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...A.I.P. trumpet will thus be an uncertain one this fall-and probably in 1980 as well. The party drew only 1.4% of the vote in 1972 with former California Republican Congressman John Schmitz, a John Bircher, as its presidential candidate. It hopes to be on at least 30 state ballots this year. With its rigid platform and small following, however, it is hard to imagine the A.I.P. growing very fast, or very large...
...believe it should alarm people that deprogrammers can operate freely without the intervention of the law. It certainly would arouse college students if a Harvard SDS member were kidnapped and returned two weeks later as an ardent John Bircher. If some 600 young people have successfully been forced to abandon their religious beliefs and convictions, what will hinder this number from climbing many times more? And what prevents the deprogrammers or similar groups from expanding their tactics to political groups? It is important that the authorities intervene today to stop such openly-connessed criminal activity as abduction, unlawful imprisonment...
Schmitz, 42, a John Bircher who failed to regain the Republican nomination in the California primary in June, was succinct about his personal platform: "One-foreign. Never go to war unless you plan to win. Two-domestic. Those who go to work ought to live better than those who don't." The sentiments were familiar but, with George gone, the old fire was missing...
Nixon can still stave off criticism from the right on the strength of his earlier hard line against Communism. Notes Congressman John Schmitz, a John Bircher who represents Nixon's home district in California: "If you get a reputation for being an early riser, you can sleep till 11." Says Chicago Businessman W. Clement Stone, a large contributor to conservative campaign coffers and Nixon's biggest 1968 financial backer: "After 20 years, we'd better face life as it is. Good common sense dictates that we take a hard look at that situation and put aside...
...Dennis' interest is not unusual in heavily Republican San Clemente, which last year sent a John Bircher to Congress. Bob Kutcher, owner of the hardware store visited by Nixon, is equally rapt. "He was dressed casually, a dark suit and tie; he looked very nice," Kutcher recalls. "They had just put the pool in, and I guess he thought he needed some beach balls, so he bought four dollars' worth." A frame containing a picture of Kutcher talking to the President, as well as the four dollars, now hangs in the store. "And he sent us his official...