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...fruitless search for the holder of the lucky ticket had become a national obsession. Last week, nine days after the winning six numbers in Canada's interprovincial lottery were announced, the country's jackpot fever finally broke as Stuart Kelly, 57, and his wife Lillian, 54, stepped forward in Toronto to claim the largest lottery prize ever won in North America, a tax-free check for $13,890,588.80 (or more than $11 million U.S.). The Kellys had spent the previous week doing "a lot of sweating" with their lawyer as they tried to figure out what...
...sure, as Morris added, the ticket holder was "facing a fairly traumatic experience." One consideration was personal safety, a fear of kidnapers or extortionists. Another was the inevitable onslaught of promoters, cranks and schemers, all pledging their devotion to the winner's good fortune. Lottery officials cautioned the winner not to reveal the fact until the ticket had been presented to them...
Meanwhile, the Harvard men's basketball team takes on New York University in a 7:30 p.m. tipoff Monday at Briggs Cage. The Crimson, holder of a 5-7 record but mired in a two-game losing streak, will look to get back in the win column against the Violets, who in their first year with a varsity basketball program have looked impressive...
...giant Texaco unexpectedly entered the picture and seemed likely to emerge the winner by offering to buy up Getty Oil for about $9.9 billion. The deal, subject to stockholder approval and a green light from Justice Department antitrust lawyers, could be the largest takeover in U.S. history (previous record holder: Du Font's acquisition of Conoco in 1981 for $7.2 billion...
John Field Holder Morrow...