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...happened in Chicago, in 1965. There, just two weeks before Christmas, a spinster lady named Alice Byron Atwood died at 85, leaving behind a reputation for warmness and generosity...
Being the granddaughter of Richard King, she also left behind upwards of $10 million-all of it bequeathed to "my dearly beloved friend," a 35-year-old patrolman named Michael De Bella. The policeman has never explained how he met Miss Atwood, but a grandmotherly affection obviously developed in the heart of the reclusive old lady, so painfully shy that the only known photograph of her was taken when she was a child. Sometimes De Bella invited her to dine with his family; he often spent his lunch hour visiting her lonely hotel apartment...
...Grateful Recognition." Now, nearly two years later, De Bella has yet to see a cent of his inheritance. The will leaving everything to him naturally also disinherited a number of relatives. One, Mrs. Elise Baldwin, sister to Alice Atwood, is contesting the new will. Also contesting is Miss Atwood's lawyer, Thomas Hart Fisher, who came up with the news that an earlier will had left the estate to him "in grateful recognition of the many years during which he has been my friend, counselor and attorney." Fisher contends that the new will is invalid since Miss Atwood...
...Mixed doubles. Gez Ebbert and William Fischer vs. Lola Atwood and Bob Haar...
More Shuffles. In his Capitol Hill appearance, Lee Atwood said that many of his company's troubles resulted from the "rapid buildup in manpower" required for the mammoth Apollo undertaking. By general agreement, the on-the-ground fire that killed three U.S. astronauts was caused by defective wiring; the astronauts were trapped inside because their escape hatch required at least 90 seconds to open. In the works, said Atwood, are improved wiring techniques and a space hatch that opens in less than five seconds...