Black Life, In Black And White; Court Ruling Frees the Legacy Of a Tireless News Photographer
Date: 07 February 2001
By Stephen Kinzer
Stephen Kinzer
Collection of 84,000 photographs taken by Charles H (Teenie) Harris of Pittsburgh Courier chronicling daily life of black people in Pittsburgh from 1930's to his death in 1998 is being reviewed by scholars now that it has been tranferred to Carnegie Museum of Art thanks to federal court decision breaking agreement that kept them in hands of Pittsburgh photo dealer, Dennis Morgan; is being hailed as largest documentation of African-Americn urban life in existence; photos (M)
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Hughes Nears Deal to Create Giant Satellite TV Network
Date: 07 February 2001
By Andrew Ross Sorkin and Geraldine Fabrikant
Andrew Sorkin
Hughes Electronics Corp, satellite television unit of General Motors Corp that owns DirecTV, moves closer to reaching deal with News Corp to create global satellite network worth as much as $70 billion; under preliminary terms of deal, GM would spin off Hughes as separate, independently traded company, and then Hughes would merge with News Corp's satellite unit, Sky Global Networks; Microsoft plans to take as much as $4 billion stake in combined company and possibly help develop future digital set-top boxes; Hughes's shareholders would control about 65 percent of new company and News Corp's shareholders would control 35 percent (M)
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Thousands March in Kiev Over Political Crisis
Date: 07 February 2001
By Patrick E. Tyler
Patrick Tyler
Thousands of protesters stream into Kiev, demanding resignation of Ukrainian Pres Leonid Kuchma; political crisis is being fueld by continuing release of tapes of his private talks with aides, in which Kuchma is heard ordering abduction of journalist, threatening judge and discussing protection of energy company head who pocketed huge sums (S)
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EXECUTIVE IS PROMOTED TO CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF AT CNBC
Date: 07 February 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
General Electric Co promotes Bill Bolster, president of its CNBC financial news channel, to newly created position of chairman and chief executive of unit; also announces promotion of Pamela Thomas-Graham to president and chief operating officer of CNBC (S)
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TYCO AGREES TO BUY SCOTT TECHNOLOGIES
Date: 06 February 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Tyco International Ltd buys Scott Technologies for about $376 million in stock to add respiratory equipment and services; Tyco's Raychem unit acquires Pyrotenax unit, maker of cables used to insulate pipes, from General Cable Corp for $60 million (S)
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DAVITA REPORTS FEDERAL INQUIRY, AND SHARES PLUNGE
Date: 06 February 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
DaVita shares fall 17 percent after company, which runs kidney dialysis centers, says federal prosecutors asked for information on its billing practices and financial relationships with doctors; DaVita is cooperating and has not been accused of any wrong doing or been subpoenaed; government is investigating whether company offered financial incentives for doctors to refer patients (S)
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LTV TO RESTART BLAST FURNACE AND RECALL 400 WORKERS
Date: 06 February 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
LTV Corp, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in December, is restarting blast furnace at its Cleveland plant and recalling 400 workers because orders have increased (S)
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J. BAKER MOVES TO CHANGE NAME TO CASUAL MALE
Date: 06 February 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
J Baker Inc is asking shareholders to vote to change company's name to Casual Male Corp after completing sale of its footwear business to Footstar for $59 million (S)
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COMPASS BUYS COMPANY TO BUILD HOSPITAL FOOD BUSINESS
Date: 07 February 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Compass Group acquires Morrison Management Specialists for $563 million to strengthen its worldwide business of supplying food to hospitals and nursing homes; will assume $63 million in debt (S)
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TRICON TO OPEN 100 MORE KFC FRANCHISES IN CHINA
Date: 06 February 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Tricon Global Restaurants Inc plans to add about 100 new franchises in China for its Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants to match growth of rival, McDonald's Corp (S)
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