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Died. William Boyd, 74, whose portrayal of Hopalong Cassidy entertained youthful audiences for a quarter of a century; in South Laguna, Calif. The son of an Ohio farm laborer, Boyd went to Hollywood in 1915 in search of good times, glory and romance. A star of silent films, he earned more than $100,000 a year during the '20s, but his career as a screen lover was over by 1935 when he made the first of 66 Hopalong Cassidy movies. During the '40s, Boyd shrewdly bought the TV rights to his old westerns, then began producing an additional...
...found the hospital adamant in refusing to discuss the matter-but the refusal was couched in terms indicating the information was true. Hoyt also heard of other Eagleton hospitalizations for "gastrointestinal" problems and "sudden weight loss." He thought the evidence strong enough to warrant a detailed memo to Robert Boyd, Knight's Washington bureau chief. The two arranged to meet at Rapid City, S. Dak., and discuss whether to approach McGovern's staff...
...Hoyt and Boyd, though sitting on a major exclusive story, decided to turn over a two-page summary of Hoyt's memo to Frank Mankiewicz, McGovern's campaign director. Mankiewicz took the summary to McGovern. In return, Boyd and Hoyt expected some corroboration of their story and a chance to interview Eagleton before breaking it. But the McGovern camp decided to present Eagleton as voluntarily admitting past mental disorders rather than responding to an accusation. Aides rushed him into a public admission at a press conference that robbed the Knight papers of an exclusive they had earned through...
Established by legislative act a year ago, the Illinois Trauma System is the idea of two surgeons: Dr. David Boyd, chief of emergency medical services for the state of Illinois, and Dr. Bruce Flashner, deputy director of the state department of public health. It owes its existence to Governor Richard Ogilvie, who credits quick medical attention for his own survival after a World War II wound. "If you're going to get hurt," Ogilvie told a recent Governors' convention, in an unusual example of boosterism, "do it in Illinois...
...cooling-off period expires. Seventy-year-old work rules force railroads to pay train crews a full day's wages for every 100 miles traveled -a distance that the fastest diesel locomotives cover in two hours. Some states require trains to carry "full" five-man crews. Says Alan Boyd, former Transportation Secretary and now head of the Illinois Central: "We know we can run a safe train with...