Eastland Panel Reveals Hidden Van Deman Files Network
Washington report details a 23 year unofficial census of 125000 alleged subversives. The Van Deman Files cover politicians actors writers and activists with informant networks and FBI Army Navy sources. Names include Emanuel Celler Pearl S Buck Joan Crawford Helen Hayes Linus Pauling and others.
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van Deman
Army
Ralph H. van Deman
Emanuel Celler
N.Y
House Judiciary Committee
Reds
Brooklyn
Celler
Pearl S. Buck
Joan Crawford
Helen Hayes
Adam Clayton Powell
Manhattan
Linus Pauling
Naval
Federal Bureau of Investigation
California
San Diego
Michigan antibusing protests lead to arrests and desegregation tensions
Nine antibusing protesters were arrested in Pontiac as others demonstrated near buses amid a wave of court-ordered desegregation efforts. A bomb threat evacuated a school, while Southern districts face bus shortages and longer days. In San Francisco a dry run precedes next week’s busing start. Morgan County records a large voter registration turnout of mostly 18 to 20-year-olds on Labor Day, with the board set to reconvene later in September.
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Pontiac
Mich
San Francisco
Morgan County Board of Registrars
Myrtle Cobb
Assassination bid against U.S. envoy in Cambodia fails
In Phnom Penh an attack using a bomb laden bicycle failed to harm U.S. Ambassador Emory Swank as he traveled to work. The riderless bike bumped the car and a Cambodian guard reported the device attached to the handlebars. Police investigated the bicycle after it was found.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
U.S
Emory C. Swank
Swank
Yim Sarun
On This Date 1940 London Blitz Begins
Weather forecast shows 30 percent rain today with a high near 89 and a low around 67. The note mentions the London Blitz as Germany raids London, marking the start of WWII air attacks. The Tennessee Valley motto appears: It's A Privilege to live in the Tennessee Valley.
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London
Tennessee Valley
Judge blocks million-dollar awards against Alabama justices
In Montgomery a federal judge refused to award 1 million plus in damages to individuals fined in Alabama Justice of the Peace Courts since January 1969. He enjoined JPs from handling highway violation cases and ordered state troopers and sheriffs to stop routing such cases to JP courts.
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Montgomery
Ala
Justice of the Peace
Alabama
Jps
U. S
Congress Eyes U S Economy and Nixon Policy Shift
Congress returns to a changed agenda as President Nixon shifts focus from welfare reform to a broad economic package. He calls for tax cuts and wage and price controls to stabilize the dollar, with welfare reform delayed to curb federal spending. House Ways and Means plans hearings for the tax package, aiming for early approval, while critics warn of bias toward big business.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
House
Ways and Means Committee
House and Son
Russell Long
D-La
Senate Finance Committee
Free Tickets Sweepstakes for Auburn or Alabama Game
Decatur Daily 1971 Gridiron Forecast offers a contest with first and second place prizes of tickets to either the Alabama Southern Miss or the Auburn Chattanooga game. Entries must arrive by 4 p.m. Friday at The Daily. Rules and entry form on page 1L.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Alabama
Terry Club Labor Day Picnic Hears Nation Heritage Crucial Speech
More than 2,000 attendees at the 16th Terry Club Labor Day Picnic in Courland hear Sidney Sandridge of Athens College urge Americans to resist depersonalization and uphold heritage. He warns the nation faces danger not from enemies but losing individual identity and faith in community duties. Additional rural garbage contact numbers appear in the notice.
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Hilda Terry
Courtland
Terry Club
Athens College
America
Sidney Sandridge
Sandridge
Terry
Diplomat Leahy’s Body Arrives in Washington
The body of U.S. diplomatic official Donald J. Leahy, found dead Aug 30 at Santa Isabel Equatorial Guinea, arrived in Washington. Alfred J. Erdos, charge d affaires at the embassy, flown to Washington and hospitalized, will be questioned about the death.
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Donald J. Leahy
Santa Isabel
Equatorial Guinea
Washington
State Department
Alfred J. Erdos
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D-Miss
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House Committee On UN
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Jerry Voorhis
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Senate
Hugo Fisher
San Diego Superior
Michigan
Antibus
Irregular Defense Corps
Nashville
Morgan
Nguyen van Anh
Saigon
Bob Jones
United Terry Club
Jones
Athens
ST. Paul, Minn
Ramsey County Coroner’s Office
St. Paul
Talladega, Ala
Outlaws Motorcycle Club
Georgia
Lee
Robinson Furniture
Second Avenue
Decature
Terry Fete
Morgan County
Diplomat
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