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During the 20-minute meal we talked about many different things, Mondale speaking with typical senatorial dispatch, my fellow delegate abnormally reticent out of the same nervousness that made me unusually talkative. We told him how the Mississippi delegates' high image of their senator, James O. Eastland (D.-Miss.) was dashed. Eastland had been talking on the phone behind a cloud of cigar smoke when the two arrived in his office. He motioned to them to sit down, saying "Be with you in a minute boys." And then, after hanging up the phone, an explanation: "Sorry for making you boys...
...those post-war years to appreciate the awfulness of that era. The main organs of villainy were the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) and the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee. And among their agents were Representatives J. Parnell Thomas and Richard M. Nixon, Senators Pat McCarran and James O. Eastland. Citizens by the carload were hauled before the committees; and, as a result, dozens of writers, performers and other professionals were blacklisted and for years could not secure work in films, theatre, radio, television and other fields...
Another Capitol Hill aide who says he worked as a double agent is Kenneth R. Tolliver, 42, now an advertising man in Greenville, Miss. In 1966, Tolliver joined the staff of Mississippi's Senator James O. Eastland, a staunch friend of the Pentagon. Although U.S. intelligence sources cast doubt on some parts of his story, Tolliver says he was recruited by the Soviets in 1968 and-with the approval of the FBI-began providing information. He also performed chores for the Russians, such as getting labor permits and Social Security cards for "illegals"-a term for spies. That same...
Black Vote. Carmichael, a wealthy Volkswagen dealer from the lively business center of Meridian, gained attention by winning an unprecedented 39% of the vote in the 1972 race for Eastland's Senate seat. In that campaign Carmichael was snubbed by Richard Nixon, who sent Spiro Agnew to appear with Eastland during visits to Mississippi. The cold shoulders helped Carmichael's reputation as an "independent Republican," a useful image in a state where less than 10% of the 1.1 million voters think of themselves as belonging to the G.O.P...
Attracting Youth. As of last week, Finch enjoyed a sizable but diminishing lead. Republican strategists claim that in the three weeks since Finch accepted Eastland's endorsement, his firm support has held steady at about 30%, while Carmichael's has risen from 15% to 27%; the rest of the voters are said to be undecided. But even if he loses, Carmichael may well help Mississippi Republicans. By running strongly, says his press aide, Bill Crawford, "Carmichael will draw a lot of young people-and more attractive candidates-to the Mississippi Republicans...