Medders saga of riches to ruin and a Memphis return
Ernest and Margaret Medders rose on borrowed riches to host lavish Texas parties with 800 guests and high profile guests before a 1967 lawsuit revealed about 3 million dollars from nun and banker sources. They settled for roughly 10 cents on the dollar, then vanished and resurfaced in Memphis to promote their book and contemplate movie rights while living on 261 dollars a month.
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N.Y. Times
Memphis
Tenn
Ernest
Margaret Medders
Muenster
Tex
Guy Lombardo
Neiman-Marcus
North Texas
White House
Air Force 1
Medders
St. Joseph Hospital
Centerville
Ala
Mississippi
Texas
Horseshoe Lake
Ark
Universal Studios
TV in Review Camp for diabetics opens new world
North Oxford report notes summer camp offers two weeks away from restrictions for diabetic children. It highlights independence, activities, and social learning, contrasting ordinary camp life with the unique challenges and history of diabetes before insulin. The piece mentions the rarity of pediatric diabetes, one in 2500, and the value of peer connection.
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North
Oxford
Mass
UPI
Mom
Dad
Massachusetts
Clara Barton
Elliott P. Joslin
Charlton
Joslin Diabetes Foundation Inc
Unitarian-Universalist Women’s Federation
Lee Cunningham
Donna Younger
Dr. Younger
Planet of the Apes fuels TV craze and Jacobs legacy
Hollywood notes chart how Planet of the Apes shattered overnight ratings on CBS and spurred interest in more Apes projects. The piece also profiles Arthur P. Jacobs and his fight to bring apes with human qualities to film and TV audiences.
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Phoenix, Ariz
UPI
A and D
James M. Thompson
Thompson
Rick DU Brow
Hollywood
Cbs-Tv
New York City
Los Angeles
New York
Arthur P. Jacobs
Jacobs
Planet of the Apes
New York Traffic Report Highlights Safe Day Tuesday
A 1972 New York DMV study finds Tuesday the safest driving day with 5 to 6 am best. Fridays worst for accidents and Sunday early hours worst for fatalities. City vs suburbs differences noted. Hamilton County cited as safest.
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Albany
N.Y
State Department of Motor Vehicles
New York
Department
Vincent L. Toufany
New York City
Nassau County
Suffolk County
Upstate
Hamilton County
Hamilton
Adirondacks
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TV In Review
By David Haskell
Apes
Younger
Cunningham
Fitchburg State College
Brooklyn
Queens
Selfice Discount
Nec
N.Y. State Dept. of Motor Vehicles
Greenberg
H.greenberg
Pepsi-Cola
PEPSI
Harks OF
PepsiCo, Inc
Leader Beverage Corp
Purchase, N.Y
Vermont
Bennington
Main Street
Equal Housing Lender
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