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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Both investigations, begun and supervised by then-Director of the FBI William H. Webster, smack frighteningly of the McCarthy-era Red Scares. Webster is now the director of the CIA. If he continues to exhibit such paranoia as these two instances show, the CIA could well become an even worse violator of civil liberties and human rights than it has been in the past. Webster may even begin to turn the CIA's covert efforts to home territory, continuing the work the FBI started. Clearly he is a man that must be watched, and it is a sign of hope...

Author: By John J. Murphy, | Title: The FBI's Old Tricks, Again | 2/20/1988 | See Source »

...plot sounds vaguely like a dilemma from an episode of Webster or Punky Brewster. But as silly as this musical may seem, the underlying message is well worth repeating in out increasingly status-conscious society...

Author: By Esther H. Won, | Title: F-F-F-F-Fashion (Huh!) | 2/19/1988 | See Source »

With Smith bringing the ball up the court, Gielen can free himself for good shots without worrying about dribbling. It's basically the same strategy that Roby used a year ago, when he would bring Gielen into the lineup to free Co-Captain Keith Webster for outside shots...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Dartmouth Goes on the Lost Weekend | 2/17/1988 | See Source »

...lost its bearings under J. Edgar Hoover, hounding Martin Luther , King Jr. and running wholesale spy operations against groups that opposed the Viet Nam War. A new and improved agency emerged during William Webster's nine years as director. But there was a palpable sense of deja vu in the air last week. First came news that a black agent had been racially harassed by his white colleagues. Then followed charges that the FBI had conducted wide- ranging surveillance of critics of the Reagan Administration's Central American policy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bad Habits Die Hard | 2/8/1988 | See Source »

While Ralph James was not as dramatic as Webster against the Big Green, he was simply the most dominant player on the court...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Deja Vu | 2/4/1988 | See Source »

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