Intrepid's Sir William Stephenson Warns on Secret Agencies
Copley News Service profile of Sir William Stephenson, Churchill's envoy and head of BSC, arguing secret intelligence saved Britain in World War II. He criticizes political fear, calls for accountability while noting FBI CIA omissions and Soviet disinformation, and warns democracy must protect secret operations.
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Schmidt Faces Narrow Victory in West German Election
Helmut Schmidt's Social Democrats and the Free Democrats cling to power in a fragile coalition after a strong showing by Helmut Kohl's Christian Democrats. Kohl's bloc wins influence though not the outright win, signaling a conservative shift and uncertain Senate-like balance for Schmidt's government.
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Lenin in Zurich and the making of an empire
A critical review of Solzhenitsyn Lenin in Zurich argues Lenin used Parvus and German aid to shape Russia, portraying Lenin as a driven opportunist. The work is praised for historical detail while noting a controversial tone and its depiction of Lenin as the Anti Christ.
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Gifted Middletown poet tops fall book list
Local writer Jean Gear, longtime Middletown resident and Taft School assistant principal, authored Do You Know How It Feels a best selling poetry collection this season. The volume blends blank verse with themes of dignity and civil rights inspired by Gear’s experiences as a light skinned Black woman in America.
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Do You Know How It Feels book review in Middletown
A Middletown audience attends an autograph party for poet Jean Gear as she unveils Do You Know How It Feels a study of black experience and universal emotions. The piece praises Gear's exploration of race memory and human feelings alongside references to Phillis Wheatley and Paul Laurence Dunbar.
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