Der 15. März 1997 war ein Samstag unter dem Sternzeichen ♓. Es war der 73. Tag des Jahres. Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten war William J. (Bill) Clinton.
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Date: 15 March 1997
By John Sullivan
John Sullivan
Lawyers for Daily News try in court to gain access to reports of investigations into corruption and misconduct by New York City officials, but Giuliani administration continues to argue that many of records should be closed to protect employees' privacy; in unrelated action, New York Civil Liberties Union is seeking access to Police Dept records (M)
Date: 16 March 1997
By Iver Peterson
Iver Peterson
Press critics generally disapprove when news media offer ewards for capture of criminals, because it smacks of self-promotion; public seems to base its opinion on what it perceives to be motivation behind reward offer; $100,000 reward offered by The National Enquirer that helped bring arrest in killing of Bill Cosby's son, Ennis Cosby, brought favorable attention to Enquirer; not so the $50,000 reward offered by The Globe for information leading to conviction of killer of Jon-Benet Ramsey in Colorado; that is because Globe had earlier printed pictures of Ramsey crime scene, and subsequent offer of reward struck many as an act of contrition (M)
Date: 16 March 1997
By Michael R. Gordon
Michael Gordon
Many of Russia's news media have wrenched themselves free from Government control since collapse of Soviet Union, but lines between information and business are becoming increasingly blurred; country's largest television stations and newspapers are owned by energy companies, large banks and entrepreneurs; concentration of power in hands of relative few--along with linking of big money, big media and government power--has raised searching questions about Russia's young democracy; photos (M)
Date: 16 March 1997
By Lynne Ames
Lynne Ames
Assn of Women in Communication, Westchester Chapter, announces winners of its Clarion awards; Kate Stone Lombardi, regular contributor to Westchester Weekly of The New York Times, wins two gold awards and one silver for her articles (M)
Date: 15 March 1997
By James Bennet
James Bennet
Pres Clinton undergoes surgery at Bethesda Naval Medical Center to reattach tendon that tore from his right kneecap when he fell at golfer Greg Norman's home in Florida; Clinton receives only epidural anesthetic to numb lower part of body during two-hour operation; he says summit meeting with Russian Pres Yeltsin in Helsinki will take place as scheduled next week; photos before and after surgery; Clinton faces about eight weeks on crutches and months of physical therapy, he will wear adjustable leg brace and may not be able to jog or play golf for six months; surgeon David P Adkison expects he will regain full motion in knee despite complex tear; reports patient was alert and chatting throughout operation, listening to country music; epidural will continue while Clinton is in hospital; meeting with King Hussein of Jordan is postponed; Hillary Clinton delays departure for Africa tour; Clinton describes missing step in dark; says knee popped so loudly he and Norman heard it, and Norman stopped his fall; reporters were not alerted until after Clinton went to local hospital for X-rays (M)
Date: 15 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Northwest Airlines Corp says it is in talks to buy Express Airlines I Inc, one of its two major regional carriers, from closely held Phoenix Airline Services Inc (S)
Date: 15 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Wabash National Corp, largest United States maker of truck trailers, says it agreed to acquire retail network and other assets of rival Fruehauf Trailer Corp for about $49 million; Fruehauf filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October (S)
Date: 15 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Phonetel Technologies Inc says it agreed to acquire Communications Central Inc for about $12.85 a share, or about $165 million in cash and debt (S)
Date: 15 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Arizona Cardinals re-sign free agent Larry Centers to three-year contract, keeping NFL's top receiving running back with team; agreement is worth $7.5 million (S)
Date: 15 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Finance Committee in France's Parliament says that past instances of fraud have cost Credit Lyonnais, state-controlled bank, as much as 5 billion French francs ($870 million) (S)