The World: New Rules, New Caution; Telling a Journalistic Coup From a Crime
Date: 26 July 1998
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
Reporters who violate laws when gathering news, either by stealing information or accepting pilfered information, are facing serious ethical challenge; businesses, feeling pressure of stepped-up financial reporting over past decade, are becoming bolder about attacking them--publicly and with lawsuits; many writers and editors, thrust into spotlight, are forced to articulate ethical distinctions that can be hard to defend; drawing (M)
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Overheard Between Floors
Date: 26 July 1998
Readers are asked to submit stories, tales or conversations heard in elevators; photo (S)
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Cyclists Stage Protest as Drug Investigation Widens
Date: 25 July 1998
By Samuel Abt
Samuel Abt
Tour de France nearly unravels as illegal drug use long suspected in bicycle racing surfaces in sport's showpiece, integral part of French culture; at least five expelled riders from Festina team, including world road racing champion Laurent Brochard, admit to police that they used performance-enhancing drugs; police probe Dutch team, reportedly finding doping products and masking agents; remaining riders hold protest against what they call harassment by news media, but start day's stage after two-hour delay; photos (M)
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BLACKSTONE AND VERITAS IN 2D STEEL VENTURE
Date: 25 July 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Blackstone Group and Veritas Capital Partners LP agree to acquire Republic Engineered Steels Inc for $7.25 a share, or $143 million, in cash; will also assume some $277 million in debt (S)
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EASTERN ENVIRONMENTAL IN STOCK DEAL FOR TRANSCOR UNIT
Date: 25 July 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Eastern Environmental Services Inc to buy Kimmins Recycling Corp from Transcor Waste Services Inc for $51.1 million in stock (S)
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GE CAPITAL BUYING CONSUMER LENDING UNIT IN JAPAN
Date: 25 July 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
General Electric Capital Co to buy consumer finance business of Japanese consumer lender Lake (S)
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VERITAS AGREES TO BUY PEI, A TEST-EQUIPMENT MAKER
Date: 25 July 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Veritas Capital Fund LP to buy PEI Electronics (S)7
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Tire Marketer Expands
Date: 25 July 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
TBC Corp to buy Carroll's Inc (S)
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International Briefs; Agnellis' Exor Group In Deal to Sell Insurer
Date: 25 July 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Agnelli family's Exor Group SA to sell Constitution Reinsurance Corp to Gerling Global Reinsurance Corp for $700 million (S)
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International Briefs; Italian Phone Gear Giant To Cut Staff by a Third
Date: 25 July 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Telecom Italia SpA and Siemens AG to cut staff of Italtel by almost one-third and sell its system-installation business; will dismiss up to 1,300 workers and transfer 3,300 to outside suppliers (S)
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