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operation. On 18 July 1969 they married in Munich-Schwabing and moved to Bonn. In
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in particular. Shortly after founding the German Cancer Aid, Mildred Scheel had succeeded in winning over the medical profession to cooperate in these efforts. She initiated the first scientific medical
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on 15 May 1974, a new life of public service began for
Mildred Scheel, with new responsibilities and obligations. According to the tradition of former German First Ladies
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Mildred Scheel. From the very beginning, her organization was marked by the fact that no
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district „Mildred-Scheel-Bogen” (by the decision of the City
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