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CURSED DESTINY: William S. Burroughs Jr., known as Billy Jr., once called himself writer William S. Burroughs' "cursed-from-birth son." In the book "Cursed From Birth: The Short, Unhappy Life of William S. Burroughs Jr.," edited and compiled by
David Ohle, lecturer in English, the younger Burroughs details life as the son of a famous father, his troubled friends and the death of his mother in a shooting accident. Ohle compiled the book from Burroughs' third unfinished novel, "Prakriti Junction," his last journals and poems and correspondence from those who knew Billy Jr.
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In January 1946, the basement of Spooner Hall was remodeled to house about 80 men, among the flood of returning World War II soldiers enrolling on the GI Bill. The hall, then the art museum, opened in 1894 and was named for Boston philanthropist William B. Spooner, an uncle of Chancellor Francis H. Snow who bequeathed funds for it and a chancellor's residence to KU.
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