Only child of Harry S Truman dies at 83

MARGARET TRUMAN, the only child of President Harry S Truman and wife Bess, who became a concert singer, actress, radio and TV personality and mystery writer, died yesterday.

She was 83.

Ms Truman, known as Margaret Truman Daniel in private life died in Chicago following a brief illness, according to Susan Medler, a spokeswoman for the Harry S Truman Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri.