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Rumors persist thel Csessrs Bosrdwslk ReRency sm) Reeoru In ternstional hsve acquired considerable land holdings in Diamond Bears as Bites tor housin* for casino employees However, not included are the highly succeealul Playpen and Diamond Reach, owned by ex-Pennsylvania State Senator Bob Gerhart; dt Holiday Inn.

Those long, long unemployment lines In the Wildwood Office of the Stale Employment Service may soon be a thing of the past. The powerathat be are toying with the Idea of using special buses to transport Wildwoodians to year-round Jobs In Atlantic City • • • AN UNPRECEDENTED crime wave is sweeping the

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area, creating the need for a new wrinale In home protection with friends being asked to be Funeral House Sitters -Friends who will occupy a house while the residents are out attending a funeral. Burglars have been reading obituary notices In the papers, and robbing the house on the day of the funeral. This, in a resort where householders never used to lock their doors. Crest burlary victims say the robberies are preceded by a series of'bllnd" phone calls When the homeowner answers, there's no reply Usually wrong Humber callers always apologiie. Among the Crest hits was the home of millionaire Carl Aspenburg, former menhaden fleet owner

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NORTH WILDWOOD motel owner Jack Hallett has succeeded Gene Rayburn in the production of God's Favorite’ now playing in Raleigh N.C. The Wildwood Catholic grad Just - completed his 150th commercial for t.v. with Rodney Dangerfield and Whitey Ford.

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Roy Baker of North Cape May is the handsome, hirsute and astute manager of Wildwood Burger King. He's and expert in the fastfood field and makes many friend for his parent company.

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Some locals are planning a spirited fight against the proposed beach fee here using a special free news sheet on the issue. Op^ ponents will try to get hold of a secret U.S. Dept, of Interior document that purported forbids private beaches and beach fees.

Wildwoodians are thrilled the Post Office steps have been replaced after four years. Two entrances were permanently closed as the steps slowly crumbled. Ronald Reagan will be the first president since Woodrow Wilson to have been in Wildwood.(Nixonrumored Ambassador to China—touched down

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Scott Morphy's Entertainment Newa’ Is listed In 'Editor it Publisher' is available to buyers for *25,000.

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Ex-Wildwoodian Paul Lowden has taken the rubber band off the bankroll to face-lift his aging Hacienda Casino on the L.V. strip to the tune of $30 million. He’s also planning an A.C. casino. As ‘Variety' stringer covering Cape May County for 26 years, Lowden was one of this writer's ‘discoveries’ some 20 years when he received his first review as the blond young organist who was to become musical director of the L.V. Flamingo.

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Speaking of yours Duly, hope loyal readers will catch my contrlbutlonss to the Personalities column in the Phllly Inquirer Today Magaxine starting Dec; 28.

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Bob Gerhart Is giving his Diamond Beach Motel a first class face-lifting with construction experts like George Camp. While the collections themselves are excellent, the 'wrong side of the tracks' garbage collection plan in the Crest has many folks outraged. Whenever collections are missed due to holidays, etc., pick-ups are always resumed on the ocean side rather than the hay side of the community. Frank and Ann l-ebato have sold their Seven Seas to Jack Nickels.

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Buddy Johnson's ace Crest lifeguard Larry Fee was back for a visit. Hfe's an airline steward based in Denver, and won a gold medal at the national lifeguard competition in Sand Diego.

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Wildwood will have at least three contenders in the world famous Mummer's parade in father and son learn Bud and Mike Benson, both County Roost

wine tenders; and Printer Lee Bailey. They all appear with the Murray Comic Chib. Bud'a been going *5 years whUe Bailey Is a »year vet who last year was wheeled down Center City Phllly in aStryofoom bathtub!

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Cpt. Ott Stocker, a highly verbal critic of ocean pollution, is among the local fleet skippers happy to see an end to the dumping of poisonous city sewage sludge at sea Phllly Just sent Ji last bargeful down the Delaware last week.

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Ken Childers, a top New York union executive hides away In the crest manse some of each week. His office is in the World Trade Center.

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Dave Del Conte is well on the road to recovery after his tragic auto accident. His car looked like an accordian.

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Harry Hudson has acquired the pioneer Tom Benner plumbing business. When Tom Benner Sr. was a Crest commissioner, the tax rate was very low.. Who sez there's no business here in the off-

gmttm the Great Wawa took In $1,500—plus on Thanksgiving Day! • •• Jack and Blanche Reddick, of Reddick's neighborhood tavern fame, recently marked their 70th birthday anniversaries In blissful Fla. retirement.

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