Moring Telegraph Operator Has Ticket on Arabian Night, Daily Racing Form, 1954-06-03

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Morning Telegraph Operator Has Ticket on Arabian Night NEW YORK, N. Y., June 2. Paul Glick-stein, a linotype operator for The Morning Telegraph the past 10 years, never enjoyed his work more than on Wednesday morning, when he set part of the story of the Epsom Derby running. Glickstein especially relished the part about Arabian Night finishing second, since he held a sweepstakes ticket on the horse, which will bring him about 6,000, or 2,000 after taxes. Although besieged with congratulations by his co-workers in The Morning Telegraph composing room, Glickstein nevertheless calmly spent the day setting type. He said he has taken a chance on the sweepstakes for four years, but "this is the first time anything like this has ever happened to me." Glickstein, a. bachelor,, lives in, Man-. liattan, "but is well known in New England bowling circles.


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