▁September ▁ 6 ▁– ▁William ▁S . ▁B urr ough s ▁sho ots ▁and ▁k ills ▁his ▁common - law ▁wife ▁Joan ▁Voll mer ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City . ▁December ▁ 1 6 ▁– ▁No ël ▁Cow ard ▁leaves ▁his ▁home , ▁White ▁Cl iffs , ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁coast ▁of ▁England , ▁having ▁sold ▁it ▁to ▁Ian ▁F lem ing . ▁ ▁Un certain ▁dates ▁E . ▁E . ▁C umm ings ▁and ▁Rach el ▁Car son ▁are ▁awarded ▁G ug gen heim ▁Fellow ships . ▁Jan et ▁Frame ' s ▁first ▁book , ▁The ▁L ago on ▁and ▁Other ▁St ories , ▁is ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁Ca xt on ▁Press ▁( New ▁Zealand ) ▁( dated ▁ 1 9 5 2 ) ▁while ▁the ▁author ▁is ▁a ▁patient ▁in ▁Se ac l iff ▁L un atic ▁As yl um , ▁Se ac l iff , ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁It ▁is ▁awarded ▁the ▁Hub ert ▁Church ▁Memorial ▁Award , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁one ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁most ▁pr estig ious ▁literary ▁pri zes . ▁This ▁results ▁in ▁the ▁can cellation ▁of ▁Frame ' s ▁scheduled ▁lo bot omy . ▁Bé la ▁Ham vas ▁comple tes ▁his ▁ep ic ▁novel ▁Kar ne v ál . ▁Because ▁he ▁is ▁b anned ▁from ▁publishing ▁in ▁Hung ary ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁it ▁will ▁only ▁appear ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁ 1 7 ▁years ▁after ▁his ▁death . ▁Frank ▁Hard y ▁is ▁tried ▁and ▁cleared ▁of ▁criminal ▁lib el ▁in ▁Australia ▁for