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State jobless rate hits 9%

TIED UP
POMPERAUGS LAUREN PIRO CHASES THE BALL IN 1-1 TIE WITH BARLOW, PAGE 4C

Unemployment back to where it was in the spring of 2011

BY MARC SILVESTRINI
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN

GIANTS CRUISE
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There is nothing ambiguous about the latest Connecticut employment report, released Thursday by the state Department of Labor. No matter what lens you use, the states employment picture in August just doesnt look good. Connecticut lost 6,800 nonfarm jobs last month, the labor

department said, while its unemployment rate jumped from 8.5 percent in July to 9 percent, the highest monthly increase in the jobless rate since 1976, or in 36 years. The last time the states monthly unemployment rate reached 9 percent was in April 2011. The rate has risen 0.9 percentage points in two months. The labor department Thursday also revised its estimate of

5,100 jobs created in July downward, and now says only 3,500 were created during the month. August was the fourth month this year in which the state lost jobs. Over the first eight months of 2012, Connecticut has produced a net gain of just 1,300 jobs, 6,700 fewer than the 8,000 produced through August of 2011. See JOBS, Page 9A

MORE INSIDE
>> Troubling employment report comes out in the midst of political campaigns that focus on jobs, Page 3A. >> Oil prices fall steeply in past week and analysts arent surprised, Page 8C. >> U.S. reports show economy still struggling, Page 8C.

ELI MANNING AND THE GIANTS CRUSH TURN CAROLINA BLUE WITH 36-7 WIN, PAGE 1C

NATIONAL POW/MIA RECOGNITION DAY

City ends year with surplus

Waterbury ended its fiscal year with a budget surplus of $740,000. The mayor is asking aldermen to allocate most of it to bail out the school system. PAGE 1B

Living in letters
WATERBURY WOMAN GETS TO KNOW THE UNCLE WHO VANISHED DURING KOREAN WAR THROUGH LETTERS HE SENT HIS WORRIED FAMILY

McDonalds heist an inside job?

A Southbury teen was arrested in relation to the Sept. 2 armed robbery of a McDonalds in town. Police suspect it may have been an inside job and expect more arrests. PAGE 1B

U.S. runs ads to condemn film

U.S. government ads running on Pakistani TV to condemn the film blamed for angering some Muslims didnt stop youths there from trying to reach the U.S. Embassy. PAGE 6A

Amish rift leads to convictions

Sixteen Amish men and women in Ohio were convicted of hate crimes for attacking fellow sect members and cutting their hair and beards to shame them. PAGE 4A

OPINION OF THE DAY: Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon has the experience of creating and running a billion-dollar company, is fiscally responsible and has created hundreds of jobs in Connecticut. Democrat Chris Murphys jobs record: Zero! Douglas Noble, Naugatuck
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Fred DeSimone of New Britain and his daughter, Lana Grodnik of Waterbury, look at photos of his brother Nicholas DeSimone Jr., who went missing while serving in Korea in July 1953. Grodnik found a stack of letters from Nicholas in her fathers home. BY CARRIE MACMILLAN
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN

>> Number of missing Americans from recent wars, Page 9A.

he letters, written in pencil in the uncertain half-cursive of a 25-year-old soldier, sat on a bookshelf in a New Britain home for 59 years. After Nicholas DeSimone Jr. was declared missing following a July 13, 1953, battle in the Korean War, someone tucked the two dozen letters he wrote to

his family in a safe spot. Later, the letters would be joined by posthumously awarded medals and updates from the military on recovery efforts for the remains of those presumed killed in action. Lana Grodnik of Waterbury, DeSimones niece, stumbled upon the letters while cleaning

the home where Nicky grew up and where her parents now live. Outside, next to the American flag, waves a black POW/MIA flag. That flag will be flown throughout the country today, as the third Friday in September marks National POW/MIA Recognition Day, meant to remember those who were prisoners of war or missing in action, and their families. See LETTERS, Page 9A

This photo of Cpl. Nicholas DeSimone Jr. hangs in the home of his brother, Fred.

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Some clouds early in the day, then partly sunny. Page 8D

What is Malloy bringing back to us from his travels?

BY SUSAN HAIGH
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People 5D Public record 2A Religion 2-3D Stocks 7C Sudoku 7D Television 7D

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HARTFORD China may be an unusual destination for the governor of Connecticut, but Dannel P. Malloy says his recent 10-day visit to that country and dozens of other trips abroad and in the U.S. could lead to valuable business deals for the state. The Asia trip wrapped up earlier this week and came on the heels of Malloys appearance at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. It was the most ambitious excursion yet for

the first-term Democrat, who maintains his travels around the world and regularly to Washington are aimed at boosting Connecticuts clout and economic development. But critics wonder whether he is trying to raise his profile for a possible bid for higher office, speculation Malloy steadfastly denies. Since taking office in 2010, Malloy has made at least 30 trips, travel records obtained by The Associated Press show. His office has spent nearly $16,500 on some of See TRIPS, Page 7A

Naugatuck High fined for recruiting violations

Football program on probation
BY ALIA MALIK
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN

CHESHIRE The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference voted Thursday to impose a $7,500 fine on Naugatuck High School for three recruiting violations committed by former football Coach Rob Plasky and the football booster club president, Frank Johnson Jr. The football program will also be on probation for two years, but is not barred from

>> Players involved, all now at Sacred Heart, relieved to get news, Page 1C.

postseason play unless it commits another significant violation, said Paul Hoey, the CIACs assistant executive director. The present football players and coaches had no involvement in this, he said.

See FINED, Page 9A

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