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Show TheSalt Lake Tribune NATION Friday, February 14, 1997 Spectator Offered Goldmana Rifle to Kill O.J. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SANTA MONICA, and suggest that he could supply me, one, with a high powered rifle andit was not traceable andthat I could kill him. It was a terrifying experi ence Goldman told Barbara Walters for ABC's 20/20" to be Calif. — A spectator at O.J. Simpson's civil trial offered Fred Goldman a He said the man wentontosay airedtonight Goldman said he was amazed high-powered rifle to kill Simp- son, Goldmansaysin an upcoming that during the trial television interview If I didn’t wanttodoit, he could get it done for me “a perfect stranger would come up to me Goldman said his reaction was “to get away from this individual as quickasI could.” Goldman, his daughter, Kim. andwife, Patti, spoke about their anger at Simpson andtheir feelings of accomplishment for winning the wrongful-death lawsuit against Simpson 16 months after his murder acquittal PRESIDENTS’ DAY CLEARANCE SAVE 25-75% SELECTED FALL & HOLIDAY MERCHANDISE FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY Lennox MeLendon/The AssociatedPress Marie Lockbaum of Norwood, Pa., playsthe slots with the timehonoredhandles favored by many at a resort in Las Vegas. Eager Gambling Beavers Just Love Those Levers BY ANGIE BLUETHMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LAS VEGAS — Dorothy McAllan tightens her knuckles around the slot-machinelever, cranks it ard her, thensendsit popping back into place. Her eyesflutter back and forth across the spinning wheels, looking for the elu sivestraight 7's. I'd rather use the handle It keeps you moving,” McAl lan, 72, of San Antonio, Te said while gamblingat a local ca sino She ignores the electronic buttons that would make it easier and faster for her to spendher money Pulling the handle makes it feel more like gambling and makes hei lieve she doesn’t lose mon ey fast Allanis part of a dying breed of gamblers who shuntechnology preferring the machine levers. traditional slot There's a very simple thrill to it,” said Bob Bittman, execu live vice president of product development at International iame Technology (IGT), which upplies 75 percent of domestic Some people aming mac ine 5 s. be entertained They're look e triple bars study five years ased company percentage of fer the buttons people over the arms was about a similar study 1 percent of those 50-50. 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