The Big City; Just Reading The News Is Dangerous
Date: 04 November 1999
By John Tierney
John Tierney
John Tierney The Big City column discusses news coverage of investigation of crash of EgyptAir Flight 990 this week; contends that viewers and readers are being inundated with gruesome pictures and details concerning crash, previous crashes and new dangers concerning air travel; notes that not much coverage is given to much larger number of people killed in automobile crashes, 800 in average week, throughout US (M)
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ABC Executive Will Head CNN's Financial Network
Date: 04 November 1999
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
ABC Executive Will Head CNN's Financia
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China Takes Permits of 5 Western Reporters
Date: 04 November 1999
Chinese police called in at least five Western reporters for questioning about clandestine Falun Gong news conference that they attended on October 28 and seize their accreditation cards and residence permits; promise to return documents; reporters include Erik Eckholm of New York Times (S)
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MURDOCH LOOKS TO GERMANY
Date: 04 November 1999
By Andrew Ross Sorkin
Andrew Sorkin
News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch says British Sky Broadcasting, pay-TV company in which News Corp owns 40 percent stake, is in talks to buy 25 percent stake in Premiere World, German pay-TV company controlled by Kirch Group (S)
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FOOTLIGHTS
Date: 04 November 1999
By Lawrence Van Gelder
Lawrence Gelder
San Antonio Museum to mount exhibition of Scythian treasures from ancient Ukraine; photo; Glimmerglass Opera announces its 25th anniversary season; New York City Ballet will salute its dancers at gala benefit performance on Nov 23, conceived by Peter Martins; photo; Museum of Television and Radio in New York and Los Angeles to hold exhibition on the Cold War (Footlights column) (M)
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Colombia Rebels Add Journalists to List of Prospective Hostages
Date: 04 November 1999
By Larry Rohter
Larry Rohter
Left wing Colombia guerrillas withsraw immunity formerly granted to press, as focus of civil conflict shifts from battlefield to negotiating table, and have started kidnapping journalists attempting to cover their activities (M)
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In the Battle of Home Teams, Many Fans Wear Two Hats
Date: 04 November 1999
By Anthony Ramirez
Anthony Ramirez
New York Times/CBS News Poll finds that 31 percent of those surveyed were fans of both New York Yankees and New York Mets; graph (M)
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MICROMUSE WILL BUY CALVIN ALEXANDER NETWORKING
Date: 04 November 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Micromuse Inc agrees to buy closely held Calvin Alexander Networking Inc for about $42 million in stock (S)
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COSTAR GROUP TO BUY COMPS.COM FOR $102 MILLION
Date: 05 November 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
CoStar Group agrees to buy Comps.com Inc for about $51 million in cash and another $51 million in stock; will also assume about $5 million in debt (S)
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FRUIT OF THE LOOM PLANS TO PARE ITS PRODUCT LINE
Date: 05 November 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Fruit of the Loom Ltd will discontinue some products and might close some plants in effort to return to profitability; plans to eliminate about 1,000 products, representing total of less than 2 percent of sales; reports third-quarter loss of $166.4 million, compared with net income of $50.4 million a year earlier (S)
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