The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Monday, January 30, 1995               TAG: 9501260021
SECTION: FRONT                    PAGE: A8   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   22 lines

NO GAMBLING FUNDS

Looks as if we are going to get casino or riverboat gambling whether we like it or not, so why not make it a two-way winner?

Make each boarding patron show proper identification (with picture), and then send a daily list to state and federal governments. If gamblers are recipients of any form of aid or food stamps, stop payment right away.

We could save a bundle and make a bundle all at one.

Give it some thought. The average working stiff will cheer.

ROWDEN E. MIDGETT

Virginia Beach, Jan. 19, 1995 by CNB