Payne Attacks Media Coverage
Date: 19 September 1996
Billy Payne, chief organizer of Atlanta Games, criticizes coverage provided of Olympics by some of news media (S)
Přehrávání čtvrtek 19. září 1996
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19th of September 1996 News
Zprávy, jak se objevily na titulní stránce New York Times dne 19. září 1996
Photographers Help Save Dole
Date: 20 September 1996
Reuters photographer captured picture of Bob Dole lying on ground after his four-foot fall from campaign speakers' platform in Chico, Calif; photographers from Associated Press and Agence France-Presse took no pictures because they were trying to catch Dole, or at least to break his fall; this raises anew the question: should reporters and photographers pitch in to help when someone is in trouble, even if it means missing the story or the picture? (S)
S.E.C. Is Said to Plan Fraud Case Against Merrill Lynch
Date: 20 September 1996
By Leslie Wayne
Leslie Wayne
Bloomberg Business News reports Merrill Lynch & Co has been told by Securities and Exchange Commission that it will be charged with securities fraud in connection with 1994 bankruptcy of Orange County, Calif; Merrill Lynch sold county securities into investment pool that failed, leaving county with $1.6 billion in losses, and also underwrote 4 of 11 bond offerings that SEC, in report in January, said violated antifraud provisions of Federal securities laws; Merrill Lynch declines comment on report, but reiterates its position that all its disclosures to investors were proper (L)
A Hankering for Home
Date: 19 September 1996
By William J. Broad
William Broad
Biographical sketch of Dr Shannon W Lucid, 53-year-old biochemist who has been in space longer than any other American and longer than any woman of any nation; Lucid is longing to get back to her family after living in Russian space outpost seven weeks longer than planned; she was born on Jan 14, 1943 in Shanghai, China, to American missionaries, Joseph and Myrtle Wells, and grew up mainly in Bethany, Okla; she married Michael F Lucid in 1967; Lucid was among first six women selected by NASA in 1978 for astronaut training; photo of Lucid after docking of Mir space station and Atlantis (M)
The Spin on 'Spin City'
Date: 20 September 1996
By Gail Collins
Gail Collins
Editorial Notebook says ABC's new sit-com, Spin City, is totally inaccurate in its depiction of New York's City Hall and its press corps; says mayor in program is handsome but dim-witted, while any real mayor of New York City can be many things, but not dumb; says being mayor of New York is hands-on job, practiced in full view of voters; also questions portrayal of reporters in program (M)
Photo Error Is Blamed For Defeat In Primary
Date: 19 September 1996
By Iver Peterson
Iver Peterson
Minnesota Gov Arne Carlson asks that election be repeated because on day of State Senate primary Star Tribune of Minneapolis mistakenly included photo of candidate John Derus in unrelated article on fraud; Derus lost his race in Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party primary by 104 votes, out of more than 6,000 cast; photo (M)
COMPUTER MAKER OFFERS SOME EMPLOYEES BUYOUTS
Date: 20 September 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
IBM has offered some of its US employees a buyout plan if they leave company by end of year; IBM will not disclose how many employees are affected (S)
SHARES OF RHODES DIVE ON REPORT OF ACQUISITION
Date: 19 September 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Rhodes Inc plunge after Heilig-Meyers Co agrees to buy Rhodes for $69 million in stock and assumption of $106 million in debt (S)
MICRON TECHNOLOGY QUARTERLY EARNINGS PLUMMET
Date: 20 September 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Micron Technology Inc's fourth quarter earnings fell 93 percent, reflecting plunge in computer memory chip prices; net income for quarter ended Aug 29 fell to $18.6 million, from $281 million in same period last year; sales fell 32 percent, to $700 million (S)
ARCO EXPANDS PARTNERSHIP WITH RUSSIA'S LUKOIL
Date: 20 September 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Atlantic Richfield Co expands partnership with AO Lukoil Holding, Russia's largest oil company, by signing $5 billion venture to jointly develop projects in former Soviet Union; agreement replaces earlier plan that called for US oil company to team up with Lukoil for $3 billion in projects over 10 years (S)