Church Head's Evidence To Royal Commission
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Reeeived Tfrarsday* lQ.io a.m,. LONDON,; Dec. 14, . Excessive gambiing- had how suepeeded! exeessfve d'rinMhg as Soni-al Evil Nn. I, General rlte^orh, internationjal' leader the Ssslvation Army, today t&ld the ■'-Rogpal Qommissiop on betting. '' y- v a* General Ostoorn said that- -the Salvation Ar-my had always -. re.^ garded gambling as wrnhg ih prineiple and harmful in praetiee,' Duriaag the last si-x mon'thss il. hadr cond-ucted a nation^wfde surve-y oj- " the many eurrent ol-gam-bhng. The survey 'ishnwed that gambling was responsible for some breakaps in famhy, W&, •cau-sed avoidable child . hegi'e.ct and was a contributory faetor in juvenile dehnqueney, He said': "Evidenee is fqgrettably abundant that gambfiing; among the young often Igads tn hous.e-breaking,"
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Chronicle (Levin), 15 December 1949, Page 5
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121Church Head's Evidence To Royal Commission Chronicle (Levin), 15 December 1949, Page 5
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