Contests Sweep Nation With Tiny Odds for Big Prizes
AP Business News outlines how sweepstakes entice customers with small prizes and high sales impact, while top rewards are rare. It notes that many programs budget $10,000 per million entries, making average returns one cent per entry and that winners are often not publicly announced.
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Drowning Sparks SAG Safety Call After Peruvian Incident
The Screen Actors Guild urges a full-scale probe into rising production accidents after Eric Fleming drowns on a Peru location for High Jungle. Charlton Heston cites lack of doubles, safety gear, and rigging as factors in the tragedy and calls for stronger precautions.
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Barbs on honesty and love in a wary conscience
The piece argues honesty remains the best policy to quiet a troubled conscience and notes romantic love can deceive like a desert mirage. It frames honesty as essential virtue and love as an unreliable illusion.
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