Odds Against National Lottery in U.S.
UPI report on Rep. Paul A. Fine push for a federal or national lottery, noting congressional resistance and historical precedents. It covers proposal details, chamber dynamics, and past lotteries from Washington to New Hampshire, with outcomes and public sentiment.
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National Lottery
U.S
Washington
UPI
Congress
Paul A. Fine
R-N.y
Dublin
England
United States
Fine
U. S. Treasury
George Washington
Cumberland Mountains
Thomas Jefferson
Virginia
Benjamin Franklin
New York City
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Dartmouth
Charles T. Howard
New Orleans
Supreme Court
New Hampshire
Dog Aids Bandit Escape From Suburban Bank Heist
A robber fled by car with 100 dollars from a London suburb bank, aided by a dog that misled passers-by into chasing the dog rather than the getaway vehicle. No injuries reported.
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London
Bald winner refuses prize in hair salon raffle
James Cripps, the bald winner of a raffle for free shampoo and hair curlers, made an appointment to collect the prize but refused to hand it to his wife saying you should see all the pretty girls in the hairdresser's.
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Wrotham
England
UPI
James Cripps
Army chaplain tops fitness test with 498 of 500 points
Ft Leavenworth Kansas UPI reports Capt Wayne G Shelton 34 of Mount Airy NC, a chaplain, scored 498 points of 500 on physical combat proficiency tests after competing with fighting personnel here.
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FT. Leavenworth, Kan
UPI
Wayne G. Shelton
Shelton
Mount Airy
N C
Second Time Around For 25th Anniversary Couple
Chester South Dakota report says Mr. and Mrs. Bert Alverson are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary this week, continuing a pattern of each having celebrated 25th anniversaries in prior marriages.
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Chester, S. D
UPI
Bert Alverson
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