Carpenter wins $100000 at Brandywine Raceway
Harry Bedrosian a disabled carpenter from Brookhaven, and his wife Carol left Wilmington's Brandywine Raceway with the $100,000 Free Progressive Jackpot after Bedrosian correctly predicted the order of the nine horses in race nine. With one dollar between them earlier, his faith and luck converged in the largest prize of its kind at an American race track.
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Three Win Lotto Jackpot Again in Pennsylvania Draw
Lottery officials said the Lotto Jackpot paid for the fifth week in a row. Three players matched all six numbers drawn Friday and will share 2,449,243.44, with each winner receiving 816,414.48 in 21 installments. About 485 players matched five of six and won, and 19,391 matched four of six and won 32.
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Queen Mum visits troops in Ulster
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother arrived in Northern Ireland to visit British troops and police amid IRA threats. She stayed at Hillsborough Castle near Belfast to mark the Territorial Army's 75th anniversary with security tightened after two alerts and a bomb scare.
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Fathers demand joint custody in protest over divorce laws
About 150 demonstrators in Times Square urged reform of New York divorce and custody rules. Sidney Siller of the National Committee for Fair Divorce and Alimony Laws pressed for joint custody and jury decisions, while participants cited personal hardship amid fractured marriages and alimony disputes.
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