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Odessa American in Odessa, Texas

31 Mar 1983

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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 31, 1983

Page

6

Jury praises Erin but sides with Bank in Marx estate case

In Santa Monica a jury awarded Bank of America 471000 while praising Erin Fleming for her love of Groucho Marx. They found she exerted undue influence and benefited financially but did not prove fraud. Fleming vowed to appeal and defend her name as the judge prepared for posttrial steps and a Friday hearing.

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Associated Press Santa Monica Calif Groucho Marx Bank of America Erin Fleming Miss Fleming Marx David Sabih Sabih Melvin Belli Groucho Zeppo Harpo Chico Eugene G. McCarthy Mary Cunningham J. Erin Schulman Superior Court Jacqueline Weiss Schulman
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Chauvinism Origin Story and Spelling Bee Note

The term Chauvinism stems from Napoleon devotee Nicolas Chauvin and inspired a French comedy by Charles Theodore Cogniard and Jean Hippolyte Cogniard about Napoleonic fanaticism. The piece notes its modern use for undue loyalty and mentions a 1986 spelling bee at Lawrence Institute of Technology and Detroit News.

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Napoleon Nicholas Chauvin France Charles Theodore Jean Hippolyte Cogniard Detroit News
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Caper ends with nude man stuck in Los Angeles chimney

Phineas Pratt was rescued by firefighters after a nude, soot-covered crawl from a chimney in Los Angeles County. Deputies thought he was drunk or a burglar before Pratt explained he left his checkbook in a friend's apartment. A rope was used to pull him out, Pratt wearing only under shorts.

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LOS Angeles Phineas Pratt Pratt Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Robert Pyles Howard Schultz Schultz
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