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John Wayne on McCarthy.(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the Editor)
Your recent article about the late Senator Joseph McCarthy ("McCarthy Targeted--Again," June 16th issue) brought to mind a story told to me by the late John Wayne that I would like to put on the record.
Around the early part of 1964 John Wayne and Chill Wills came to Houston to speak at a fundraiser for Gordon McLendon, radio's "old Scotchman," who was running for the U.S. Senate against incumbent Ralph Yarborough.
After the dinner I found myself sitting alone with Mr. Wayne in a corner at a private party hosted by one of McLendon's supporters. I asked him to tell me about the Communist Party's efforts to take over our country's movie industry and his role in combating the Reds. He stated that he never discussed the matter. When I asked why, he replied that people weren't interested. He relented after I convinced him that I was interested.
Mr. Wayne stated that the Communists had virtually taken ...
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