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Show STOP tia is truly free and happyin only twoplaces: _ before an audience, where she has a rare magic of loving the people she entertains -and-being-loved-in-return;-and-alone-with her three children, for whom she works ° diligently to give a “sense of security”— and gets the same in return. But other than these ‘relatively brief} moments, Judy’s life is as turbulent and tormenting as it was in the years she recalls with bitterness and now says are part of the past. For example, despite protestations of good health and freedom from pills and diets, Judy ended up a recent series of engagements on a sadly fa- miliar note. Booked for three weeks in a Lake Tahoe, Nev., casino, she collapsed in her dressing room. A doctor pronounced her case one of “complete physical exhaustion” and advised cancelling the rest of the engagement. On thelegal front, life has quieted since the highly publicized rift last winter. That breakup wasa bitter one, but then so had been four preceding ones. In 1958, Judy’s lawyers charged Luft with alleged cruelty. Yet not long after, Judy was in court testi- dryskin and eczema {NT MHOWAUT flu: “We’re a couple of sick honeymooners.” They then went to the Bahamas on their fifth honeymoon. ~-During the-rift,the Lufts’-two- chil‘dren had been living at. a luxurious dude ranch on the shore of Lake Tahoe, where Judy established residence for her proposed divorce. Now that the divorce has been shelved, one of Judy’s first orders of business will be to “put down roots” for Joey’s and Lorna’s sake. “T want to keep their lives, up to a certain age, as normal as possible. But how can it-be when they travel all over?” ie LUFTs havetried to “put down roots” in_London, but unsuccessfully. Most recently Judy was thinking of New York: “The education is so good there, and I can travel both to Europe and the Coast without being away too long.” Still, Las Vegas seems to have an attraction for her. Some of her best friends are connected with the lavish shows there, and Judy can walk around without being unduly besieged by fans. She herself does little gambling (she has few evident When Liza (right) made. _her stage debut re- cently, Judy was there == PROVED 10 years-600 persons University Experiments sory casethe REFUSESUBSTITUTES— Oil PROVED helpful. ‘lear apthe,ccoaee R a only. VioBin. Send NOW for FREE book #15 BRAND NAMES— Here's what artist-educator ANN DAVIDOW WEEK says about her book, “Let's Draw Animals" Better Living “Let's! Let's find out together that it's\simple to draw in steps—even more fun if the steps are also tricks, set to rhyme. Solet's!” Order thisbig bookful of fun for your children... or for a unique gift. It contains 80 of the bright “Let’s Draw Animals” features our young FAMILY WEEKLY readers enjoy each week,with all new drawings and rhymes. 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I was out —and I didn’t mind!” Judy Garland, of course, will never be “out”?—down once in a while maybe, but she bounces right back, better than ever. harsh were the words and accusations = Liza’s off-Broadway debut in “Best Foot custody of the children. that neither Judy nor Sid can ever wipe them off the record.” Not long after, however, Judy becameill, Luft flew to her side, and they reconciled. From a San Francisco a conripencs BRAND,| NAMES SATISPACTION I Quantity me. She did it on her own.” ered by asking the court to refuse Judy URING A previous spat, the late Jerry Geisler, famed Hollywood lawyer, commented: “Sometimes it takes a few days, sometimes a bit longer, but they always-make up.” This time, though, Judy told reporters: “No, we've tried it (reconciliation), and it didn’t work.” Wrote a show-business expert: “So , guaranteed, or return book for to cheer with her husband Sid-Luftand fying that Luft-should have custodyof his _son_by_his former wife, Lynn Bari.When questioned about his temper, she said: “He has a very good disposition.” The 1962-1963 separation was even more bitter. Luft claimed Judy had two detectives restrain him while she ran off with their two children, Lorna, 10, and Joey, 7. 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