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The King Is Dead . . . Millions Mourn Elvis.

Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley, the one-time truck Elvis seemed to draw devotion with .waist up.
driver who as a rock 'n' roll singer little effort. To the older fans, he was
was idolized by fans and de- a reminder of their own youth and a Word of Presley's death swept
nounced by preachers as the devi/'s promise that it wasn't all gone. To across Nashville where he had lived
tool, is dead of a heart ailment at the youngsters, he was a legend, a since leaving his birthplace, Tupelo,
age 42. legend that endured. Miss, at the age of 13.

The pounds were creeping up and When TV brought "Elvis the Pelvis" Mayor Chandler ordered flags in the
the wrinkles were showing, but Elvis into millions of homes, church and city to be lowered to half staff in
Presley only had to wiggle, to send parent groups denounced the raw memory of Elvis.
grandmothers, mothers and teen- sexuality of his performance as a
agers into a frenzy. bad influence on children. His gyrat- Private funeral services were held at
ing hips were only mildly suggestive Grace/and with the entombment at
The aging rocker, once condemned compared to many of today's rock Forest Hills Mausoleum about two
by parents as lewd and indecent, performers, but on the Ed Sullivan miles from the mansion.
was still rolling at the age of 42. show, he was shown only from the

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