Media Talk; Former Esquire Editor May Move to Daily News
Date: 02 November 1998
By Alex Kuczynski
Alex Kuczynski
Edward Kosner, former editor of Esquire magazine, has been negotiating with New York Daily News owner Mortimer B Zuckerman to become editor in charge of revitalizing New York Daily News's Sunday newspaper; photo (S)
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When Facts Alone Won't Do
Date: 02 November 1998
By Jeff Greenfield
Jeff Greenfield
Jeff Greenfield Op-Ed article on controversy at ABC News over network's decision to ask Oliver Stone to develop prime-time special based on 1997 crash of TWA Flight 800; drawing
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Prosecutors Bar Lewinsky From Talking To Reporters
Date: 01 November 1998
By Stephen Labaton
Stephen Labaton
Aides to independent counsel Kenneth Starr reportedly tell Monica Lewinsky's lawyers that she is not allowed to talk with any reporters about any aspect of investigation of her relationship with Pres Clinton; she agreed under immunity deal not to talk during inquiry, but Starr office reportedly has imposed broad restrictions on any interviews at all; ABC is reported poised for interview as Lewinsky shops her story to various publishers (S)
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Toronto's Newspaper War
Date: 02 November 1998
By Anthony Depalma
Anthony Depalma
Toronto's newspaper dailies prepared for newspaper war by fortifying their staffs and adding sections with entry of Conrad Black's new daily, The National Post; The Globe and Mail, Black's primary competition both in Toronto and nationally, switched to color photographs and expanded its sports section; all three existing dailies ran sensational special reports; Torstar Corp, publisher of Toronto Star, shook things up even more last week with $486 million (US) hostile takeover bid for Toronto Sun and 14 other Canadian papers owned by Sun Media Corp; Black says he expects to lose about $40 million during next four years on his new Canadian newspaper; photos (M)
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Media; The urban newspaper column flourished when the city was king. Times have changed.
Date: 02 November 1998
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
Article on demise of urban newspaper columnist; focuses on Mike Royko, Jimmy Breslin and Herb Caen, who tied themselves to their cities' emotional geography, which they then reproduced through their distinctive writing styles; photos (M)
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Japan Financial Institutions Weigh Merger
Date: 02 November 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Ltd, Japan's third-largest lender, and Fuji Bank Ltd, sixth largest, are considering joining forces with Yasuda Trust and Banking Corp in trust-banking venture (S)
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 02 November 1998
INTERNATIONAL A3-14 Hurricane Toll Exceeds 1,000 in Central America Intense and widespread flooding in the wake of Hurricane Mitch has killed more than a thousand people in Central America, with hundreds more still missing, their villages buried under huge mudslides, relief and government officials said. A1 Memorial for Yitzak Rabin Israel held its first nationwide memorial for Yitzak Rabin, the former Prime Minister, three years after his assassination, signaling a concerted effort to transform him from a partisan hero into a figure of consensus -- a national symbol of peace. A12
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 01 November 1998
INTERNATIONAL 3-21 Iraq Suspends Cooperation With U.N. Arms Inspectors Iraq said it was suspending all cooperation with United Nations arms inspectors and would also close down their long-term monitoring operations immediately, effectively ending almost all surveillance of their weapons programs. Iraq's U.N. representative added that he now expected more than 100 arms inspectors and scientific experts to leave. The move posed the most serious challenge to United States policy on Iraq in more than a year of intermittent crises. 1 China Eases on Family Planning China's family planning system has quietly started urging its workers to soften their approach, hoping to improve its often tense relationship with Chinese women. While the goal still remains to control the country's population growth, officials say they hope to achieve that end through patient education, contraceptive choice and heavy taxes for couples who choose to have an additional child. 1
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Man, Shot by the Police, Is Charged With Assault
Date: 02 November 1998
Richard Green, homeless man stopped by police while trying to break into Queens home, is shot in ankle by officers after he threatens them with screwdriver (S)
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Lenox Avenue Station Reopens in Harlem
Date: 01 November 1998
Last phase of seven-month, $135 million renovation project along No. 2 and No. 3 subway lines is completed as Metropolitan Transportation Authority reopens 116th Street Station in Harlem (S)
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