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Mickey Cohen in Senate Racket Probe; Drysdale Throws Shutout, March 25, 1959

March 25, 2009 |  6:00 am

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At first, I thought this would be great for my lead art ...

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... next, I thought this would be even better...


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... but "Nancy" wins. Ernie Bushmiller's comic is usually timeless, but here's a rare topical reference to the blacklists. 

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No smog today.
Revolt against Red China spreads across Tibet ... Gen. Curtis E. Lemay warns that the U.S. has a fleet of 1,000 bombers carrying nuclear weapons in the event of a world crisis ... A man is accused of strangling his estranged wife when she rejected his attempts at reconciliation ... Pope John XXIII gets 12 motorcycles during a papal audience with world motorcycle champions ... Elizabeth Ann Duncan, convicted in a plot to kill her daughter-in-law, is deemed legally sane. She will become the fourth woman to be executed in California.

Mickey Cohen and Fred Sica take the 5th Amendment during a Senate investigation into the alleged shakedown of a cigarette machine company. Look for Fred Otash!
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Mickey Cohen, Part 1
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Mickey Cohen, Part 2
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Why it's "Moon Mullins," which used to appear on the cover of the Chicago Tribune's sports section.
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The Dodgers clinch deals with Don Drysdale, Sandy Koufax and Johnny Podres as starters. Clem Labine and Johnny Klippstein "are set for bullpen duty," The Times says.   

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Cocoa Krispies and Tang! Pop-Tarts and Instant Breakfast!

It's a wonder I'm still alive.

Remember kids you can drink Tang hot or cold! I can taste that fresh stirred glass now.



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