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Censorship: 1957 – Past Daily Reference Room

– The Open Mind – Book Censorship – Feb. 24, 1957 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – One of the prevalent memories of the “carefree” 1950s was the preoccupation much of our society had with reading material deemed obscene,and the various organizations and movements afoot, pledged to rid every bookstore,

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Day In The Life – October 2, 1957

– Nightline – October 2, 1957 – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Sometimes the world just goes about its business and nothing earth shattering happens. A day in the life of anyplace – this day happens to be October 2, 1957. There were probably things that happened

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