Rod Serling Dies at 50. Twilight Zone Creator
Television writer and producer Rod Serling, creator of Twilight Zone, died after open heart surgery at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester New York. He was 50 and had suffered multiple heart issues including two prior heart attacks this year. Serling, a Syracuse native and Ithaca College professor, hosted many of his own programs and earned five Emmys plus a Peabody.
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Ecumenical Royal Wedding in Utrecht Cathedral
Princess Christina of the Netherlands wed Cuban-born American Jorge Guillermo in Utrecht's 13th century Protestant cathedral. The ceremony united Protestant Christina and Catholic Guillermo, who met in New York where he works as a social worker. Christina forfeits her claim to the throne by marrying a Catholic. Separately, Costantinos Doxiadis, renowned city planner, died in Athens at 62 after a long illness, with notable projects in Islabad Pakistan and Eastnick.
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Utrecht
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New York
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Islamabad
Pakistan
Eastnick
Southern courts loosen push for desegregation busing
The article reports a trend of halting massive court ordered busing as judges and civil rights lawyers opt for neighborhood schools and faculty desegregation. It cites Montgomery Alabama and Jackson Mississippi cases, white flight, and shifts toward local control while noting resegregation risks in the South and comparisons to Charlotte North Carolina. It also mentions NAACP leader Roy Wilkins planning retirement.
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Fifth Circuit
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Roy Wilkins
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