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15th of December 1996 News
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2 Newspapers Battle for Hearts, Minds and All Those Ad Dollars
Date: 16 December 1996
By Iver Peterson
Iver Peterson
Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News are engaged in one of country's last big-city newspaper wars; Denver and environs is one of richest, trendiest and fastest-growing markets in country, but neither side believes it will support two newspapers forever; competition is so fierce between Post and News that each paper regularly attacks other's circulation claims; newspaper industry is watching Denver story closely, because it is test case of two competing strategies: Post is maintaining broadest possible circulation and home delivery area, despite added expense of distant deliveries, while News is concentrating on its core market, cutting off deliveries to 25,000 readers beyond the Front Range cities; photos; graphs (M)
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In Spanish, It's Another Story
Date: 15 December 1996
By Larry Rohter
Larry Rohter
Spanish-language television newscasts of Univision and Telemundo, Miami-based networks, track and explain developments in US and Latin America to potential audience of 25 million Hispanics in US; photo; they have become prism through which Latin Americans throughout hemisphere view their own countries, and offer US viewers less American-centered view of world (S)
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When the Executives, Not the Stars, Get the Hollywood Spotlight
Date: 16 December 1996
By James Sterngold
James Sterngold
Analysis: heavy news coverage of Michael Ovitz's departure from Walt Disney Co offers several messages about values of the press and financial world and about deep changes in the economy; key isssue is that entertainment industry itself has become a kind of economic celebrity; critical growth industries are no longer steel or oil, but entertainment and information, and the technologies that convey it around the world; definition of entertainment has grown to encompass vast complex of industries, including gambling, advertising, music, sports, book publishing, theme parks, computer games and software, toys and television; they are all linked by notion that they produce 'software' exported around the globe; photos (M)
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Journalism Is Still Columbia's Priority
Date: 16 December 1996
By Iver Peterson
Iver Peterson
Joan W Konner, outgoing dean of Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, takes pride in fact that school has stuck with its traditional curriculum and has at least maintained standards that she claims other journalism schools have let slide; she is scornful of journalism schools that have been subsumed under programs called 'mass communications skills,' in which news gathering is merged with programs teaching public relations and advertising; Tom Goldstein has been appointed new dean succeeding Konner; photo (M)
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C-Span's Guardian of Beige
Date: 15 December 1996
Interview with Prof John Splaine, consultant for C-Span, who monitors politically neutral public-affairs cable channel for any hints of visual or verbal tilt; photo (M)
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Stocks Higher in Japan
Date: 16 December 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Stocks trade slightly higher in Tokyo on Dec 16; Nikkei index is up 80.65 points, at 20,422.04 (S)
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Hughes Electronics Wins Missile Contract
Date: 16 December 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hughes Electronics Corp wins $421.7 million contract to develop a new Pentagon missile, beating Raytheon Co; Hughes will spend next five years refining its proposal for the AIM-9X short-range aerial combat missile and building as many as 1,000 of them; heat-seeking missile is to be used on virtually all United States combat airplanes; subcontractors for missile include British Aerospace PLC, Texas Instruments Inc, Textron Inc and Alliant Techsystems Inc (M)
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 16 December 1996
International A3-11 EASING TENSIONS IN MIDEAST After a daylong war of words, the Israeli and Palestinian leaders tried to defuse tensions, with Israel dispatching two envoys and the two leaders talking about resuming negotiations over Hebron. A1 A letter warns Israel about its settlement policies. A10 TURNING OIL TO FOOD IN IRAQ With a limited amount of oil starting to flow to foreign buyers, ordinary Iraqis are eagerly waiting to witness the alchemy that promises to turn oil into food. A1 Saddam Hussein denounces an attempt to kill his son. A11 RWANDANS RETURN FROM TANZANIA Thousands of Rwandan refugees returned to their homeland after soldiers forced them to leave camps in Tanzania where they had lived for more than two years. A3 CONCESSION FROM SERBIA Faced with huge street protests, Belgrade appeared to try to mute anger over its annulment of opposition victories in local elections by handing its opponents control of Serbia's second largest city. A5 I.M.F. RESUMES LOAN TO RUSSIA In a qualified endorsement of Moscow's economic policies, the International Monetary Fund has decided to resume disbursement of its $10.1 billion loan to Russia. A6 WELCOME TO THE UNITED NATIONS Diplomats say that the ''ecosystem'' into which Bill Richardson is about to step as the new United States delegate to the United Nations is a world all its own. A8 JAPAN OPENS INSURANCE MARKET American and Japanese negotiators hammered out a final agreement on greater foreign access to Japan's insurance market, ending a protracted trade dispute just hours before a midnight deadline. A8 A South Korean court overturned an ex-President's death sentence. A9 Berlin Journal: Troubles for Marlene-Dietrich-Strasse. A4 National A12, B10-12 BOEING TO BUY MCDONNELL Boeing said it planned to acquire McDonnell Douglas, leaving the United States with only one maker of commercial jets. A1 THE ECONOMIC BATTLE After the cold war, the American military contractors have become an instrument of one of the Clinton Administration's most important policies: making the economy more competitive globally. A1 TURNAROUND ON WELFARE States once reluctant to change their welfare systems are devising ambitious ways to push aid recipients into jobs. A1 TAKING DRUG CASE TO COURT Walker L. Chandler, a Georgia political candidate who reluctantly submitted to a drug test before seeking public office, will argue his case before the Supreme Court. A12 MYSTERY IN AIDS PATIENT An AIDS patient who received an experimental transplant of baboon bone marrow has gained weight and strength and remained free of severe infections. A12 FEAR OF RIVER'S POWER The crash of a freighter into a riverfront shopping mall in New Orleans seemed to be the manifestation of the greatest fears of many people who work and live and play along Mississippi. B10 CLINTON RESPONDS TO CRITICS In an interview with C-Span, President Clinton mused about his critics among talk radio hosts, newspaper columnists and television commentators. B11 WITHER MIAMI Faced with a fiscal emergency, Miami finds itself in the throes of an identity crisis as well as a budget crisis. A12 QUESTIONS ON NOMINEE The question of whether the Senate will confirm President Clinton's nominee to be Director of Central Intelligence remains ''very much up in the air,'' the chairman of Senate panel said. B11 ENVIRONMENTAL ACT AT ISSUE The deaths of 12 rare salamanders near a swimming hole in Austin, Tex., is adding to the debate over enforcement of the Endangered Species Act. B11 TEAMSTER CHIEF GOES HIS WAY Man in the News: Ron Carey, who has declared himself the new president of the Teamsters, sees little reason to sit down with his opponents to ask for their backing to mend the rifts in the union. B12 The Housing Secretary released a study on the homeless. B10 Metro Report B1-8 LIBERALS ON THE MARGINS Despite the gains Democrats made in this year's elections, liberals in the State Assembly are finding themselves pushed to the margins as the Legislature prepares to confront a host of issues they consider dear: from rent regulations to welfare to abortion rights. A1 A CITY'S HOLIDAY GLITTER Despite the lines to ogle diamonds at Tiffany's, the battles for blue jeans in Macy's, the rains that soak socks, and the drizzle that fogs eyeglasses, tourists by the thousands are flocking to New York City's shops and sidewalks, looking for holiday magic. A1 Business Digest D1 Arts/Entertainment C11-16 Benefit festival for a performance space. C11 National Endowment grant cuts stir a backlash. C11 Los Angeles film critics announce their awards. C13 Theater: Three by Beckett. C11 Music: Los Van Van. C12 ''Tosca,'' at the Met. C13 Morcheeba. C13 Dance: Ailey troupe performs Lubovitch. C12 ''Winter in Lisbon.'' C12 Books: ''Fermat's Last Theorem.'' C16 TV: ''Death of a Bully.'' C14 Sports C1-9 Baseball: Yankees lose Wetteland to Texas. C1 Basketball: Knicks prepare for four tough games. C9 Columns: Anderson on the Giants and the Jets. C7 On Pro Football. C4 Football: Giants lose to Saints. C1 Jets await a housecleaning. C7 Forty-Niners beat Steelers. C4 Cowboys turn back Patriots. C4 Hockey: Messier returns to practice. C2 Soccer: St.John's wins N.C.A.A. championship. C1 Obituaries B12-13 Cao Yu, playwright who modernized Chinese drama B13 Nancy Macdonald, helped support Spanish Civil War refugees B13 Editorials/Op-Ed A14-15 Editorials Doing business in Myanmar. Another faulty encryption policy. The grande dame of archeology. Letters Anthony Lewis: Netanyahu on peace. Bob Herbert: One in four. William Safire: NATO -- bigger is better. Meredith Wadman: The DNA hard sell. Chronicle B12 Bridge C14 Crossword C14
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 15 December 1996
International 3-29 SERBIA FACES ANOTHER CRISIS Serbia's economy, in a tailspin after decades of Communism and nearly four years of sanctions, appears headed for a new crisis. 1 CANADA'S HEALTH CARE PROBLEMS Nothing holds a more sacred place in Canada's values than the country's health care system, and nothing incites more raw emotion than having to come to grips with its limitations. 3 RWANDANS ON THE MOVE AGAIN Tens of thousands of Rwandan refugees set off on foot toward home in a mass movement that could signal an end to their two and a half years in camps in Tanzania. 4 A SIGN OF HOPE IN TURKISH WAR The recently negotiated release of six Turkish soldiers captured by Kurdish rebels appears to reflect the beginning of a change in thinking about a conflict that has seemed likely to drag on forever. 9 PANAMA'S PLANS TO RUN ITS CANAL With the international shipping industry looking on, Panama's Congress has begun drafting the law that will govern the Panama Canal when the United States gives up control three years from now. 16 CHINESE FARMERS' OLD BURDENS China's peasantry is better off today than at any time in modern history. But millions of rural Chinese still live on a precarious financial edge, burdened by taxes, official corruption and waste. 20 Talks on opening Japan's insurance market inch forward. 20 Prosecutors in Hungary ban Hitler's ''Mein Kampf.'' 23 National 30-44 E.P.A. FINDS LAXITY IN STATES Worried that some state governments are neglecting Federal environmental laws, the Clinton Administration is mounting detailed investigations of several states' performance, senior Administration officials say. 1 SHIP RAMS NEW ORLEANS MALL A freighter lost power and smashed into a riverside shopping mall in New Orleans, injuring scores of tourists and shoppers. The impact demolished parts of the multitiered wharf, including sections of the Hilton Hotel. 1 WRITER'S DEATH A MYSTERY A Chicago crime novelist's death is as mysterious as anything he might have written in one of his books about the city's dark side. 30 A WINNER IN TEAMSTER VOTE Ron Carey declared victory in his bitterly fought contest against James P. Hoffa for the presidency of the teamsters, and said a primary goal would be to unite the 1.4 million member union. 1 CARTER IN THE PULPIT On most Sundays at the Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Ga., members and visitors get the unusual opportunity to exchange views with the 39th President. 30 MARIJUANA RING ARRESTS Federal officials say they have broken up one of the largest marijuana distribution rings operating along the Mexican border. 39 DRUG-NEEDLE STUDY TO PROCEED A proposed study in Alaska to determine the most effective method for illicit-drug users to get clean hypodermic needles to avoid AIDS is ethical and can go forward, an expert panel has concluded. 41 Metropolitan 49-66 SEEKING THE ANSWER THAT COUNTS In the five months since the crash of Trans World Airlines Flight 800, investigators have divined deep secrets from the wreckage of the Boeing 747. But the central question of the fiery crash still lingers unanswered: What caused the plane to explode in midair without a single warning beforehand or a clear explanation afterward? 1 CHILD PROTECTION TO BE REVAMPED Nearly a year after announcing its intention to remake New York City's child welfare system, the Giuliani administration is about to unveil a plan that it hopes will significantly transform the care and protection given the city's most vulnerable children. 1 FLORIO RETURNING TO PROMINENCE Jim Florio is acting more and more like a gubernatorial candidate in New Jersey. With name recognition and support from the rank and file, Mr. Florio would stand out in a field seeking the Democratic nomination in June, but the possibility of a Florio comeback camaign sends shudders through the Democratic Party organization. 49 Neediest Cases 65 Obituaries 67-68
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BUSINESS DIGEST
Date: 16 December 1996
Boeing Agrees to Buy McDonnell for $13.3 Billion In a deal that would leave the United States with only one builder of big passenger jets, Boeing, maker of the 747, above, said it planned to acquire McDonnell Douglas, which specializes in military planes like the F/A-18. The transaction, valued at $13.3 billion, would be the 10th largest merger in American history and the largest in the aerospace industry. $(Page A1.$) The deal shows how the Clinton Administration has all but succeeded in turning the consolidating but resurgent American military contractors into instruments of one of its most important policies: making the economy more competitive globally. News Analysis. $(A1.$) Workers at Boeing were confident about their futures. At McDonnell Douglas operations in St. Louis and in Long Beach, Calif., there was less certainty, though Boeing said there would be no layoffs for now. $(D14.$) U.S. and Japan in Insurance Pact American and Japanese negotiators hammered out an agreement on providing greater foreign access to Japan's insurance market. The deal puts off the threat of American trade sanctions and eliminates, at least for now, what had been a long-standing thorn in bilateral economic relations. $(A8.$) Merger Talks End, Continental Says Continental has ended merger talks with other airlines and has no immediate plans to restart them, the carrier's chief executive told employees. Continental was said to have been in discussions with Delta. $(D2.$) Coke Plans Mountain Dew Rival In an escalation of the soda wars, Coca-Cola plans to challenge Mountain Dew, a major money maker for Pepsico, by introducing a soft drink called Surge, people with knowledge of Coca-Cola's plans said. $(D2.$) Another Blow to Power PC In a move that shows how efforts by I.B.M. and Motorola to establish a successful competitor to Intel's Pentium computer chip are flagging, both companies are dropping support for the Windows NT operating system on computers built around their Power PC chip. $(D4.$) The Hollywood Spotlight Coverage of the departure of Michael Ovitz from Disney showed how the news media, the financial world and the economy have changed to focus on industries dealing with information and entertainment. News Analysis. $(D11.$) Bennett Criticizes Bronfman William J. Bennett, left, has unleashed a highly personal attack on MCA and its corporate overlord, Edgar Bronfman Jr., for distributing gangsta rap music with lyrics that Mr. Bennett says are violent and sexually degrading. Recording. $(D11.$) Revamping the Re-engineers CSC Index, the consulting firm that was the birthplace of the concept of re-engineering, is trying to re-engineer its own image, as the term has fallen out of favor. $(D6.$)
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