I read about this in Sunday's NY Daily News, and here is the original story as it appeared in the April 13, 1953 issue of "Time" magazine: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,818199,00.html
The story about this young man who went to VS Central High begins:
"Everyone who knew Fred Eugene McManus thought he was just about the nicest boy in the suburban village of Valley Stream, N.Y. ...."
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Hi Marjorie,
I'm Musings and I'm sorry I didn't introduce myself earlier. No, you don't know me personally. I just found your blog on a night of insomnia. It looks like you're awake to everything. I hope you don't mind my commenting. Have a nice week.
Musings
Thank-you and glad to meet you. I enjoyed reading your blog as well.
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