Surfing With Nary a Wave And Happy Faces Galore
Date: 01 August 2000
By Rick Lyman
Rick Lyman
Republican Party elders make day-long appearances on television networks prior to start of Republican National Convention, projecting upbeat, temperate persona for Republican Party, forcing reporters and news commentators to turn away from convention for drama, or to supply it in traditional way by arguing among themselves; photo (M)
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The Networks' Tricky Business of Covering the Scripted Emptiness
Date: 02 August 2000
By Caryn James
Caryn James
Caryn James Critics Notebook article on television coverage of Republican National Convention; holds broadcast networks are correct in giving non-news circus as little coverage as possible (M)
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Convention's Magic Hour Stays Tuned to Major Networks
Date: 01 August 2000
By Peter Marks
Peter Marks
Coverage of opening night of Republican National Convention in Philadelphia by major television networks appraised; photo (M)
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2 Executives Are Named To Head 20th Century Fox
Date: 01 August 2000
By Rick Lyman
Rick Lyman
News Corp names Jim Gianopulos and Tom Rothman as co-chairman of company's 20th Century Fox unit; photo (M)
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DAIMLERCHRYSLER STARTS OFFER FOR DETROIT DIESEL
Date: 01 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
DaimlerChrysler begins tender offer for planned $583 million purchase of Detroit Diesel Corp, diesel-engine maker; DDC Holdings, Penske Corp unit, has agreed to tender its 48.6 percent stake (S)
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INTEL TO BUY TRILLIUM FOR $300 MILLION
Date: 02 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Intel Corp agrees to buy closely held Trillium Digital Systems Inc for about $300 million in cash and stock, giving the largest computer chip maker more software for building networking products (S)
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON ALZHEIMER'S DRUG NEARS APPROVAL
Date: 02 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Johnson & Johnson's treatment for Alzheimer's disease, Reminyl, is close to Food and Drug Administration approval (S)
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FIRST UNION SELLS BRANCHES IN TENNESSEE TO FIRSTAR
Date: 01 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
First Union Corp will sell its 41 Tennessee bank branches to Firstar Corp (S)
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TERAYON AGREES TO BUY MAINSAIL FOR $163 MILLION
Date: 02 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Terayon Communication Systems Inc, No. 2 maker of modems for cable television lines, agrees to buy closely held Mainsail Networks Inc for about $163.8 million in stock to add networking gear (S)
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CEPHALON SHARES DROP AS DRUG FAILS TEST
Date: 01 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Cephalon shares drop sharply after company reports its narcolepsy drug, Provigil, does not improve symptoms of patients with attention deficit disorder (S)
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