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In the 1950s, the club became embroiled in controversy, partly from taking the stand that if they didn't address controversies, they would fade away. Ackerman was still the mainstay of the club in the first part of the 1950s, but marriage and work needs led to his attending less frequently. One of
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club in the world, helped considerably in maintaining that record by being one of the few to have owned a clubhouse. The organization continues to hold regular weekly meetings on
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later wrote, "The first meetings of the club were held in what was called the
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began writing professionally, and an increasing number of professional science fiction authors visited meetings or joined as "Members at Large" elsewhere in the world. For some years, the club sponsored "Fanquets" for members who had made their first professional sale.
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was a very busy time for the club, though few major changes were made. Most members were either below or well above draft age, and many fans from around the country visited en route to the war in the
Pacific. Some moved to Los Angeles to work in defense industries.
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and convert it into the weekly meeting hall. By 1977, the club needed a newer, larger clubhouse, and so it sold the
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television show, and in 1968 Trimble and other members of LASFS were instrumental in organizing a nationwide letter writing campaign which saved the show from its announced cancellation by
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their free limeade and lime juice. Some of the members who didn't have more than a nickel or dime to spend guzzled a lot of that free juice.
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