Endorsement of CIA Position Over Public Criticism
The piece argues the CIA's involvement with educational labor and church groups should not violate liberties or undermine freedom. It defends the CIA as essential to national survival, noting presidents and officials support its secrecy, while acknowledging methods may be distasteful but necessary for policy of silence.
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CIA
Central Intelligence Agency
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Illinois
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
South Vietnam
IUS
Scheer
Soviet’ Union
Prague
Time For Harshness In Big Ten Recruiting Dismissal Call
The Big Ten demands firing Illinois football coach Pete Elliott basketball coach Harry Combes and assistant Howard Braun over a $21,000 slush fund used for athlete payments. Illinois appeals. Elliott and Combes already on a year probation. athletes punished. The move is unprecedented and divides opinion on preserving academic aims in athletics.
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Big Ten
Illinois
Pete Elliott
Harry Combes
Howard Braun
Elliott
Premier Nasser Threatens Egypt Debt Default
The piece argues Nasser's refusal to accept more American aid on Egyptian terms risks harming U S relations. It compares his stance to a woman pleading a child for ice cream and warns against buying friendship with aid, citing the Aswan dam as a reminder of a price.
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Cairo
Nasser
United States
Egypt
Aswan
Gamal
Do It Right Should Garrison Prove JFK Conspiracy Properly
The New Orleans district attorney claims evidence of a Kennedy assassination conspiracy but his sensational method harms justice. He should gather and verify evidence and present it in court, not seek personal publicity or public spectacle. The rhetoric and hype undermine legal procedure and trust.
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New Orleans
Kennedy
Jim Garrison
Ooen
Warren Commission
Inie
Stice
Garrison
Mail Call Leaves and Letters from Vietnam Service Members
Leaflets drop over Viet Cong territory warn of safe conduct passes as thousands defect. Profiles relay Navy, Marine and Air Force servicemen including Richard and Jon Beals, Wayne Schermerhorn, Lawrence Gorman, and others stationed at Guantanamo Bay, Da Nang, and aboard ships like USS Boxer. Readers are invited to write to listed service members at naval post offices.
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South Vietnam
Colonie News
Colonie
Richard Beals
Navy
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Great Lakes
Inez
Jon Beals
Air Force
Lowry Afb
Torrejon Afb
Spain
Vietnam
Lawrence Gorman
Marine
Cohoes
da Nang
Parris Island
Camp Lejeune
Panama
Virgin Islands
Robert Zink
Nipmac
ATF-157
FPO
New York
Pfc
Russell Waugh
3Rd Tank Bn
H&s Co. Tank Main
San Francisco
Pulse Of The People Letter Policy Notice
Office letter practice states only names and addresses will be published. Names may be withheld on request. The newspaper reserves the right to reject or shorten letters.
Disputes Editor Letter From a 14-Year-Old Reader
A girl named Elizabeth Duquetye in Troy writes to The Record opposing a TV violence article. She argues there is nothing wrong with television and asserts children see more violence outside than on TV.
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the Record
Elizabeth Duquetye
Troy
Question Box Answers Span Science to History
A compilation of quick Q and A covers meteors travel speed from 10 to 40 miles per second. Mary Ball Washington is named Belle of Epping Forest. Bastille Day is France’s July 14 holiday. James W. Whitaker was first American to climb Everest in 1963. A bivalve heart lies near the shell hinge. Connie Mack managed the Philadelphia Athletics from 1901 to 1950, winning nine pennants and five world championships.
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Epping Forest
Mary Ball Washington
George Washington
James W. Whitaker
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Williams College Town's Best Taxpayer Tax Exemptness
Excerpts from the Times Record discuss Troy’s tax structure with Williams College cited as the town’s largest tax exempt property owner. The piece notes that tax relief depends on whether tax exempt status is limited to educational buildings and that a city study of all educational institution exemptions could lower Troy property taxes for residents and businesses.
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the Record
The
Times Record
Williams College
Riordan
Troy
Times
Iva Advice and Mothers Role in Modern Parenting
A Newtonville mother argues mothers know best for their children and critique teachers who offer broad guidance. The writer praises maternal intuition and love, claiming mothers gain common sense after motherhood and understand their kids better than anyone.
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the Record
Newtonville
Iva
Budget and Economic Messages Quiz from Congressional Quarterly
Questions test knowledge of the Budget Message and Economic Message along with fiscal 1968 figures. It asks which statements about spending estimates, budget periods, and major expense categories are correct, citing President Johnson's annual Economic Report and CEA reports.
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Congressional Quarterly
Johnson
Congress
U.S
Council of Economic Advisers
CEA
Joint Committee of Congress
Ramparts Editor in Prague Sparks CIA Link Scrutiny
A Prague visit by Ramparts editor Robert Scheer prompts questions in Washington about Ramparts CIA ties and NSA funding. The piece notes Scheer’s Prague talks with IUS and NSA, urging full disclosure of funding sources while defending Ramparts’ journalistic motives and denouncing blanket accusations of communism.
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Washington
Prague
Ramparis
International Union of Students
Ramparts
Magazin
Central Intelligence Agency
National Students Association
NSA
IUS
CIA
U.S
Prague Visitor
Robert Scheer
San Francisco
Emet
1US
Din Prague
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