In April 1963 Gov. John King signed the bill allowing one of these games in the state
[DOC] [TLE] How NH Defied the Feds, Mob and Church to Create the First State ... [PAR] In 1964 we hosted the first state-run lottery at Rockingham Park in Salem, a horse 
... Army to the dorms at Dartmouth  but these lotteries were always conducted 
by ... Before the race began, Governor John King made a brief appearance in the 
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