Benny Goodman Dies at 77 in Manhattan Apartment
Benny Goodman the King of Swing who later excelled as a classical clarinetist died Friday in his Manhattan apartment at age 77. Police said he apparently died in his sleep of cardiac arrest while napping on a guest room couch. He was found by Anna Lekander, his longtime housekeeper. An ambulance responded to Feast 66th Street and he was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was taken to Metropolitan Funeral Home in Stamford, Conn. His personal assistant Lloyd Rauch said Goodman had seemed in good health earlier that morning.
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Slashed model finds aid from famed retailer Milton Petrie
New York model Marla Hanson, scarred by a razor attack allegedly staged by her landlord’s hired muggers, received a life changing pledge from Milton Petrie. The 83 year old philanthropist sent Hanson a 20000 dollar check and promised an equal annual amount for life, after reading of her plight in the New York Post.
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Judge Holds Defense Lawyer in Contempt in Miller Spy Trial
In Los Angeles AP report, a judge fined defense attorney Stanley Greenberg $500 for a temper tantrum during the prosecutor’s final argument in the Richard W. Miller spy trial. Greenberg moved for a mistrial claiming prosecutorial and judicial misconduct and impropriety due to ongoing personal friction.
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Unocal Break Scrapped in Senate Tax Overhaul
Senate tax overhaul faced its first amendment as Howard Metzenbaum wiped out a $5.5 billion special break for Union Oil Co. of California Unocal. The measure passed 66 to 30 with key supporters like Bob Packwood backing the change to maintain momentum for the bill. Brinton Clark, 16, to be released from rehab after Mount Hood snow cave rescue. other survivor Giles Thompson still in serious condition.
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Deaver asks Canada to drop renew. ends $105,000 contract
Lobbyist Michael K. Deaver urged Canada not to renew his one year consulting pact, aiming to spare Prime Minister Brian Mulroney further embarrassment. The letter dated June 6 to Ambassador Allan Gotlieb notes the contract’s role in aiding a joint U S Canadian program to combat acid rain.
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Soviets question SALT stance ahead of Gorbachev talks
Soviet deputy ambassador Oleg Sokolov said U S policymakers may have second thoughts about abandoning SALT II, urging proportional Soviet response if Reagan breaches ceilings on strategic bombers with cruise missiles. Churkin noted US compliance remains technical. Shultz called the treaty obsolete as Reagan and Gorbachev plan a Washington summit this year.
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Reagan Says Hostage Release Efforts Continue
President Reagan said the administration is working hard to win the release of five Americans held in Lebanon but warned that recent hopes ended in great disappointment. He noted no details of moves and stressed the campaign remains active despite setbacks. Peggy Say, sister of Terry Anderson, obtained a visa to visit Lebanon, with Reagan saying Americans are targets amid the fighting.
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