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...familiar name seem to have been fairly successful: a television and radio campaign in western Massachusetts has doubled the candidate's visibility, Goldman says. Now, in hopes of doing the same in the east, and because he can afford the $2000-and-up price-tag of a 30-second slot of air time on Boston television stations, Tsongas just last week began airing spots on the local channels...
When the doors open at 10 each morning, the hopeful come crowding into what looks like a hall of mirrors, jostling for places at gambling tables and slot machines that seem to stretch to infinity. Grimly determined to beat the odds, the players have been pouring huge amounts of money into the casino's coffers. This is Atlantic City, and it is booming beyond the most optimistic expectations...
...people who are becoming rich are the stock market players: Resorts International's stock soared from $20 a share in March to a recent high of $96½. The company has invested some of its new capital by purchasing the Seeburg line of slot machines and Atlantic City's famed Steel Pier. The shares of two other firms that plan to open casinos in Atlantic City are also rising fast: Bally Manufacturing Co., which makes slot and pinball machines, from a low earlier this year of $15 to $38 last week, and Caesars World, from...
...Venture Cruise Lines Inc., offered some cabins for $149, nearly $100 cheaper than its competitors, the company advertised facilities "as complete and luxurious as any cruise costing two and three times the price." Among the amenities were bars, a discotheque and a casino with blackjack tables, roulette wheels and slot machines...
...depressing, you think, as your bus finally rounds the corner of Sutphin Boulevard and whines to a stop in front of the bar, barely missing one of the derelicts lying along the curb. Your token chuckles down the coin slot and you sit back in the plastic seat, comfortable for the first time in an hour. The doors close and you are on your way to the airport, heading away from all those cold quiet faces and their insistent stares...