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Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1978

Page

11

Joan Crawford death myth debunked in new biography

A new biography by Bob Thomas asserts Joan Crawford died of cancer not by her own action. Excerpts in Ladies Home Journal claim she refused medical help due to Christian Science beliefs and that she died while a soap opera played, as staff and an unnamed fan ate breakfast nearby. The work also alleges abuse of adopted children and an affair with Clark Gable.

Joan Crawford Ladies’ Home Journal Miss Crawford Bob Thomas

Pat Nixon Promise Faded as 1954 Bid Rejected

Good Housekeeping excerpt from Lester David's The Lonely Lady of San Clemente details Pat Nixon pleading with Richard Nixon to quit politics in 1954. He pledged not to seek public office, a promise he later broke, the piece notes, citing Lindsay-Schaub wires.

Richard Nixon Pat Good Housekeeping Lester David Patricia Ryan Nixon Lindsay-Schaub Wires

Horoscope for Friday July 21 by Bernice Bede Osol

The astrology page assigns daily detours for Cancer through Gemini. It warns Cancer to confront resurfaced old obligations, urges Leo to examine personal faults, and cautions Virgo to meet duties promptly. It advises Libra to maintain tact, Scorpio to avoid prying domestic input, and Sagittarius to credit others’ ideas.

Bernice Bede Osol Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius

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