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A large vintner turnout was reported by the state in the polling of wineries and growers on the hot issue whether their alliance, the Winegrowers of California, should continue in the promotion of the state’s $5.5-billion wine industry . . . Two Home Shopping Network shareholders have filed a lawsuit against the company, saying it had made false statements to inflate the market price of Home Shopping stock. The company denied the claims and said it will fight the lawsuit . . . As part of a settlement of three shareholder lawsuits, Lucky Stores’ directors approved redemption of the company’s “poison pill” stock purchase rights for 5 cents per right . . . RJR Nabisco said its R. J. Reynolds tobacco unit sold for an undisclosed price its Prince Albert, Carter Hall, Apple and Royal Comfort pipe tobacco brands to John Middleton Inc., a family-owned tobacco business in King of Prussia, Pa. . . . McDonnell Douglas said Thai Airways International will purchase two DC-10 extended-range jetliners for more than $125 million . . . Corning, N.Y.-based Corning Glass Works said it has completed the acquisition of Hazleton Laboratories Corp. in a deal valued at about $120 million . . . The Investment Company Institute reported that the assets of the nation’s 380 money-market mutual funds fell $832.5 million in the week ended April 1.

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