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dhe et icascn ne ol at lanai et Leh ee Ran aE wet ee et are ae dee Cat ata eaten WE STARS ; 5. Employment : From 1945 until he was recalled to active duty in the United States Naval Reserve, Rockwell, utilizing his artistic talent and training, attempted to make an adequate living for his first wife and family. Through- out the Summers of 1946 and 1947, he ran a commercial art shop in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. About 1949, he and several associates formed an advertising company in Portland, Maine, which he later sold. He helda variety of positions in the advertising and public relations fields. During these years, he established the Rockwell Publishing Company, Incorporated, | . in Portland, Maine, and did public relations work for the Maine State Chamber of Commerce. In 1950, he was recalled to active naval duty and owe nee ee eee stationed in California. 7 Up to this point, Rockwell claims to have had no explicit political ambitions. He had rebelled against the “Liberalism” he had found in his educational experience at Brown University and Pratt Institute, but it did not stimulate him to counteraction. ; B. Development of Extremist Views During his assignment in California, Rockwell indicates that he became intensely interested in the careers of Senator Joseph McCarthy and General Douglas MacArthur and was appalled at their treatment by the press.