Clinton Clears U.S. Media To Set Up Cuba Bureaus
Date: 13 February 1997
By Steven Lee Myers
Steven Myers
Clinton Administration to let American news organizations open bureaus in Cuba for first time in nearly 30 years; hopes move will increase diplomatic and political pressure on Fidel Castro's Government; Treasury grants special licenses to 10 news organizations; Cuba has so far agreed to let only one, Cable News Network, open office (M)
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Cleaning Up Campaigns
Date: 14 February 1997
By Terry Pristin
Terry Pristin
Gov Christine Todd Whitman and other prominent New Jersey politicians will discuss how to bring more positive tone to state political campaigns; New Jersey Campaign Forum, sponsored by Eagleton Institute of Politics, will explore issues like negative advertising, campaign finance and effect of news media on elections (S) (New Jersey Daily Briefing)
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Dallas Cowboy Sues City Over Rape Accusation
Date: 13 February 1997
Dallas Cowboys player Erik Williams sues Dallas and police, Federal court, charging they violated his civil rights during probe of Nina Shahravan's charges, which she later recanted, that he raped her; also sues television station KXAS and reporter who aired charges for libel, holding they should have known charges were suspect (S)
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A Prosecutor-Manager, Tested by Crown Hts.
Date: 13 February 1997
By Joseph P. Fried
Joseph Fried
Biographical sketch of US Atty Zachary W Carter; notes that Carter headed trial team that won conviction against Lemrick Nelson Jr and Charles Price in 1991 stabbing death of Hasidic man, Yankel Rosenbaum, in Crown Heights; Carter is first black person to hold US Attorney's job in New York State; he was born in Washington, DC, on March 19, 1950; photo (M)
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Liton Negotiating With General Instrument
Date: 14 February 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Liton Group of Taiwan is in talks to buy Taiwanese semiconductor operations of General Instrument Corp; Liton would pay about $250 million for the operations (S)
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Swedish Manufacturer Reports Increase in Profit
Date: 14 February 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Atlas Copco AB, Swedish maker of industrial machinery, reports that it had 6.6 percent increase in pretax profit in fourth quarter of 1996 compared with the quarter a year earlier; profit rose to 838 million kronor ($114 million) from 786 million kronor ($106 million) (S)
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NORTHSTAR TO ACQUIRE MORRISON FOR $476 MILLION
Date: 14 February 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Northstar Energy Corp agrees to acquire Morrison Petroleums Ltd for about $643 million (Canadian), equivalent of $476.4 million (US) (S)
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SEARS PLANS TO DOUBLE NUMBER OF STORES BY 2000
Date: 13 February 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sears, Roebuck & Co plans plans to have 860 department stores by 2000, up from current 800 (S)
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MUSICLAND TO CLOSE 75 STORES AND SEEK INVESTORS
Date: 14 February 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Musicland Stores Corp says it will close 75 stores and is looking for new investors to shore up its finances; closings will result in fourth-quarter charge (S)
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NORFOLK SOUTHERN BEGINS TENDER OFFER FOR CONRAIL
Date: 13 February 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Norfolk Southern Corp begins tender offer for 90.1 percent of shares of Conrail Inc that it does not already own (S)
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