Gambling fuels American urge to bet across sports and lotteries
The piece argues rising legal and illegal gambling in the United States, driven by more leisure time and money, with 9 percent of Americans gambling and up to 32 billion dollars bet illegally in 1975. It notes states expanding lotteries and off track betting, sports betting growth, and the view that gambling fights crime by shifting activity from illegal to legal channels, while warning of organized crime links and court battles over new gambling forms.
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New York
Mencken
John Quinn
University of Michigan
Institute For Social Research
Palm Beach
Fla
Conference Board
New Jersey
Atlantic City
Raymond Blanchard
National Association of
Justice Department
Allstate Limited
Tupp
Tipp’s
A&m Sports Service
HUEY
Los Angeles
Detroit
Chicago
Columbus
Ohio
Hummelstown
Great Neck
N.Y
Macon
Westwood
N.J
Beilor
Pittsburgh
Oakland
Wall Street
Nevada
Delaware
National Football League
NFL
Edward Joyce
OTB
Tel
Bangkok
United States
Mexico
Southeast Asia
Thailand
Stone the Positive Thinker Shapes a Success World
Chicago observes W Clemen Stone, a dynamic promoter of PMA. He funds rallies with Norman Vincent Peale and Paul Harvey, writes self help, and runs the Insurance Company of America from Winnetka. He trades in rare cigars, collects chess sets, and keeps a relentless schedule from 4 am to 11:30 pm.
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Chicago
W. Clement Stone
Horatio Alver
Kansas City
Fort Worth
Norman Vincent Peale
Paul Harvey
Stone
Havana
Jessi
Winnetka
Combined Insurance Company of America
Success Unlimited
Sothebys Jewel Rings Vanish From Public Viewing
In Zuhich Switzerland two diamond rings valued at 500000 and 420000 were stolen at a public viewing on the eve of a sale. The rings weighed 21.52 and 14 carats, both pear shaped, and were insured with a British company. A 10 percent reward is offered for information leading to recovery.
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Zuhich
Switzerland
Sothebys
Lincoln bill limits county tax relief and budgets
Lincoln lawmakers advanced a second post approval measure penalizing counties missing the January 1 1978 reappraisal deadline by withholding part of property tax relief. The bill also imposes a seven percent cap on year to year budgets for governmental units, requiring explanations at public hearings if proposed.
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Lincoln
Neb
Iupl
Safety defect probes target VW Ford GM cars
The Transportation Department opens separate safety investigations into over 2.7 million vehicles from Volkswagen General Motors and Ford. The GM inquiry covers power brake boosters across Chevrolets Pontiacs Oldsmobiles Buicks Cadillacs and GMC trucks. Ford probes relate to instrument panel edges and padding affecting Econoline and Club Wagon models. VW concern centers on throttle control systems and broken cables across 370 200 vehicles.
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Washington
UPI
Volkswagen
General Motors
Ford
Transportation Department
GMC
Kearney Man Faces Charges In Fatal Collision
Kearney resident Felipe Barrientoz, 44, was charged in Buffalo County Court with motor vehicle homicide and leaving the scene of a personal injury accident. He was arrested by the State Patrol amid suspicions he drove the car involved in a deadly wreck on U.S. 30 that killed Margaret May, 49, a Grand Island motorcyclist passenger. Barrientoz remained jailed pending a bond hearing.
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Kearney
Ned
UPI
Felipe Barrientoz
Buffalo
Barrientoz
State Patrol
Margret May
Grand Island
May
Wayne
U.S
Thailand pressured by drug trade amid US mission
A US delegation led by Rep. Lester Wolff visited Bangkok to urge controls on opium flows to Western addicts. Thailand resents the push to buy opium from Burmese traffickers, citing existing efforts under Thanin Kraivchien. Despite narcotics crackdowns, Burma frontier stockpiling stopped, yet 400,000 Thai addicts persist and regional heroin trade to Europe grows, prompting new narcotics aid and partnerships with Europe.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Lester Wolff
Wolli
Thanin Kraivchien
Narcotics Control Board
Burma
United States
Europe
Gospelman targets Hustler creator in Nashville Gospel debut
Publisher Walter Zacharias introduces Gospelman as a Christian comic strip in Nashville Gospel, promising a clash with Hugh Hefner's Hustler style. The first issue features pieces like On the Head Truckin for Jesus and The Bible Belt Crime Wave, with controversial spots acknowledged and retracted by Zacharias.
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U.S
Hustler
Larry Flint
Gospelman
Cression
Walter Zacharias
Zacharias
Swank and
Galléry
Omakto Gospelman
Nashville Gospel
Larry Wlynt Boul
Sedt
Zacharius
Nashville
Jesus
Bible Belt
Amy Carter
Pennsylvania Avenue
Amy
Irl
Anu Tern
Gospelmanr
Pepper O'Brien
The CBS Anchor and the Shoestring Night Gaffe
Dan Rather recalls a 1968 election night rush from Washington to New York to rehearsals. He narrates landing at LaGuardia with mismatched shoes drawing a quip from unnamed crew and the presence of CBS leaders Paley Salant Stanton.
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CBS
Dan Rather
Family Circle Magazine
Washington
New York
la Guardia
The
Times
Dick Salant
the Stelputse
Vce
Chimps and Beer Trial Nonsense in Cincinnati Court
Joseph Blake paid an $8 fine after his two chimpanzees failed to polish off a can of diver beer on a public highway. He claimed he was finishing his own beer when Chimps Chumley and Mary Jane allegedly drank for extra protein per a veterinarian’s suggestion. After the hearing the chimps reportedly drank beer again, with Chumley holding the can with his foot.
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Uincinnati
Joseph Blake
Waive Way
Chumley
Mary Jane
Maine
Mary Joe
Chunley
Omaha Cyclist Fatally Injured in Four-Vehicle Crash
Omaha resident Stephen Nitehals, 24, died after a four-vehicle motorcycle collision in North Omaha. Police say he pulled out, was southbound on a street, and was struck by a northbound car driven by 49-year-old Jean Dixon. Dixon escaped injury. investigation ongoing.
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Omaha
UIT
Stephen
Nitehals
Gmaha
Laitheran Hospital
Jessica
Doh Street
Jean Dixon
Dixon
Richards Reflects On Trans Tennis Career Struggles
Renee Richards voices cynicism about visibility for trans athletes, saying the public misinterprets motives and that she has faced misuse and mistreatment. She aims to compete on major circuits like Wimbledon while noting resistance from peers and concerns over prize money.
Regret Over Wartime Order By California Official
In a posthumous memoir, former Chief Justice Marl Warren reflects on his role as California attorney general during the early 1990s in approving an order that interned Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor. He laments the action as contrary to American freedoms and the rights of citizens, expressing guilt over the innocent children affected.
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State of
California
Pearl Harbor
West Chash
Warren
Goland
Jine
Catheday & Cn
Joe
Chick Justicy
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