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JOHN E. GUSTAFSON, M.D. W. WAYNE SANDS, M.D. WILLIAM H. JOHNSTON, M.D. Des Moines, Iowa...
When the Mundt-Ferguson-Johnston bill was first brought up in the Senate, it seemed difficult to conceive of a measure that could be more loosely-drawn or more dangerous. But the connivance of Senators McCarran and Kilgore and other eager helpers in both branches of the legislature, converted it into just that. The original security measures requested by the President are in the new bill, but they have been submerged in a flood of provisions that would, according to Mr. Truman's veto message, endanger civil liberties and interfere with the genuine security activities of the Government...
...Conway, S.C. policeman named James Daniel Johnston-who had just pulled his Klan robe on over his uniform before joining the mob-was hit in the back by a stray bullet. His fellow Kluxers hurriedly abandoned him, dumped Charlie out at the side of a road and vanished...
...reputation had been earned as much by its mistakes as its successes. U.S. reluctance to exert its power and leadership, U.S. hesitancy to act decisively and consistently had cost the free world dearly in the past. From Korea last week, New York Timesman Richard J. H. Johnston reported in alarm that "the average G.I. seems not to know why he is fighting in Korea." "The recruiting posters didn't say anything about this," a young infantryman told him. "I'll fight for my country, but damned if I see why I'm fighting to save this hell...
Oklahoma. Candidate William O. Coe felt there was something fishy about the way Johnston Murray, Alfalfa Bill's son, defeated him in the Democratic gubernatorial primary run-off by only 1,009 votes. So he demanded a recount. The recount gave him only 47 added votes - which cost him, since he had to pay expenses of $16,625, about $353.72 apiece...