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ELIZABETH TAYLOR ARCHIVE
Elizabeth Taylor, with husband Sen. John Warner (R-VA) (2nd R), traveled to Hollywood on December 12, 1980, to receive the first Simon Wiesenthal Humanitarian Laureate Award. Simon Wiesenthal (L) flew in from Vienna to help honor the actress for the work she has done for Jewish causes. Joining Miss Taylor and Sen. Warner for photo session is Ben Vereen (R). (UPI Photo/Glenn Waggner/FILE).

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Simon Wiesenthal, the Nazi hunter who died in Vienna in September, has been removed from a data base of people baptized posthumously as Mormons.
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Singer Miley Cyrus arrives at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 19, 2013. UPI/Jim Ruymen