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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/30/18)
Today is Sunday, Dec. 30, the 364th day of 2018. There is one day left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 30, 1853, the United States and Mexico signed a treaty under which the U.S. agreed to buy some 45,000 square miles of land from Mexico for $10 million in a deal known as the Gadsden Purchase...
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Out of the past: Dec. 30
(Out of the Past ~ 12/30/18)
Bingo sponsors across the state want the new bingo tax repealed, saying it will mean cutbacks in donations to charities; locally, petitions calling for the repeal of the tax have been circulated at bingo games. About 185 good Samaritans, some waiting in line for up to an hour and a half, roll up their sleeves and donate blood; last year at this time, fewer than 150 area residents donated blood; but the Red Cross made it known it was short of all types, and people respond to the appeal; the blood drive is held at the Holiday Inn Convention Center.. ...
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