Havana gambling scene grows as Las Vegas dream lures elites
Havana’s four casinos spark talk of becoming a international nightlife hub but officials doubt a Las Vegas or Monte Carlo status. Operators credit influx of stars and tourism, while hotels lag behind demand. Licenses hinge on at least one million dollars invested or hotels with 100 rooms. Cuban authorities frame gambling as a growing but controlled industry amid U S relations and crime concerns.
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Havana
Las Vegas
Monte Carlo
Hotel Nacional
Cuban Tourist Commission
Orencio Nodarse
Tourist Commission
Associated Press News
Tropicana
Miami
Lloyds Cautions In Presidential Year For U S Insurance
Lloyds of London with about 4000 underwriters shows caution in insuring political outcomes in the United States during a presidential year. Inquiries for Republican or Democratic victories are common but require proof of loss. many bids resemble wagers. Lloyds functions as a society of brokers, not a single company, handling vast premiums and risks worldwide.
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London
INL
Lloyd's of London
United States
Lloyd's
Lloyd's London
Britain
Corporation of Lloyd’s
Beirut
Second in Series of Screen Tours Set for Thursday
Ernest P. Edwards presents Land of the Scarlet Macaw in Coe auditorium Thursday at 8 p.m. as the final Audubon Screen Tours program sponsored by Cedar Rapids Bird and Natural Science clubs. The Mexico travel film features village markets mountains and volcanic peaks with El Salto falls as a backdrop. Edwards, a 1949 Cornell ornithology Ph.D., has toured the U S Canada Mexico Cuba gathering nature footage and authored Finding Birds in Mexico.
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Ernest P. Edwards
Coe Auditorium
Cedar Rapids
Bird and Natural Science Clubs
Mexico
Edwards
el Salto
Cornell University
United States
Canada
Cuba
Heart Fund Drive Aims to Fight Heart Disease and Educate
The Heart Fund drive in Linn County seeks to dispel the fatalistic view about heart disease and raise funds for education and research. Cedar Rapids Life Underwriters lead the effort with 10,000 letters mailed. Heart Sunday scheduled for Feb 26 will have volunteers visit homes to leave leaflets and collect contributions. The campaign notes 1954 heart disease deaths at 773,980 and highlights research funded by the Heart Fund and Linn county efforts at the University of Iowa.
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Chester N. Affeldt
Cedar Rapids Life Underwriters Association
Heart Fund
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Heart Committee of
Affeldt
Heart Committee
University of Iowa
Verne Thompson
Jas Walters
Coe
Byron Anderson
Special Gifts
D. C. Marchant
Heart
Heart Disease Risk Dropped Through Recent Research
Age related risk reductions shown in recent studies. Overall heart disease risk has diminished by 70 percent in the last generation, and those aged 24 to 44 have seen a 35 percent drop. Nearly all heart conditions can be helped by proper treatment from the last decade of research.
Aid from Moscow Idaho Helps Newsboys Gather Funds
New York reports that 30 Moscow Idaho newsboys volunteered to collect funds to aid captive peoples behind the Iron Curtain. The Crusade for Freedom headquarters were notified of the effort in Moscow Idaho.
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New York
Crusade For Freedom
Moscow
Idaho
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Dorothy Lamour
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