Judge Annuls Arbitrator's Pay Raise for Daily News Drivers
Date: 01 December 1999
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
Federal Judge Thomas P Griesa overturns pay increase granted by arbitrator to union representing New York Daily News drivers; finds arbitrator disregarded evidence about paper's financial condition, raising specter that News could go out of business if forced to pay more than $18 million in back wages; publisher Mortimer B Zuckerman welcomes ruling; photo (S)
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In Ancient Texts, Solace Amid War
Date: 01 December 1999
By Chris Hedges
Chris Hedges
Chris Hedges Lessons column on studying classics during his Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University; explains his debt to Homer, whose Iliad he was carrying when he was captured by Iraqis during Persian Gulf war; describes slogging through texts in Latin, and finds that classics offer continuum with Western literature and political systems; notes that idyll was shattered by violence in Kosovo, and his return to cover story there (M)
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LIBERTY MEDIA TERMINATES PURCHASE OF ASCENT
Date: 01 December 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
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TENET TO END MANAGEMENT OF DOCTORS' PRACTICES
Date: 01 December 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Tenet Healthcare Corp, second-largest United States hospital manager, says that it is shedding money-losing business of managing doctors' practices and might take a charge against third-quarter earnings for move (S)
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FINLAY ENTERPRISE TO END OPERATIONS IN FRANCE
Date: 01 December 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Finlay Enterprises, after three quarters of losses, plans to sell most of its stores in France and sell the rest to reduce costs and focus on its United States business; Finlay, New York-based operator of department-store fine-jewelry counters, says it plans to sell more than 80 of its 130 French stores to closely held Histoire D'Or, French jewelry retailer, for undisclosed price (S)
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SYBASE TO PURCHASE CREATOR OF FINANCIAL WEB SITES
Date: 02 December 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sybase To Purchase Creator of Financi
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DELL COMPUTER TO SELL MACHINE FOR BASIC WEB ACCESS
Date: 01 December 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Dell Computer Corp introduces Webpc, slimmed-down machine intended to let novice PC users get online quickly; Webpc is Dell's first attempt to attract inexperienced computer buyers (S)
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PG & E TO SEEK BUYERS OR PARTNERS FOR TEXAS GAS ASSETS
Date: 02 December 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
PG&E Corp plans to sell or seek partners for its natural gas pipelines and plants in Texas as part of restructuring intended to improve profit (S)9
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