Billionaires Lose Ground as Forbes Rank Shrinks
Forbes 16th annual ranking shows 83 fewer billionaires this year bringing total to 497 and combined wealth down to 1.54 trillion from 1.73 trillion. Bill Gates remains richest at 52.8 billion, Buffett 35 billion, Albrechts 26.8, Ellison 23.5, Dell 20.5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Forbes Magazine
AOL Time Warner
Steve Case
Gary Winnick
Global Crossing
Forbes i
William H. Gates III
United States
Microsoft
Warren E. Buffett
Berkshire Hathaway
Karl and
Theo Albrecht
Germany
Paul G. Allen
Gates
Warren Buffett
Michael Dell
Alice Walton
India Violence Burns Ahmadabad as Rioters Target Muslims
In Ahmadabad and the surrounding region mobs of Hindus attacked Muslim homes shops and vehicles after a train bombing that killed 58 people. Police appeared reluctant or unable to intervene as the violence escalated with fears of wider spread. Authorities planned to deploy the army to restore order amid a nationwide strike call by Hindu nationalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ahmadabad
India
Gujarat
Godhra
Ayodhya
NATO raid fails to capture Bosnian Serb sought in war crimes
NATO forces carried out a multinational raid on Celebici in eastern Bosnia seeking Radovan Karadzic and other suspects but found no capture. Spokesman Mark Laity stated the operation shows NATO resolve while warning the fugitives they remain pursued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celebici
Bosniat Herzegovina
NATO
U.N
Bosnia
Serbia
Montenegro
Radovan Karadzic
Karadzic
Mark Laity
SFOR
Ratko Mladic
Republic
Yugoslavia
NASA aims predawn shuttle Columbia Hubble repair launch
NASA planned a predawn launch of space shuttle Columbia to rejuvenate the Hubble Space Telescope after a rare cold snap caused a one day delay. Spokesman George Diller said the launch would have been within safety limits on Thursday. Columbia, fresh from a 2 1/2 year overhaul, carries new science power and steering parts for Hubble as spacewalks total five sorties to install equipment on the 12-year-old telescope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NASA
Space Shuttle
Columbia
Hubble Space Telescope
George Diller
Hubble
Connecticut raises cigarette tax by 61 cents in budget move
Gov. John G. Rowland signed a bill adding 61 cents to the Connecticut cigarette tax, lifting it to 111 per pack from 50, effective April 3. The aim is to help close a two year deficit of about 1 billion dollars, with the increase projected to bring in 130 million next fiscal year. Only New York and Washington will have higher rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Rowland
Connecticut
Rowland
New York
Washington
Kansas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Billionaire’s Club
Bill Gates
Louisa Kroll
Forbes
Ana 0 Magazine
Geta
Lawrent
Journal-World
Iowa
Ucse
Sleepy Sheep Mattress Company
23Rd
Louisiana
Pitti
Florida
Ike
Homer Frank
Lawrence Humane Society
Amane.org
Lawrence Shay
Heinz
You
Noeus Maesr
MEUM
Naismith
New Hampshire
Central National Bank
Ccna National Bank
Centralnational.com
Arensberg
Massachusetts
Wea
Lawrence
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!