Man Finds Windfall Then Loses It All in Lust for Riches
Charlie Walsh, a 55 year old Jersey City bookkeeper, discovers a bank error credits him over one hundred thousand dollars. He uses the money to travel coast to coast, hire a Las Vegas hooker, and dream of a coin shop before police recover funds and return him to poverty awaiting trial for grand larceny.
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Win at Bridge Sparks Debate Over Four Card Majors
North criticizes partners who open four card major bids as South defends a misplayed contract. South explains unlucky cards and missteps, noting a sequence of ruffs and discards that could have yielded a winning line. West would have been beat by a club lead if South had tried a different approach.
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Illinois tests for marijuana influence by blood
Illinois public health officials unveil a blood test to detect active marijuana (THC) in drivers. The test, developed at the Chicago toxicology lab, aims to determine intoxication at the time of blood draw and is offered on a service basis to law enforcement nationwide.
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Grier and Casey sign for Roots The Next Generations
Rosey Grier and Bernie Casey join ABC miniseries Roots The Next Generations airing this winter. Grier plays a Chicago stockyard laborer who befriends Alex Haley's parents during World War I while Casey portrays a career soldier who served with Haley's father. The 14 hour program continues the Haley family saga from slavery to freedom. Flood waters from six to thirteen inches flooded southwest Iowa twenty years ago.
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