j.d. salinger. the celebrated author cultivated a reputation as being publicity -- shy and he might not have been as reclusive as he liked to make out. when he died last year, he had not been interviewed for 30 years or published in the works since 1965. letters to a british friend offer a different picture. >> they say that his -- they say that reputations are hard won and easily lost. this is meant as a warning against complacency. not so for j.d. salinger fans to welcome a look at his life. he became famous for "the catcher in the rye." the media responded to him as portraying him as a recluse and a widow. the american author wrote to his friend and it revealed a warm and open man. he did theater and coach tours. they have been given to the university by his friend's daughter. she thinks that his letters show stylistic traits with his published works. >> he has a casual and chatty style. the letters are very much like that. they're very casual and chatty. this is like a conversation. he realized

j.d. salinger would hate the idea of these letters being read by people. the justification is say they were shakespeares' letters, you want to read them, because you learn something about the man who created this. >> this may be the last time that j.d. salinger is in the news. there are talks of unpublished manuscripts. a year after his death, the author famous of being publicity shy still cannot escape the public eye. bbc news. >> drug smugglers in mexico have been caught on video by using a catapult as a new way to smuggle drugs over the border. it is the middle of the night of the border of mexico and arizona. these men are unaware that they are being filled by national guard patrols of the u.s. using night-vision cameras. they launched marijuana across the border by using a catapult. it was found near arizona. mexican army officers say they receive 16 kilograms of the drugs. perhaps you have reached an age with the thought of going to a nightclub, some of you would dread with too much noise that you cannot bear it. but there may be something you have b

j.d. salinger. was he really such a reclusive? -- recluse? one of the chilean miners said that the 69 days trapped not -- change not only the minds of the miners but also the world as well. >> it was a trauma that gripped the world and a terrifying ordeal for 33 men. they were trapped 700 meters down. there was almost no food and little prospect of rescue. >> we heard the first drill bit coming down and it missed us and our spirits crashed. >> at the story of survival turned him into a christian missionary. he adopted the role as pastor and said that only for religion did the miners' survive. above the ground, the government prepared to tell the world that there was no hope. then the shaft sound of the narrow chamber. >> this was like trying to find a needle in a haystack and we felt this was an answer to the prayer. >> then quicker than expected came a bore and a capsule able to extract the minors. -- miners. one of them claim to that finding christianity underground has a change to the minors. -- miners. >> the wives were talking to them on