Verdict Trumps TV Schedule
Date: 26 February 2000
By Alex Kuczynski
Alex Kuczynski
News that jury had reached verdict in Amadou Diallo murder trial is first reported on New York 1 News; all major cable news channels and most of city's local stations drop their programming to tune to reading of verdict (M)
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Times Co. to Sell 7 of Its Small Newspapers
Date: 26 February 2000
New York Times Co announces plans to sell some of its small newspapers and all nine of its telephone directories to devote more attention to larger regional newspapers; company intends to sell seven newspapers with circulation below 46,000, collection that includes Santa Barbara News-Press, Daily World in Opelousas, La, and five papers in Florida; chief executive Russell T Lewis comments; Florida newspapers up for sale are Daily News in Palatka, Lake City Reporter, News-Sun in Sebring and Avon Park, News-Leader in Fernandina Beach and Marco Island Eagle (S)
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Radio Chief Presses U.S. to Do More About Missing Reporter
Date: 25 February 2000
By Jane Perlez
Jane Perlez
Thomas A Dine, president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, American employer of Russian reporter covering conflict in Chechnya, accuses Clinton adm of not pressing Moscow hard enough on his behalf; asks adm to lobby Moscow to free correspondent, Andrei Babitsky, or to disclose what has happened to him (M)
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PUBLIC LIVES
Date: 25 February 2000
By James Barron With Jennifer Steinhauer
James With
Public Lives column notes that Willow Bay, co-anchor of CNN's Moneyline program, will move from Manhattan to Los Angeles and do program from there; also notes that Nicole Jamandre, 2-year-old Philippine girl with rare liver disease, will undergo surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital, thanks in part to Police Comr Howard Safir, who has taken interest in her case; notes that Columbia College alumni magazine incorrectly ran obituary on real estate exec Robert Clayton; photo (M)
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LITTLE MOVEMENT FOR NEW YORKERS IN SENATE CHOICE
Date: 25 February 2000
By Adam Nagourney With Marjorie Connelly
Adam With
Latest New York Times/CBS News poll shows that despite steady diet of speeches, candidate jousting and almost nonstop news coverage, New Yorkers seem largely to be locked in place in their attitudes toward Hillary Rodham Clinton, though first lady has begun to show some success in dispelling her image as carpetbagger; poll shows that New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has support of 45 percent of respondents, compared with 44 percent for Clinton, with only 9 percent undecided; that is essentially unchanged from last Times/CBS poll, in October; poll findings detailed; table (L)
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South Africa's Embattled Press
Date: 26 February 2000
Editorial deplores campaign by South African government to coerce journalists into answering charges of racism; says move discredits legitimate efforts to redress country's tradition of racist journalism and undermines otherwise impressive record of respect for consitutional freedoms (M)
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INGERSOLL-RAND SELLS STAKES IN 3 VENTURES
Date: 26 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ingersoll-Rand Co sells itsï
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PINNACLE HOLDINGS TO BUY 233 TOWERS FOR $100.5 MILLION
Date: 26 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Pinnacle Holdings Inc, onw
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G.M. WILL TEMPORARILY CLOSE 4 NORTH AMERICAN PLANTS
Date: 26 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
General Motors Corp will temporarily close 4 of its 13 North American car-assembly plants next week for one week to try to reduce inventories of several slow-selling models (S)
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