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Thomas Erskine, son of the Scottish 10th Earl of Buchan, is still regarded by many legal scholars as the greatest advocate ever to come before a jury. Usually "for the defense," he pleaded the most historic cases in one of England's most history-packed periods. For his time, he was the great courtroom defender of English civil liberties...
Died. Sir Norman Mcleod Buchan, 84, 18th Earl of Caithness, head of the ancient Highland family that once controlled northern Scotland† and the Orkney Isles; in Castle Auchmacoy, Scotland...
...these tantalizing words the late Lord Tweedsmuir (John Buchan), novelist and onetime Governor General of Canada, pictured the "Headless Valley" on the remote South Nahanni River. Behind Buchan's lines lay 40 years of mystery, yet little has been done to explore the fantastic legends that came from the 200-mile gorge in the limestone mountains, 300 miles east of Whitehorse, Yukon. Last week Nahanni was back in the news again. A group of amateur explorers was preparing to go over it from one end to the other...
Died. Valentine Williams, 63, British journalist and mystery novelist; after long illness; in Manhattan. On the suggestion of Novelist John Buchan (Lord Tweedsmuir), Williams turned to writing "shockers" while convalescing from wounds during World War I. Result: The Man with the Clubfoot, which was translated into 13 languages...
Hour of Mystery (Sun. 10 p.m., ABC). The 39 Steps, John Buchan's spy yarn, starring David Niven...