ABC Says It Is Dropping Plans For Stone Special on Flight 800
Date: 07 November 1998
By Lawrie Mifflin
Lawrie Mifflin
ABC television execs, citing potential for confusion among viewers between 'fact-based entertainment and hard news,' say that network dropped plan to broadcast prime-time special, produced by film maker Oliver Stone, about theory that long-range missiles caused crash of Trans World Airlines Flight 800 off Long Island; decision comes after several ABC journalists express their dismay to their superiors about proposed program, called 'Oliver Stone Declassified,' fearing that viewers woiuld perceive it as an ABC News report (S)
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Talking Heads' Post-Mortem: 'All Wrong, All the Time'
Date: 08 November 1998
By Janny Scott
Janny Scott
Washington's political pundits were almost without exception wrong in their election forecasts; most expected Republicans to come through elections with tighter grip on Congress and, by implication, on Pres Clinton's fate; George Stephanopoulos, ABC commentator and former Clinton aid, says commentators consistently misread public feeling on issue of Monica Lewinsky and impeachment; pundits and former pundits attribute often startling degree of miscalculations to myopia of Washington insiders, and vested interest of journalists in the story; nevertheless, few pople in Washington expect business of punditry to be changed by the election; photo (M)
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Minority Journalists Settle a Quiet but Fractious Debate
Date: 08 November 1998
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
Unity: Journalists of Color, coalition of minority journalists' groups, ends fractious civil rights debate and agrees to keep its convention in Seattle despite Washington State's vote against affirmative action; coalition nearly split over how to confront rollback of affirmative action around country; fracas was snapshot of problems inherited by generation of successful minority professionals who fear that once-open doors are closing, and an illustration of trapdoors built into cross-cultural coalition; photo (M)
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Journal; Dewey Defeats Truman
Date: 07 November 1998
By Frank Rich
Frank Rich
Frank Rich Op-Ed column observes that Newt Gingrich is no fool to blame news media for his party's disastrous election showing, since only the press is more despised than he is; also refers to Sally Quinn's explanation of why Washington Establishment is so outraged by Bill Clinton and public's refusal to dump him; says Quinn comment is such a vivid illustration of Beltway disconnect that it has become object of ferocious ridicule on C-Span, and instant camp classic on Internet (M)
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Belgium's Window on Staten Island
Date: 08 November 1998
By Jim O'Grady
Jim O'Grady
Article on Belgian native Jacqueline Goossens, columnist for Dutch-language Belgian newspaper De Morgen, who has developed cult following by reporting about Stapleton section of Staten Island, NYC, and its residents; Goossens and partner, Tom Ronse, have renovated Colonial house in neighborhood; photo (M)
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AIRTOUCH AND NORTHERN TELECOM ARE IN LOS ANGELES DEAL
Date: 07 November 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Airtouch Communications Inc will replace its Los Angeles wireless phone system built by Motorola Inc with equipment from Northern Telecom Ltd; financial terms undisclosed (S)
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SOFTBANK EXPANDS ITS STAKE IN BUYCOMP.COM BY 9.9%
Date: 07 November 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Softbank Corp purchases 9.9 percent of Buycomp.com for $40 million (S)
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USX-U.S. STEEL OFFERS EARLY RETIREMENT TO 540
Date: 07 November 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
USX-US Steel Group Inc offers early retirement to 540 managers and nonunion employees, or 12 percent of its salaried work force (S)
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MEDTRONIC TO BUY 3.5% STAKE IN MINIMED FOR $30 MILLION
Date: 07 November 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Medtronic Inc is buying 3.5 percent stake in Minimed Inc in two phases for $30 million (S)
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ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS TO BUY BACK UP TO 23% OF ITS STOCK
Date: 07 November 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Alliant Techsystems Inc will buy back as many as 2.89 million shares, or 23 percent of its common stock, in Dutch tender offer (S)
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