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...elder von Weiszacker was charged by the international tribunal with assisting in the deportation of Jews to Nazi death camps and served 18 months in prison...

Author: By Noam S. Cohen, | Title: Speaker Said to Conceal Father's Nazi History | 6/9/1987 | See Source »

...brothers had discussed their control device with Octave Chanute, a respected elder in aeronautics and author of Progress in Flying Machines (1894). The free exchange of information among early flying enthusiasts would result in dozens of patent-infringement suits brought by the Wrights in the U.S. and Europe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Heads In Air, Feet on Ground WILBUR AND ORVILLE | 6/1/1987 | See Source »

...same time, Halliwell, seven years Orton's elder and a would-be writer or artist himself, saw his companion's fortune grow while he languished in obscurity. Even sexually Halliwell was made to feel inferior; Orton's behavior loudly proclaimed his preference for toiletstall encounters over Halliwell's charms. So on August 9, 1967 Halliwell, aged 41, beat Orton, aged 34, to death with a hammer. He then swallowed 22 Nembutals and died...

Author: By Jess M. Bravin, | Title: Prick Up Your Ears | 5/27/1987 | See Source »

...elder Palandjian, Laddin, and Dave Clark the defeat in New Jersey wrapped up their dual-match careers at Harvard...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Tigers Tip Netmen, 5-4, in Finale; Crimson Finishes League Slate at 5-3 | 5/8/1987 | See Source »

...elder Palandjian controlled the match by charging in on Leschly's backand shots with volleys and overhead lobs that Leschly could not reach. Palandjian broke Leschly's serve five times with a variety of forehand passing shots. "He had to make his first serves because I was all over his second serves," Palandjian said...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Tigers Tip Netmen, 5-4, in Finale; Crimson Finishes League Slate at 5-3 | 5/8/1987 | See Source »

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