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Only where children gather is there any real chance of fun.

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Mignon McLaughlin
Age: 70 †
Born: 1913
Born: June 6
Died: 1983
Died: December 20
Journalist
Writer
the United States of America
Compassion
Fun
Chance
Children
Real
Gather

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