$40 Million Lottery Win Shocks Illinois Winner
Michael Wittkowski, a 28 year old printer, claimed a record $40 million prize from the Illinois State Lottery on Monday. He plans to share the winnings with family and buy a simple engagement ring and Cubs tickets. The ticket was bought at Blatt Drugs on Chicago's northwest side.
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New York Times
Chicago
Cubs
Michael Wittkowski
North America
Donald Pollak
Blatt Drugs Inc
Wittkowski
Hayward
Wis
Frank
Blatt’s Drugs
Edna
Frances Pappas
Daniel
Lotto
Reagan opens 1984 official fall campaign with vow and barbs
President Reagan launched his re election bid in California pledging to build hope for America while Mondale Ferraro stressed truth and unity. Labor Day events across New York Wisconsin and Illinois contrasted with Reagan in Fountain Valley promising march to victory and attacking opponents.
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Reagan
Orange County
Calif
America
Walter Mondale
Geraldine Ferraro
White House
Country Club
Mondale
Ferraro
Bush
Fountain Valley
Afl-Cio
Thomas Donahue
Donahue
California
Fish Chewies poised as new fish based snack
A Rutgers Cook College team led by Endel Karmas and Ellen Lauber develops Fish Chewies from underutilized fish byproducts. Mitchell Griffith of Research Corp. touts high heat processing to neutralize taste, enabling snack forms with protein and low calories. Potential markets include the United States and Japan.
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New Brunswick
N.J
Mitchell Griffith
Research Corp
Steve Bacon
Griffith
United States
Japan
Hake
Endel Karmas
Rutgers’ Cook College
Ellen Lauber
Bacon
Ice chunk on Discovery stalls spacewalk plan at Cape
NASA weighed an EVA to knock off a two foot long ice piece blocking two water vent dumps on the shuttle Discovery. Mission Control halted the spacewalk and ordered vent heaters and thruster shakes to dislodge the ice, with robot arm brushing as backup.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Mission Control
Henry Hartsfield
Discovery
Montreal rail blast linked to papal visit kills three
A bomb exploded in Montreal's Central Station locker amid a Labor Day crowd, killing three and wounding 41. An American suspect, Thomas Brigham, 65, was arrested after denying planting the device. Pope John Paul II was due in Canada for a cross country tour next week.
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John Paul II
Ottawa
Canada
Central
Thomas Brigham
Rochester
N.Y
Jacques Grondines
Brigham
John Paul
Quebec City
Rome
Windsor Station
Central Station
Amtrak
U.S
What this country needs is a good five cent nickel
A crisp editorial line argues the nation would benefit from a sturdy five cent nickel as a practical coinage reform. The piece frames the idea as a commonsense economic measure aimed at simplifying commerce and everyday transactions.
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