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Considerable Glory. But Walker, by resigning after official crackdowns on his efforts to indoctrinate troops with John Birch Society ideas, has already gained considerable glory among the right wing. His native-state Texans last week loved him in spite of his speechmaking. They interrupted him more than 100 times, cheering at his attacks on "Reds and Pinks." booing at his every reference to such subversive influences as the U.S. State Department and the United Nations...
Although stalled in a theoretical discussion of socialism and communism at the law school, Russelot, who is a "proud member" of the super-conservative John Birch Society, took advantage of conviviality of the YAF session to offer a number of suggestions for U.S. foreign policy...
Questions about the activities of the John Birch Society brought strong denials from Rousselot that the group was "fascist." "they are a fine group of truly dedicated Americans." He said he joined because "I found their meetings extremely informative, educational, and helpful...
After he left Cambridge one YAF mansighed, "He was like a breath of fresh air!" As lines began to form for those interested in joining either YAF or the Birch Society, another student complained of a "queasy stomach...
...happens, one fine former combat officer is the current hero of almost all the rightest groups. He is Major General Edwin A. Walker, 52, who resigned from the Army last month after being transferred from his command in West Germany under charges of indoctrinating his troops with John Birch pamphlets and attempting to influence his men to cast absentee ballots for conservative U.S. political candidates. Questioned by an Army inspector general, Walker declined to answer certain questions, pleading that he was protected by Article 31 of the U.S. Uniform Code of Military Justice-which, like the Fifth Amendment...