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Show M n c t Q Can you tell me bow buntlnx and fUhlnr ranks with etaer sportst A In 1953 there were about 32 million hunting and tUhini licenses issued. For the same year, baseball drew 18 million paid customers. cus-tomers. Rodeos drew 20 million and horse racing about 10 million. Q Can yon tell me actually how many attended the dinner in Washington Wash-ington for Speaker Sam BaybnrnT Who got the money? A There were 3700 places set. More than that number attended at a rate of $100 per plate. The dinner was in the National Guard armory and was served by the combined cuisine of the Mayflower , and Statler hotels Profit went to the Democratic National Committee. Com-mittee. Q Which President was It who Is said to have been drafted and hired a substitute to serve In the army for him? A Grover Cleveland was drafted for service in the Civil War by the Federal Army. He hired a substitute, then a legal right. ' Q Can yon give me the names of other army officers besides Elsenhower Elsen-hower who became President. A Generals Grant and Za chary Taylor became president. Other presidents pres-idents have performed military service in some capacity, including includ-ing Jackson, William Henry Harrison, Pierce, Tyler, Johnson, Lincoln, Hayes. Garfield. Benjamin Harrison, McKlnley, Theodore Roosevelt and Truman. Q What are the qualifications prescribed for a president? A He must be a natural-born citizen, at least 39 years old and for at least 14 years a resident of the United States. Q Does the Library of Congress have a file of newspapers? A Yes. The library receives 770 American newspapers and 870 foreign. for-eign. Only 210 American newspapers are preserved in bindings or microfilm; 800 of the foreign papers are preserved. The Library also has about 20,000 periodicals |