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Several years ago, when he was dangerously ill, Bovard's obituary was prepared. When he recovered he ordered it filed in the morgue in a sealed envelope which was not to be removed or opened except on his express orders. Last week even the sealed envelope could not be found when the last of the journalistic giants nurtured by the elder Joseph Pulitzer prepared to close his desk. Bovard, hopeful that his retirement would be as unpublicized as his career, had removed it the day he penciled his resignation.
* Fired six months ago on orders from Publisher Pulitzer. Last week, Anderson wired Bovard: "Congratulations. . . ."