Judge in Louima Case Refuses to Move Trial
Date: 20 February 1999
By Joseph P. Fried
Joseph Fried
Federal District Court Judge Eugene H Nickerson rejects request from defense lawyers for Abner Louima that trial be moved outside New York City region; change was requested because of intensive news coverage of alleged brutalizing of the Haitian immigrant by four police officers (M)
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Liberties; Hounding Hillary
Date: 21 February 1999
By Maureen Dowd
Maureen Dowd
Maureen Dowd column surveys New York journalists on the kinds of questions they would put to Hillary Rodham Clinton if she should choose to run for Senate (M)
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Word for Word/Geezer Gossip; Supermarket Shocker: Tabs Become Old Gray Ladies!
Date: 21 February 1999
By Tom Kuntz
Tom Kuntz
Article on shift in emphasis by supermarket tabloids to report increasingly on exploits of aging celebrities or older citizens; photo (M)
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MCDONALD'S IS SLOWING ITS EXPANSION IN RUSSIA
Date: 20 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
McDonald's Corp says it slows its expansion in Russia in face of plunging ruble; says it might open another five restaurants there this year (S)
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FIRST UNION TO REDUCE EXPENSES BY $400 MILLION
Date: 20 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
First Union Corp plans to cut expenses by $400 million this year, partly by cutting up to 7,200, or 10 percent, of its jobs (S)
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WESTERN RESOURCES TO RECONSIDER KANSAS UTILITY BID
Date: 20 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Western Resources Inc says it will call off $3 billion buyout of Kansas City Power & Light Co if Kansas regulators approve staff recommendation that it cut rates by $24 million a year (S)
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SALE OF A BOTTLED WATER CALLED DASANI IS SET
Date: 20 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Coca-Cola Co says it will begin selling bottled water called Dasani in United States and Canada this summer (S)9
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AMERICA WEST HOLDINGS' SHARES CLIMB BY 13%
Date: 20 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
America West Holdings Corp shares rise 13 percent amid specuation that it will attract competing bids from Continenatl Airlines Inc and UAL Corp (S)
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SALE OF 100 MILLION CASES OF NEW DIET COLA EXPECTED
Date: 20 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Pepsico Inc expects to sell 100 million cases of its new Pepsi One diet cola in first year; cola, introducted in Oct, is maintaining 1.5 percent to 2 percent market share (S)
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The View From Calpers On Shareholder Proxies
Date: 21 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
California Public Employees Retirement System sets up Web site where investors can track how the fund intends to vote on shareholder proxies (S)
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