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...Born to the noble Sienese family of the Albizeschi in 1380, he was ordained a priest in the Franciscans of the Strict Observance at 24, spent 30 years inspiring crowds all over Italy with his oratory. His dynamic and holy hard sell frequently persuaded gamblers to throw away their dice and tear up their cards. Famed for his preaching, St. Bernardino nevertheless re fused three bishoprics; such modesty, one Vatican monsignor slyly suggested last week, especially recommended him to advertisers. Another fact might recommend him even more warmly. Once, when a playing-card maker complained that Bernardino's antigambling...
...Police Department, the following ten, with the number of complaints in parentheses, were the most frequent: larceny (53), destruction of property (46), stubbornness (42), trespassing (38), running away (36), using motor vehicle without authority (30), attempted larceny (26), disturbing the peace (24), assault and battery (19), and gaming with dice and cards...
...when to stop. Had Odie Seagraves ever learned to curb his penchant for just one more deal, he would have been one of the wealthiest men in Texas, worth some $150 million. But as every born gambler knows, the hardest thing in the world is to give up the dice...
...could go-and whoever was chosen by his party, the ruling Liberal-Democrats, would become the country's Prime Minister. In symbolic anticipation of a decision about to be cast, the artificial trees in the lobby at Tokyo's Sankei Kaikan theater were festooned with large paper dice. The red curtain rose to reveal the elders of the party wearing white rosettes and seated onstage, with a huge rising sun as a backdrop...
...Carpet Welcome. Despite this tendency to load her political dice. Han Suyin can convey the heat, the squalor, and flux of Asiatic life with expert touches...