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Gardner, who died last week at the age of 80, was the Mrs. Wagner of the genre. Since The Case of the Velvet Claws, the first of his Perry Mason mysteries, was published in 1933, his books have been bestsellers all over the world. Millions have come to know the portly defense counselor from the television serial. As far off as Saudi Arabia, Perry Mason reruns have the population wondering about the advantages of the jury system over King Feisal's rigid religious courts...
...York City program, insists that "the drug problem was not created by the schools, and it will never be solved by the schools alone." He adds: "Some principals still don't think they have a problem, or just don't want to admit it." At Manhattan's Robert F. Wagner Junior High School, Principal Bernard Walker has group sessions for parents and kids, and every day he reads a news article about drugs over the school public address system. Are drugs available at Wagner? "I don't think so," Walker answers carefully. "I don't think...
...world scenario good enough to blow many an uncontracted mind. Students opened their windows to blare Beatles, Wagner and Stones at the fans doing their thing with pinholed paper and pieces of film. Almost everyone snuck at least one direct glance at the sun even though they weren't supposed...
...HARRIETTS B, WAGNER Northbrook...
When De Sapio took over the Manhattan Democratic organization 21 years ago, he was a progressive innovator. He led in nominating good-government candidates like Robert Wagner for mayor and Averell Harriman for Governor. He broke the Irish monopoly that had previously ruled Tammany. The Bishop liberalized organization rules to such an extent that a new generation of rebels was able to oust him-ironically, with Wagner's help. The kind of scandal that often tars machine politicians never seriously stained him until after his retirement. Last year he was charged in a bribery conspiracy; last week...