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READ PENNSYLVANIA BILL HARRISBURG, Pa., April 27. Pennsylvanias legislative proposal to legalize parl-mutuel betting on horse races is today being groomed for another reading before the house of representatives after being in committee since February 22. Despite opposition voiced by Democratic state chairman David L. Lawrence and uncertainty on the part of Governor Geo. H. Earle, state secretary of revenue John B. Kelly, Philadelphia Democratic leader, said he will make every effort to bring the bill before the house. Philadelphia legislators are forming a solid bloc favoring the measure.
