A News Hawk With a Bloodhound's Nose and a Tabloid Eye
Date: 21 November 1997
By Vicki Goldberg
Vicki Goldberg
Vicky Goldberg reviews exhibit at International Center of Photography on work of Weegee, New York City news photographer in 1930's and 1940's; photo; Weegee, born Usher Fellig in what is now Ukraine, said he got nickname from Ouija board because he seemed to know where the murders were before the police did (M)
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Geraldo Accepts Fox Offer, But NBC Vows to Match It
Date: 20 November 1997
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
Geraldo Rivera, host of most popular interview program on cable network CNBC and longtime host of syndicated talk show, accepts offer to jump to Fox News network as host of both nightly newscast and interview program; top executives at NBC, which owns CNBC, say they will try to keep Rivera by fashioning matching offer to give Rivera much more exposure on NBC, possibly including NBC News programs (L)
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3 Admit Guilt In Intercepting Of Pager Calls Of Officials
Date: 21 November 1997
By Benjamin Weiser
Benjamin Weiser
Three executives of Breaking News Network, company that sells news tips to newspapers and broadcasters, plead guilty to charges of illegally intercepting private communications of Police and Fire Departments; company also enters guilty plea to charges of manufacturing and possessing devices that illegally intercept pager communications; defendants are Robert Gessmann, his brother Steven Gessmann and Vinnie Martin (M)
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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS IN DEAL FOR AMATI COMMUNICATIONS
Date: 20 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Texas Instruments Inc agrees to buy Amati Communications Corp for $395 million, topping bid from Westell Technologies Inc (S)
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PHYSICIANS RESOURCE GROUP DISMISSES CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Date: 20 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Physicians Resource Group Inc dismisses is chairman-chief executive Emmett Moore; company will be managed by three executives while it looks for replacement; reports third-quarter profit fell 6.1 percent, to $3.3 million from $3.5 million in year-earlier quarter (S)
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HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TO BUY 15 CANDLEWOOD HOTELS
Date: 21 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hospitality Properties Trust will buy then lease back 15 hotels from Candlewood Hotel Co for $100 million (S)
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TIME WARNER TO SELL 3 CABLE SYSTEMS TO PARTNERSHIP
Date: 20 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Time Warner Inc agrees to sell some cable systems in three Southern states to partnership of Renaissance Media Partners LLC and Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, a unit of Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co, as part of effort to trim $17 billion of debt; financial terms undisclosed; cable systems are in southeastern Louisiana, Picayune, Miss, and Jackson, Tenn (S)
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TOTAL RENAL CARE IN $1.1 BILLION DEAL FOR RIVAL
Date: 20 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Total Renal Care Holdings Inc will buy Renal Treatment Centers for $1.1 billion in stock (S)
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TEXAS PACIFIC LOWERS ITS BID FOR ZILOG TO $421.6 MILLION
Date: 20 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Zilog Inc says Texas Pacific Group has cut its offer to buy maker of computer chips by 20 percent, to $421.6 million from $527 million because of decline in sales and earnings at Zilog (S)
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ROBBINS & MYERS IN $104 MILLION DEAL FOR J. M. HUBER UNIT
Date: 21 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Robbins & Myers Inc agrees to buy Flow Control Equipment Inc, unit of J M Huber Corp, for about $104 million (S)
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