December 11, 1997
At Long Last, a Legacy
Four years after tobacco heiress Doris Duke's death, her billion-dollar foundation announces its first batch of grants
After years of bitter legal battles, the $1.25-billion foundation created by the tobacco heiress Doris Duke has finally started doing what she had hoped it would: make grants for "the improvement of humanity."
This week, more than four years after her death, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation here plans to announce its first batch of grants, totaling
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