"Ifs and buts were candy and nuts" (1971)

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I heard this on Larry King tonight, talking about the Winkler murder case.  I
posted on this over a year ago, but we can go a little earlier now.
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Don Pierson. Chicago  Tribune (1963-Current file). Chicago, Ill.: Mar 18,
1971. p. C3 (1 page)
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IF IFS AND NUTS were candy and nuts, someone said, Wisconsin would be the  N.
C. A. A. track champion.
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NEIL MILBERT. Chicago Tribune (1963-Current file). Chicago, Ill.: Apr 2,
1971. p. C3 (1 page)
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"There's an old saying, Ernie. It goes something like this: 'If all the ifs
and buts were candy and nuts, what a wonderful Christmas it would be.'"

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