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MffeSMe The Indianapolis Star SUNDAY, MAY 10, 1992 MOTHER'S PAY 30' PAYS" IN MAY I 'Escaping is greatest gift, 6 moms find Time off, money to spend and friends to talk to make it perfect. yjy FIRST FAMILY 4 i 1,5 ijf ft I I Mary Josephine Fendrich Hulman, 87, (bom: March 13, 1905). Primary benefactor of the Hulman Pavilion at the Indianapolis Museum of Art fa" tf-V y. 1 -X i Anton "Tony" Hulman Jr. (born: Feb.

11, 1901; died: Oct 27, 1977). Bought the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Nov. 14, 1945, for $750,000. Money, power, a bit Of scandal: The Hulman clan is a true soap opera. By BETSY HARRIS STAR STAFF WHITER elevlslon audiences may have had the Carrlngtons, but Hooslers have the Hul-mans, a dynasty whose tri umphs and tragedies have kept the public riveted for 46 years.

The Hulman family, of course, owns the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and its members could have stepped right out of a soap opera. First, we have the patriarch, Anton Hulman a handsome tycoon, philanthropist and sportsman, and his pretty wife, Mary, a millionaire in her own right. Then, upon his death, their only child. Marl, takes charge of the family's vast holdings. A warm-hearted woman a wild streak, she much prefers slinging hash like an ordinary ranch hand, which she has been, to running the empire.

Third, we have the heiress' children. At 32, the only son, Tony George, has overcome his youthful indiscretions and is leading the Speedway to a new plateau, while Kathi, the youngest of the three daughters, is the lead guitarist in a rock band to her mother's delight. Like the Carringtons, the Hulmans are immensely wealthy, powerful and extremely ctose-knit. They, too, have endured divorce and a much-publicized slaying and brawl. However, there are differences.

The old-moneyed Hulmans shun the glitzy lifestyle and spotlight. They have a Jet, yes, and homes galore, but they are down-to-earth, basically shy folk. Theirs also Is a real-life story that is continuing to unfold. Tony Hulman: Patriarch The first family of racing first flashed Into public view on Nov. 14, 1945, when Anton "Tony" Hulman Jr.

paid about $750,000 for the Speedway, a dump with ramshackle grandstands and grass growing on the brick racetrack. A resident of Terre Haute, the dashing Hulman was only 44 but already had amassed some impressive credits. An athlete at Yale University, he won the International college high hurdles championship in 1920 and was named to the All-America football team in '23. He was president of Hulman a wholesale grocery business founded by his grandfather. Eventually it would be-See HULMANS Page 8 HEALTH -I I J.

1 By MARTHA SHIRK ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH For my first few Mother's Days, I was thrilled with the macaroni Jewelry, perfume and flowers that my children customarily gave me. But by my sixth, seventh, and eighth Mother's Day, the luster had worn off the macaroni, and my medicine cabinet had grown cluttered with unopened perfume bottles. I was yearning for something else permission to take some time away by myself. On my ninth Mother's Day, I got It.

With their father's help, my children presented me last Mother's Day With a wmmmmmm certificate good for four days away from home, and a crisp $100 bill to finance it. Tour trend: More firms specializing in trips for women only. Page 7. Within a few weeks, I was off. with five similarly Inclined friends, mothers all.

Other mothers may daydream about being pampered at a spa, or going on a shopping spree in a major city, or a Broadway binge. Not us. We wanted to immerse ourselves in the great outdoors. We headed to Arkansas for a canoe trip on the Buffalo River, the first national river. Cast of characters We were an eclectic group In various stages of eagerness, even desperation, to get away: I'm a journalist with three young sons; my oldest friend.

Nancy, Is a teacher with a 10-year-old son; Suzanne Is a cardiac nurse with a teen-age son; Nona, a nurse and fertility specialist, has two sons: Sandy, a writer, is stepmother of two teen-agers; and Seena, an anthropologist, has four offspring. It was to be the kind of trip that wouldn't be possible with spouses and kids. We wouldn't have to worry about a 4-year-old falling overboard, mediate squabbles or keep count of the marshmallows so that no one would get hypoglycemic. We set out on a sunny Saturday last June, our minivans purged of child safety seats and baseball cards and loaded instead with what we considered necessities: dozens of unread magazines, a pile of See ESCAPE Page 7 Inside TOPICS: PERSONAL BEST BOUNCING OVER TO WASHINGTON Zachary Prater, 4, tests gear that impressed Arnold Schwarzenegger. Page 5.

PROFILE BALANCING THE BOOKS The Speedway's controller and treasurer talks about the job. Page 2. INDEX ADVICE 4 AROUND HOME 9 GOLDEN WEDDINGS 10 SOCIETY 2 VIEWS 3 WEDDINGS 6 Anton "Tony" George, 32. President of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, former race-car driver. Married to Laura K.

Livvix. Children: Tony 8, from previous marriage to Lisa Buckley; Edward, 11, son of Laura from previous marriage; Lauren, 1. Mary Josephine "Josie" George, 29. President of Morris Plan on board of directors of Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Married to Steve Krisiloff, former race-car driver, Speedway vice president Children: Jarrod, 10, and Kyle, 6.

Nancy George, 35. Sells Shaklee nutritional and beauty products. On board of directors of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Divorced from Terry Gunter, a vice president of the Speedway. Child: Jessica, 9.

Mary Antonia "Man" Hulman George, 57. Chairman of the board of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, chairman and president of Hulman Co. Elmer George (died: May 1976). Katherine Marie "Kathi" George, 23. Art director for advertising agency in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Lead guitarist with Lyrics for Lunch, a rock band in Florida. risk women ana Commission for State Health Policy. Now, 85 percent of the mothers show up for their appointments In the MOM-mobile. More than 3,000 pregnant women have received an ultrasound test in the first two years of operation. "With our care-coordination teams, we are able to reduce low birth weight by about half In the lnner-clty neighborhoods with the worst Infant mortality rates," she says.

"Over 90 percent of the women are black, single and high-risk." Her goal Is to use the care-coordination teams to build that third parent, that sense of community she feels every mother needs. "You can rally around mothers and babies. "We have a long way to go. The black rate is still two times higher than the white. "The key to all this is to prevent low birth weight, those who are born too soon, too small or too sick." FOR MORE INFORMATION The MOM Project is for pregnant women living in the center city.

There is no age limit. "We have served women from 12 to 47," says Joanne Martin. If you or someone you know needs pre-natal care, you may call the Mother-Baby Healthline at (317) 541-2229. The following clinics use the MOM unit for ultrasound: People's Health Center, (317) 633-7360. Fountain Square, (317) 685-5379.

Action Center, (317) 924-9276. Tibbs Clinic, (317) 633-9560. Cleo Blackburn Centel (317)-921-6580. I MOM-mobile brings prenatal care to high I fir- "Every baby deserves three parents: a mother, a father and a community." Parents magazine, May 1932. By SALLY FALK STAR STAFF WRITER jn oanne B.

Martin still believes I I that's true 60 years after it TJ was printed. Martin Is founder and director of the Maternity Outreach and Mobilization Project which fights infant mortality in Indianapolis. Through the project, she is saving babies and creating that sense of community. This month, Parents magazine honored the associate professor of nursing at Indiana University as one of eight "quiet heroes" devoted to children. Five years ago, Indianapolis had the highest mortality rate among black infants of any major city In the United States.

An Infant Mortality Task Force was formed and Martin developed the MOM Project: "We figured out that the reason we Up close: Teenager gets to "see" her unborn baby through ultrasound test. Page 7. have such a high black infant mortality rate is we had too many Iow-birth-weight babies. And the reason for that was the lack of prenatal care," she says. New clinics such as the TIbbs Health Center were built, and the hours of existing clinics were expanded.

"Hand in glove with that was to make sure the care was comprehensive," says Martin, who came to Indiana University 7 six years ago to develop a new health i policy doctorate -program at the School of Melissa Hamm, 17, looks at the pictures from her ultrasound test in the MOM-mobile. Joanne Martin, director of the MOM Project looks on. STAR STAFF PHOTO RON IRA STEELE counselors and community health workers to go Into homes In targeted neighborhoods. Before the MOM-mobile. high-risk mothers had to go to WIshard Memorial Hospital to get a free ultrasound test, which often is needed to pinpoint the due date and uncover birth problems.

More women receive care "Sixty percent never got to-Wishard," says Martin, also a member of the Indl- Nursing. The pYogram marks the first In the country In a school of nursing. That's where the MOM-mobile comes in. Managed by the IU School of Nursing, the MOM Project has two key elements: The Maternity Outreach Mobile a 35-foot motorhome dubbed the MOM-mobile brings ultrasound equipment to the mothers who need it most. Martin also developed nurses, social workers, substance-abuse.