Shielding Young Suspects Is No Longer Automatic
Date: 27 March 1998
By Mike Allen
Mike Allen
Most of nation's largest news organizations hesitated one day, then named 13-year-old and 11-year-old charged with killing four schoolmates and teacher in Jonesboro, Ark; decision to abandon self-imposed rule about withholding names of minors provoked long debates in some news rooms; Jane E Kirtley of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press says wide dissemination of names was harbinger, in part because of proliferation of information sources, including talk shows and World Wide Web (M)
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Jailing Journalists in Latin America
Date: 27 March 1998
Editorial on continuing murders and intimidation of journalists who expose official crime and corruption in Latin America; says most widespread form of intimidation is to charge reporters with defamation, criminal offense in most of Latin America; notes spread of drug corruption has made Latin governments particularly eager to curb investigative reporting; says independent journalism is only possible with independent judiciary, and judicial independence is a fiction in many Latin American countries (M)
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COLONEL'S INTERNATIONAL SEEKS MERGER WITH DURAKON
Date: 27 March 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Colonel's International Inc proposes merger with Durakon Industries; Colonel's will offer Durakon holders one share of its own stock for each share of Durakon (S)
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APRIA HEALTHCARE SHARES PLUNGE AS A PACT FALTERS
Date: 26 March 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Apria Healthcare Group fall after it says investor group headed by Joseph Littlejohn & Levy pulled out of agreement to provide it with $172 million in new financing; Apria says it is suing the group, contending that it refused to meet terms of recapitalization pact (S)
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ASCEND SHARES GAIN ON CONTRACT WITH BRITISH TELECOM
Date: 26 March 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ascend Communications Inc says it has signed contract with British Telecom PLC and expects to sell more networking equipment to telecommunications giant; Ascend shares rise $1.4375, to $36.25 (S)
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AMERICOLD TO ACQUIRE FREEZER SERVICES FOR $112 MILLION
Date: 27 March 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Vornado Realty Trust says its Americold Corp unit has agreed to buy assets of Freezer Services Inc for $112 million in cash and assumption of $22 million in debt (S)
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UNISYS REACHES PACT WITH HEWLETT FOR PC PRODUCTION
Date: 26 March 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Unisys Corp agrees to deal for Hewlett-Packard Co to supply Unisys with personal computers and entry-level servers as part of plan by Unisys to quit providing personal computers and concentrate on high-end servers; no financial terms disclosed (S)
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MONSANTO TO SELL EYEGLASS LENS UNIT FOR $100 MILLION
Date: 26 March 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Monsanto Co agrees to sell its Orcolite eyeglass lens unit to BMC Industries for $100 million in cash (S)
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RAYOVAC TO CLOSE 2 PLANTS AND EXPAND BATTERY OUTPUT
Date: 26 March 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Rayovac Corp will close two plants, consolidate operations at three sites and expand output of alkaline batteries, which make up 90 percent of the market (S)
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CAMPBELL SETS $253 MILLION CHARGE AGAINST EARNINGS
Date: 27 March 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Campbell Soup Co will take third-quarter charge of $253 million, resulting in loss, as company sheds businesses and cuts costs (S)
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