Instant Lottery Sparks Mixed Reactions Across State
A state sponsored one dollar Instant Lottery drew big early sales with two million tickets sold and top prizes claimed, but many losers and welfare recipients felt the sting. A Hartford man lost seven hundred after a thousand tickets bought, while a 17 year old Manchester girl spent her hard earned tobacco money on tickets and won nothing. The program purports to fund education but critics warn it preys on the poor and questions the fairness of taxing by chance.
Loss of Faith in Government Sways Public Opinion
Senators McClure and Helms note distrust of government in home states as strikes disrupt schools in New York New Jersey Massachusetts unions spend to organize payroll workers The Harris poll shows mixed views on public employee strikes and rising tolerance for government workers' status and benefits with signs of political backlash and calls to make public employees a top election issue by Barney Frank.
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Post-Vietnam syndrome and a fallen veteran
Eleanor Roosevelt faced coins at a Guadalcanal veterans talk as she urged humane handling of war trauma. William McFarland Jr., a Vietnam veteran, suffered addiction, blackouts, and mental illness after combat, later jailed for murder. Doctors say he is an emotional cripple needing hospital care, not prison, yet parole efforts fail.
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Hunter's Response By Art Buchwald
In a satirical dialogue Art Buchwald and his gun loving friend Remington debate CBS's Guns of Autumn. They attack bias in the documentary and defend hunting praising the NRA and calling for equal time to present the hunters' side and to show the sport's pleasures and skills.
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Foundling dollars expose public spending laxity
A critical essay argues that unused and anonymous public funds tempt officials to misuse or misallocate money as if it belongs to no one. It urges tagging each tax dollar with an owner to ensure accountability from collection to final expenditure and empower citizens to defend their dollars.
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Foundling Money
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