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Finally, they are being unashamedly hostile in their public dialogue with the peaceniks. When one group supporting a peace resolution attended a recent City Council meeting, Councillor William G. Maher asked one of them if he were a Communist. "That's a rather low blow," the petition pedlar said. "There is no blow too low," Maher retorted, "you are the lowest...
Another HSA agency that doesn't require you to act like a Rotarian is the bartending service. Still another is the data processing agency, which hasn't gotten off the ground. Other agencies, like the refrigerator rental business or the stationery agency, require somewhat more aggressive Yankee Pedlar types...
...desire for monetary gain, but rather a sincere desire to save her country, motivated a local housewife to open the Book Pedlar. "AMERICANISM and our Christian heritage is [sic] the sheme and story of the Book Pedlar," she says in a small printed note of explanation. "Today, with the realization that we are living in an age when the world stands at a great spiritual crossroad--there is a definite need to distinguish truth from error. Militant atheism is waging a concerted battle for the control of the minds of men...and Americans are challenged to meet this threat...
...commitment to conservatism is seen in two women. They are chatting in the corner of the Book Pedlar. One asks about the League of Women Voters. "They're the most liberal group in town," answers the other; "don't even try to infiltrate them...
Passionate dedication to the conservative cause takes many forms. Founding the Book Pedlar is one answer. Joining the Birch Society or smaller "study groups" is another. Active participation in politics is yet a third...