Fund raising wizard reshapes American politics
Falls Church Virginia AP profile of Richard Viguerie, the fund-raising innovator who built a 25 million name database, plans to mail 100 million letters this year, and helped popularize direct mail in the New Right. The piece traces his rise from Eisenhower campaigns to leading a multiyear donor network, leveraging personalized letters, computers, and targeted appeals to influence conservative causes and candidates.
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New Right business seeks to reach millions by mail
The head of a Frederick mail campaign company says he charges three to five cents per letter plus costs. With about 70 million letters a year, last year’s revenue would range from 0.0 to 3.5 million dollars. He plans to double the 275-employee firm, targeting clients addressing broad social issues in the 1980s. He touts branch offices at every mailbox and eyes expanding coalition reach.
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Secret papers reveal Montgomery biography by Nigel Hamilton
Cambridge historian Nigel Hamilton writes the life of Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, with access to his secret papers. The first volume 1887-1942, on sale June 8 in England, follows Montgomery from World War I trenches to El Alamein and World War II, with 20,000 documents and 44 volumes of diaries.
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Canada's National Film Board honored amid world recognition
The National Film Board of Canada, founded to promote national film production, has grown from a small wartime venture into a renowned government-backed institution. It has earned over 2,000 awards including Oscars, with a MoMA retrospective highlighting 275 works in documentary, animation, and fiction.
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