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SK
SK
1 month ago

The JBS was started by Robert Walsh, a candy company owner whom, I recall, got rich making, among other sweets, Junior Mints (they were one of my favorites).
The JBS was very popular in Wisconsin (maybe the McCarthy connection) and Indiana.
They seemed to have many sound ideas and were well intentioned but also attracted a rather wacky fringe element. The term “birchers” as in “oh he must be a (wacky) bircher” was quite common in 70s.
I think William Buckley took issue with them over Vietnam policy and interest in them faded away over time. In retrospect, they got a lot right.

GrayDog
GrayDog
1 month ago
Reply to  SK

Yep.