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Date: 21 May 1997
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
Cable News Network reportedly offers Tom Brokaw more than $7 million a year to leave NBC News and become network's on-air leader; reportedly offers Brokaw an hourlong prime-time news slot and commitment for several special news programs (S)
Date: 21 May 1997
By Tony Marcano
Tony Marcano
More than 50 journalists from around the world will take time off from their jobs as reporters, editors, photographers and producers starting this fall for academic year of study in fellowships offered by five universities; fellowships are from Columbia, Harvard, MIT, Michigan and Stanford; recipients listed (M)
Date: 20 May 1997
By Russell Baker
Russell Baker
Russell Baker Op-Ed column disputes assertions by columnists that American politics is dead and that there is no news from Washington; says Americans do not expect anything of consequence from Government and are therefore not expecting any news from Washington and do not want it (M)
Date: 20 May 1997
By Kenneth N. Gilpin
Kenneth Gilpin
E W Scripps Co agrees to acquire newspaper and broadcasting properties of Harte-Hanks Communications Inc for between $605 million and $775 million; deal involves six Texas newspapers--The Corpus Christi Caller-Times, The Abilene Reporter-News, The Wichita Falls Times Record News, The San Angelo Standard-Times, The Plano Star Courier and Anderson Independent-Mail in South Carolina--along with television stations KENS-TV and radio station KENS-AM, both in San Antonio, Tex (L)
Date: 21 May 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
National Basketball Association awards 1999 All-Star Game to Philadelphia (S)
Date: 21 May 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Reynolds & Reynolds Co agrees to buy Crain-Drummond Inc for $44.3 million in cash (S)
Date: 21 May 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Acordia Inc is in talks with Anthem Insurance Companies about reorganization of Acordia's health business, which might include Anthem's acquiring 33 percent of Acordia it does not already own (S)
Date: 20 May 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Advanced Technology Materials Inc agrees to buy Lawrence Semiconductor Laboratories for $78 million in stock (S)
Date: 21 May 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Personnel Group of America Inc has hired investment banking firm Goldsmith, Agio, Helms & Co to evaluate alternatives, including possible sale, for its Nursefinders unit (S)
Date: 21 May 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Stock of Electronic Data Systems Corp falls after concern says it expects second-quarter earnings to fall below analysts' estimates; shares fall $1.25, to $36.75 (S)