Gardner Dies at 80. Prolific Perry Mason Creator
Erle Stanley Gardner, famed for Perry Mason mysteries and the TV series, died at 80 in Temecula after a hospitalization for illness. A lawyer turned author, he wrote or dictated dozens of novels yearly, with his Tandhy del Paisano estate nearby and wife Jean Bethel at his side. His publisher noted 167 million U.S. copies sold by 1949, with many translations.
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TV host Lill Leyden dies at 47 from brain hemorrhage
Television personality Lill Leyden died Wednesday from a cerebral hemorrhage. The KNBC Speak Up on Sundays host passed at Beverly Glen Hospital after a collapse at Bollywood Receiving Hospital. Leyden, 47, was a radio jockey at KFWB KMPC and hosted movie segments and NBC Today LA segment.
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Howells Medal Awarded To William Styran For Novel
The Howells Medal, the nation’s top prize for fiction, was presented Wednesday to ten-year-old William Styran for his book The Confessions of Nat Tuy nex. Pope Paul VI urged the faithful to seek good in life and to press toward meaningful actions in his weekly audience. Former President Johnson, after surgery, was reported to be progressing well as he moves around his hospital room freely.
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Blood Sweat and Tears top 1969 Grammy best album win
Blood Sweat and Tears edged out Johnny Cash and Abbey Road to win best album as over 3 000 Academy voters chose the group for that honor. Crosby, Stills and Nash won best new artist while Games People Play earned the song award. Nilsson took vocal performance for Everybody's Talking and Aquarius Let the Sunshine In won best contemporary vocal performance by a group.
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Evacuation heli’s attacked as US troops face wounded near Saigon
In Saigon an Army unit near Quang Ngai City faced intense fire as three medical evacuation helicopters tried to carry out wounded. One American soldier was killed aboard the first chopper, while two other helicopters were riddled but managed to depart. Red Cross marked helicopters served as ambulance stops. Casualties cited include one dead and six wounded on the U.S. side. enemy losses were two dead.
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Fulbright Seeks Bar on U S Forces in Laos
Senator Fulbright introduced a resolution to require congressional approval before the president can deploy U S air or ground forces in Laos. The move aims to bar air support for royalist forces, while Congress already bans combat troops and the White House has stated no plans for U S troops.
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Japanese Consul General Kidnapped in Brazil
Nobu Okuchi, Japan’s consul general, was seized by nine armed men in Sao Paulo. Military sources tie the abduction to a gang blamed for the U S ambassador Burke Elbrick’s kidnapping six months earlier. The incident marks another foreign diplomat kidnapping in South America within a week.
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Italian Stage Star Salvatore de Muto Dies in Naples
Salvatore de Muto, famed Piscinellas singer of the Italian stage, died at his Naples home on Wednesday at age 23. His death closes a brief yet bright career noted for operatic interpretations and stage presence. The arts world mourns the loss of a rising talent from Naples.
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