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FINDINGS OF FACT
Some of the facts have been stipulated and are so found.
The stipulated facts and attached exhibits are incorporated by
this reference. Petitioners resided in Plaquemine, Louisiana,
when their petition was filed.
Myrna Dupuy Callahan (petitioner) graduated from high school
with honors and attended Our Lady of Lake College in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, where she took classes in general nursing, psychology,
and chemistry. She eventually became a registered cosmetologist
after an illness prevented her from completing her training in
nursing. She operated Vogue Beauty Box for 13 years, and for 1
year during that period--when her daughter was old enough for
kindergarten--she also opened and operated a neighborhood
kindergarten. Subsequent to running Vogue Beauty Box, petitioner
became a salesperson for Home Decorators, Inc., and two insurance
companies, Lincoln National and Prudential.
Petitioner has engaged in two hobbies since the late 1970's:
entering sweepstakes, and refunding and rebating with coupons.
Over time petitioner developed a filing and recordkeeping system,
plus various techniques or strategies designed to maximize the
savings available from product coupons and rebate offers. She
also developed a methodology intended to improve her chances of
winning sweepstakes contests. After a friend suggested she
document her refunding and rebating methodology, in 1982
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