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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 1, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes tuesday november 1,19b8 2 groups claim share of $60.8 million lotto Sacramento Calif. A groups us  in separate parts of the state claimed 10 hold two of three winning tick Cis for 3 $60.8 million lotto Jackpot said to be inc world s largest lottery prize. The lady who found we had a winning ticket screamed said Carrie dragon a member of the group of 14 workers a Fallbrook Hospital in san Diego and a Friend who attended a parly saturday night to watch the winning numbers drawn. Then everybody started dreaming about what we were going to do with the Money dragon a 58-year-old pharmacy technician said sunday. I m going to Iet a to ii fund for my four kids and pay off Bills. Bui. For thanksgiving we re the group Ait going to Hawaii or someplace like  the second group of 25 worker at a scan appliance service department in Sacramento were said monday to have a second ticket while the third was claimed to be held by a couple from Westminster in Orange coun y in South lottery officials scheduled but then cancelled a news conference with the 25 Sacramento winners. Lottery spokeswoman Kim Rundahl said the workers the decided they did t want the publicity and bad to return to work. Lottery spokesman Bob Taylor said he could nol confirm that the claimants held winning tickets until the stubs were verified. Each winning ticket is Worth a third of the Jackpot or nearly �20.3 million Tobe paid Over two decades. The winning numbers were 5, 20,26,28,32 and 39. Surinder Sanghera owner of Sangho Ras House of liquors in Sacramento where a winning ticket was sold said it was bought by a Pool of 25 Sears employees. They Are regulars he said. I think they pc been buying Here since inc lotto  a woman answering the phone at the Sears service Center this monday said that she and 24 other Nurl cars there were joint winners. She added i m Reily excited about it would t anybody be before hanging up the phone without giving her name. The los Angeles times and Orange county Register reported monday that the Westminster Winner is Ron Smith a 45 year old production supervisor. Smith said he had bought five lottery tickets. We re very common real people Smith s wife Linda told the Register. We have our friends and this is our House. We re not going to  the two now earn about j40.000 a car. Smith said hell quit his Job at Shell Oil some and his wife can travel. He went to work sunday and told his co work is. They thought i was kidding he said. Then they decided i was  the group at the Hospital in Fallbrook purchased $600 Worth of tickets with each member of the group kicking in s15 apiece dragon said. She Sarif All agreed they would split what winnings came from the Quick pick tick ets. Quick pick Means thai the numbers on the 11 tickets were selected at random by a computerized lotto terminal. The tickets were purchased at a Circle k convenience store she said. Lottery officials verified that the winning ticket in Fallbrook was purchased in a Circle k. Dragon said the winning ticket was placed in a Bank vault sunday. If verified each of the 15 would get More than. S6 7,000 a year before taxes for20 years. Each of the three winning tickets is Worth 120,296.175, one third of the$60,888,525 Jackpot said lottery spokeswoman Susan Kossack. The prize was inc world s largest lol Ter Jackpot Taylor said. The previous world record was 156 million in Spain s Al Gordo lottery in 1983, according to Sam Valenza pub Lisher of lottery players Magazine in Moorestown n j. Fight Over releasing secret data to Congress to be decided by july Washington a the supreme court on monday stepped into a simmering feud Between con Gress and president Reagan by agreeing to review legis lation that would limit presidential authority to with hold classified info Talion. The justices in a Case to be decided by july agree to consider reviving a whistle Blower Law decreed unconstitutional by a lower court. The legs Lalion was designed to restrain the president s ability to keep National Security information front Congress. Justice Sandra Day o Connor who had breast can cer surgery 10 Days ago at Georgetown University hos phial was Back on the Bench As she and her fellow justices returned from a two week recess o Connor. 58,  jihad a breast removed. She previously said the cancer was detected in an Early stage and the prognosis is for a full recovery. In other action the court killed a lawsuit against the government stemming from the world War ii mass detention of japanese americans in . Prison Camps. The action bars a suitor property losses by former prisoners of the intern ment Camps but legislation was enacted this year thai permits each Detainee to receive $20,000. Agreed in a Case from Virginia to decide Whethe Stales must continue to provide lawyers for indigent death Row inmates after they have lost their initial round of appeals. Ruled 7-2, that police in Pennsylvania did no violate the rights of a Man suspected of Drunken driving when they failed to read him so called Miranda warning when he was stopped for questioning. Left intact Kansas Laws permitting people to use deadly Force to defend their Homes or personal prop erty even when they arc nol threatened with death or great bodily harm. Let stand an Illinois Law that bans the Possession of child  Public school officials in California to ban leaflets and school yearbook advertisements that promoted a student run lunch hour Bible study group. Refused to overturn a 575,000 libel award to a Virgin islands restaurant that had inc same name As a bar featured in erotic fiction in an adult Magazine. High  Caw involving classified information a sticking Point for years Between Congress and presidents will provide a new Tysl of where to draw the line separating legislative and executive Powers. The Case stems from a National Security directive adopted by Reagan in 1983. The directive requires Federal officials before they arc allowed Access to classified information to sign a agreement that they with not disclose the information. The directive also created a Standard form for officials to sign promising they never will divulge Classi supreme court Roundup tied or classifiable information without written per Mission from proper authorities. Some members of Congress bridled at the directive particularly the use of inc word "classifiable.1 they said the president is seeking to abridge free speech rights of Federal employees and impose after inc fact classification of information in order to Pun ish whistle blowers for making disclosures thai Embar Rass their superiors opponents of the presidential directive also said the secrecy agreement thai Federal employees must sign would bar them for life from revealing information to Congress that it is entitled to receive. Congress enacted legislation to prohibit use of funds during the 1987-88 fiscal year to implement the Standard forms Reagan had authorized. A similar provision was attached to the spending Bill for the current fiscal year. . District judge Oliver Gasch declared the legis lation unconstitutional last May. The statute in permissibly restricts inc presidents Power to fulfil obligations imposed upon him by his express constitutional Powers and the role of the executive in foreign relations Gasch said. The american foreign service association represent ing members of the nation s diplomatic corps and senators and House members from both political parties appealed to inc supreme court to reinstate inc Law  Broadens ties with North Korea Washington a the United states Mon Day relaxed Trade travel and diplomatic restrictions against North Korea to support South korean a flirts at easing tensions on inc  department spokesman Charles Redman said the United states will encourage unofficial non governmental visits from North Korea in academics sports culture and other areas. Redman also said financial regulations arc being. Revised to pet Mil group travel by americans on a Case by Case basis. American diplomats will be allowed sub Siant ivc Contact with North korean diplomats for the first time in almost a year he said. In addition he spokesman said commercial exports of humanitarian goods to North Korea will be allowed on a limited basis currently humanitarian items must be donated., Redman stressed that general commercial Irac will still be illegal and that North Korea remains on our list of Stales which support or arc engaged in International  he said ils behaviour in this area is something we will continue to scrutinize  moves Are a complement to efforts by South korean president Roh tac woo who has called for a North South Summit meeting and a resumption of Trade Between the two Korea As part of an attempt to. Ease tensions. Roh met with president Reagan 10 Days ago an suggested thai the United Stales act in coordination with South Korea s own  Korea is one of the few countries in the world with which the United Stales has no diplomatic relations and it has been the target of a highly restrictive . Trade embargo. I John Houseman actor produce r Houseman die Calif Jap actor John House Man known for his Oscar winning role As a crusty Law school professor in the movie the Pape Chase and for a Long career As a theater and movie producer has died. He was 86, Houseman died during the night at his Home said Ivan Goff a family Friend and Hollywood  the romanian born Houseman became a household name while in his 70s As profess Rcharles w. Kingsfield in the paper Chase a role he first played in the 1973 film and then to the television series. He parlayed that Fame and jigs distinctive speaking style into a lucrative series of Commer Cial endorsements including ads for Smith bar Ney the investment firm. But before that he was Best known As a pro Ducer. In 1937, he helped Orson Welles form the Mercury theater in new York City. He was also involved in writing and producing shows for the Mercury theater of inc air the radio form of the troupe. It put on the 193s War of the worlds presentation that created a nationwide panic just so years ago last sunday with is realistic portrayal of radio news cover age of a Martian Landing. Hou Ernae also had a key Rote in putting tog Aljier Welles landmark 1941 film citizen  among his film production credits were they live by  1948 the bad and la Beautiful 1952 Julius Caesar 1953 and. He was bom Jacques Haussmann in Bucha rest Romania of sent. 22, 1902, he came to inc United slates in 1924. " a. �  
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