Show 'x Sianaard-Exami- r Saturday September 29 1995 3A NATIONAL iei Organized crime thrives on gambling Ex-book- ie: WASHINGTON (AP) - A former mob bookmaker told lawmakers Friday that the national explosion of legal gambling creates a lucrative market of new bettors for organized crime to baiArupt William Jahoda's testimony before the House Judiciary Committee came m support of a bill to establish a commission to study gambling The study would include a look at the industry’s economic impact political contributions and influence connection to crime rates effect on A HARLEY economic promises political corruption and addiction All states but Utah and Hawaii have some form of gambling Gambling’s defenders objected to the down-beportrayals of cities where gambling is legal and to the presence of Jahoda an bookie turned government informant said the Rep Barbara Vucanovich circus” and dehearing had become a “three-rin- g manded an apology from the committee chairll man Rep Henry Hyde compulsise gambling and who should regulate Indian gaming The debate crossed party lines with lawmakers from New Jersey and Nevada the two states with the longest histories of casino gambling among its most vehement opponents The two sides agreed on little other than that gambling is America’s fastest growing industry Proponents of a commission say the rapid spread of gambling through casmos nverboats and Indian gaming has left a trail of crime false at New Dart League R-N- R-I- Milken gets $50 million for helping Turner - NEW YORK (AP) Despite being banned for life from the secubusirities and investment-advisor- y ness Michael Milken is making the big bucks again for his savvy Nearly three years after he finished serving time for securities violations the disgraced king of junk bonds stands to reap a reported $50 million from helping advise Ted Turner in his negotiations to sell Turner Broadcasting System Inc to Time Warner Inc for $75 billion Details of Milken’s role were reported Friday m The Wall Street deal-maki- Journal His compensation contingent on completion of the merger opens the question of whether Milken acted as an investment adviser in violation of the sanctions imposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission in 1990 The SEC declined to confirm or deny whether it was investigating Milken “Here’s a guy with a lot of brains and a lot of skills and a lot of connections I think there was no way to keep him from exercising those within certain limits” said Alan Bromberg a Southern Methodist University securities law professor who is an authority on securities fraud “The question here of course is whether he’s crossed over those limits” The general criteria for being considered an investment adviser are having 15 or more clients and identifying oneself to potential clients as an investment adviser Parity Bromberg said But he added that the definition is open to interpreta- tion Still Bromberg said “I’m reasonably sure that’s what (the SEC) had in mind - they didn’t want this guy influencing transacuons” Milken did not return calls seeking comment A spokesman Kam Kuwata acknowledged a fee would be paid to Milken but he would not specify the amount saying it was still in discussion He insisted Milken was solely a business consultant didn’t negotiate the transaction and wasn’t at meetings attended by other advisers “He is a consultant to Turner on the long-rang- e planning needs of Turner Broadcasting” Kuwata said Kuwata would not say exactly what role Milken played and spokesmen for the companies would not comment $500 Free All quality namebrand: DUETTES ' VERTICALS MINIBLINDS W00DBUNDS '' r SILHOUETTES SHUTTERS Budget ' 1 ‘ O Collins director of the government’s Human Genome Project told a Senate hearing “If you think our medical records are private that is not the case” Scientists are rapidly creating tests that disclose whether now-healt- people have genetic mutations that signal they are at increased risk of developing cancer or other illnesses Such tests are not routinely available yet None has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration for commercial sale But laboratories around the country are beginning to test hundreds of patients Queens NEW YORK (AP) T-Sh- irt Payback for Every Entry! 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