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Well, now, from April 6, 1958, here is the Eastern Western matter.

From Hollywood, it's time now for...

Johnny Dollar.

Earl Porman, Johnny, down in Sarasota.

Don't tell me, Earl.

The Florida weather's finally behaving itself.

The water in the Gulf is warmed up, so grab my fishing clothes,

tackle box, couple of rods and reels.

Maybe you better grab your Levi's boots and saddle and a couple of six guns instead. Huh? What is this? A Western? It may be an eastern western before we're through. Listen, Florida is the leading cattle state here in the deep south. I had heard something to that effect. Okay. The freezing weather, a short while back hit some of the ranchers pretty hard to say nothing of the tourist

right right ordinarily the year-round pasturage makes it unnecessary to lay up a lot of hay and feed for the winter

that figures but this year thanks to the freeze the cattle were so weakened by malnutrition and then sloshing around in soggy pasture land that

well at least a couple hundred thousand of them have died Oh, what's your problem, Earl?

Outside of the high cost of steak.

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