Cable TV News Competition Spills Onto the Web
Date: 28 October 1996
By Mike Allen
Mike Allen
Cable news war has spawned companion Web sites crammed with scripts, wire stories and market tables; Web site for MSNBC, venture of NBC and Microsoft Corp, is programmed in Redmond, Wash; users can request daily E-mail delivery of customized news page, or sign up for News Alert service that flashes icon when stories break; on CNN Interactive, a 'pager' lets users scroll through news, market, weather and Hollywood headlines; chart listing news sites on Web (M)
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Judge Questions Giuliani's Basis for Aiding Fox News Channel
Date: 29 October 1996
By Clifford J. Levy
Clifford Levy
Federal Judge Denise Cote, opening hearing over New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's effort to help Rupert Murdoch, expresses skepticism over legality of Mayor's plan to place Fox News Channel on city-run cable station; hearing comes in suit filed by Time Warner in its feud with Giuliani (M)
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Lawsuits by Guard Would Face Obstacles
Date: 29 October 1996
By Iver Peterson
Iver Peterson
Legal experts say Richard Jewell, security guard exonerated by Justice Department after being identified as main suspect in bombing of Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta during Summer Olympics, faces major obstacles in trying to bring grievances to court; say case raises serious questions about role of media in reporting confidential law-enforcement information about suspects; says since Jewell made himself available for interviews in days he was being hailed as hero for directing police to bomb and helping to evacuate area, he might be viewed as having been public figure when he was first identified as suspect; libel law makes it difficult for someone deemed public figure to sue for libel; photos (M)
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He Felt Much 'Like a Hunted Animal'
Date: 29 October 1996
By Kevin Sack
Kevin Sack
Richard Jewell, security guard exonerated by Justice Department after being indentified as prime suspect in bombing of Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta during Summer Olympics, levels blistering attack against Federal Bureau of Investigation and news media in first news conference, describing 88-day ordeal as period when he felt like hunted animal; says FBI and news media almost destroyed him and his mother; lays groundwork for lawsuits against those who portrayed him as leading suspect; US Attorney releases parts of affidavits used to obtain search warrants of Jewell's property which make clear that FBI had only most circumstantial of evidence against Jewell at time it named him suspect; photo (M)
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A Story Where the Telling Itself Has Raised Many Questions
Date: 28 October 1996
By Peter Applebome
Peter Applebome
Numerous questions surround decision by Atlanta Journal to identify Richard A Jewell as main suspect in bombing at Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park during 1996 Summer Olympic Games; Jewell is reportedly planning to file suit against newspaper, its parent company Cox Communications, five reporters and columnists; Hewell is also planning to sue NBC News and its anchor Tom Brokaw because of their coverage (M)
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A Man's Life Turned Inside Out By Government and the Media
Date: 28 October 1996
By Kevin Sack
Kevin Sack
Saga of Richard A Jewell, security guard who has just been eliminated as a suspect in the July 27 bombing of Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, provides fresh object lesson about immense power of Federal Government to disrupt lives of those it only suspects of misdeeds; raises questions about tactics used by state and Federal agents who investigated bombing, and speaks volumes about capacity of highly competitive news media to cause irreparable damage; Jewell, who dreamed of entering law enforcement, handled duties in hapless career as security guard and sheriff's deputy with such zeal that he often alienated superiors; while qualities may have helped him find bomb in Centennial Olympic Park, they also formed foundation of suspicions that quickly enveloped him as investigators tried to take advantage of his eagerness to please agents he so admired; photo (L)
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MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DROPS PLAN TO BUILD JUMBO JET
Date: 29 October 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
McDonnell Douglas Corp says it has dropped plans it announced one month ago for new jumbo jetliner; cites large investment that the venture would have required (S)
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MAZDA SUED BY 14 STATES OVER ADVERTISEMENTS
Date: 29 October 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Mazda Motor Corp of America is being sued by 14 states that contend it used false and deceptive ads to lure consumers into expensive car lease agreements; suits contend ads led consumers to believe they could lease new car for nothing down (S)
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SERVICE EXPERTS TO ACQUIRE 18 SERVICE CENTERS
Date: 29 October 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Service Experts Inc says it is acquiring 18 heating, ventilating and air-conditioning service centers for about $57.2 million in stock and cash; companies being acquired are members of Service Experts' wholly owned subsidiary (S)
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PALL IN STOCK DEAL FOR GELMAN SCIENCES
Date: 29 October 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Pall Corp agrees to buy Gelman Sciences Inc for about $264 million, outbidding offer made in August by Memtec Ltd (S)
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