Monday, Jan. 15, 1973
Born. To Sophia Loren, 38, Italy's eternal woman, who won an Academy Award for Two Women and accolades in many other films; and Carlo Ponti, 59, producer (Catch-22, Dr. Zhivago): their second child, second son; in Geneva, Switzerland.
Married. Joseph Hazziez, 37, soul singer under the name of Joe Tex who, after three 1,000,000-disk recordings (Skinny Legs and All, Hold On to What You've Got, I Gotcha), changed his beat last July to become a Black Muslim minister; and Leah Miller, 22, pre-med student; he for the second time, she for the first; in Washington, D.C.
Married. Douglas Bader, 62, never-say-die R.A.F. hero who overcame the loss of both legs in a '30s air crash, became a World War II ace credited with downing 22 1/2 German planes, escaped three times from P.O.W. camps, and saw his exploits portrayed in a 1957 movie (Reach for the Sky); and Joan Murray, 54; both for the second time; in Coventry, England.
Died. Roberto Clemente, 38, who dominated the Pittsburgh Pirates' out field and batting order (see SPORT).
Died. Walter E. ("Jack") Rollins, 66, country-and-western lyricist whose biggest hits were the kiddie favorites Peter Cottontail, Smokey the Bear and Frosty the Snow Man; of lung cancer; in Cincinnati.
Died. Wilbur De Paris, 72, Dixie land trombonist who played with Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Jelly Roll Morton during the '20s, '30s and '40s, and then with his own band be came a durable jazz figure on New York City's 52nd Street during the '50s; in Manhattan.
Died. George Drew, 78, former Premier of Ontario (1943-48) and for eight years national leader of Canada's Conservative Party; in Toronto. A tall, elegant lawyer, Drew ran a notably efficient provincial government, but on the federal scene failed in two elections to dislodge the Liberals, who were led by Louis St. Laurent. Drew closed out his public career as Canada's high commissioner in London, where he vigorously opposed British membership in the European Common Market.
Died. Christopher T. Chenery, 86, Virginia gentleman and horse breeder who in 1936 built the Meadow Stables in Doswell, Va., training ground for a long line of champion thoroughbreds that included Riva Ridge, winner of last year's Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes, and Secretariat, Horse of the Year in 1972; in New Rochelle, N.Y.
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