European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday april. 21, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 7 Lucy admirers flood Hosp a with get Well telegrams Calls by the los Angeles times los Angeles one fan stayed up All night Waiching her Black and White reruns then went to the Hospital and gave blood in her name. Dozens More visited her Beverly Hills Man Sion and taped get Well cards to the front door. Pop Singer Michael Jock son called her husband just to say he cared. All because they love Lucy. Telegrams Telephone Calls and even notes sent by facsimile machine poured in la the Hospital where Lucille Ball was recovering from emergency heart surgery. Officials at Cedars Smai medical Center which often provides care for ailing celebrities said it was one of he largest outpourings they had witnessed. On d scale of i to 10, this is an absolute 10," said Hospital spokesman Ron Wise. Before it s Over the Hospi Tal will look like a combination of he . Post office and the botanical Gar Dens. Ball underwent More than six hours of open heart surgery after suffering a heart attack tuesday her second in a year. Her condition was increasingly stable Early thursday according to Wise. Technically we have her listed As Crit ical because of the serious surgery she underwent he said. But All of the indicators continue to be positive and we believe she can have a full recovery and resume her the Hospital s switchboard began lighting up with Calls from concerned friends and fans shortly after the 77 year old comedian was taken to the med ical Center at midday tuesday by her husband Gary Morton Ball who gained worldwide Fame in the 1950s with the to comedy i love Lucy was in intensive care wednesday and could not receive any of the Calls or telegrams. Her husband however told reporters that she was aware of them and that they appeared to make her feel Well. She did t say anything but her eyes were smiling Morton said that s what made me since tuesday fans have been visiting the couple s Beverly Hills residence to Post notes of encouragement on the front door Morton said there were 50 notes on the door by wednesday afternoon. Morton said he had received Tele phone Calls from numerous celebrities including Jackson actress Eva Cabor and publisher Malcolm Forbes and also from countless fans who had never met the Jany redhead known universally As Morton said most of the fans just wanted to say they were thinking about her. Nick Louros 28, gave blood in her name. Last night we were watching her i love Lucy show he one at the Brown Derby where she nose on fire by mistake Louros said chuckling. The next morning after an entire eve Ning of aped " 1 love Lucy reruns. Lou Ros said he called the Hospital and was told they needed blood. So i came in and donated blood in the name of Lucille Ball Lucille Ball couple claims k Mart bomb victim flooded with gifts lotto share Springfield til. Up1 a court reporter and an electrical Engineer were identified wednesday As the holders of the fourth and final winning ticket in Illinois s69.9 million lotto Jackpot the largest Ever in North America. Mel uric see 51, and Hii wife. Pal 46, of Belleville won a share of the saturday Jackpot Worth 317.4.million, the same As the three other winners who came for Ward monday and tuesday to pick up their piece of the biggest lottery Jackpot in North american history. Becske an electrical Engineer and his wife a court reporter say they will not quit their jobs it s a great Joy that we to get some of the Money Back that we have been putting into the lottery Over the past 15 Mel Baeske. We normally to $20 a week Basing it on one ticket per million really Don t plan to make any big purchases his wife said. The bask is who have been married for 30 years said they were just silting around saturday night about the time of the lottery drawing. My wife and her Mother went into the Kitchen and i copied Down he lottery numbers he said. About Halfway through the tickets 1 could t believe i found Lac winning numbers. Pal Becske said he couple took so Long to come Forward because they wanted to discuss the prize with lawyers and financial advisor Indianapolis a Well wish ers flooded a Hospital with stuffed Ani Mals and other gifts for a 5-year-old girl who lost her hand when a pipe bomb concealed in a toothpaste dispenser exploded at a k Mart store. Erin Bower lost her left hand and May recover Only partial Highl in her left Eye because of the blast methodist Hospital physicians said. Erin who was shopping with her parents at the k. Mart monday night was holding the pump Lype toothpaste Dis Penser blew up. Her condition was upgraded wednes Day front serious to fair and she was moved pc Dalric intensive care unit to a children , Hospital spokesman David Richards said. That s really Good news Richards said. She s taken some 7-up and Apple juice and her mood is she s in a lot of pain so i m not sure How much has sunk in at his Point said Hospital social worker Lynn Young. A lot of the questions about the explosion Haven t come the Hospital has received a flood of balloons plants and stuffed animals and hundreds of. Calls expressing sympathy for Erin and her parents who also have another daughter. The first thing they say is this was so horrible i just wanted to let the parents know i m praying for them,"1, said Young. The bombing males people feel so vulnerable like this could happen to anybody she said a Nice family goes to k Mart and their life changes a Trust fund for Erin s medical expenses was set up Ai the first National Bank Branch where her -31-year-old Mother Maureen is manager. People Are dropping off checks and Cash said Judy Bandy the Bank assist ant manager. concerned for the Well being of mrs Bower was slightly injured by shrapnel bomb. Investigators have received More than 200 phone Calls from people who think they can identify two men wanted for questioning who arc depicted in Compo site sketches circulated by the Marion county sheriffs department. Clerk of year indicted in embezzlement Case Maryville Tenn. A a county clerk honoured last year As Tennessee s clerk of the year was arrested following his indictment on charges he pm Betiku nearly $34,000 in Public funds. Blount county clerk Milburn Waters 61, and chief Deputy clerk Margaret Bla if 40, were arrested after thei r indict ment by a county grand jury monday. They were released county jail after posting Bonds of $ 3,000 each Waters has been clerk for 18 years in this Eastern Tennessee City near the Smoky mountains and often opens the Day at his office with a prayer and a Bible Reading , he is in charge of collecting Money and handling paperwork on business taxes marriage licenses and other mailers. Eight counts in the indictment allege tic stole.$33,689 . County and three counts accuse him of failing to de posit Money within the three Days Al Lowed by Law. The charges cover septem Ber i985through june i98s. Blair .wa.lc.rs. Sec rotary until her pro motion three weeks ago was indicted on one charge of embezzlement. If convicted Waters faces up to 10 years in jail and Blair up to five. News reports that Waters often took county Money for his own use leaving , triggered an investigation by the state Bureau of investigation. Last year Waters received the clerk of the year award county officials association of Tennessee. Waters award won t be rescinded said Mahalia Hughes Sumner county circuit court clerk and Secretary treasurer for the association. Once you get them you be got them she said of the annual awards Waters has been on outstanding clerk As far As i wine country slaying victims buried Ramon Salcida Bojorque Petaluma Calif a sin of the seven people slain in a bloody ram Page were buried wednesday on a quiet Green Hillside in California s wine country the same Day the suspected killer was arrested in Mexico this is a Day of Relief for Sonoma county. Sheriff Dick Michaelsen said after Ramon Salcido Bojorquiz s arrest Early wednesday in Sinaloa state about so Niles Mexico City . Authorities Hope to extradite Salcido 28, who had been sought in an International manhunt since april i4 s Friday s killing spree. Five Sonoma county detectives flew wednesday afternoon to Mexico in a Lear Jet owned by peanuts cartoonist George Schulz who lives in the county and piloted by his son Craig my Chaco san said. Salcido s arrest was reported wednesday morning Ai about 100 peo ple attended private funeral for his wife Angela Salcido her daughters Sofia 4, and Teresa i her Mother Manan Louise Richards 47 and her two Young daughters Ruth 12, and Marie 8. Her co worker Tracy Toovey was also killed. Salcido reportedly told mex ican police he killed Toovey and his wife because he thought they were hav ing an affair. Carolina Salcido 2, survived. Her Throat was Cut and she and the bodies of her Sisters were found abandoned in a dump. The Rev Kenneth Cabral of Oak land a retired roman Catholic priest who is a longtime Friend of the Rich Ards officiated at services one by one while caskets containing the children s bodies and Gray caskets with those of the adults were taken from a cemetery mausoleum to the burial site and lowered into the ground along with Ornelal c Rivici fixes and Flowers immediately after the service ended Angela Salcido s father. Bob Richards was told of Salcido s arrest
