Bar blackjack tournaments spark activity in Pennsylvania clubs
In Philadelphia, bars with liquor licenses began hosting blackjack tournaments under a new state law. Cavanaugh's Bar and Restaurant opened a weekly event with 16 extra staff, $25 entry for 60 chips, and prizes of $100 to the winner and $20 to the runner up. Other venues offer similar cash prizes for games like poker and darts, aiming to boost business.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Boosters
Bill Pawliczyk
Cavanaugh
Pawliczyk
Cavanaugh’s
Local officials press for SRP site support and industry aid
At a county hearing Rep Derrick Sen Thurmond and Chairman Warner urged backing for the SRP site and textile industry. Beatrice Jones urged DOE and Du Pont health studies be re analyzed by HHS. Attending officials included Aiken Mayor Weeks USC Aiken Chancellor Dr. Alexander and local chamber and economic groups.
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Derrick
John Herrington
SRP
Donald Hodel
Sen. Thurmond
Warner
Harrington
Aiken County
Rep
Beatrice Jones
Department of Energy
du Pont
Fiprc
DOE
Department of Health and Human Services
Aiken
H. Odell Weeks
Thomas L. Moore
D-Aiken County
USC Aiken
Robert Alexander
Ira E
Bud) Coward
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
June Murff
Tommy Wessinger
Aiken Economic Development Commission
David Jamison
Commission
Missing Alaska charter flight fuels long, fruitless search
Anchorage based report recalls Keith Newstrom and four passengers who vanished after a July flight, with employer offering 5000 for tips, amid Alaska's history of dozens of long searches and 56 unrecovered planes since 1947. The piece also notes the 1972 disappearance of Rep. Nick Begich and Hale Boggs during a campaign flight.
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Anchorage, Alaska
Keith Newstrom
Alaska
Bob Hayes
Newberry Alaska Inc
Newstrom
National Transportation Safety Board
Walter Ste
Venson
Alaska Air Command
Air Force
Pegge Begich
UiSe
Nick Begich
House
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
Begich
Anchorage
Juneau
Gulf of Alaska
Russell Brown
Don Jonz
Jonz
City council debates RV parking rules and private property rights
City Wyman and Howard Hickey report that Mayor Weeks and Frampton Durban voted against the motion. The council postponed a decision on where residents may park recreational vehicles, with Durban warning that restricting RV parking could infringe private property rights. He said the council is not ready to act.
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Wyman
Howard Hickey
Weeks
Frampton Durban
Durban
Weather outlook with cold nights and mild afternoons
Forecast shows clear cold tonight with mid 20s lows and light variable winds. Tomorrow brings increasing clouds and low 50s highs with northeast winds. Thursday to Saturday mostly cloudy with a chance of rain Thursday and fair conditions Friday and Saturday. regional lows vary from upper teens to mid 40s highs across mountains Midlands coast and beaches with travelers by city: Atlanta 24/45 Asheville 18/40 Charleston 24/48 Columbia 22/47 Savannah 24/50 Jacksonville 28/53.
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Midlands
Coast
Atlanta
Asheville
Charleston
Columbia
Savannah
Jacksonville
Pound Rises After Thatcher Raises Rates in Uncertain Market
The pound steadied and edged up to about 1.12 dollars after Prime Minister Thatcher reactivated the minimum lending rate to 12 percent, a move critics call too little and too late. Traders cite oil price declines and high U.S. rates as context for a volatile London market.
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Margaret Thatcher
Hong Kong
New York
Owen Mitchell
National Westminster Bank
Michael Phua
Bank of America
Bank of England
Borow
Thatcher
U.S
London Times
Nigel Lawson
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