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By John Moore
Contributing Writer ;
“GUTEN Tag! This is
: Fritz Balpienhammer
‘from your local. : ,
National Socialist
-German Workers ~
Party! Our candidate,
_ Adolf Hitler is run-
ning for chancellor in
the upcoming elec-
tions. May we count
on your vote?” ._
You wouldn't have gotten * .
‘ aphone call like this before” -
' the 1933 German elections,
~ (they went in more for big
~ parades and roving trucks: —
-, with blaring loudspeakers), |
-but what if you had? :
‘ _ And what if you’d
_.. answered honestly, said:
“No, I think his foreign pol-
icy platform is reckless and
could lead to another war.
Dll be voting Christian
- democrat”? Or: “No, I think
- the Communist party is the.
“only hope for the German .
> worker”? Or: “No [’'m. - > .
) Jewish and [resent the way . ; ctf " —
p+ Rg blames us forall the Po : _ selected Kems storewide.
Oh rn | Thursday, November 14th only.
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vu". Whatever your answer,
“., the party telephone canvass-
. 'erwould-have made anote | - ; Includes:
". beside your name on the 5
_ electoral rolls and what do
- you think-would have hap-
“pened to those informative
lists after Herr H. was elect-

;. ed? Passed on to some very e All women's pants from Work Connection All reguiar-priced infants’ OshKosh co-ordinates
* unpleasant lads in leather . : . . ; . ; . ‘
trenchcoats, no doubt. ; * All regular-priced men's sports shirts (Designers’ collections exluded) ¢ All co-ordinated bath accessories
The preceding paranoi ‘
fantasy paraphrases an argu- * All Oneida casual flatware
ment | had with the
umpteenth volunteer vote
solicitor who has invaded my
privacy by telephone to ask )
me how I intend to vote, Se = -
not only in the last provin- he Se
ial electi tin 2 . .
municipal | by-election yet! ¢ All Clearance furniture and floor verings ° All clearance sofa beds and mattresses
_, Was I out of the room e All discontinued bedroom and dining room fumiture.
while something major hap-
pened to our electoral
Prot anonymous cectet Our Surprise Sale is a great reason to come in, check out our deals.
ballot, the right to privacy in Right now, we've got as many good reasons to shop under our roof as Disney's got Dalmatians.
which to cast one’s vote Good reason # 1? Our Eaton Guarantee — ‘Goods Satisfactory or Money Refunded’,
without fear of intimidation .
is absolutely essential both And the others? Lots of deals. Bonuses. Special offers.
to a democratic form of gov-
ernment and to a society in
which rule of law is main-

tained more by the respect Y sae -
of its citizens rather than At a Theatre Near You
police enforcement. ai

It frees the minority to

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feat of reprisal from the vic Eaton’s. We want to be your Wo hye store.
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torious majority, acts as a
safety valve for dissident
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