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DIED. ERIC DOUGLAS, 46, actor Kirk Douglas' youngest son, who for years battled drug and alcohol abuse; of undetermined causes, pending an autopsy; found in his New York City apartment. Best known for his headline-making brushes with the law, the sometime actor and stand-up comedian appeared in a handful of television shows and films, including Delta Force...
...hearts but no titles. "Anna isn't in the picture anymore," Sharapova recently announced. "It's Maria time now." True and true. With Kournikova absent and fighting retirement, the less flamboyant, more focused Sharapova, 17, trounced Serena Williams, 6-1, 6-4, Saturday to become Wimbledon's third youngest women's champion ever and the first non-Williams winner in five years...
...Jesuits, and at 14 he briefly attended a seminary and had thoughts of becoming a priest. Eagle scout; expert hunter; good student. After disagreeing with a policy at his high school, he ran for the Davison County school board--and won, making him, at 18, one of the youngest elected officials in the nation...
RESIGNED. JOHN ROWLAND, 47, Connecticut's youngest ever Governor, amid impeachment proceedings and allegations that he accepted tens of thousands of dollars in cash and gifts from state contractors and gubernatorial aides. He fought to stay in office, even as evidence from a federal inquiry mounted against him and polls showed that the public wanted him to step down. Shortly after the state supreme court ruled that he could be compelled to testify before the impeachment committee, he resigned...
Despite the chilly reception at the Monticello Association reunions, one person Lanier met there has turned out to be not just a relative but also a good friend. Julia Westerinen, 69, looks white, but she is descended from Sally Hemings' youngest son, Eston. Growing up in Madison, Wis., in the 1930s and '40s, Westerinen was not allowed to play with black children. "My parents told me to stick to my own kind," she says. Even as an adult, she realized that her friendships with blacks had been superficial. "I thought we were friends, but I never had them over...