Fleeing Polish security chief sheds light on home front
Jozef Swiatlo, once No. 2 in Poland's security program, surfaced in Washington after eight months in secrecy. He described wide resistance in Soviet satellite states and spoke of Katyn beliefs, while declaring intent to aid the West in countering communism. Swiatlo asserted Polish leaders are loyal to Moscow and critiqued Soviet crimes.
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Washington
Jozef Swiatlo
Poland
VU. S
Noel
Hermann Field
Herta
Red Army
Swindo
Iron Curtain
United States
West
Swiatlo
Foreign Operations Administration
Jules A Nowotny
Three Disappearances and Spying Allegations Emerge
Notes released by the State Department press Swiatlo’s claim that Noel Field and his wife aided refugees and remote links to the Rajk case. Swiatlo said the Fields were not American agents, and that Field spoke under handouts. He defected citing deep ideological disappointment and access to secret materials. A Baltimore gunman meanwhile stole $906 from a check cashing office as cops pursued him.
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Auch
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Hungary
Swiatlo
Noel Field
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Herta
Hermann
Cleveland
Warsaw
Prague
Field Brothers
United
Germany
Laszalo Rayk
Marshal Tito
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Rayk
Field
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Rajk
Central Committee
Ministry of Internal Security
Polish Communist Party
Baltimore
Shirley Schwartz
Fading Eggs and Fairs Trace to Old Testament Traditions
Reading from the past, the article notes a two hour stopover at Idle and describes beginnings of agricultural fairs rooted in Old Testament times. It mentions prophets, cargo handlers, and customs that grew around eggs, stock, metal wares, embroidery, and spices, with fair activities dwindling over time to modern forms.
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Ezemad
Kuel
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