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J Edgar Hoover — Part 13
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J. L. riOOVe
For President
Group Meets
A Los Anecles man led a
“WI. ‘.agar Hoover for Prest-
dent” meeting here last night
heiede O° persons in the Vasal
Cho Oy Et Cajon Bivd.
Ruchard gMaeCoon, a mar:
keling represemialive for an
auto p. ots firm, was the prin--
cipal speaker at the moet;
ing Vie said he was head of:
the movement to dratt Hoover.
Sia Coon, who said he was
a mevcber of the John Birch!
Sou’ Jon Los Angeles,
Hove was a man who would!
ead tae country ‘tunder the
rules of God and not under
the rus of man.”
expressed concern that a
isttene “sd by Hoover would
> Members of the audience
split th > nation’s conservative
elem 0 afl tf
Passage - fer, a teacher
Jin Naueaal Laity, introduced
‘MacCoon, Fryberger said he
‘was tie San Diego representa:
‘tive for the ‘iProtect Amerie,
ican Rights Committee’, —
ithe na given the Hoover
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FBI's Hoover
‘Gets Backing
For President
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At Meeting Here
“When you want to clean
house In government cal] a
policeman, and the one tor|
the job is J. Edgar Hoover.”
| That was the message
brought to San Diego last
“night by a Los Angeles group
intent on drafting Hoover, di-
jrector of the Federal Bureau
ion Investigation, as a candi-
jdate for president of the Unit-
ed States. gays
| Leaders Speak Cale
Richard MacCoon and the
Rev. Wesley,’ Brice, both of
Los Angeles, cochairmen of
the Protect American Rights
Coinmittee of North Hol] y-{.
wood, spoke at the public,
meeting In the Vasa Club,
3004 El Cajon Blvd.
MacCoon, a salesman, said
the committee was organized
three weeks ago at a meet-
ing in Van Nuys. Some 150
{persons attended that meet-
ing and $87 _was coliected, be
said. ~
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—
$300 in Contributions |
Since then, MacCoon said,
contributions received
through the mail total more
than $300. The committee's
slogans are “A Buck for Hoov-
er’ and “I'm Bucking for
Good Government."
“The fact that Mr. Hoover
has not recognized our sup-,
port or déclared his candi-
dacy has not put a damper on
our drive,’ MacCoon = said.
“On the contrary, by remain.
ing silent he is on almost the
same ground with other pos-
sible candidates," he added.
Teacher Adds Support
Ralph ree ryberger. 2627
Covington” Read, sixth
grade teacher at El Toyon
Elementary School, National!
City, attended the Van Niys
meeting and helped to organ-
ize last night's gathering.
Fryberger described Hoo-
ver as a Iman who knows the
enemy. “I believe the Com-
Mmunist movement in America
would fall flat if Hoover be-
came president” he said.
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