Author's First Book Wins Pulitzer for Fiction; 3 Journalism Prizes to Washington Post
Date: 11 April 2000
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
2000 Pulitzer Prizes are announced; Jhumpa Lahiri wins Pulitzer Prize for fiction for Interpreter of Maladies; John W Dower wins general nonfiction for Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II; David M Kennedy wins award for history with Freedom From Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-45; C K Williams wins Poetry award for Repair; Stacy Schiff wins Biography award for Vera; Donald Margulies wins Drama award for Dinner With Friends; Lewis Spratlan wins Music Award for opera Life Is a Dream; Washington Post wins Public Service Award; Joel Pett of Lexington Herald-Leader wins Editorial Cartooning Award; staff of Rocky Mountain News wins Breaking News Photography Award; Associated Press wins for Investigative Reporting; Washington Post staff members Carol Guzy, Michael S Williamson and Lucian Perkins win for Feature Photography; Mark Schoofs of Village Voice wins for International Reporting; Wall Street Journal wins for National Reporting; George Dohrmann of St Paul Pioneer Press wins for Beat Reporting; Denver Post wins for Breaking News Reporting; Eric Newhouse of The Great Falls Tribune wins for Explanatory Reporting; Henry Allen of Washington Post for Criticism; J R Moehringer of Los Angeles Times for Feature Writing; Paul A Gigot of Wall Street Journal for Commentary and John C Bersia of The Orlando Sentinel for Editorial Writing; photo (L)
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San Francisco Journal; Opening Day for Big Wallets and a New Stadium
Date: 12 April 2000
By Evelyn Nieves
Evelyn Nieves
Avid fans try desperately to buy tickets for opening day at San Francisco Giants' new Pacific Bell Park against Los Angeles Dodgers, Giants' most hated rival; city greets day like private holiday, with heavy news coverage; Dodgers win, 6-5; photo (M)
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Belgrade Stepping Up Intimidation Of Journalists
Date: 12 April 2000
By Steven Erlanger
Steven Erlanger
Yugoslav government steps up campaign to intimidate and impoverish independent press as hundreds attend rites honoring Slavko Curuvija, journalist gunned down on Belgrade street year ago after turning against Pres Slobodan Milosevic's regime; has been using courts to impose heavy fines on media to spur self-censorship (M)
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SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS TO SHIFT TO INTERNET DEVELOPMENT
Date: 11 April 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Safeguard Scientifics plans to shift its investments to Internet development companies from business-to-business ventures (S)
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FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR TO BUY QT OPTOELECTRONICS
Date: 11 April 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Fairchild Semiconductor International Corp acquires QT Optoelectronics for about $100 million, mostly in stock (S)
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ROSEMORE TO BUY CROWN CENTRAL PETROLEUM
Date: 11 April 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Crown Central Petroleum Corp says its shareholder Rosemore Inc has agreed to buy rest of company for about $67 million, ending month-long bidding war with Apex Oil Co (S)
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MICRON BUYS ASSETS OF INACOM'S GOVERNMENT UNIT
Date: 12 April 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Micron Electronics Inc acquires assets of Inacom Government Systems unit of Inacom Corp; financial terms undisclosed (S)
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INSO SHARES DROP AS COMPANY ANNOUNCES REVAMPING
Date: 12 April 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Inso Corp fall almost 40 percent after company rules out sale of company and says it will sell all but its DynaBase Internet publishing system unit; shares fall $3.9375 each, to $5.96875; Inso says Stephen Jaeger will resign as chief executive and Kirby Mansfield will step down as president and chief operating officer as it reorganizes its management; will close its headquarters next month and consolidate operations in Providence, RI, where its eBusiness Technologies unit is based (S)
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ACCORD ALLOWS ICAHN TO SEE NABISCO'S BOOKS
Date: 11 April 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Carl C Icahn reaches agreement with Nabisco Group Holdings Corp that will allow him to see company's books and solicit partners for his $4.7 billion takeover offer; in return, Icahn agrees to drop his proxy fight for control of Nabisco Group's board (S)
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NCR ACQUIRES CERES INTEGRATED IN A $90 MILLION DEAL
Date: 12 April 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
NCR Corp acquires Ceres Integrated Solutions for $90 million in cash and stock; Ceres will be folded into new unit called NCR CRM Solutions Division; NCR is also taking over Ceres's 25 percent equity stake in Acxiom Corp (S)
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