congress
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McGovern
Hart critiques Huston Gestapo blueprint debate
Jeffrey Hart argues that the 1970 Huston plan, a domestic intelligence proposal by White House aide Tom Huston, was misrepresented as Gestapo like. He asserts the document was professional, did not target dissenters, and supported careful oversight while recommending reforms.
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White House
Tom Huston
Nixon and Hoover clash over sweeping intelligence plan
The speaker criticizes a long standing US intelligence program from 1941 to 1965, blaming President Nixon for not executing it fully against Hoover who opposed it. The document argues the plan sought broad surveillance including campus groups and subversive entries, supported by many agencies, with disputes among officials over campus sources and civil liberties implications.
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Weathermen
Black Panthers
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Huston
Ervin
Kennedy Nixon Watergate parallels in Chappaquiddick debate
The column notes staff protest over Nixon Watergate comparisons to Kennedy Chappaquiddick. It recalls Kennedy's 1970 inquest, grand jury secrecy, and mixed reactions from The New York Times Time and Washington Post, highlighting concerns about public investigation, timing, and political impact.
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Chappaquiddick
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Wilfred J. Paquet
Dinis
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Paquet
Kilpatrick Defends Chambers Against Hiss Conspiracy Claims
James J. Kilpatrick argues in The Nation against discrediting Whittaker Chambers and his witness in the Alger Hiss case. He attacks The Nation’s scholars for questioning Chambers’ Account, notes Hiss’s perjury trials, and defends Chambers’ integrity and testimony in the long political controversy.
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Yalta
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Fred J. Cook
Schmidt Motor Company
Randallstown
Werden
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Schmitt
George Crosley
Crosley
Fime
Hisses
Mr. Hiss
Chronic Gullibility and Modern Medical Fraud
Chronic gullibility fuels quackery as many chase quick fixes from bogus diets to supposed youth restorers. Authorities warn against dangerous frauds like a magic menu promising 10 pounds loss in 10 days while eating freely. Public defense hinges on common sense and trusted medical guidance.
Parting Shots with Pendulums and Perceptions
A satirical column notes teens sent home for hair, evolving neighborhoods where keys replace locks, and spring scenes with cars and bumper stickers. It jokes that the world now belongs to seniors yet offers no address, while a congressman mocks amateurism in sports and professionalism in politics.
Impeachment fever sparks rhetoric on McCloskey
The Danville Register finds Rep. McCloskey and allies fueling impeachment talk as a public affront and dangerous tactic. It argues impeachment has a grim history and compares today’s zeal to violent regimes, warning against mob rule and political extremism while noting reactions from figures like Abzug Roth and Warren.
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Mussolini
Jefferson Davis
John Birch Society
Earl Warren
Bella Abzug
Philip’Roth
New York Review
Roth
Richard Nixon
Senate
Nixon
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