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It might be tough times and diminished expectations now, but from 1918 to 1957, Galveston Island was known as a "wide-open" town, where prostitution, smuggling, bootlegging and gambling all flourished. Many remember the 1940s and early '50s as the glory days of "the Free State of Galveston," when th .

By ANNE M. PETERSON Brandon Roy scored 28 points, including a pair of game-clinching free throws with 1.7 seconds left, and the Portland Trail Blazers rallied to beat the Indiana Pacers 107-105 Wednesday night. The Blazers, who trailed by as many as 14 points in the second half, have won 10 straight at the Rose Garden, where they are 25-5 overall. The victory also snapped Indiana's nine-game .