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WTTL-TV in Philadelphia, began broadcasting "American Bandstand" in 1952. Clark came aboard as regular host in 1956, and brought it to a national audience in 1957. Costner returns to Durham, N.C. Kevin Costner is returning to Durham, N.C, some 12 years after filming "Bull Durham." Costner will be the featured celebrity at the first fund-raiser of the ALS Association Carolina Chapter. The Feb.

2 event at the Carolina Theatre will honor Major League Baseball's Jim "Catfish" Hunter, a North Carolina native who Costner died in 1999 after battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Costner played Crash Davis in 1988's "Bull Durham." 'Eight is Enough' actress dies at 46 Lani O'Grady, who played Dick Van Patten's oldest daughter on the 1970s TV show "Eight is Enough," was found dead Tuesday in Santa Clarita, Calif. She was 46. O'Grady was found dead in her mobile home by a neighbor. The cause of death was under investigation, but there was no indication of suspicious circumstances, the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department said.

O'Grady played Mary Bradford, the eldest daughter of newspaper columnist Tom Bradford on the ABC comedy-drama that aired from 1977 to 1981. After the show, O'Grady Moms, From 2E On Sept 11, 189 people were killed in the terrorist attack on the Pentagon. Many were military personnel "I can't image whafs coming up for families today," Clark-Boyd says. "All I can tell parents is to hug your kids. You don't know how long you will have them, especially in light of what happened on Sept 11." Realizing the importance of moral support, Grace Darling Sei-bold of Washington, D.C, founded the American Gold Star Mothers Inc.

in 1928 following the World War I death of her 23-year-old son, George. The nonprofit organization, with 1,400 members in 200 chapters nationwide, has since worked to bring attention to patriotism, assist hosph talized veterans and inspire respect for the Stars and Stripes in the youth of America, says national president Georgie Carter KrelL To honor Gold Star Mothers, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a proclamation in 1940 designating the last Sunday in September as Gold Star Mothers Day. On this day, a service is conducted in Arlington National Cemetery honoring the women for their sacrifices. The president places a Gold Star Wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier-and also at the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C.

As Operation Enduring Freedom escalates, this year's ceremony takes on a deeper meaning. "We all have the same feelings about losing our children, but we don't do a Tot of talking about ft," says Grace Vendelin of Melbourne, Gold Star Mother department president for Florida and Puerto Rico. Vendelin, 80, has turned a bedroom in her home into a shrine dedicated her son, Thomas, who died at 21 in Vietnam. On display in the room are an American flag, a military photo and numerous medals, including the Purple Heart and Bronze Star. Thomas, like many, didn't look forward to the Vietnam draft, his mother says.

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"So, I always feel that I'm not the only one who has had to suffer for it" Mary Smith's son, William, died in February 1970, a year after he volunteered for Vietnam duty and became an Army paratrooper. The former Satellite High School student was ambushed during a night defensive positioa He was 18. "Billy couldn't wait to go," Smith says. "His father had served two tours in Vietnam, so our family was very patriotic" But patriotism alone couldn't fill a hole of sorrow, so Smith turned to God, like Vendelin and Clark-Boyd "At first I couldn't accept it and I thought There are Smiths everywhere, it's a the 71-year-old Melbourne resident says. "My heart was broken.

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