European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday february 17, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 5gamblers rolling into new Indian Casino Ledyard Conn. Apr an Indian tribe opened a $58 million Casino saturday hoping to lure High rollers Low rollers and would be millionaires to the first East coast Casino outside Atlantic City . By noon More than 4,000 people were playing Blackjack craps and Roulette at the Casino one of the largest Indian gambling operations in the country. Another 2,000 were playing Bingo in a room next door. Many gamblers said they normally go to Atlantic City about 200 Miles away and were trying the Indian Casino As an alternative. A a it a exciting. The Dice Are rolling its fast moving and you can bet on every Roll a said James Macintyre a truck Driver from Coventry r.i., who said he usually goes to Atlantic City 10 to 12 times a year. The Mashantucket Pequot indians opened the Casino on their reservation in Southeastern Connecticut after a Battle with the state that went All the Way to the . Supreme court. They won because of a 1988 Federal Law that legalized Indian run casinos in any state where any Type of Casino Type gambling already is permitted. Connecticut allows a Las vegas Charity nights. The Casino does not offer Slot machines because those Are illegal in Connecticut. However it offers Casino poker which is illegal in Atlantic City. Opponents including gov. Lowell p. Weicker jr., argued that gambling could Lead to crime drunkenness prostitution and other social problems. But Many people Hope the Casino will help revive the Economy in Southeastern Connecticut. The Casino has created 2,300 jobs and is expected to pump $40 million in payroll alone into the local Economy at a time when the areas major employer the electric boat division of general dynamics corp., is slashing thousands of jobs because of defense cutbacks. The Casino about 100 Miles from Boston and 125 Miles from new York City does not have the Glitz of Atlantic City or Las vegas. Instead of Neon signs or flashing marquees it has a Wall of Bay windows an indoor Waterfall and an Indian Motif that gives it a Back to nature look. Not everyone was pleased with the Casino. A it Wasny to Worth the trip a said Norma Weiss a psychotherapist from new York City. A a it a too crowded and you can to get to a but Robert Duff a private investigator from Greenwich who described himself As a serious Blackjack player said it had everything he liked about Atlantic City and was More than 100 Miles closer to Home. A i love it a he said. A a in be been waiting a Long time for this place to come a Blackjack player Guy Policchio throws up his hands saturday when he gets Good cards at the Mashantucket Pequot indians new Casino in Ledyard Wendell Willkie hailed in Centennial Indianapolis a when Wendell l. Willkie launched his 1940 bid for the White House opponents taunted him As a rebel. On the 100th anniversary of his birth the a Hoosier internationalist is hailed As a visionary. Indiana University began a three Day commemoration of Willkie on saturday including an exhibit of Campaign Memorabilia and texts of speeches by the a Barefoot lawyer from Wall Willkie who died after a stroke in 1944, will be on a postage stamp to be unveiled monday in his Hometown of Elwood just Northeast of Indianapolis. James h. Madison an Indiana University professor and editor of a Book of essays on Willkie said his foresight and vision Are Only now gaining acceptance. A the always saw America As part of the larger world and those connections he made constitute one of his really important legacies a Madison said. Willkie who moved to new York City in 1929, joined the Republican party a year before his Surprise nomination to Challenge Franklin d. Roosevelt. Roosevelt Defeated Willkie though Willkie won More votes than any previous Republican candidate. Willkie a lawyer and head of a giant Utility company opposed isolationism and supported Roosevelt a War policies but attacked his new Deal Domestic programs. Roosevelt dispatched him As an envoy on a world tour. When he returned Willkie wrote a Best Selling Book one world about his vision for a new world order. Willkie a internationalist ideas upset Many in the gop. He sought the 1944 nomination but his candidacy ran into Early trouble and he died at age 52 before the november election. N thl stars and stripes endangered Panther tires of Bachelor s life 10 years ago feb. 17,1982 a after an absence of almost a decade Hasbro industries reintroduced the go Joe doll at the toy manufacturers association fair in new York estimating that the toy would generate $20 million in sales in 1982. 20 year Sago feb. 17,1972 a radio Hanoi claimed that two . Planes were shot Down and that a number of american pilots were killed or captured As the United states launched major airstrikes inside North Vietnam s half of the demilitarized zone. . Officials said the raids would continue for the duration of president Nixon a visit to China. 30 years ago feb. 17,1962 a East Berlin police fired a Hail of bullets at a Young Mother fleeing to the West with her 5-year-old son. The pair jumped from the first floor Balcony of a Border House. The boy landed in barbed wire but crawled to safety while his Mother jumped into a net held by West Berlin firefighters. The Mother and son were unharmed. 40 years ago feb. 17,1952 the United states formally invited Greece and Turkey to join the 12-nation North Atlantic treaty organization. Fort Lauderdale Fla. Up the last remaining Florida Panther in Everglades National Park made a surprising visit with two female cats delighting biologists and overturning a plan to move the wild animal a published report said saturday. Propelled by loneliness the endangered Young cat known As no. 42, broke from its isolation in the Park and wandered North into the habitat of two females wildlife officials told the fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel newspaper. The panthers radio Collar sent the signal Jan. 20 that it was in the big Cypress National preserve which is near the Park and 30 Miles West of Miami with one of the Only two females there. It spent about five Days with the one female then two world War Days later joined the second female for a four Day visit. A a in a been waiting for this to happen for years a said Deborah Jansen a wildlife biologist with the National Park service. At one Point Jansen who had been tracking the cat by plane saw no. 42 and a female companion trotting along a big Cypress Trail. A we done to know for sure that the females Are pregnant a she said. A there could be something wrong with them physically so we can to be confident they will Den. The gestation period is 90 to 93 Days. By april we should know if they re Only 30 to 50 Florida panthers remain in the wild making increased Breeding in Captivity and in the wild essential to their survival. Officials had decided that if no. 42 had not left Everglades National Park by Jan. 15, they would have moved it to the females location. But the animal was in the area by Christmas. A a in a always amazed at How Well things work out a said Tom Logan of the Florida game and fresh water fish commission. A if we had moved him to big Cypress preserve our concern was the trauma would have resulted in his High tailing it Back South. The tragedy is the reason he went on this adventure. He was referring to the death of the last two females in the Everglades Park killed by disease and perhaps Mercury poisoning. 50 years ago today 17 feb. 1 942 the . Navy s first battalion of militarized construction workers known As Quot Seabee Quot lands on Bora Bora in the South Pacific to build and equip an Airfield. In the Philippines japanese troops continue to regroup for a new assault on the americans and filipinos defending the Bataan Peninsula. Field marshal Erwin Rommel fails to persuade Adolf Hitler to Send More German forces to North Africa. Source 2194 Days of War w. H. Smith publishers inc. World almanac Book of world War ii. Bison books corp., 1981 a a year ago Day 32 feb. 17 missiles fired by a . Apache attack helicopter destroy two . Military vehicles killing two soldiers and wounding six. Thirty five Allied personnel have been killed in action including 16 americans. A . F-16 fighter Jet is downed North of the saudi Border but the Pilot parachutes and is rescued. American and iraqi patrols clash along the Border 20 iraqi troops surrender. More than 1,200 iraqis have surrendered or been taken prisoner. A
