NEIGHBORHOOD REPORT: CO-OP CITY;The War of the Co-op Weeklies
Date: 26 November 1995
By Mark Francis Cohen
Mark Cohen
Each Saturday, two weekly newspapers are thumped down at each of the 15,372 doorsteps in Co-op City. One is delivered free with a Pennysaver insert and a screaming red headline; the other, more sedate, comes as part of the residents' maintenance fees.
Since 1969, the rival papers, City News and Co-op City Times, which is published by the cooperative's management corporation, have been involved in a war peppered with charges of bias and censorship.
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MEDIA: PRESS;Corporate veils of secrecy limit access to important stories.
Date: 27 November 1995
By William Glaberson
William Glaberson
DO journalists know what is really going on? Oh, they cover Congress like a blanket and on occasion the President can't even get a haircut without headlines.
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Can the Flintstones Fly in Fiji?
Date: 27 November 1995
By Lawrie Mifflin
Lawrie Mifflin
Superheroes and supervillains, cutesy animals and karate-kicking kids -- from Popeye to Scooby Doo, the latest American television export to be pumped into worldwide circulation is children's programming. Hoping to match the international success of the Cable News Network and MTV, the nation's top purveyors of children's shows are racing to expand into a still-developing global marketplace with more than $100 billion in potential revenue.
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THE NATION;The Politics of Politicians' Health
Date: 26 November 1995
By Jerry Gray
Jerry Gray
IN the last few weeks, Attorney General Janet Reno, Mayor Marion S. Barry Jr. of Washington and Gov. Christine Todd Whitman of New Jersey have all disclosed personal health problems. What little public reaction there was came in the form of plaudits for the political leaders, who, while perhaps speaking out to pre-empt reporters and rivals, were also serving to destigmatize disability and disease. And the matter-of-fact way in which the press and public handled the news showed just how accepting Americans have become of medical problems.
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 26 November 1995
IRELAND VOTES TO PERMIT DIVORCE The Irish narrowly approved a referendum to remove the constitutional ban on divorce and remarriage after a bitter campaign that pitted the Roman Catholic Church against the state. 1
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Leon Zitrone, News Broadcaster, 81
Date: 27 November 1995
Reuters
Leon Zitrone, a popular news broadcaster on French television for 30 years, died of a brain hemorrhage on Saturday. He was 81. Mr. Zitrone, who was born in Russia, became a household name as a news anchor in the 1960's, when television was still a novelty for millions of French families. The events he covered over the years included the annual Bastille Day parade, de Gaulle's funeral and the marriage of the Prince of Wales to Lady Diana Spencer. He also commented on sports events, including the Tour de France cycling race, horse racing and figure skating, and was known for improvised interviews, genial rather than combative, with political figures.
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WORLD NEWS BRIEFS;Norway Gives Germany A Palestinian Hijacker
Date: 26 November 1995
Reuters
A Palestinian woman involved in the 1977 hijacking of a Lufthansa airliner to Somalia was extradited to Germany today, the police said. On Friday, Norway rejected an appeal to stop the extradition of the woman, Souhaila Andrawes. The Norwegian news agency said she was put on a private plane for Hamburg, Germany.
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WORLD NEWS BRIEFS;Russian Lawmaker Dies In Unexplained Shooting
Date: 27 November 1995
By The New York Times
A young, liberal member of the Russian Parliament was shot dead by his bodyguard early today while campaigning in his district in Siberia. Sergei Markidonov, 34, a candidate of the Stability Party, was the fourth member of the lower house of Parliament to be killed in the last two years.
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WORLD NEWS BRIEFS;U.S. Signal to Haiti: Election Must Be Held
Date: 27 November 1995
AP
The Clinton Administration signaled strongly today that it expects Haiti to hold presidential elections as scheduled next month and President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to step down in February. "We expect him to leave," the White House national security adviser, Anthony Lake, said today after President Aristide suggested last week that he would consider the requests of his followers to stay in power for another term.
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