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...lodge halls all over California and the U.S. But it is certainly more lucrative: Indian reservations like the Morongos' are not subject to most civil regulatory laws-including the California provision that limits bingo jackpots to a measly $250. Thus Indian Village Bingo offers an average total nightly payoff of $20,000 and a jackpot that last week reached $48,000. Thirty-five of the Morongo Indians have been provided jobs; near by, the Barona tribe's bingo game has earned $300,000 in nine months...
...second piece for Parade (the other was an Independence Day reminiscence), and at least his tenth published article since becoming President. Reagan does not accept fees for his journalistic efforts. But with its Charles Atlas photos of a fit, firm Reagan, the Parade piece had a clear political payoff: if a President pumps iron, his age seems moot...
...Federal District Court Judge Mark Costantino forced the Secretary to appear at the Brooklyn trial. So, just after lunch on Friday, Donovan strode toward the witness stand, smiling and nodding at the courtroom crowd. Petito's lawyer asked Donovan if he had known about any no-show payoff scheme or if he had encouraged Sanzo and Petito to lie. "Absolutely not," replied Donovan confidently...
Catliff's tally--which clinched a 2-1 decision--was the payoff for 70 minutes of heavy Harvard pressure on the Eagle goalmouth. Sophomore sweeper Johan Ahr hit a long free kick from the right that squirted out of a crowd to Catliff...
...Western inventions as transistors and microchips to fire its industries. Instead of concentrating almost exclusively on developing specific products and technologies (cars, cameras, electronics), the pragmatic Japanese are investing more money and talent in basic research: those inquiries into the fundamental puzzles of nature that usually offer no immediate payoff but can be important stimulants to future growth...