COULD BE A REASON
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February 19, 1971
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DYFRSBURG, TFNN.
STATE GAZETTE
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COULD BE A REASON
There is no doubt that lot of persons have been
shaken on learning- that the Federi 1 Bureau of Investi-
gation and the Central Intelligence Agency has been
"snooping" on civilians.
To what extent or how long the practice has been
going on has not been determined, and those who inves-
tigate are not likely to reveal tco much about their
plans, or their probes would be of little value.
This, however, is known. The practice is not new.
There have been several instances where knowledge of
the snooping came out in trials and convictions of per-
sons found guilty of violating Federal income tax laws
and other Federal regulations.
That these steps may have resulted in less crime or
violation of laws that not only cost citizens money in
losses h eu_i eci by the criminal