Gambling high stakes in three states
Florida faces a casino referendum along a 16 mile Gold Coast strip with tax revenues slated for education and law enforcement. Virginia voters decide on pari mutuel race track betting with potential tracks in Tidewater and Northern Virginia. New Jersey eyes jai alai legalization. promoters say it could boost coastal communities like Atlantic City.
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UPI
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Let’s Help
Florida Inc
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Atlantic City
Reubin Askew
Askew
South Florida
Nevada
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Rhode Island
Graham
Edward Gurney
R-Fla
Services Friday for jazz band leader Charles Agnew
Charles Agnew a jazz band leader dies of cancer at St Therese Hospital in Waukegan IL. He led a big band in Chicago venues like the Aragon Ballroom and Edgewater Beach Hotel during the Swing Era. His group shared billing with Benny Goodman and Paul Whiteman bands. Survived by wife Lucy daughter Barbara and son Steven.
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Charles Agnew
Agnew
St. Therese Hospital
Chicago
Aragon Ballroom
Edgewater Beach Hotel
Benny Goodman
Paul Whiteman
Lucy
Barbara
Steven
Strike talks resume amid nurse missing negotiators in New York
City two major dailies and the striking pressmen resumed talks late Wednesday after a two-hour session, then recessed due to the illness of one negotiator and an auto accident affecting another. Mediator Theodore Kheel said full representation was required to proceed.
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UPI
Theodore Kheel
Kheel
New York Times
Daily News
Florida’s costly bid for governor pits two rich men
Florida’s two wealthiest backers, Robert Graham and Jack Eckerd, pour up to $2 million each into a governor race that pays just $52,500 annually. The contest fuses ethics, tax plans, and running mates Paula Hawkins and Wayne Mixson as voters weigh casino gambling and tax relief amid a primary season of fierce charges and endorsements.
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Senate
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R-Fla
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Florida Panhandle
Wayne Mixson
Marianna
Public Service Commission
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