John Birch Society forges on in Utah

Deseret News (Salt Lake City) | June 16, 2003| | Copyright

The Berlin Wall has crumbled, the Soviet Union is splintered into inept republics and the Cold War is moving to a distant memory.

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So it might stand to reason that the guardian of anti-communist vigilance, the John Birch Society, would find itself a relic of bygone days.

Not so. In fact, under a different name -- one many Utah lawmakers didn't associate with the society -- the old communist fighters appeared before the Utah Legislature last session. And they nearly got an anti-United Nations resolution passed in the House.

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