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A drought pread throughout the outhea t during 19 6. It
wa the wor t dry pell on record. t the peak of the drought,
Among the celebritie who died in 19 6 were inger Kate
mith who died June 17 of re pirator) arre tat the age of crop wilted from outhern Penn ylvania all the way into
79, Benny Goodman, the King of "" ng, died June 13, northern Florida. ven after orne rain, many farmer in the
apparently of cardiac arre t; Jame agney, one of Holly- arolina . Georgia, Tenne ee and irginia were on the
'Wood' famou toughguy , died March 30 at the age of 6; brink of ruin.
and Ted Knight, be t known for h1 role in the televi ion
erie "The Mary Tyler Moore how," died ugu t 26 of
cancer at the age of 62.

( Y 41) W YORK, Oct 27 W ET I TO-
RY ew York Met Gary arter 1 hfted m the air by Pre ident Ronald Reagan' reputation "Wa everely crippled
relief pitcher Je e Oro co following the Met -5 victory in late 19 6 "When he uppo edl) ecretl) violated hi policy
over the Bo ton Red ox m the eventh game of the World again t negotlatmg "With terrori t . He, or orne men under
ene at ew Yor ' hea tadium. (Poinde ter, orth, Regan, orCa ey) allegedly old arm to
Iran in e change for Iran' help in freeing orne terrori t heJd
ho tage m the Middle Ea t. ~
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