Lottery versus bingo in Pennsylvania stakes debate
The Pennsylvania lottery fails to halt the illegal numbers racket which generates 300 to 350 million dollars annually. U S attorney Richard Thornburgh argues the lottery has little effect on curbing number writing and may lure new bettors. Some urge changing lottery laws to resemble the numbers game, while the writer questions why bingo remains unsettled and legality remains unclear.
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Pennsylvania Crime Commission
Richard Thornburgh
U.S
Harrisburg
Americans Reach Record Credit Surge Amid Shifting Spending
A shift from fear to confidence pushes U S consumer borrowing to near 150 billion excluding mortgages in 1969 with October credit at 1.92 billion, led by auto loans and driven by rising discretionary income and changing attitudes toward spending and savings. Washington notes two lawmakers McMillan and Thurmond faced advice from police over traffic tickets tied to their status, illustrating friction between power and law enforcement.
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McMillan's influence fixes tickets and fees in Washington
A historical note reveals McMillan pressed officials to fix hundreds of parking, speeding, and moving violations in Washington and elsewhere during the 1960s. His letters to Livermore and to lawmakers show exchanges offering future favors for ticket relief, including a ticket for a tourist visiting the Washington Monument.
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Livermore
William R. Hull
Missouri
U.S
Can a man be forced to pay support for common law wife
The law hinges on whether the court recognizes the woman’s common law marriage. Pennsylvania accepts valid common law marriages if requirements are met, granting support rights like formal marriages. A valid common law marriage needs mutual competence and present tense intent evidenced by words of husband and wife.
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Walt Disney World and the unseen keepers of its magic
A visit to Disney World reveals how Walt Disney is kept alive by many unseen hands. Employees, performers, technicians, and guides, all named and known, maintain the fantasy with care. The Hall of Presidents showcases lifelike likenesses from Washington to Nixon, each man essential to the stage and the park’s enduring magic.
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Disney World
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Richard Nixon
How Prestige Keeps You Upright in Life and Work
A New York column invites readers to gauge their prestige by listing recent achievements and failures. It contrasts bright signs of status such as community esteem and office stationery with warnings of decline like prison alumni shame, a wife’s memory of a high school sweetheart, and a church collection plate’s misdirected generosity.
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