The year began with Susan giving birth prematurely to a son whom she named Richard and she decided to keep the baby. Thanks to Susan's dad who pressured David the two stayed together to be there for his family. Juile was upset and planned to get him back.

Due to much dissaproval of the horton family tony left marie. Marie was upset but got over it and started work at the hospital and fell in love with a docter who was korean war vet who had no idea who he was. This is probably the stupidest storyline ever duh it is Tommy Horton(at the time known as Tom Horton Jr. It is especially obvious since his widow and her daughter moved to salem this year as well.

Despairing that he had tuberculosis in his scalpel hand, Bill also left town without explanation, even though he was engaged to Laura. He took a job at a hospital far from Salem but returned later with young Timmy McCall whose mother named him leagle guradian before she died.

Tragically while in the park David let his son slip from a swing and he died a week later. Susan was very upset by this and shot and killed Daved. In her trial she was ruled temporarely insane.

Laura, who was Susan's phsyciatrist and Micky who was her lawyar began to fall in love and by the years end the two married.

It was publicly disclosed that Julie was pregnant with David's child. Also David's mother shot Susan. Susan was partially paralized and had heart problems as a result.