Milestones, Apr. 30, 1951

Married. Audie Murphy, 26, most decorated soldier of World War II, now a Hollywood cowboy (Bad Boy); and Pamela Archer, 28; he for the second time; in Dallas, four days after his divorce from Starlet Wanda Hendrix became final.

Died. Sam Maceo, 57, Italian immigrant who became a shady but glamorous Texas celebrity; of cancer; in Baltimore. After working as a barber in Galveston, Maceo opened a cafe, made a fortune as a Gulf Coast rumrunner, set up in Galveston (with brother Rose Maceo) some of the nation's gaudiest nightclubs and gambling joints frequented...

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