Carole and I knew David Halberstam, the author, who as you may have heard was killed in a car accident yesterday in California. David's first journalism job was working for the late Henry Harris at the West Point newspaper; some years later, Carole's first journalism job was working for Henry Harris at the Starkville newspaper. David and Carole enjoyed sharing Henry Harris stories.
The last time I saw David, which was several years ago, his daughter was teaching school somewhere in the Delta.
The obituary in the "New York Times" today mentioned his first job in West Point and stated that his only daughter now lives in Manhattan. I don't know how long she taught in Mississippi.
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