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What beating victim's 23-lawyer defense team handed the city of los angelesfor $4.4 million?

What kind of bug emerges in the 1975 movie the bug?

What 'motowner' was shot to death on april fool's day?

What song won the grammy for 'song of the year' in 1977?

Who wrote the book 'wouldn't take nothing for my journey now'?