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Sculpture of founder of Alcoholics Anonymous unveiled

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FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2017 file photo, Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay speaks before former general manager Bill Polian is inducted into the team's Ring of Honor during half time of an NFL football game in Indianapolis. The founding document of Alcoholics Anonymous, known to adherents as the &quot;Big Book,&quot; has been sold at auction for $2.4 million to Irsay. The auction house Profiles in History says the manuscript with handwritten notes from group's founding fathers, sold to Irsay on Saturday, May 5, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Alcoholics Anonymous founding document sells for $2.4M

By ANTHONY McCARTNEY - Associated Press

This image released by Profiles in History shows two pages from the original Alcoholics Anonymous manuscript. Alcoholics Anonymous is demanding the return of its 1939 original manuscript describing the &quot;Twelve Step&quot; program of recovery from alcoholism. Alcoholics Anonymous World Services Inc. in New York state court last Thursday sued an Alabama man, Ken Roberts, who owns the manuscript, a New York art gallery and a California auction house. The manuscript is to be sold June 8 at auction. The lawsuit said the manuscript was gifted to a man who left instructions for it to be given to Alcoholics Anonymous upon his death. But it never was. (Profiles in History via AP)

Court fight over, founding papers of AA to go up for auction

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New Directions bookstore assists those in recovery

By CRISTINA CARREON - Associated Press

FILE- This undated file image released by Profiles in History shows the first chapter of a manuscript that would become the Alcoholics Anonymous &quot;Big Book,&quot; which includes stories and strategies for controlling addiction. The manuscript is scheduled to be sold at auction on June 8, 2017, but Alcoholics Anonymous World Services Inc., has filed suit in New York seeking its return. (Broad Highway Publishing Co. via AP, File)

Alcoholics Anonymous sues for return of 12-step manuscript

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By Muriel Dobbin

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