In-Plant Gambling Rings Surge Across U.S. Factories
A Business Week survey of seven manufacturing centers shows in-plant gambling as a growing, well organized business. Percentages show 10 percent of workers in large plants gamble regularly, with about half of all employees participating at some time. Cases reveal agents earning 50 times weekly wages and a major share of bets on numbers, handbook betting, and football pools.
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In-Plant Writers Tangle With Neighborhood Syndicate
The article reports on in-plant gamblers and a powerful syndicate allegedly pulling in over two million dollars weekly. It notes Chicago’s difficulty in investigation and the prevalence of betting on ponies, while noting San Francisco’s lower gambling activity due to population and police.
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Coffee maker tops list of utensils used by housewives
A California College of Agriculture survey in California Nebraska and Rhode Island shows the coffee maker as the most used utensil by housewives. Navy announces over one million reservists signed up for peacetime service with a goal of 1,175,000. 1,003,458 reservists counted, about one third officers.
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