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Reports on the case involving Kenneth Curtis who killed his former fiancee Donna Kalson in 1987. Details of the their relationship; Kalson's attempts to get away from Curtis; Events leading up to the murder; Curtis' recovery from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head; Judge's ruling that Curtis was incompetent to stand trial; Reasons Curtis is being retried.

Reflects on the career of performer Gene Kelly who died on February 2, 1996 at age 83, debilitated by a recent series of strokes. Kelly's family background; His arrival in Los Angeles in 1941, under contract to MGM; His screen debut in 1942 in `For Me and My Gal,' opposite Judy Garland; His choreographic abilities; `Singing in the Rain,' his most highly regarded film; His dancing; His weak singing voice that was still effective.

Remembers Alger Hiss, who died on November 15, 1996. Hiss accused of espionage by Whittaker Chambers in 1948; Hiss' conviction due to the actions of Senator Richard Nixon; Views about Hiss' guilt; The impact of the conviction on his life; His family and how his conviction impacted them; His family's view of him.