Salinger letters head to auction at Sotheby's
New York Sotheby's plots to auction 82 letters and postcards from J D Salinger to his daughter Peggy over 35 years as one lot. Estimated at 250000 to 350000 dollars, the collection covers 1958 to 1992 revealing the author’s evolving relationship with his daughter and personal interests.
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New York
J.D. Salinger
Salinger
Sotheby's Auction ‘House
Margaret
Peggy” Salinger
Marsha Malinowski
Peggy
Malinowski
Brandeis University
Matthew
Sotheby's Said
Cornish
Joyce Maynard
Margaret Salinger
Claire Doulas
US Supreme Court
Ian Hamilton
Sotheby's
Christie's
Sotheby’s
Afghanistan’s forgotten democratic past and Taliban shift
A reader recalls Afghanistan’s 1964 constitution with universal suffrage and women’s rights, noting the Taliban erased these freedoms. She urges awareness of Afghan history, praises Feminist Majority Foundation work, and calls for return of the constitution. A separate letter warns motorists to switch off ignitions after crashes to prevent fires.
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Abby
Afghanistan
Taliban
United States
Feminist Majority Foundation
Sara Amiryar
Sara
Helpafghanwaren.com
Last World Trade Center steel section brought down
A 60-foot piece of the World Trade Center grade was felled on Saturday after hours of cutting with blowtorches and by a construction vehicle. Officials said the piece, once part of the north tower, would be saved for a possible memorial. Mary Kershaw spoke of the memorial's meaning amid the lingering sadness. Mayor Giuliani noted the process proved harder than expected.
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Abby
Frank B. Adams JR
M.D
Seneca, S.C
DR. Adams
New York
Whitter's
Sarah Kershaw
Kershaw
Yeu
Rudolph Giuliani
Two Miami mobsters found guilty in stripper murder case
A federal jury convicted Ariel Hernandez and Frederick J. Massaro of murder, conspiracy, fraud and related charges in the 1999 slaying of stripper Jeanette Jade Smith in a Miami hotel room. Massaro oversaw Gambino Florida operations. Hernandez allegedly strangled Smith. Trentacosta was convicted of racketeering conspiracy and faces 20 years. he was acquitted of the murder count. Smith’s remains were found March 22, 1999, in the Everglades inside a stereo box.
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Miami
Gambino Crime Family
FBI
Ariel Hernandez
Jeanette
Jade” Smith
Frederick J
Fat Freddie” Massaro
Gambinos
South Florida
Anthony
Tony Pep
Trentacosta
Florida
Jeanette Smith
Smith
The
Everglades
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