Geraldo Will Stay at NBC, With New Duties in News
Date: 26 November 1997
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
NBC matches bid from Fox News Channel to keep Geraldo Rivera's top-rated interview program, Rivera Live, on its CNBC cable network; expands Rivera's duties to include numerous assignments with NBC News; Rivera agrees to abandon his daily syndicated talk show; NBC gives NBC News president Andrew Lack responsibility for all prime-time programming on CNBC (M)
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Harold Evans of Random House To Be Zuckerman Editorial Czar
Date: 26 November 1997
By Robin Pogrebin
Robin Pogrebin
Harold M Evans, colorful president and publisher of Random House's trade group, will leave publishing house to head Mortimer B Zuckerman's publications, which include The Daily News of New York, U.S. News & World Report and The Atlantic Monthly; Zuckerman, in naming Evans editorial director, says that Evans will essentially take over large portion of his duties at various publications; Evans will have a say in everything form hiring to story ideas to design at magazines and at The Daily News; photo of Evans (L)
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Second 'Miracle' for Iowan: A Touch-Up
Date: 26 November 1997
By Kenneth N. Gilpin
Kenneth Gilpin
Newsweek magazine cover photograph of Bobbi McCaughey, who gave birth to septuplets, shows McCaughey smiling with small, white and even teeth; Time magazine cover of her shows set of teeth that are not quite white and not straight; Newsweek admits its photo editors went too far in trying to improve her smile; photos (M)
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Thai Good News Sends Stocks Up
Date: 27 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Thai stocks rise for first time in eight days, buoyed by International Monetary Fund endorsement of country's latest economic measures and release of additional credits to bolster foreign reserves (S)
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REPUBLIC INDUSTRIES IN DEALS FOR 5 AUTO DEALERSHIPS
Date: 26 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Republic Industries to buy five auto dealer franchises for $30 million in stock, adding to its holdings in Florida and Georgia (S)
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VAW IN DEAL FOR EUROPEAN ROLLING MILLS OF REYNOLDS
Date: 27 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Reynolds Metals Co agrees to sell its European rolling mill businesses to VAW Aluminum AG; terms not disclosed (S)
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LUND BUYING DEFLECTA-SHIELD FOR $90 MILLION
Date: 27 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Lund International Holdings Inc agrees to buy Deflecta-Shield Corp for $90 million, creating nation's largest maker of light-truck accessories; Lund plans to pay $16 a share for all 4.8 million Deflecta-Shield shares outstanding (S)
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SUN HEALTHCARE REVISES ITS OFFER FOR RETIREMENT CARE
Date: 27 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sun Healthcare Group revises terms of its offer for Retirement Care Associations Inc again after shares in Sun fall (S)
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MILLER BREWING SELLS ITS 20% STAKE IN MOLSON
Date: 27 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Molson Companies Ltd and Foster's Brewing Group Ltd buy Miller Brewing Co's 20 percent stake in Molson Breweries for $306 million, giving them each 50 percent of Canada's largest brewery (S)
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VF AGREES TO ACQUIRE BESTFORM TO DOUBLE LINGERIE SALES
Date: 26 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
VF Corp to buy Bestform Group, lingerie maker (S)
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