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To the faithful that read the weekly CWF arena program, writers such as J. Ralph Hogan, Humphrey Dumbrowski, South Carolina Williams, and Bartholomew C. Appleyard III became household names. Though any issue of a CWF program would credit several scribes, all of the writing could be traced directly back to longtime program publisher Jerry Prater. Often, a wrestler or manager would get his or her own byline. Sir Oliver Humperdink had his own feature entitled "A Touch Of Class" that ran for several months, infuriating CWF fans with his attacks on "rednecks." Sonny King reviled readers with his "Analysis" column, and Mr. Saito's offering, "Samurai," set US-Japan relations back at least a decade with it's anti-American rants. One of the best series of columns to materialize from these programs was "The Voice Of The People," which was "written" by the Missouri Mauler (Larry "Rocky" Hamilton) from February to November 1976. The column often featured a photo that presented the Mauler wearing a seersucker suit and leaning against a cabinet. A poster of Harry S. Truman hung proudly on the wall, and alongside Hamilton was a framed photograph of Jesse James. The Mauler would in no uncertain terms express his views on everything from the political infrastructure of American government to Dusty Rhodes and Norvel Austin, and the Mauler made zero attempt at being politically correct. Only Missouri, and all things Missouri, seemed to escape his fury. Even though it was Prater who was actually doing the writing, you'd have to think that Hamilton gave his blessing. After all, Mauler DID refer to Dusty Rhodes as a "low down, kinky-haired, gizzard-lipped hog thief" on more than one occasion.

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