Question: Longtime entertainment columnist Army Archerd, who was one of the first writers to reveal that actor Rock Hudson was being treated for AIDS, has died at age 87, according to the industry publication Daily Variety. Army Archerd wrote a column for Variety for 52 years and was one of the first hosts of "Entertainment Tonight." Archerd, who began his journalism career at The Associated Press, wrote a show business column for Variety for 52 years, four years of that online. Archerd died Tuesday at Los Angeles Medical Center of a rare form of mesothelioma, a type of lung cancer thought to be the result of his exposure to asbestos in the Navy during World War II. Archerd, Variety said, had an ongoing role in the Academy Awards, where he was the official greeter, and interviewed stars on the red carpet. Archerd's biggest scoop came in 1985 when he reported -- despite denials from managers and publicists -- that Hudson had AIDS. It was the first time it was publicly revealed that a Hollywood actor had the disease. Archerd's wife of 39 years, Selma, told Variety, "He didn't expose secrets about other people -- he wrote news. He was a loving, quiet person. He was always working -- when we went on vacation, we went to visit movie sets." Although much of Archerd's work was nonconfrontational, when film director Elia Kazan was to be given a honorary Oscar in 1999 for his work, Archerd wrote, "I, for one, will not be giving him a standing ovation." Kazan had provided testimony in 1952 to the House Un-American Activities Committee, admitted past membership in the Communist party and named others from his group. "Army's finest hour was his courageous stand against the blacklist at a time when almost all other Hollywood columnists were red-hunting," said Peter Bart, vice president and editorial director of Variety. "He really was a passionate reporter and a champion of causes he believed in." Archerd was the first journalist honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and won numerous other awards. He also was one of the first hosts of "Entertainment Tonight." Archerd was born January 13, 1922, in the Bronx, New York. He attended City College of New York for two years. When his family moved to Los Angeles, Archerd transferred to UCLA and, after graduation in 1941, he began work in the mailroom at Paramount Studios. After serving in the Navy, Archerd met AP reporter Bob Thomas, who introduced him to bureau chief Hubbard Keavy. Thomas and Archerd opened the AP bureau in the Hollywood Citizen News on Wilcox Avenue in 1945. In 1953, Daily Variety editor Joe Schoenfeld hired Archerd to replace columnist Sheilah Graham. Archerd began penning the daily "Just for Variety" column. His 900-word column ran on page 2 of Daily Variety five days a week until the 1990s, when it went to four days a week. Archerd often used his power to support his favorite causes, including the Simon Wiesenthal Center and Holocaust awareness. "When Michael Jackson's 'HIStory' album was released in 1995, Archerd chastised Jackson for a song in which he used the phrases 'Jew me/Sue me' and 'Kike me,' " Variety said. "A few days later, Jackson called the columnist to disclose that he would re-record the song." Archerd was president and founder of the Hollywood Press Club and received honors from that group and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, as well as Newsman of the Year from the Publicists Association. Archerd is survived by his wife, Selma; his son, Evan; and stepsons Richard and James Rosenblum. A daughter, Amanda, died in 2008.
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Important parts: Army Archerd died of a rare form of mesothelioma, a type of lung cancer. He was the first journalist honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Archerd was president and founder of the Hollywood Press Club. He began writing for Daily Variety in 1953.

Question: A lifelong San Francisco Giants fan had a piece of team history in his hands after Thursday's game: the walk-off home-run ball that sent the Giants to the World Series. Then he gave it back. Frank Burke, who owns a transmission repair business in Oakdale told the San Jose Mercury News  that he wanted the hitter, Travis Ishikawa, to have the ball. The winning hit: Travis Ishikawa triumphantly made the winning home run that propelled the San Francisco Giants into The World Series games. Giving: Frank Burke (right) pictured here with the winning ball decided to give it back to the hitter. 'I'm just the lucky guy who caught it. Travis deserves all the credit for hitting the ball. It belongs on his trophy case, not mine,' said Burke. So after having it authenticated by a Giants official and learning Ishikawa wanted it back, Burke went down to the clubhouse area and handed it over. Ishikawa gave him a signed bat in return. Burke said he had asked for World Series tickets, but was told that might not be possible. 'So I said, `All right. I was going to give the ball back either way,' he said. I tried to have soft hands. It bounced out on the roof. I snatched it up as soon as it hit. I was afraid it would go back on the field,'Burke told News 10 of catching the ball. After doing a media interview the next morning, he got a call from the Giants. Kindness rewarded: Burke was rewarded a signed baseball bat and ticket to game three of the World Series against the Kansas City Royals. The catch: Frank Burke caught the home-run ball that put the Giants into the World Series games. Burke now has four tickets to Game 3 of the World Series at San Francisco's AT&T Park on Friday. It will be the Giants first home game against the Kansas City Royals. Burke was at Thursday's game with his friend, Greg Leutza, who is battling cancer. He wanted to do something special for Leutza and went searching for tickets after the Giants clinched the National League Division Series, he told another newspaper, the Modesto Bee. Ishikawa's drive came their way as they sat above the stadium's right field wall in the bottom of the ninth inning with two Giants on base. 'My main thought was to keep it in front of me and don't let it fall to the field,' Burke told the Bee. The ball went off his left hand, but he was able to corral it. Burke posed triumphantly with the ball for photos and said he gave other fans a chance to touch it as well. After making the amazing catch he called his wife to tell her what he'd done. maybe she'll be joing his at the next game. 'I dropped my phone at Wendy's and said my husband caught the home run ball. Everyone there thought I was insane,' Michelle Burke recounted with joy. Big win: 'I'm just the lucky guy who caught it. Travis deserves all the credit for hitting the ball. It belongs on his trophy case, not mine,' said Burke of the Giants player.
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Frank Burke who caught the winning home-run ball gave it back to the hitter Travis Ishikawa. 'Ishikawa is the guy who hit the ball...I'm just the lucky guy who caught it,' said Burke who got to meet Ishikawa after the game. Ishikawa gave Burke a signed bat and the Giants gave him four tickets to Game 3 of the World Series against the Kansas City Royals.