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"When he died there was
a sadness which we all felt. His passing also brought back memories
of the Overseas Press Club conference in the spring of 1970"
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"The paper I edited and published was the
'underground' paper at Hicksville High School, and as such was not
eligible to attend Shep's conference--only "legit" papers need
apply. My cohorts and I mentioned our disgust to the superintendent
of English for the Hicksville district--we may have been
underground, but we wrote well--and, lo and behold, she turns out to
be a friend of Shep's! Never found out how, or how
well she knew him, but we were sent six tickets. Nobody else there had
more than three. I was able to bring four reporters and a
photographer, Al
Parker." |