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Heaven only knows what the committee hopes to gain by such legislation. It states that some of the group examined the Maryland law in action. Surely these men, at least, know that real subversion is not stopped by this kind of law: the man who will actually commit treason and sabotage will not wince at having to tell a lie on his loyalty oath blank. By letting the state control thought, by damning all "left-wing" groups together, the law itself subverts the entire way of life which we are now struggling to preserve and spread...
...struck the back of Ali Razmara's head, was enough to cause instant death. Two other bullets hit him in the neck and chest. The fourth shot wounded a policeman who was trying to grapple with the assassin.* Police said that Tahmassebi and three accomplices were trying to commit suicide when finally subdued...
...Shih, have been too soft on antiCommunists. Punishment must now be meted out quickly and heavily. Under her new codes, courts may order a prisoner shot for his "intentions"-which the courts must judge at their discretion. They can punish "counterrevolutionaries" who are merely "waiting for a chance to commit a crime." The new penalties may be retroactive, Madame Shih continued. Verdicts "should conform to prevailing policy...
NATO. Washington, while warmly praising Turkish bravery in Korea, refused to commit itself. Last week the Turks tried another tack. Turkey's Ambassador in Washington formally invited the U.S. to join the British-French-Turkish mutual-assistance pact of 1939, which obliges the three nations to "lend all aid and assistance in their power" in case one is attacked...
...Danger" is Dick Powell's latest addition to his "gat, gal and gutter" series. In this one he plays a small time bookie who has been framed for a payroll robbery he didn't commit. After five years he is pardoned on the evidence of an alcoholic ex-Marine who is interested in a share of the payroll money. The film's action centers around Powell's attempts to clear himself...