Lottery odds and state revenue sting in recent studies
Analysis finds state lotteries pay only 40 to 45 cents of every dollar wagered in prize funds. Winners face tax issues and social pressures, while states like New Jersey and Connecticut show disappointing revenue. Despite low odds, lotteries attract buyers for the image of a lifetime chance.
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G. Robert Blakey
Cornell University
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
H. Roy Kaplan
Pitzer College
Claremont
Calif
New Jersey
New York
Kaplan
Connecticut
Iowa
Rattlesnake Roundups Stir Mixed Feelings Across Regions
The piece contrasts sunbelt life with Midwest values as Texas and Oklahoma round up rattlesnakes for sport. Hunters kill, skin, and shell out meat priced at $3 a pound, while the Humane Society condemns the cruelty. Iowa remains wary, noting fewer snakes and a philosophical distance from such events.
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Iowa
River Bluffs
Texas
Oklahoma
Helms cites costs of federal regulation on higher education
Senator Jesse Helms argued that federal regulation in higher education imposes financial and time costs and harms academic integrity. He introduced a bill to curb regulation, noting the 1965 Higher Education Act produced unforeseen consequences beyond its modest goals.
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Washington
Jesse Helms
Federal aid flood reshapes colleges after Sputnik era
Helms cites rising costs of compliance with federal rules in higher education since 1957. Harvard spends 60 000 faculty hours annually on compliance and 2 billion in 1976 on federally mandated programs. Costs at Duke Georgetown Michigan and Berkeley rise with affirmative action obligations. Critics note humiliating recruitment letters and rising bureaucracy as universities chase federal funds. Helms seeks an early Senate hearing as conservative voices align with reform.
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Helms
Harvard
Change Magazine
Duke
Georgetown
University of Michigan
University of California At Berkeley
Senate Human Resources Committee
Washington Star Syndicate
Planned Parenthood and the rise of family architecture
The essay argues that modern families are engineered like buildings with blueprints from Planned Parenthood and designers. It envisions gender selection at $40 a couple and predicts a future where biology, careers, and personalities are chosen by parents, with social and legal upheaval as consequences.
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Washington, D.C
Washington Boulevard
Erica Jong
William Shakespeare
Johns Hopkins
Stormy Sixties Recalled In Shareholder Power Shift
The sixties era of passion is said to be behind us yet dissident shareholders push for corporate policy changes. AT&T faced secret ballot votes, TV sponsors agreed to curb violence ads, and the American Jewish Congress pursued boycott transparency while ABC's profits soared amid minority hiring scrutiny.
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Israel
Nial Gadfly
At&t
Lewis D. Gilbert
Interfaith Center On Corporate Responsibility
Gillette
Schlitz Brewing
Colgate-Palmolive
Eastman Kodak
McDonald's
Sears
American Jewish Congress
Congress
Middle East
American Broadcasting Companies, Inc
Leonard H. Goldenson
Letter critiques Bever Park Zoo safety and staffing issues
The writer argues staffing gaps at Bever Park Zoo create hazards for animals and visitors. Nighttime supervision is lacking, cages have been broken into, and animals face taunting and injury. the note warns that funding is needed, donations cannot fix the problem.
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Bever Park Zoo
Old MacDonald’s Farm
Prather
Dingie
Bever Park Zoo supporters plan benefit to save facility
Local letter writers urge keeping and improving the Bever Park zoo. They question where last year’s two lion cubs went and what will happen to new leopard cubs, calling for a community fundraiser at Memorial Coliseum on Sunday July 10 with involvement from KLWW radio and local businesses. Proceeds aid zoo betterment.
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Memorial Coliseum
Cedar Rapids
Bever Park Zoo
Stan Reinis
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San Francisco Community
Claremont Men’s College
Thomas Sowell
Frank Cook Pierson
Swarthmore College
Pennsylvania
Swarthmore
Lowell
Charles de Montesquieu
Jack
By Russell Baker
London
Rome
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Fate
Stormy
Richard L. Worsnop
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Wilma
Peren
ABC
Mary Hartman
Jan and
Ardis Moyer
Twenty-fifth Street Drive
Bever Park Zoo Project
Bever Zoo
Madness
Truth and
Janey
Changes
Rosewood
Friends
KLWW
Leonardo’s Pizza
Happy Joe’s Pizza
Carma Lou’s
County Seat
Service Press
Litho
Butler Paper Company
Hanson
Les Service
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