Belin Reflects on Two Historymaking Roles and CIA Oversight
Des Moines attorney David W. Belin recalls his work on the Warren Commission and the Rockefeller Commission. He argues the investigations show democracy in action and stresses civilian control of intelligence, the balance with civil rights, and the need for robust, fact-based policy.
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Warren
Rockefeller
Harrison Weber
IDPA
David W. Belin
Warren Commission
John Kennedy
Belin
Rockefeller Commission
Central Intelligence Agency
Ford
Iowa
Commission
CIA
Sen
Frank Church
United States
Russia
University Club
Washington
Oklahoma City Woman Aims to Buy Hotel With Dimes
Gray haired Rose Gann has 27 dimes and seeks 2,999,973 more by July 11 to purchase the Black Hotel and use it as a home for the elderly. She campaigns on faith, criticizing water and sanitation issues while hotel officials cite pipe leaks and deny the coffee shop closure.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Rose Gann
Gann
Aquarium proposed for Iowa new agricultural building lobby
Des Moines Iowa officials discuss adding an aquarium to the lobby of the proposed Henry A Wallace state agricultural building. The plan aims to make the site inviting with rotating displays from agencies like soil conservation and natural resources, amid arts funding questions.
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DES Moines
IDPA
John Murray
R-Ames
McCausland
Fine Arts
Jack Olds
Iowa Arts Council
Olds
State Capitol Planning Commission
Arts Council
Henry A. Wallace
Department of Agriculture
Soil Conservation, Natural Resources, Environmental Quality
The
Conservation Commission
State Office
Plans for Space Colonies Reach for Off Earth Homes
In Mountain View, 25 experts at Ames Research Center assess viable paths for human emigration beyond Earth. Mars with irrigation and a moon or asteroid based artificial planetoid are considered, along with an orbiting space habitat. The group aims to narrow theory to engineering and economics for future colonization.
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Mountain View
Calif
UPI
Earth
Mars
Ames Research Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ames
Princeton University
Gerard O’neill
Moon
O’neill
Robert MacElroy
Red
Solar System
Brighton Area Social and Real Estate Notes
Mr and Mrs Maurice Bleess of Tucson return from a visit to Brighton. Naomi Circle of United Methodist Women met at Laton Schooley’s with Tammy Phillips as guest. Fern Leaf OES members attended a Lone Tree meeting. Local housing moves include Farmer Feed Store owners moving into Farrier property and Farriers staying with relatives. Mrs Sparks and Dale Hunt land transfers noted.
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Laton Schooley
Brighton
Maurice Bleess
Tucson
Ariz
Naomi Circle
United Methodist Women
Tammy Phillips
Douds
Josephine Mullikin
Doyle Paul
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NASA
Richard Johnson
William Verplank
Stanford University
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