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...Louis, the Feds closed in on well-heeled James J. Carroll, one of the biggest U.S. bookies, but they had to reach for an obscure, never-used and relatively mild gimmick in the tax law to do it. Carroll was arrested and charged with 26 violations of a tax provision requiring formal reports of payments of more than $600 to individuals...
Ever since "Bank Nite" shows began to run afoul of local anti-lottery laws, movie exhibitors have been looking for a new gimmick to pep up the tired box office. Last week in Denver, where Bank Nite itself was invented, a theater man named Robert Patrick thought he had the answer: horse races on the screen that pay off to the audience...
...Fontaine-Gotten affair 'is thrust upon them by a plot gimmick, as if it were fate. Strangers on a plane that stops in Naples for repairs, they miss its departure while sightseeing. The plane crashes. Listed as dead, they are free to make a new life far from Cotten's wife (Jessica Tandy) and son. For a while, until the past (and the Production Code) catches up with the lovers, life becomes an idyl in a palazzo. Renunciation finally comes not so much from themselves as from the prodding of other characters...
Despite rising exports, Britain got into this meat hole because of a gimmick beloved of its doctrinaire Socialists, bulk buying. The fact that the government does all Britain's buying of essential foods and many other commodities is supposed to enhance its bargaining power, make imports cheaper for Britain's people. But after Britain became a bulk buyer, Argentina, which supplies 20% of Britain's meat imports, became in self-defense a bulk seller...
...their selection. This miniature shaving kit is one of the newest things on the market. It has compartments for four separate items, a brush a razor, after shaving lotion, shaving soap, and a space to hold blades. The whole thing measures four inches across. It's a great gimmick for people who make overnight trips. Complete, it comes to $7.50 and it has a special 14 karat gold shield on the top where initials can be engraved. Shreve, Crump and Lowe will handle the works before your Christmas exodus. This traveling iron is another article from Shreve's. Imported from...