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The bald truth A DIARY tale about an insensitive comment reminds George Dale from Beith of the time he was on a course and forgot to take a passport photo for the final certificate. Another attendee had done the same, so George went with this chap to the local supermarket photo booth. While standing in the queue, our reader mentioned that the booth brought to mind the famous cigar advert starring Gregor Fisher in his baldy man character. As the words left George’s mouth he realised, to his horror, that his new acquaintance was wearing a rather inferior toupee.
People magazine, to debut on the newsstands on March 4, 1974. The concept for
People magazine being the expansion of the popular “People” page in
TIME magazine.
Off I went to Palm Beach in February to work with famed columnist Sheila Graham, who would do the reporting. At the time Sheila rivaled Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper for the title of Queen of the Hollywood Gossip Columnists. She seemed the perfect choice for this assignment.
I was prepped before I left New York to make certain I photographed Mary Sanford, whom some had dubbed the Queen of Palm Beach. She had previously been an actress know as Mary Duncan. Arriving in Palm Beach in 1933 with her dashing, polo-playing husband, Laddie Sanford, she subsequently took Palm Beach by storm, and during her glamourous reign she was invited everywhere and chaired every charity ball you could imagine. An event was not an important event unless and until she graced the room.
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image captionMary Duncan, pictured at the age of 16, went missing in 1976
Police investigating the disappearance of a teenager 44 years ago say new ground searches have ended with no positive result .
Mary Duncan was 17 when she disappeared from her home in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, in 1976.
Despite an extensive investigation at the time, no trace of the young mother has ever been found.
The latest searches involved two sites at Alexandria s Vale of Leven Hospital and a residential area in Helensburgh.
Excavations in the hospital grounds started in August and in Helensburgh in September. The work was completed on 4 December.
BREAKING: Excavations called off in hunt for missing Bonhill teen
Searches at the Vale of Leven Hospital and a Helensburgh property have been concluded without result, the police have confirmed.
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