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70 Years in the Making

elcome to this special 70th anniversary issue of ! As you no doubt noticed on the previous pages, we have printed the debut issue of this magazine, dateline October 13, 1952, in its entirety. In an introductory message to readers aptly headlined, “Hello,” founder Chet Krause wrote from the

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