Espionage as Statecraft and Security Risks
The piece argues espionage is a routine tool of modern states, with the CIA and other agencies as central players. It cites cases from the United States and Europe, noting double agents, trials, and the difficulty of proving espionage while warning of leaks within NATO and allied actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MVD
GPU
GPU) For This Purpose, But Also the Fourth Bureau
Army
International Communist Organization
Noel
Hermann Field
Whittaker Chambers
Elizabeth Bentley
Alger Hiss
Great Britain
France
NATO
Kremlin
Lin Piao
MacArthur
Guy Burgess
Old MacLean
Foreign Office
Truth as medicine in a troubled campaign
A columnist laments the 12 day rush to election reveals in which Sen. Irving Ives accuses Averell Harriman of a 1920s pier lease scandal and Harriman refutes it. Clifford Case faces an insinuation about his sister and Stringfellow repents past lies as democracy endures its flaws and calls for truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving M. Ives
New York
Averell Harriman
Harriman
Tammany Hall
Case
Judge Blythin rejects shift from serious case in Sheppard trial
The judge rebukes defense moves to redefine the Cleveland murder case as a sex offense. He states Sam Sheppard fatally harmed Marilyn Sheppard is the key issue and notes no sex offense charge is before the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Samuel H. Sheppard
Common Pleas
Edward Blythin
William J. Corrigan
Blythin
Sheppard
Susan Hayes
Miss Hayes
FTC prosecutes 17 health insurers for false advertising
The Federal Trade Commission accuses 17 firms in health and hospital insurance of deceptive advertising, including four major companies. They face 20 day replies with December hearings planned. the mass of annual premiums exceeds $300 million, about a third of individual policies nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Trade Commission
Lender's Duty Questioned After California Jack Injury
A California court ordered the owner of a borrowed automobile jack to pay $100,000 damages after the jack slipped and injured the borrower. The piece argues borrowers assume risk and questions lender liability, with analogies about loans and mishaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
North Carolina State Fair Opens Amid Rain and Storm Impact
The 87th NC State Fair opens after showers delay the start. officials note improved facilities and midway entertainment by James E. Strate while Dr. J S Dorton leads preparations. Across eastern NC Hazel storm causes about 15 million in damage and at least 21 deaths, with widespread devastation attracting national sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Strate
J. S. Dorton
Dorton
North Carolina
Aftermath of Hazel Storm Sparks Insurance Controversy
The piece argues that federal and state civil defense relief moved faster than drought aid, notes two classes of storm losses from property and livelihoods, and discusses insurance issues. It highlights North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Charles F. Gold cutting red tape to speed appraisals, while agencies battle claims and adjustments across nine or ten states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saenane
Sesnee
Texas
Civil Defense
Red Cross
Cable
Charles F. Gold
North Carolina
Hazel
Carol
Edna
Capitol Square
Disaster and Politics Mix Marked North Carolina News
The piece notes 27 North Carolina counties designated hurricane disaster areas with Piedmont spared. It also covers Erie Pennsylvania mayoral politics amid arrest accusations, Billy Graham privacy issues, engineer corps contributions, Trinity College legacy near Durham, and a homespun Trinity Sunday homecoming memory plus a joke about cooking eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Piedmont
Fair Weather Friends Yelp Over Wilsons Famed Remark
Washington scene features GOP chatter about Charlie Wilson and James Auchincloss with mentions of Capitol Hill Club and political maneuvering. It recounts Auchincloss’ effusive praise of Wilson, Wilson's Cabinet role, and a noted souring of Auchinclossian support amid unemployment debates. Included is a tangential anecdote about Estes Kefauver and Nancy Kefauver during a Europe trip and customs encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Washington
Charlie Wilson
James Coats Auchincloss
New Jersey
Rep. Auchincloss
Groton
Yale
Charlie
Abe
Auchincloss
Capitol Hill Club
Grand Old Party
Ike
Retiring Vice Admiral Reflects On Uniform Fitting
Vice Admiral C Turner Joy bids farewell to midshipmen and reflects on fitting the uniform as he nears retirement. The excerpt includes quotes on unity, power, and politics from Adenauer and an English actress, highlighting public figures weighing authority and social roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adm
C. Turner Joy
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George Sokolsky
Germany
Harry Dexter White
United Nations
Federal Grand Jury
McCarran Committee
Abraham Brothman
Harry Gold
Julius
Ethel Rosenberg
Klaus Fuchs
Engl
Fuchs
Rosenbergs
Gold - Greenglass- Rosenberg
FBI
United States
Joseph Petersen
National
High Points
N. C
R. B. Terry Seeve
Holt McPherson
D. A. Rawley
C. W. Patterson, JR
Charles B. Loflin
Associated Press
Utah
Douglas R. Stringfellow
Blake Clark
Reader's Digest
Greenville Piedmont
Lynn Nisbet
Haiti
Canada
W. A. Bivins
Erie
Penn
Thomas W. Flatley
Billy Graham
McCalls
Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
Montreal
Graham
England
Billy
Welnigh
Los Angeles
Shiela Buelow
Richard
Ben Adhem
Ft. Bragg
Wilmington
Navy
Airforce
Marines
Army Engineers
Trinity
Mount Verne
George Washington
Old Homee
High Point
Archdale
Randolph County
Trinity College
Duke University
Durham
Old College
Kith
Asheville
Winston-Salem
Trinity Methodist Church
George Dixon
Nancy Kefauver
Estes Kefauver
Kefauvers
Europe
Estes
Customs and Immigration
Bates
Russia
Adenauer
Joan Wood
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