U S bettingest nation in world has no national lottery
United Press reports the United States leads in overall gambling activity yet lacks a government sponsored lottery. Other nations tax and run lotteries while America relies on horseracing pools and private betting. Estimated annual gambling expenditure reaches about 30 billion dollars, with 57 percent of adults gambling regularly.
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Paul A. Fine
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Light Side of 1955 Nostalgia Bites Back
A breezy roundup recalls oddball 1955 moments from judges dubbing a blonde a liability to a man in Mulhouse charged with attempted murder after a blamed gun misfire. Whimsy spans a Vancouver car fix, silly names, and divorce tales from South Bend and Dumont.
50 Peronists Arrested Over Holiday
Argentine authorities say more than 50 military and civilian supporters of ex-dictator Juan Peron were arrested during Christmas week in raids across San Luis and Tandil. One soldier died, another NCO and a civilian were wounded amid a plot tied to strikes, sabotage and arson against Provisional President Aramburu. Authorities also froze assets of 98 firms including Kaiser and Williams Chemical to probe benefits under the Peron regime.
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Quotes From News: Nevada flood aid promise and Eisenhower grandson
Reno civil defense administrator Val Peterson pledges federal aid to flood victims while urging local self help. In Washington, David Eisenhower recalls the White House Christmas with humor as he describes his day with the Eisenhowers.
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Radio broadcast accuses Rhee clique of piracy against Chinese vessel
London reports a radio warning that South Korea tried to seize a Chinese fishing ship. The broadcast brands the action as armed provocation and piratical, sparking Chinese indignation. Paris notes Mendes France urging conciliation over Algeria, saying force and repression cannot shape North Africa policy.
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Pierre Mendes-France
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Faure Questions Chinese Recognition in UN Mongolia Veto
Paris premier Edgar Faure questions if China should continue to be represented by For mosa after China vetoed admission of Communist Outer Mongolia at the United Nations. He calls the veto a significant diplomatic position affecting UN legitimacy and regional balance.
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Holiday highway deaths draw safety chief rebuke
Ned H. Dear president of the National Safety Council laments a black Christmas highway toll and urges reflection on road tragedy in a warning that Americans should feel ashamed and frightened. In Leningrad Boris Sagurski, director of the Leningrad Maly theater, thanks the American cast of Porgy and Bess for presenting Soviet appreciation of U S operatic culture.
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Suspect Cleared In Chicago Killing
A 25-year-old man described as mentally sick was cleared of involvement in the slayings of three Chicago school boys. Lie test results were inconclusive but other evidence led police to drop him as a suspect. The victims John Schues sler 13 Anton 11 and Robert Peterson 14 were found naked and battered in a Northwest Side forest preserve two days after last being seen October 16.
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Tito to Visit Egypt on 10 Day State Tour
Yugoslav leader Tito will arrive in Cairo on Wednesday for a 10 day official state visit to Egypt. The trip aims to strengthen ties between Yugoslavia and Egypt and includes meetings with Egyptian officials and cultural events across major cities.
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Marshall Tito
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Death Toll Rises in Algeria Terror Attacks
In Algiers the death toll from five days of terrorist actions and French countermeasures reached 159 on Tuesday.
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Russia veto of Japan may boomerang on Moscow
Charles M. McCann reports that Russia blocked Japan's UN admission by blocking Outer Mongolia's bid, sparking Tokyo's humiliation. Analysis suggests Moscow seeks concessions, closer ties with Communist China, and to save face while intent to keep Japan sidelined persists amid plans for a future peace treaty.
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United Press
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Japan
United Nations
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Outer Mongolia
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World’s Just A Big Stage New York Nassau court joke on Christmas
A Nassau county judge jailed Percy the painter for 30 days after his drunken arrest, prompting a quip about Christmas as the 57th entry on Percy P. Ousterman’s police record. In Washington, the Nationalist Chinese government retrieved a Christmas package sent to two Chevy Chase children due to a post office error, though the recipients did not want it.
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Percy P. Ousterman
Turkey
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Chevy Chase
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United Nations
Soday Questions Era’s Industrial Progress
Industrialist Frank J. Soday of Decatur Alabama told the American Association for the Advancement of Science on Monday that among 12 key developments in 25 years only nylon stems from 20th century fundamental research, challenging the notion of a particularly smart age in Atlanta.
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Frank J. Soday
Decatur
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American Association For the Advancement of Science
55 Grants Short of College Needs
New York reports that U S colleges and universities received 507 million in gifts and grants for the 1954-55 fiscal year, but were short by 100 million of estimated annual needs. Ford Foundation added 210 million to private colleges not included in the survey ending July 3. The Council for Financial Aid to Education and the American College Public Relations Association conducted what is described as the most extensive philanthropy survey in higher education.
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