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Driving on the Tappan Zee Bridge, Santos saw Maria Cappozza, 24, jump off the 140-ft.-high span into the Hudson River. He stopped, handed his wallet to a bystander and leaped in after her. Although the impact knocked him out briefly, he reached Cappozza; a boat sent from shore pulled them from the water. Says Spring Valley fire chief Robert Schultz: "He saw a woman in distress and did what he is trained...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Sep. 23, 1996 | 9/23/1996 | See Source »

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey: As if it weren't bad enough to come home from the casino with an empty wallet, just think how you'd feel a month later if you got a credit card bill charging you 18 percent interest on your losses. The New Jersey Casino Control Commission voted 3-1 on Wednesday to let players buy chips or tokens using credit cards or debit cards in lieu of cash. Not surprisingly, experts on compulsive gambling have criticized the move. "In the act of walking away from a machine and walking outside or into the lobby...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Casinos Want To Break The Bank | 8/25/1996 | See Source »

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey: As if it weren't bad enough to come home from the casino with an empty wallet, just think how you'd feel a month later if you got a credit card bill charging you 18 percent interest on your losses. The New Jersey Casino Control Commission voted 3-1 on Wednesday to let players buy chips or tokens using credit cards or debit cards in lieu of cash. Not surprisingly, experts on compulsive gambling have criticized the move. "In the act of walking away from a machine and walking outside or into the lobby...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Casinos Want To Break The Bank | 8/23/1996 | See Source »

...massive, carnival-like musical tours that feature at least half a dozen acts as well as food booths, souvenir stands and more. This summer several festivals are touring the land, each with a distinct character, each vying for a hold on the pop-culture imagination and wallet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: WHERE THE MOSHERS ARE | 7/22/1996 | See Source »

After a decade of marital cold war and four years of separation, have the Waleses reached the settlement to end it all? According to royal insiders, DIANA has decided to bury the hatchet with Charles, right in his wallet. In exchange for a divorce, Diana, who turned 35 last week, will get just about everything she wants: joint custody of Princes William and Harry, about $30 million in cash, and a lease on her posh digs at Kensington Palace. Still on the table: hanging on to the title Her Royal Highness. And for Charles? The Prince keeps his right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jul. 15, 1996 | 7/15/1996 | See Source »

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