[ml/nj]

my understanding is there wasn't any money, and the copy (or at least the data supporting it) flowed from the hospital directly to the newspapers. The process was automatic; the family did not need to be involved.

Where does your understanding come from?

ML/NJ

[cynwoody]

Where does your understanding come from?

Accounts by the people who visited the libraries and viewed the microfilm or microfiche and also statements by folks from the newspapers as to how the announcements were handled back in the time frame in question.