Died. Rod Serling, 50, television and motion-picture writer and creator of the supernaturally spooky series Twilight Zone; of a heart attack; in Rochester, N.Y. After a grueling apprenticeship as a freelance scriptwriter, Serling went on to write Patterns, Requiem for a Heavyweight and other major television plays, earning six Emmy awards, more than any other writer.
Died. Luigi Cardinal Raimondi, 62, Apostolic Delegate to the U.S. from 1967 to 1973; of a heart attack; in Rome. Named a cardinal in 1973, Raimondi returned to Rome, where he headed the Sacred Congregation for the...