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Foreword

My name is John Richard Campbell. I’ve been called Rick all my life. I was born on February 2, 1941, Groundhog Day, in a small house at the corner of North St. and Cherry St. in Belton, South Carolina.

The average income then was $1,777 a year.

A new house costs $4,075.

New car costs $850.

A gallon of gas costs 12 cents.

Kerosene costs10 cents.

Milk costs 54 cents.

Coffee costs 45 cents a pound.

A postage stamp costs 3 cents.

Franklin Roosevelt was the president.

Henry Wallace was the vice president.

For you, who choose to read this book, I hope you find it interesting. It contains some things that actually happened in my life. I would swear in a court of law they are true.