Although this isn't a thorough or direct response to Mr. Brantingham's article, I suddenly found myself creating an on-line account after surfing into your website. Periodically I scan the internet for family names/relatives, and was especially intrigued with this particular on-line article mentioning my great-uncle, Dr. Granville F. Knight. As the family historian of our Knight line, I was aware of his affiliation with the John Birch Society, yet did not know the degree. Reading this article prompted me to scan the internet for more info, and I quickly discovered he was a driving force in the California movement. And it didn't really suprise me; he was the one I was told to contact when researching our Mayflower lineage in the early 1970's. His passion in preserving the past, was passed to me, and also parralleled the Birch Society, inevitably sparking his interest and membership. Speaking of which, with a few more search keywords and mouse clicks I quickly found myself at JBS.ORG. AND agreeing with much of the laissez-faire attitude - not bad for a liberal (yet, I am still amazed at the Click-it-or-Ticket legislature.) Regardless, it is obvious the Cold War era was a time of change and I will say I appreciate Barney's article from an historical standpoint. But I certainly do favor ERNIE1241's sentiment. A few adverbs as 'supposed' or 'reported' sprinkled here and there might make the article clearly more accurate. markfhardy@yahoo.com
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Although this isn't a thorough or direct response to Mr. Brantingham's article, I suddenly found myself creating an on-line account after surfing into your website. Periodically I scan the internet for family names/relatives, and was especially intrigued with this particular on-line article mentioning my great-uncle, Dr. Granville F. Knight. As the family historian of our Knight line, I was aware of his affiliation with the John Birch Society, yet did not know the degree. Reading this article prompted me to scan the internet for more info, and I quickly discovered he was a driving force in the California movement. And it didn't really suprise me; he was the one I was told to contact when researching our Mayflower lineage in the early 1970's. His passion in preserving the past, was passed to me, and also parralleled the Birch Society, inevitably sparking his interest and membership. Speaking of which, with a few more search keywords and mouse clicks I quickly found myself at JBS.ORG. AND agreeing with much of the laissez-faire attitude - not bad for a liberal (yet, I am still amazed at the Click-it-or-Ticket legislature.) Regardless, it is obvious the Cold War era was a time of change and I will say I appreciate Barney's article from an historical standpoint. But I certainly do favor ERNIE1241's sentiment. A few adverbs as 'supposed' or 'reported' sprinkled here and there might make the article clearly more accurate. markfhardy@yahoo.com
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