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U S Communism Thaw Sparks Carded Membership Rise
A shift in attitudes toward Communism emerges as carded members reappear after a 25 year gap. Supporters cite changes since Vietnam and Sino-Soviet détente, while figures like Gus Hall and Dennis Carpenter discuss reduced fear and a new generation less hostile to openness.
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United States
FBI
H. L
Bill’’ Richardson
California
John Birch Society
Republican Party
American Independent Party
Gus Hall
Joe L. Matthews
American Legion
Soviet Union
Poland
Legion
the Legion
Washington
Lot
Hall
State Senate
Committee On Un-American Activities
John Irch Society
The
Birch Society
Vietnam
China
Uion
Dennis Carpenter
Newport Beach
Calif
Orange County
Republican Central Committee
California Senate
Carpenter
Clark Clifford
Clifford
Washington Law Office
Harry
Leonard Boudin
Daniel Ellsberg
Boudin
Alger Hiss
State Department
New York City
Hiss
France
Italy
Russia
Fred Kuszmaul
Brezhnev
Southern California
John Schmitz
American Party
Congress
Nixon
Schmitz
Santa Ana College