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Bayh cut short his undeclared candidacy not because of his disastrously low standing in the polls-which had lately not even bothered to list him -but because of a sudden personal blow. His wife Marvella, a vivacious blonde of 38, had just undergone "critical" surgery for cancer of the breast. "At a time when our nation so desperately needs to reorder its priorities," said Bayh, swallowing deeply, "it is time for me to reorder my own priorities. I must put first things first. My wife Marvella and her well-being and rapid recovery are more important to me than seeking...
Only a week before Bayh's sudden announcement, Marvella had joined the wives of other Democratic aspirants in a bit of singing and spoofing for a party skit at a capital hotel. The following day, she was admitted to Washington's Columbia Hospital for Women to have a biopsy for possible cancer. The results were positive. In the next two days, surgeons removed one of her breasts. In the corridor outside Marvella's hospital room, Bayh gathered his top political aides and told them he was quitting. They did not protest...
That was after 7 p.m. Only one hour later, on a sultry Washington evening, Teddy, 32, his aide Edward Moss, 41, Bayh, 36, and his wife Marvella, 31, climbed aboard a twin-engine Aero Commander at National Airport. The chartered plane, frequently used by Senator Kennedy, was piloted by Edwin T. Zimny...
...Parents. Teddy Kennedy had suffered two fractured ribs, three broken vertebrae, and assorted cuts and bruises. He would probably be out of action for quite a while, but there were no neurological injuries, no paralysis, no immediate need for surgery. Marvella Bayh was in good condition; Senator Bayh had a severe muscle strain. But Ed Moss, one of Teddy's ablest, most faithful friends, died of brain injuries during surgery. Zimny had died before help came...
...show, however, had one crisis. From among 75 black, blue, red, chocolate, cinnamon, silver, champagne, fawn, and agouti-colored rats & mice, and from 150 white, blue-cream, smoke, red tabby, and tortoise-shell cats, a Siamese named Marvella and a fancy rat named Minnie were chosen to appear together in an amicable picture. When Cat Marvella reached out a tentative paw of friendship. Rat Minnie flew into a huff, sank her sharp teeth into the paw. Marvella whimpered, withdrew her foot...