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...techniques, may constitute a serious menace to civil rights . . . . Patriotism and zeal cannot compensate for a lack of detailed, technical knowledge . . . . The work of the vigilante too often deserves the label "Witch Hunt"; the work of the fifth columnist needs no label. Let us beware of both." J. EDGAR HOOVER...
...working together in a way to warm the heart of J. Edgar Hoover-as well as the 11,000 track fans present-decided on a plan. With Wilt not competing but calling out the times for each lap from positions in the infield, Ashenfelter would try to run eight evenly paced quarter miles of 66 sec. Thumbs down from Wilt meant Ashenfelter was behind schedule, up meant ahead, palms level meant on the button...
...Hoover 4. Truman...
...good sense. When the press announced that the Norwalk branch of the Veterans of Foreign Wars was reporting people under suspicion of "subversive" action to the FBI, it seemed for a while that telling tattle on one's neighbor would become the new national rage--despite J. Edgar Hoover's warning that the worst way to fight domestic Communism is for uninformed people to attempt investigations...
...Chief J. Edgar Hoover, in testimony before the House Appropriations Committee made public this week, estimated that in 1953 a serious crime was committed in the U.S. every 14.9 seconds, a new alltime high. Average annual cost of crime for each U.S. family (including prevention, property loss, detection and punishment): $495. Hoover estimated the nation's total crime bill at $20 billion a year, ten times the total given each year to all U.S. churches...