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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 the stars and stripes saturday May 18, 1991faces a no places poker Victor Hod to borrow entry fee from wire reports a Nevada Gambler who scraped to go Thor his $ 1entry fee at the last minute claimed the winning pot in the world series of poker on thursday using a pair of jacks to beat an opponent trying to fill a straight. Brad Daugherty of Sparks won the $1 million first prize after staging a grand comeback. More than once lie bet All the chips he had to stay alive. A i Don t give up until in a broke Quot said Daugherty 39, Quot i just tried to survive and full a hand to double up on. And it . 1 a the winning hand capping the four Day event came in. A game of seven card Texas hold pm Don Holt of Tucson ariz., won $402,000 for second place after failing to draw a final card to Complete the straight or five cards in sequence. Daugherty nearly missed his Chance to enter l in did no to have enough for the $10,000 buy in fee and it took a Friend s offer of financial backing five minutes before the game began for him to make the Field. Daugherty and Holt a retired dry cleaner went head to head in an 70-minute Duel for the title after the last of the 213 other players had been eliminated from Competition at a Inion a. Horseshoe club in Las vegas. Holt began the showdown in the crowded Smoky card room with $1.2 million of the $2.15 million Worth of chips in play and quickly won a series of pots to hold $1.9 million in chips to Only $215,1 pm for Daugherty but Daughert risked All his Money on the next hand and won with a flush to begin his comeback. A few minutes later he bet All chips again in a $429,000 raise. His pair of 10s, with an Ace High topped Holt a pair of 10s, King High to win a $1.1 million pot a few hands later it was Holt who had to Pill his remaining $755,000 in the pot heeding a 10 or a six on the final card to Complete the. Straight. When it did t come Daugherty won bad Bandit caught police say they May have captured the a a bad Bandit Quot who snips the under \ a Ltd it Ltd t Quot Reasoner signing off Harry Reasoner left gets a hug and Farewell kiss from his colleague Mike Wallace after taping his last sign off in new York for the lbs news show "60  Reasoner 68, co founded the show with Wal lace and they launched the first one on sept 24,1968. The program has won numerous awards. Reasoner s Farewell will be aired sunday. Wear off women asleep in bed. A 22-year-old Man was arrested Early wednesday after a woman reported a prowler at her condominium Complex in i Lough by Ohio. Authorities said the Man faced criminal trespass and aggravated burglary charges and was ordered to appear in municipal court. Police withheld his name pending formal charges. Police it. Kenneth Eisele said the. Suspect a factory worker admitted committing nine burglaries in Willough by some of which were never reported to police. A the apparently did it for sexual gratification a Eisele said adding that several victims said their underwear was Cut off and they were fondled by the intruder. Fire destroys landmark a ramshackle Brooklyn landmark made famous us the House shaken by a roller coaster in the Woody Allen movie a Annie Hall Quot has been destroyed by fire. A a the two Story six Toom House which stood at the base of the a abandoned Thunderbolt roller coaster once was part of the beachfront turn of the Cen Tury Kensington hotel. In Allens 1976, Oscar winning movie the House was  Home of the main character Alvy Singer a a it a v piece of Coney Island up in smoke a piece of nostalgia gone Quot said Herb Eisenburg of the local Community Board. The Eire department said faulty wiring caused wednesdays fire. A a plea for Citadel Cable television magnate Ted Turner does not want to be called sexist but he says women do not belong in the Citadel the state supported military school. A if a woman wants to go to one of the military academies there a West Point and the air Force Academy. The Citadel does no to want women there. It s one of the last institutions in America and i. Think there ought  schools that just have men if they want to.  ought to be forced to be homogenized a said Turner chairman of the Atlanta based Turner broadcasting system inc. Turners three sons arc graduates of the males Only military College in Charleston . He sounded off about the school s admission policy tuesday night during an appearance on the a Larry King live show on can. The Citadel and the Virginia military Institute in Lexington Are the Only two Stafe supported military schools in the country that bar women  valedictorians Lora and Hillary Howard of Tulsa okla., Are identical twins with identical grades. Now they have identical titles valedictorians of Edison High  took the same classes including advanced placement courses in English French and calculus making a a in everything. A they complement each other nicely a a said assistant principal Betty Rev tar a they stress their differences but for the most part they Are More alike than they Are different.�?�. J. King Cruger Bureau chief keeping you in touch keeping you informed. J. King Cruger is the stars and stripes most widely travelled reporter having visited More than 70 countries during his 22 years on the staff. Crugers most recent trip was to the wilds of Northern Iraq to cover the International Effort for the kurdish refugees. Now our Mediterranean Bureau chief Cruger previously served As a reporter copy editor and travel editor then moved to England for a five year stint As the . Bureau chief. A native of fall River mass., Cruger is a graduate of the University of notre Dame and an avid Sailor who keeps a 30-foot Loop in Naples ital. He a responsible for coverage of the 6th Fleet and 16th air Force plus the azores Spain Greece Turkey and most of Italy. If you have a news tip or Story idea give him a Call in Naples at ets 625-4880 or civilian 081 -724-4880. A the i .1, -1 the  
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