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...house was a sure thing. Not only did Ladbroke's raise a cool $1,800,000 in new capital, but future trading is sure to send its 2,466,000 shares of unissued stock soaring well above their total $3,400,000 par value. Few long shots at Epsom ever paid as well. But Ladbroke Chairman Cyril Stein, 39, figures that he and his house have always been odds-on favorites to succeed. "Bookmaking was in my blood from the first," he says. "I was weaned on the difference between...
...marked the first time that Wallis Warfield Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, 70, had been invited to a royal function in the 30 years since the Duke, as Edward VIII, had abdicated his throne to marry the nonroyal divorcee. The ceremony over, the Queen left for the Derby at Epsom, and the Windsors flew home-to Paris...
...Epsom, Auckland...
Last week Dr. Daniel Stowens, a Louisville pathologist, said he had found the explanation of H.M.D. and a simple, effective treatment: Epsom salts enemas. He told the College of American Pathologists that he had concluded from post-mortem examinations that H.M.D. victims suffered from an inability to get rid of excess water. Since the premature baby's kidneys may not be up to the job of ridding the body of excess water, Dr. Stowens suggested helping them with the Epsom salts enemas. In eight months, 28 babies with "severe respiratory distress and all clinical signs of hyaline membrane disease...
...WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS (ABC, 5-6:30 p.m.). The English Derby from Epsom, with commentary by Jockey Eddie Arcaro. Also water-skiing from Pine Mountain...