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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1977
Page
10
Treasury Secretary Michael Blumenthal and his wife Eneen separate after 26 years of marriage. A Treasury spokesman said the decision was mutual and reached after careful thought. The couple has three grown daughters. They were married September 1951. Mrs Blumenthal has a doctorate in education and a scientific research job in Washington.
Los Angeles AP reports former governor Pat Brown, 70, is doing extremely well after prostate surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. A hospital spokesman says Brown, father of Gov Edmund G. Drove Jr, probably will return home Sunday following the operation last Sunday.
Washington AP Sander Vanocur a former television newsman and now television editor at the Washington Post has been named an ABC vice president in charge of special reporting units He will be based in Washington and supervise the network's political and investigative reporting He may appear on camera Vanocur spent four years at NBC and served as that network's White House correspondent national political correspondent and Washington correspondent for the Today show
Marguerite H Herra widow of Douglas George Herra and singer John Davidson’s music director seeks 44 million in damages from Beverly Hills Supper Club owners and operators in Kentucky. The May 28 1977 fire killed 162 people including Herra who died rushing back to Save others.
In a Santa Monica court deposition, Erin Fleming said she deserved Groucho Marx’s millions, telling the comedian to leave her the money. John E. Ballow, Marx’s former cook, testified for Arthur Marx in defense of appointing Fleming as permanent conservator. A hearing sought over $50,000 in services, with doctors and attorneys present as the case proceeds.
Walter Bailey, famed for aiding victims in the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire, accepts a 1000 pound Walter Bailey Scholarship Fund to study medicine at Northern Kentucky University. Donor Jack Hickman organized the drive, praising Bailey as a hero who saved hundreds in the May 28 blaze that killed 162.
In Orlando the American Academy of Achievement hosts its 16th Golden Plate Awards banquet honoring 42 notables across fields. Dozens of luminaries attend, including Lowell Thomas Helen Hayes Leon Jaworski Hank Aaron Stevie Wonder and Dan Shomron.
New York man Phil K, in his mid thirties, posted two verse advertisements in the New York Post and New York Times asking Edith G. to forgive him and rekindle their relationship. Advertisers report dozens of Edith inquiries and strong public reaction following the pleas.
Acting Governor Blair Lee said he will not allow Frenkil contractor Vic Frenkil to gain any subway management role in Baltimore, while not blacklisting his company. Lee, at his first news conference, cited past concerns about pressure in the selection process and reiterated that Frenkil is out of subway management, with Maryland keeping Fire Department coverage during any potential strike.
Ocean City AP report notes Maryland State's Attorney Association drafts legislation to standardize salaries paid by the state rather than by county. President Sandra A O'Connor says pay should reflect population scales and address gaps ranging from $25,000 to $40,000 between counties and state paid defenders earning about 35,000 more than assistants prosecuting similar cases.
Obituary notices report the death of 88 year old Charles Shafer of Rt 3 Hagerstown with services at Bast Funeral Home Boonsboro and burial in Boonsboro Cemetery. Other local obituaries include Bessie Snyder of Hyattsville and Thomas Murphy of Martinsburg with services in their communities. National notices honor Edna Ruth Bentsen Ross Whitemarsh Bruce Heezen and Barret Weddens Jr. with brief death notices and funeral details.
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