Přehrávání čtvrtek 13. srpna 1992

For Daily News, the Suspense May Go On a Bit Longer

Date: 14 August 1992

By Alex S. Jones

Alex Jones

With a deadline looming from the bankruptcy court, the issue of which prospective buyer will be able to acquire The Daily News will probably be settled this weekend. Or then again, maybe not. The key lies with the unions that effectively have the power to decide who will take over the paper. Should the unions reach agreement on a buyer by the court's Monday deadline, the issue would be resolved because union support is considered the essential element of any reorganization.

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Slain Journalist Was With ABC 20 Years

Date: 14 August 1992

By Eric Pace

Eric Pace

David Kaplan, the ABC News producer who was killed in Sarajevo yesterday, had spent 20 of his 45 years with the network, and he was the 10th person killed on assignment for ABC News since it began broadcasting in 1948. Mr. Kaplan, a Washington-based senior producer for the news program "Prime Time Live," lived in Arlington, Va.

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Train Derailment With 74 Injuries Is Traced to a Vandalized Switch

Date: 14 August 1992

By Jonathan Rabinovitz

Jonathan Rabinovitz

Federal investigators said today that the derailment that injured 74 of the 127 passengers aboard an Amtrak train here on Wednesday night appeared to have been caused by a criminal sabotage to a rail switch. The investigators for the National Transportation Safety Board said they had asked the Federal Bureau of Investigation for assistance after finding evidence suggesting that someone had broken into a switch box at the site and had changed the setting, causing the train to careen onto a siding and jump off the tracks.

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Little Commercial Interest On G.O.P. Convention Floor

Date: 14 August 1992

By Stuart Elliott

Stuart Elliott

LIVE from Houston, it's the "Watching Paint Dry" show! It's the "Measuring Redwood Growth" program! It's a special called "No Two Snowflakes Are Alike: Myth or Reality?"! Any of that imaginary fare might prove more compelling to advertisers and agencies than what the television networks will actually broadcast next week. Commercial time during the Republican National Convention, which will run next Monday through Thursday, is about as much in demand as the Vegetarian Party's candidate for President would be for rallies at Spam factories.

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Networks Plan to Use Top Teams In Houston

Date: 14 August 1992

By Richard L. Berke

Richard Berke

Earlier this summer, executives of major television networks figured that the Republican National Convention would be such a yawner that they were thinking of keeping their anchors stationed in New York. But with President Bush fighting for his political life, the networks have reassessed and are sending full reporting contingents to Houston. In a reminder of the glory days of network convention coverage, CBS, NBC, ABC and CNN have set up three-story anchor booths in the Astrodome. Such booths were too big for Madison Square Garden in New York, where the Democratic convention was held last month.

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Quayle Rails Against Media 'Sleaze'

Date: 13 August 1992

Vice President Dan Quayle sharply criticized the news media today for repeating unsubstantiated accusations about President Bush's private life, saying that bad journalism in America had overwhelmed good journalism. "When you start talking about sleaze, I think some in the media ought to look in the mirror," Mr. Quayle said. "Now what's the motivation in this? I can't think of any other motivating factor other than that you want to hurt the President and help Bill Clinton."

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Strange New Pals in the K.G.B.

Date: 13 August 1992

Many Americans grimly recall the fearful 1950's when the mere allegation of Communist sympathies could destroy careers and reputations. Nobody was immune from suspicion, and it made no difference that accusers were frequently anonymous -- and mistaken. Now, though the Soviet threat has evaporated, the search for Red spies has revived -- with former K.G.B. agents serving as trusted sources for judgments about the probity of deceased Americans.

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Kohlberg Buys Stake

Date: 13 August 1992

By Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News

Kohlberg & Company, the investment firm run by the buyout specialist Jerome Kohlberg, has bought a 52 percent stake in the Northwestern Steel and Wire Company for about $35 million. The transaction marks a financial restructuring for 113-year-old Northwestern, a closely held maker of steel products.

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SUIT ACCUSES HOECHST CELANESE OF CONTAMINATING LAND

Date: 14 August 1992

By Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News

The Hoechst Celanese Corporation was accused by a community water district and 75 other plaintiffs in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit of contaminating the area near a Texas plant with dangerous chemicals. The lawsuit was filed late Wednesday in a state court in Austin. The plaintiffs, including the Kingsmill Community Water Supply Corporation and residents and landowners near the plant in Pampa, Tex., seek damages totaling almost $100 million, a report by United Press International said. They seek $16 million for personal injury, $4.9 million for property damages and $77 million in exemplary damages.

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Triton Energy Announces New Lineup of Top Officials

Date: 14 August 1992

By Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News

The Triton Energy Corporation, an independent oil and gas exploration company, announced today that two of its top officers had resigned. William Lee said he would step down as chief executive as of Dec. 31. David Gore, the company's president, said he would retire immediately.

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