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Show Sailor Gets Dying Wish By Means of Merciful Ruse CHICAGO, III. William Katenec, , 30, a navy veteran, stricken with Hodgkin's disease, a blood cancer, died recently without having his wish for tree rips bing cherries fulfilledbut ful-filledbut a merciful ruse made him happy. He was given frozen cherries instead. in-stead. He died in a veteran's hospital even as an air liner was flying seven pounds of the cherries across the Pacific ocean from Australia. The bings are out of season in the United Unit-ed States. When it became apparent that he could not live long enough to enjoy the ripe cherries, attendants served him home frozen bings. Katenec ate them in surprised gratefulness, and fell asleep with a smile on his lips Hospital officials said he died be iieving his wish had been fulfilled. I |