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Halloween Parade
Tanner, Robert J
Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File); No
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Los Angele
pg. F7
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Halloween Parade
Regarding the letter
Steve Allen:
Though I do not personally
any of the members of Birch Society in Orange feel it my personal duty,
ber of the society to correct erroneous accusations on Allen.
I would like to suggest
he refers to the society
"Eisenhower was a crowd" he should read,
cian" by Robert Welch
think, and rightly so, that had called President Ei
Communist, I have himself paying claims. If Allen tician" first he that what Well of factual support (Eisenhower) to ultimate Cotically and even to help them knowingly receive Communist or serving the CCP for all his adductions.
As for Allen's opportunity to Halloween Party clear the air place, The Job nothing to do decision was the fact that Allen not represent.
I cannot speak members of the so am proud to be patriotic.
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Parade
letter (Oct. 14) by
not personally know
members of the John
Orange County, I do
onal duty as a memto correct several
ions on the part of
suggest that before
the society as the
is a Communist
read. "The PolitiWelch. I would
so, that if Welch
sent Eisenhower a
unist, he would have found
paying very large libel
If Allen had read "The Polifirst he would have found
what Welch did say, after pages
final support, was "... that he
hower) has been sympathetic
Communist aims, realisand even mercilessly willing
to them achieve their goals,
ugly receiving and abiding by
unist orders and consciously
for the Communist conspiracy,
his adult life."
For Allen being refused the oppty to ride in the Anaheim
been Parade, I should like to
the air on that. In the first
The John Birch Society had
going to do with the parade. The
in was based on the simple
that Allen's previous actions did
present him as a true patriot.
not speak for the other memthe society, but as for me, I
had to have been called 200%
ROBERT J. TANNER
Northridge
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