Retiring figure criticized for backing Missouri gang
In 1945 he took on a role and his notable error was supporting the Missouri gang. The piece expresses hope for his retirement to private life and wishes him a long prosperous life ahead.
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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1953
Page
2
In 1945 he took on a role and his notable error was supporting the Missouri gang. The piece expresses hope for his retirement to private life and wishes him a long prosperous life ahead.
A fragment discusses George Benson to be tried for contempt after being cited by the Senate. It contrasts alleged communists and Stalin agents, noting refusals to answer questions, suspicions of Mary Jane Keeney and Eisler, and critiques intellectual liberals as emotionally unstable with sexual issues.
Dr Harley L. Lutz argues for major federal budget reductions to about 51.7 billion for 1955 56 with a 53.8 billion tax plan, shifting welfare and education to states, reallocating gasoline and oil taxes to fund highways, and keeping old age insurance federal. He criticizes bureaucratic expansion and calls for defense focus, freer Congress, and pay as you go funding for pensions.
The column lauds Harry S. Truman's farewell address as a strong exit from the White House while noting his tongue lashing, loyalty to friends, and mixed actions. It argues his Greece Turkey Korea aid helped prevent a wider war though questions remain about Korea and World War II comparisons.
This column notes readers’ varied reactions to Vardis Fisher's writing in The Citizen. Some praise his frankness and intellect while others oppose his views and his quotes. The piece defends publishing the Fisher column as a test of taste and free expression amid reader feedback.
The writer discusses Philip Olin and Mary Jane Keeney, longtime acquaintances from the University of Montana era. He accuses Keeney of being a Stalin agent, notes her roles in Washington and the UN, and cites committee hearings and a 1945 Germany mission as context for alleged loyalty questions.
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