INTERVIEW BY A RICHMOND NEWSMAN

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
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• Publication Date: December 6, 1976
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OfTR 76-6871
6 December 1976
FOR: Assistant to the Director
Deputy Director for operations Training
Director of Training
Deputy Director for Administration
Interview by a Richmond Newsman
Andrew:
Then attached letter is from. Ed Alwood, a very
tAe roc
briSht young black newsman who heard a talk I gave before
Club in Richmond on 17 November. (See attached
2. Ed called last week to ask if I wmI
ubious about the mst er i
to check it out, and asked him to put his
own in a letter. This he has done.
the third time I have been asked by
interview, In Hoy 1915., quite to
ill Colby allowed me to give an anonymous
snit Kris or of N ue ak, which appeared
ional editions a t magazine on
A subsequent request from a friend with
Veil Strut Jou a was turned down with, the comment
W article had been ,food but that we should
s"IaTI too often. (A concept I agree with.)
4. 1 have no brief for or t td's approach,
feel that you should know about It. e has a news
`self to be interviewed by his in his capacity as A
*how in Richmmond, and appeared to be quite supportive of
the Aged in terms of questions he asked is Richmond,
his letter, and his phone conversation.
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Interview by a Richmond Newsman
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WWBT
5710 Midlothian Turnpike
Richmond. Va 23201
Telephone [phone]
November 29, 1976
As I mentioned to you on the telephone today I an a
full time reporter for 4WET in Richmond but I also
write for THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR as a free
lance writer. The free lance work is a hobby since
I can pick and choose the stories I really want to do.
The article I propose to do with you would deal with
the status of the image of the CIA and your reactions
to the recent changes and proposed changes in the
agency.
You told members and guests of the Focus Club that
the CIA is a myth ridden business and that the agency
is basically a people business. I would like to help
you explain that to the readers of the MONITOR.
Regarding the assassination of President Kennedyi
you said you find it hard to swallow the'fact that
the CIA was mucking around in the peripheral area
of the assassination. I would like to explain your
point of view - the view of an agent who is not proud
of the so-called abuses but who is proud of the
accomplishments of the agency. And at the same time
I want the article to be an interesting one. Sometimes
that's hard in cases like this.
You also mentioned in Richmond some of the pressures
that have been put on the CIA in Washington from
various sources. I would like to discuss that in
more detail.
If-you are interested in talking with me about any or
all of these subjects I would like to arrange an
appointment with you at your convenience. I am free
on most Thursdays and Fridays.
Thank you for your interest in this project. I am
looking forward to working with you.
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By Edward Atwood
Special to The Christian Science Monitor
Williamsburg, Virginia
Once again the sounds of national debate are to reverberate
in this Colonial capital.
The third in a series of debates between President Ford and
Jimmy Carter is slated to be held on the campus of William
and Mary College Friday in Phi Beta Kappa Hall.
Two hundred years ago the leaders came here to debate
states' rights, defense, religion, and education. In 1778, stu-
dents from the College of William and Mary argued "whether
any form of government is more favorable to public virtue
than a Commonwealth." That was the forerunner of debates
on federalism.
On July 1, 1750, the topic for debate was "whether religion is
necessary to government." The Colonials also debated the
need for "a standing army in peace time."
Often the debate sessions were held at the Raleigh Tavern
in the small, intimate Apollo Room. Most of the discussions of
hot political issues were left to members of the House of Bur-
gesses.
Federal funds used to
break up fencing operation
Atlanta
With $6.4,000 in federal money, Georgia police bought 19 au-
tomobiles, six pickup trucks, and 1,700 other items ranging
from diamond rings to a check-writing machine - all of it sto-.
len. They also arrested nearly 100 persons in a "fencing" oper-
ation so convincing that even police sometimes could not tell
cops from criminals.
The burglars were convinced enough to sell the "fences"
about $1.5 million worth of stolen merchandise - for only
about two-thirds of the $100,000 provided by the federal Law
Enforcement Assistance Administration.
After that body was dissolved in 1769, many of the members
met in the Apollo Room to discuss a boycott of British goods.
Later discussions led to the Continental Congress and the writ-
ing of the Declaration of Independence.
These informal meetings later became more organized and
a name was adopted - Phi Beta Kappa. The William and Mary
chapter home of the honor society is the site of the Ford-Car-
ter debate. The hall seats some 800.
Student volunteers spent the last week lubricating squeaky
folding seats, painting the stage floor, polishing woodwork, and
touching up scratches in the paint. Backstage dressing rooms
have been converted into Early American sitting rooms. A
William and Mary June graduate is decorating the roosts with
identical Queen Anne and Chippendale pieces, along with Ori-
ental rugs.
Since the audience space in Phi Beta Kappa Hall is limited,
college officials, students, parents, and townspeople will watch
the debate on a huge television monitor in the nearby William
and Mary Hall. College officials are relying on political ex-
perts and network commentators to brief the audience on what
to watch for during the debates.
"Travellers must be con-
tent;' said Shakespeare in As
You Like It. And that's what
cruising along with Flying
Several political rallies have been scheduled after the do
bate, including a $15per-person fund-raising reception for the
Virgirda Democratic Party's get-out-the-vote drive.
The presidential debate is likely to disrupt life in William.
sburg but residents here are used to disruptions. "We are be-
ginning to realize the importance of this," says Jack Edwards,
than of the Arts and Sciences School. "We've never seen so
many telephone company trucks in one place in our lives."
The week of the debate has been abnormal in Williamsburg.
More than 200 students have signed up to answer telephones,
oil seats, check security badges, help network crews unload
trucks, and usher guests to their seats for the debate.
Some residence halls have invited network correspondents
to join the students for a meal. One residence hall has chal-
lenged the Secret Service to a volleyball game.
Another group has challenged the press corps to a tug-of-
war across Crim Dell Pond.
No one in Williamsburg seems to mind the inconvenience, at
least no one will admit it. The talk of the town is which.candi-
date will win and who will get tickets to watch. That wasn't
one of the problems in the 1700s.
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