D.C Lottery
Selective Service System: History and Records
A lottery drawing - the first since 1942 - was held on December 1, 1969, at Selective Service National Headquarters in Washington, D.C. This event determined the order of call for induction during calendar year 1970, that is, for registrants born between January 1, 1944, and December 31, 1950. Reinstitution of the lottery was a change from the "draft the oldest man first" method, which had been the determining method for deciding order of call. ... The highest lottery number called for this group was 195; all men assigned that lottery number or any lower number, and who were classified 1-A or 1-A-O (available for military service), were called to report for possible induction. ... [Read More]
Diversity Visa Lottery: Read the Rules, Avoid the Rip-Offs
Every year, the State Department announces the countries whose natives are ineligible for application. For the DV-2005 lottery, natives of the following countries are not eligible to apply: Canada, China (excluding Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwan), Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Korea, United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, and Vietnam. Applicants should check with the State Department to determine the ineligible countries for future DV lotteries. ... [Read More]
FCC Lottery Today Determines Order for Accepting Applications for Low Power FM Radio Station Licenses. Actual Dates of Filing Windows to be Announced in Later Public Notice
Washington, DC - The FCC today held its low power FM lottery to determine the order in which it will accept applications for this new radio service. ... The following is the order, also determined by lottery today, for processing applications from applicants in the remaining state groups: ... FCC LOTTERY TODAY DETERMINES ORDER FOR ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR LOW POWER FM RADIO STATION LICENSES ... [Read More]
Fraudulent “Green Card” Lottery Operators Hit a Red Light
Fraudulent “Green Card” Lottery Operators Hit a Red Light ... On June 30, 2004, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia approved the FTC’s stipulated final order to settle the charges. The settlement requires the defendants to post a $5 million bond if they market, or assist others in marketing, services related to government-issued travel or residency documents. The settlement requires the defendants to pay approximately $2.2 million and prohibits them from misrepresenting themselves and their business. In addition, the settlement requires the defendants, when selling any travel or residency status document or program, to disclose clearly that they are not a state or federal government agency, and that there is no guarantee that using their services will result in winning the DV lottery or obtaining a visa or green card. The settlement bans them from making material misrepresentations about travel or residency status documents or programs, or about any item, product, good, or service. ... [Read More]
Other State Lotteries
New Hampshire – www.state.nh.us/lottery/nhlotto.htm ... Number Search | Lottery Games | Cash Explosion | Rules and Regulations | Public Service ... [Read More]
Other State Lotteries
About the Lottery | Commissioners | Director and Staff | Lottery Fact Sheet | Lottery History | Regional Offices | Become a Retailer | Other Lotteries ... [Read More]
LORRAINE A. GREEN TO BE SWORN IN AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF OPM
Prior to her work in the personnel function, she was the Executive Director of the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board. It was during Ms. Green's tenure that the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board held the distinction of being the most efficiently run lottery in the United States. ... [Read More]
EAD Application Guidelines for Version 1.0: Creating Finding Aids in EAD
<c01 level="series"> LITERARY FILE, 1943-1970, n.d. <c02> <container type="box"> 46 </container> Articles, 1951-1966</c02> <c02>Books <c03> Raising Demons (1957) <c04>Reviews, 1956-1957, n.d.</c04> <c04> <container type="box"> 47 </container> Royalty statements, 1956-1969</c04></c03> <c03> The Road Through the Wall (1948), 1947-1970, n.d. </c03></c02> <c02>Short stories and other writings <c03>"The Lottery" <c04>Dramatic adaptations <c05>Correspondence, 1949-1953, 1967-1970</c05> <c05>Scripts and screenplays, n.d.</c05></c04> <c04> <container type="box"> 48 </container> Royalty statements, 1950-1953, 1964-1970 </c04></c03> <c03>"Lover's Meeting," n.d. </c03></c02></c01> <c01>SCRAPBOOKS, 1933-1968 <c02> <container type="box"> 49 </container> College plays, ... [Read More]
Court Halts Illegal Canadian Lottery Scheme
On September 30, 2002, the FTC filed a complaint in U.S. district court in Chicago charging that a group of related companies operated by six Canadians was running telemarketing boiler rooms targeting seniors in an illegal foreign lottery scheme. The FTC alleged that the telemarketers told the consumers that by investing with them, the consumers had a very good chance of winning the Canadian lottery. According to the FTC, the telemarketers told many consumers that it is legal for U.S. consumers to buy Canadian lottery tickets. They told some consumers that they had already won a large prize and that consumers should send them money to redeem their winnings. ... [Read More]
FTC Crackdown on Illegal Canadian Lottery Sellers
In another case targeting cross border lottery scams by telemarketers, the FTC charged defendants in British Columbia who offered “British Bonds” and lottery winnings to mostly elderly consumers in the United States and the United Kingdom with violating federal law. In a complaint filed in May 2002, the agency alleged that the defendants told their victims they were likely to receive a large return on their bond investment. The agency alleged that consumers were unlikely to receive any return, let alone a large return, and that it is illegal to sell or buy foreign lotteries in the U.S. The defendants were charged with violating the FTC Act and the Telemarketing Sales Rule. The defendants in the case are First British National Holdings Ltd, Omid Tahvili, and Reginald Pal. ... [Read More]
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