Government Publishing and the CIA Book Controversy
Reported clashes over The Invisible Government by Wise and Ross include CIA objections to the book and edits by Look magazine. USIA subsidies for books trigger calls for transparency, while officials defend supporting some titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIA
Goverment
David Wise
Thomas B. Ross
Washington
U.S. Information Agency
House
USIA
Louis A. Fanget
Usia Publications
House Group
Fanget
United States
It Is The Spectators Not The Players Who Suffer
A critic blasts rabid sports fans as sub-human and explains the Peru soccer stadium disaster as a result of crowd violence. He contrasts true sports lovers who respect the game with fans driven by ego and blood lust, praising professionals who endure miscalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Platforms in Politics A Skeptic’s View of Party Planks
A concise critique of party platform writing, noting how modern planks drift from serious policy. It contrasts past defining issues with postwar slogans, arguing platforms rarely guide campaigns and factions in both parties complicate the message. It quotes the 1962 Republican Declaration of Principle and Policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Atlantic City
Texas
Bryan
League of Nations
Harding
Cox
Roosevelt
Hoover
Madison Avenue
Goldwater
GOP
Barry
Congress
Senate House Committee
Senate
Scranton
House
The Scranton Candidate Peculiarity in Pennsylvania Politics
A Pennsylvania columnist argues that Governor Scranton's strength lies not in policy or tactical brilliance but in his personal make up. He claims Scranton could win against Lyndon Johnson, citing an oddball appeal that could resell even a refrigerator to a frozen Eskimo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Buckley Jr
Goldwater
San Francisco
Scranton
Johnson
Buckley
Pennsylvania
Capitol Hill
Washington
Bickley
Lyndon Johnson
Mr. Scranton
Penance
Will History Repeat Here
Walter F. Herman reports in the Baltimore News-Post that tenants homeowners and landlords face taxburden loss of property through excessive taxation. He blames ultraliberal relief policies for public aid reaching eight million people amid unprecedented prosperity and business activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocomore City
Worchester Democrat
Walter F. Herman
Baltimore News- Post
Three Minutes A Day and the Personal Air Conditioner
A small belt attached cooling device from a government lab in Aiken South Carolina provides up to 50 degrees cooler air to the body. It targets workers in heavy protective clothing but could aid anyone facing heat indoors or outdoors. The piece notes broader calls for attention to physical and spiritual needs and cites a Bible verse. Fort McHenry and Phi Beta Kappa are referenced in brief cultural notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government Laboratory
Aiken
S. C
Chemical
Atomic
Temple of the Holy Spirit
Why We Complain About Everyday Irritations of Travel and Service
A columnist recalls his Esquire piece on petty irritations and offers nominations for the What Bugs Me department. He skewers travel delays at New York World’s Fair access routes, telephone company charges, and airline hypocrisy while urging readers to submit their own trivia complaints and vent at 150 East 35 Street, New York.
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Lyndon Johnson
Esquire
New York
Triboro Bridge
Kennedy Airport
Throgs Neck Bridge
Carson
Moses
The
Telephone Company
Irving Kristol
Carrie Nation
Civil Aeronautics Board
East 35 Street
N.Y
Washington
Contagion of Attacks on FBI and Police Spurs Civil Review Debate
A commentary argues current criticisms of the FBI and New York police reflect a contagion that could undermine security agencies. It cites Hoover’s age, calls for civilian review boards, and attacks on CIA and radio networks, while praising the vital role of agencies like the FBI, CIA, and Radio Liberty in safeguarding liberties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Johnson
Harlan Fiske Stone
the Nation Magazine
Fred J. Cook
Macmillan
New York City
City Club of New York
Liberal Party
The
Civil Liberties Union
NAACP
Socialist Party
Michael Murphy
Murphy
John Cassese
Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association
Cassese
New York
Free Europe Committee
Radio Free Europe
United States
Radio Liberty
Munich
Soviet Russia
Wise and Ross
CIA
New York Police
Also Mentioned on This Page
Central Intelligence Agency
Look Magazine
Minneapolis Tribune
John McCone
Marshall S. Carter
Random House
Bennet Cerf
Carl T. Rowan
National Press Club
Washington Star and Post
the Post
Lyndon B. Johnson
William S. White
White
L.B.J
Sydney J
Truman
Richard Nixon
Gen. Eisenhower
Korea
Mr. Kennedy
Nixon
Bobby Baker
By Holmes Alexander
By Mason Denison
Manage Magazine
NEW Castle News
News Company, A Corporation
North Mercer Street
New Castle
Richard E. Rentz
Jessie Treadwell Anderson
Eec. Tet
Fred Rentz
S Eleanor Treadwell Payson
Leonard T. Kolasinski
James W. Trevitt
Treas
Asst Treas
Anes
Mgr
Bell Telephone
Lawrence
Butler
Beaver
Oliver
By James Keller
United Press International
Ft. McHenry
Baltimore
Francis Scott Key
Phi Beta Kappa
College of William and Mary
Virginia
William S. Buckley Jr
John Chamberlain
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