Media Talk; Commercial Puts Reporter in Tight Spot
Date: 14 June 1999
By Alex Kuczynski
Alex Kuczynski
Mary Civiello, reporter for WCBS-TV and alternate anchor on CNBC, loses her job at CNBC after she does commercial for Benecol, Johnson & Johnson margarine product that company says helps to lower cholesterol levels; photo (M)
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Why All the Fuss About Lou Dobbs?
Date: 14 June 1999
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
Moneyline News Hour has become one of most lucrative hours in all of cable television, so important to overall revenue at CNN that when Lou Dobbs recently announced that he was leaving as host of show, it was widely regarded as potentially serious blow to CNN's bottom line; photo (M)
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No New Clashes Reported As Allies Expand Control
Date: 15 June 1999
By Steven Lee Myers
Steven Myers
NATO slowly expands its control over central swath of Kosovo, pouring thousands more soldiers into major towns and villages; effectively cedes Pristina airport to some 200 Russian soldiers who continue to occupy it; reports no new clashes with Serbs; British Lt Gen Sir Michael Jackson says German and British troops who opened fire in earlier confrontations in Prizren and Pristina, killing two Serbs, acted justifiably; denies airport impasse is embarrassment to NATO or hitch in operation; parts of Kosovo remain tense and, occasionally, chaotic; body found near Suva Reka reportedly may be that of third German journalist killed in province; retreating Serbian forces set houses on fire, Djakovica and Pec; Yugoslav Army and police units continue to withdraw on schedule, intermingling on narrow roads with fleeing Serbian civilians and advancing NATO troops; continue to control roads into Pristina airport; map (M)
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NATO Expands Its Force in Kosovo but Russians Still Block Airport
Date: 14 June 1999
By John Kifner
John Kifner
Some 200 Russian soldiers from United Nations peacekeeping mission in Bosnia who are occupying Pristina, Kosovo, airport block entry of British troops in embarrassing impasse for NATO's nascent peacekeeping effort in Kosovo; Pres Clinton discusses stalemate with Russian Pres Boris N Yeltsin by phone; NATO troops spread out through Kosovo; British paratrooper kills Serbian policeman who fired gunshots near one of their patrols, Pristina; German troops come under sniper fire, Prizren, and kill two Serbs who tried to attack them; Serbs fleeing Pristina set fire to Albanian homes, including home of religious leader; Albanian gunmen kill at least one Serbian policeman and reportedly abduct and kill Serbs in Pristina suburbs and around province; two German journalists die after attack by unknown gunmen; maps; photos (M)
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PHYSICIANS' SPECIALTY TO BE BOUGHT AND BECOME PRIVATE
Date: 15 June 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Physicians' Specialty Corp agrees to be acquired by TA Associates so that TA can take it private; TA Associates will pay $98.8 million in cash, and some of Physicians' Specialty's debt will be refinanced (S)
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FLEXTRONICS TO BUY FINNISH ELECTRONICS COMPANY
Date: 15 June 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Flextronics International Ltd to buy Finland's Kyrel EMS Oyj for about $102 million in stock (S)
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MAXXIM MEDICAL TO BE BOUGHT OUT BY MANAGEMENT GROUP
Date: 15 June 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Maxxim Medical Inc says management group led by chairman Kenneth Davidson has agreed to buy company out for about $800 million in stock and assumed debt (S)
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BECTON DICKINSON'S STOCK FALLS AFTER PROFIT WARNING
Date: 15 June 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Becton Dickinson & Co says profit will fall short of Wall Street's expectations, setting off 22 percent drop in price of its stock (S)
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NEXTLINK BUYS STAKE IN HIGH-SPEED INTERNET SERVICE
Date: 15 June 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Nextlink Communications Inc takes 10 percent stake in Speedus.com Inc; in addition to buying $20 million stake, Nextlink agrees to buy space on Speedus.com's wireless network for about $20 million at rate of $172,000 a month (S)
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AMERICA ONLINE BUYS STAKE IN ASIAN WEB SITE OPERATOR
Date: 15 June 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
America Online Inc buys 10 percent of China.com Corp, Web site operator based in Hong Kong that is about to sell shares for first time (S)
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