April 2, 1958

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Above, the popularity of TV westerns spreads to "Ozzie and Harriet." Below, Holy Week is presented in a daily news feature based on the Gospels. It is difficult to imagine that even in the 1950s anybody thought this was a good idea–but then again, the Mirror ran page toppers in something like 48-point Gothic telling readers to go to church for Easter Sunday … Mickey Cohen has a black eye and is in court–how unusual … Republic abandons theatrical releases …  And a pilot describes bailing out at 650 mph.

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