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Date: 20 February 1990
LEAD: INTERNATIONAL A2-11 Direct flights from Moscow to Israel for emigrating Soviet Jews will not be permitted by the Soviet Union, which, under pressure from Arab nations, rejected an appeal by the Bush Administration. Page A1
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Anchors in New Roles Are Gaining Wealth, But Not Much Prestige
Date: 19 February 1990
By Jeremy Gerard
Jeremy Gerard
LEAD: When Paula Zahn agreed last week to move from ABC to CBS, she became the latest member of the millionaires' subdivision of the already exclusive network news anchors' club. At CBS, Ms. Zahn will replace Kathleen Sullivan as co-anchor of ''CBS This Morning'' and, an industry executive said, will earn $1.15 million a year - more than four times her A
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Sky TV Begins to Make Progress
Date: 19 February 1990
By Geraldine Fabrikant
Geraldine Fabrikant
LEAD: Sky Television, Rupert Murdoch's satellite programming service in Britain, had operating losses of about $129 million in its first year. But there are signs that it is making progress.
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Chinese Premier Cautions Ethnic Minorities
Date: 20 February 1990
By Nicholas D. Kristof, Special To the New York Times
Nicholas
LEAD: Prime Minister Li Peng has warned against independence movements among China's ethnic minorities and has urged that separatist efforts be crushed immediately, the official New China News Agency reported tonight.
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BUSINESS DIGEST
Date: 20 February 1990
LEAD: INTERNATIONAL U.S. and Japanese officials seem to feel that the election victory of Japan's governing party has strengthened that nation's leadership after a year of scandal and power struggles. Tokyo may thus find it easier to offer concessions and compromises as Japan heads into an especially intense series of negotiations with the U.S.
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22-Week Mission Ends for Soviet Astronauts
Date: 20 February 1990
AP
LEAD: Two astronauts today ended a 22-week mission that included the first American experiment aboard the Soviet space station Mir.
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Chronicle
Date: 20 February 1990
By Susan Heller Anderson
Susan Anderson
LEAD: In the shifting sands of California politics, Brown is as close to a dynasty as you can get: for 29 of the last 39 years, a Brown has held a high state office. Now, KATHLEEN BROWN is campaigning for State Treasurer.
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Ethnic Groups in Chicago Aid East European Homelands
Date: 19 February 1990
By William E. Schmidt, Special To the New York Times
William Schmidt
LEAD: Using a borrowed computer and working out of the study of his house on Chicago's North Side, Gabriel Nicolescou this week finished the second issue of Democratic Romania, a 12-page newsletter that carries translations of American news reports on Romania.
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The City's Empty Chairs
Date: 20 February 1990
LEAD: It's been 15 weeks since David Dinkins knew he'd be Mayor of New York City, and seven weeks since he took the oath of office. Yet critical jobs in his administration remain unfilled. The vacancies are beginning to do damage, and not just in theory.
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