Powerball jackpot hits record $119 million in U S drawing
Des Moines AP reports a rush of ticket purchases as Powerball reached a $119 million payoff, the day after no one matched all numbers. The prize could reach $150 million next drawing with odds of 1 in 80.1 million, as retailers nationwide faced crowds and hopeful players.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Austin Campbell
Campbell
U.S
Todd Downing
Bettendorf
District of Columbia
Leonard Dezaiffe
Great Falls
Mont
United States
California
Association
Spain
Schlesinger Presses People Vote in Connecticut GOP Race
Derby politician Alan Schlesinger urges Naugatuck and Seymour voters to choose the people’s option for a fall primary, arguing a direct vote favors residents over governor and delegates. He touts deep Valley roots and long public service from 1979 to 1998 and notes support from Ralph DiPalma and Henry Kogut. See Schlesinger on page 3.
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Alan Schlesinger
Derby
Naugatuck
Seymour
Schlesinger
Ralph DiPalma
Congress
Henry Kogut
Nangatuck
Inger
Nielsen urges unity as delegates pick July convention support
State Senator Mark Nielsen argues for party unity after delegate primaries in Naugatuck and Seymour determine if a September GOP primary is needed. Nielsen says he will secure a majority at the July convention and notes Alan Schlesinger must gather enough delegates to force a fall contest. Polls run 6 am to 8 pm with focus on welfare reform and spending cuts.
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Naugatuck
Seymour
Mark Nielsen
Republican Town Committee
Nielsen
Schlesinger
U.S
James) Maloney
Hartford
John G. Rowland
Microsoft antitrust case looms over software giants
Washington and London reporting on the two lawsuits likely to be filed by the Justice Department and at least 20 states. Microsoft stock slid about 4 percent while talks stalled. The government seeks to strip Internet Explorer or require inclusion of Netscape’s browser with Windows 98, with a June 25 release target.
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Washington
London
Antitrust Division
Justice Department
Microsoft
Netscape
Mark Murray
Uniroyal filed suit against borough and plant partners
The borough faces a lawsuit from Uniroyal Chemical Co and the Naugatuck Treatment Co alleging multiple contract breaches. Borough Attorney Dlugokecki plans a motion to dismiss and to pursue binding arbitration per the operating agreement. The firms seek a declaratory judgment on plant operations on Cherry Street Extension.
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Uniroyal Chemical Co
Naugatuck Treatment Co
Middlebury
Frederick Dlugokecki
Uniroyal
Cherry Street
Drugokecki
Dlugokecki
Ritchie
Beacon Heights
Laurel Park
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Charlene Marino
Robert Woodfield
Karen Kimball
Sun District
Ted Bridis
Associated Press
Tim Barth
Douglas Ritchie
Barth
Reed
Tarra Varrone
Hop Brook
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