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View the documentRichard Nixon is Winning Orator
Yorba Linda Star March 29 1929 page 1
View the documentCongressman Tells Y. L. Audience How Communist Spy Ring Works
Yorba Linda Star October 8 1948 page 1
View the documentYorba Linda Does Her Little Part in Electing Favorite Son
Yorba Linda Star November 10 1950 page 1
View the documentYorba Linda Signally Honored by Visit of Favorite Son
Yorba Linda Star October 31 1952 page 1
View the documentResponsibility of Government Passes into Republican Hands as Voters Approve Ike and Dick
Yorba Linda Star November 10 1952 page 1
View the documentVice-President's Visit to Yorba Linda Enjoyed by Large Crowd
Yorba Linda Star November 4 1954 page 1
View the documentMany Yorba Lindans, Many Guests Pay Tribute to the Vice President
Yorba Linda Star January 15 1959 page 1
View the documentBig day for Yorba Lindans when the vice-president visits
Yorba Linda Star June 18 1959 page 1
View the documentYorba Linda leads nation with first “Nixon for President” Club
Yorba Linda Star September 3 1959 page 1
View the documentHome town gives Nixon big vote
Yorba Linda Star November 10 1960 page 1
View the documentBrown elected; Rafferty wins
Yorba Linda Star November 14 1962 page 1
View the documentCity Jubilant over Nixon victory
1968 page 1
View the documentForm committee to preserve Nixon birthplace
Yorba Linda Star November 20 1968
View the documentNorth Hollywood man pays $250 for president-elect Nixon's hat
Yorba Linda Star November 20 1968 page 1
View the documentNixon Birthplace Foundation organized here
Yorba Linda Star December 4 1968 page 1
View the documentDedication on President's birthday
Yorba Linda Star January 12 1972 page 1
View the documentNixon wins big in birthplace city
Yorba Linda Star November 15 1972 page 1
View the documentNixon Impeachment Rally Staged At Local Park
by Julia Carey,
Yorba Linda Star November 7 1973 page 1
View the documentResidents saddened by Nixon resignation
by Julia Carey,
Yorba Linda Star August 14 1974 page 1
View the document10-year effort ends with sale of Nixon home
by Margaret Anderson,
Yorba Linda Star July 15 1978 page 1
View the documentArchives Find Yorba Linda Home
by Janette Neumann,
Yorba Linda Star December 10 1987 page 1
View the documentNixon library site deemed historic by commission
Yorba Linda Star June 9 1988 page 3
View the documentLibrary groundbreaking date set
by Janette Neumann,
Yorba Linda Star July 21 1988 page 1
View the documentNixon Library to break ground
by Janette Neumann,
Yorba Linda Star December 1 1988 page 1
View the documentGround broken for Nixon library
by Janette Neumann,
Yorba Linda Star December 8 1988 page 1
View the documentFanfare greets Nixon Library
by Bruce Bailey,
Yorba Linda Star July 26 1990 page 1
View the document5,000 pay their respects to former first lady
Yorba Linda Star July 1 1993
View the documentTime for tears, celebration
by Bruce Bailey,
Yorba Linda Star July 1 1993 page 1
View the documentMan of vision, man of history
by David Montero,
Yorba Linda Star April 28 1994 page 3
View the documentResidents cherish Nixon's ties to city
by Bruce Bailey,
Yorba Linda Star April 28 1994 page 1

Congressman Tells Y. L. Audience How Communist Spy Ring Works

Yorba Linda Star October 8 1948 page 1   Open this page in a new window

Congressman Tells Y. L. Audience How Communist Spy Ring Works

The Woman's Clubhouse was filled to its bulging capacity Friday evening as over 200 C of C members ad guests enjoyed a good meal put on by the women of the Friends church, and heard an excellent speech by Congressman Richard Nixon, Yorba Linda's most famous native son.

Mr. Nixon came through with just the story the members and guests had hoped for; the inside details of the espionage investigations of the House Un-American Activities Committeee. He told of how Elizabeth Bentley had become involved in carrying secret information to a communist agent, and in confessing had implicated several government officials. He cited case after case of suspected communist agents, who as witnesses before the committee, refused to answer questions on the ground that anything they said might tend to incriminate them.

While no convicting information has been obtained as yet by the committee, Nixon said, the committee has brought many things to light which will make it possible to bring our espionage laws up to date. The best way to protect the loyal government workers, he said, is to prosecute disloyalty. And the legislation which is now pending will drive the Communist movement out in the open, he stated, so that the public, as well as government authorities, will be aware of what it is trying to accomplish.

Rep. Nixon made two suggestions for combatting Communism in the United States; tell the truth about Communism, with its slave labor camps, restriction on churches, etc., and teach the truth about the United States in the schools. “Tell the drama of America,” he said. “Tell how seven percent of the people of the world produce over 50 per cent of the world's goods. Tell about our freedom, and tell how we have recognized the dignity of the individual.” He wanted that we must make other people want the kind of government we have, and said that one of the requirements in doing so is to make the American people appreciative of their own blessings.

Americans must keep themselves constantly informed, the speaker told his audience, and must vote to make our system of government always better.

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