Sept. 25, 1959: Multimillionaire Myford Plum Irvine was trying to raise $5 million at the time of his death and needed $400,000 in cash within four days because he was “sitting on a keg of dynamite,” relatives say.

Paul Coates on the tragic story of Barbara Burns, the daughter of entertainer Bob “Bazooka” Burns.

In Dear Abby: To the 14-year-old girl who has gone steady for over a year and all she got was a peck on the cheek. You are lucky! I am also 14 and my boyfriend is 15. We went steady for a year too. Only I wouldn’t settle for just a peck on the cheek. Now I will always regret not settling for what I was entitled to. I am going to have my baby in November. No, he didn’t marry me. My daddy had him locked up.