On this day in 1983, we lost Karen Carpenter at just 32 years old.

A black-and-white newspaper clipping from the 1980s shows a photo of singer Karen Carpenter with the headline 'Singer Karen Carpenter, 32, dies of apparent heart attack.' The article details her death from a heart attack, mentioning she was treated for anorexia nervosa and weighed 108 pounds. The text also lists her hit songs and notes her brother Richard was present at the hospital.

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