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[A3-Jan.1) GOVERNOR'S WIFE DIES - Beth Bowen [Elizabeth Steinmann], Indiana's first lady, is shown [in] this 1975 file photo helping Santa Claus wrap gifts for patients at central Indiana hospitals and mental health centers. Mrs. Bowen, wife of Gov. Otis R. Bowen, died Thursday at age 62, ending a four-year battle with a bone marrow disease. (dmb50915fls/CAR) 1981 (EDS: This is a 1975 file photo) (AP LASERPHOTO] [Slug:] Governor's Wife
(NA1) JAN. 2 - INDIANA'S FIRST LADY DIES - Beth Bowen [Elizabeth Steinmann], 62, died Thursday in Indianapolis, ending a four-year battle against a rare bone marrow disease. Mrs. Bowen and two-term Gov. Otis R. Bowen are shown at a 1973 birthday celebration in Indianapolis. (AP LASERPHOTO) (CAR/60930/fls) 1981 SLUG: BETH
