They brought her news of her old neighborhood in Wichita, and of their ailing siblings, and a box of waxy chocolates from the local candymaker.

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But the charges are narrow and few people expect the ailing 79-year-old to face any serious punishment even if convicted of wider offences.

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In 1995 an employee and confidante, David Waters, who had hidden his criminal record from O'Hair, kidnapped the ailing 77-year-old, her son Jon and granddaughter Robin.

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Both had given way, and he set out for his new state, in 1947, an ailing old man, only to die a year later.

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Now the 68-year old Terracciano will have to take over where Lord left off, and attempt to revive the ailing company, which has lost 62% of its stock-market value over the past year.

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