Spy Pettibone Applies for Unemployment After CIA Spying Revelations
A fictional interview reveals Homer T. Pettibone, a longtime CIA officer, seeking work after admitting espionage on Americans. The dialogue contrasts CIA spying with FBI respect, as Pettibone is advised to apply to the FBI while reflecting on the nation's reaction to covert surveillance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer T. Pettibone
Mr. Pettibone
CIA
FBI
Some Little Known Facts From Historic En Route Notes
A collection of trivia on saints and miracles in Catholic thought not required beliefs. It notes coffee history from food to wine to non alcoholic use and religious suppression. It mentions the finch family as the largest bird group and Alexander Graham Bell’s Canadian retirement rule. It also explains scrod as a generic restaurant term and compares termite sight to bats.
Abrupt Propranolol Stops Hazardous for Heart Patients
Montreal researchers report 15 acute coronary events including three fatal heart attacks after abrupt propranolol discontinuation in angina patients. Six patients with angina endured more pain. four had heart attacks and one died soon after stopping the drug.
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American Heart Association
Montreal
Medical Tribune
Henry F. Mizgala
Montreal Heart Institute
Stanford
Royal Postgraduate Medical School
London
England
Books on Folk Art and Other Works Featured
A roundup of recent books includes Twentieth Century American Folk Art and Artists by Hemphill and Weissman with 145 artists. Ralph Steadman’s N America compares to Daumier and Grosz. Also Bringing the Outdoors In by Loewer and The Craft of Poetry edited by Packard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert W. Hemphill, Jr
Julia Weissman
Dutton
Grandma Moses
Simon Rodin
Morris Hirshfield
Edgar Tolson
Elijah Pierce
Minnie Evans
Helen Cordero
Steadman
France
Daumier
Germany
Georg Grosz
America
H. Peter Loewer
William Packard
Doubleday
Auden
Ginsberg
Kunitz
Ashbery
Dickey
Erica Jong
Richard Wilbur
Diane Watkowski
Secrets and Secrecy at Long Beach Police Intelligence Unit
A six page memo from the Long Beach Police Department outlines the I Squad intelligence unit where access to files is restricted to authorized personnel. It describes door locks key control and strict data handling to protect privacy and prevent misuse while noting the need for council and press scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
I Squad
Symbionese Liberation Army
Patty Hearst
Cinque
Isquad
I-Squad
Henry
Will Rogers On Year 1929 Leaving Us Flat
Will Rogers reflects on 1929 with humor and humility. He notes Americans grew cocky enjoying comfort and industry but suggests a divine correction put the nation back in its place as the year ends on December 30, 1929.
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Rusia
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