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Curbs Imposed in Rape Case

Date: 20 June 1991

AP

The judge in the rape case against William K. Smith today imposed restrictions on out-of-court comments by lawyers and law-enforcement agencies, but her order was less-sweeping than one she outlined in a court hearing two weeks ago. The judge, Mary Lupo of Circuit Court, ordered prosecutors, the Palm Beach police, defense lawyers and their investigators and all courtroom personnel to refrain from making statements about the character, credibility, reputation, or criminal record of Mr. Smith or the witnesses. The order also prohibits statements about the possibility that a plea would be entered, the content of any confession, the performance or results of any examination or test and an opinion about Mr. Smith's guilt or innocence.

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Review/Television; And Now, a Real Courtroom Series

Date: 21 June 1991

By Walter Goodman

Walter Goodman

With "Verdict" at 8 tonight, CBS becomes the first network to turn cameras in the courtroom into a prime-time series. Many outside the television industry who supported the fight to crack the courtroom barrier saw it as an opportunity to open up the workings of the law; skeptics predicted that victory would bring just a new batch of real-crime shows that would clobber the finer points of law with the blunt instruments of murder and mayhem. The first half-hour of "Verdict" lends support to the skeptics but offers glimmers to the hopeful. Tonight's program -- "No actors, no scripts, no re-enactments!" an authoritative off-camera voice declares -- focuses on murder and sex, that irresistible prime-time combination. The defendant is a professional con man whose specialty was lovelorn women. "He stole widows' hearts," says Richard Schlesinger, the evening's reporter, "and then he stole their money." As "Verdict" begins, Raymond Harry Stone, already serving a 14-year sentence for fraud, is on trial for the murder of Anita Dalfuss, an acquaintance whose remains were found in a wooded area near San Diego.

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Some Caution Greets Libel Decision

Date: 21 June 1991

By David Gonzalez

David Gonzalez

Jeffrey M. Masson expressed "sheer delight" yesterday that the Supreme Court reinstated his lawsuit against a writer who he said fabricated libelous quotations and attribute them to him. Publishing executives and journalists said they were generally satisfied with the decision, although several said they feared that it could generate more litigation.

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 20 June 1991

International A3-14 A Kuwaiti court gave stiff sentences to seven entertainers, most of them Iraqi citizens, who were accused of collaborating with Iraq. International criticism of Kuwait's trials has been mounting. Page A1

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 21 June 1991

INTERNATIONAL A3-8 President Bush praised Boris Yeltsin for pushing "democratic values and free market principles," but emphasized strongly that his first loyalty is to the Soviet President, Mikhail S. Gorbachev. Page A1 Talks on the nuclear weapons treaty between the United States and Soviet Union produced a narrowing of differences, but not enough to be able to schedule another superpower summit meeting, officials said. A6

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BRIEFS

Date: 20 June 1991

* Allied Research Corp., Baltimore, a weapons systems maker, received a $68.3 million contract to produce anti-armor ammunition and weapons. * Abitibi-Price Inc., Toronto, agreed to sell its Innova unit, an envelope maker, to Supremex Inc. for about $37 million.

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Cuts at Travelers

Date: 20 June 1991

Reuters

The Travelers Corporation said it planned to cut its data-processing staff by 300 workers, about 9 percent of the work force, by January. Travelers said the cuts, planned primarily at its Hartford offices, would streamline operations and reduce costs. The insurer said employees would be offered a voluntary retirement package, though it did not know how many workers would accept the offer. Travelers' stock fell 25 cents today, to $23.25, on the New York Stock Exchange.

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Healthcorp Spinoff

Date: 20 June 1991

Reuters

National Healthcorp L.P. will review a plan for a tax-free spinoff of 78 percent of its assets to a new, publicly traded real estate investment trust. Under the plan, a holder of one partnership unit in National Healthcorp would receive a share of stock in the new trust. National Healthcorp, an operator of long-term health-care centers, said it would lease real estate from the trust. On the American Stock Exchange today, Healthcorp's shares rose $1.25, to $24.

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Pratt & Whitney

Date: 21 June 1991

Reuters

Pratt & Whitney, a unit of the United Technologies Corporation, said an affiliate of Lufthansa A.G., the German airline, had ordered 25 Pratt & Whitney engines worth about $175 million. The PW4060 turbofan engines are to be delivered between October 1992 and the end of 1995. Some of the engines will power 10 new Boeing 767-300 aircraft owned by the Lufthansa affiliate, Condor Flugdienst. The rest will be used as spares for those planes, as well as three 767's Condor purchased last year, Pratt & Whitney said.

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Semiconductor Plans Revamping

Date: 20 June 1991

Reuters

The National Semiconductor Corporation will be revamped as two groups. The chip maker is forming a communications and computing group and a standard products group. An innovative products division will be part of the communications and computing operation.

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