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There is a retrospective chill in knowing that in December 1944, an American playboy and spy, George Earle, posted in Istanbul, sent Franklin Roosevelt a warning that the Germans, who were already hurling V-1 buzz bombs and V-2 rockets against London, were about to launch another pilotless secret weapon, the V-3, said to be capable of crossing the Atlantic in 40 minutes and hitting New York City. A worried Franklin Roosevelt told his cousin Daisy Suckley, in whom he sometimes confided, that his spy informed him the V-3 could kill everyone within a mile of impact...
...deeply disturbed by reports that many Americans would be willing to sacrifice their dearest rights in the fight against terrorism. In these difficult times, it would be wise to remember the admonishment of Benjamin Franklin, who presciently observed that those who "can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." STEVEN A. COSTELLO Lake Jackson, Texas...
After a $130,000 renovation, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Franklin L. Ford moved in with his wife and two sons. Ford lived there until 1969, when he resigned after the police raid on University Hall. His replacement, John T. Dunlop, was quite fond of his current house in Belmont and announced that he had no desire to use live in Elmwood...
...President and only 6 percent disapprove. On Oct. 8, Gallup reported that 90 percent approve of the bombings in Afghanistan and only 5 percent disapprove. Such numbers are unheard of: since the first national presidential approval polls were taken in the 1930s, the highest approval rating ever was Franklin D. Roosevelt, class of 1903, at 84 percent following the bombing of Pearl Harbor...
...cross country teams are gearing up for the most intense part of their season, with the New England Championships beginning this Friday at Franklin Park and the Heptagonal Championships slated for Oct. 26th in New York City...