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          *     *     *     *     *      April of 1949 rolled around and, as we had experienced an unusually wet winter,  the California  hillsides were lush and green; instead of sporting their usual burnt- brown yellow attire.             I remember it was a Saturday, because before my parents had gotten up I had  been  listening to  Big Jon And Sparkie on the radio, whereby Sparkie had proclaimed:  “It’s Saturday, boys and girls,  and there’s no school today!”       When one was six years old in postwar America, that’s how one kept track of  time;  the radio shows:  The Lone Ranger, Sergeant Preston Of The Yukon , The  Shadow,  The  Cisco Kid, The Green Hornet , Sky King, etc.   ...