The Press: The Small Fry Speak

In Shawnee, Okla., fourth, fifth and sixth-graders were asked what they thought of "crime" comics. The moppets conceded (184 to 111) that the bang-bang strips are harmful, but admitted (297 to 57) that they liked to read them. They were firmly convinced, however (20 to 1) that "smaller children'' shouldn't be allowed to look.

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