Sunday News Gets Bigger
Date: 22 February 1999
By Alex Kuczynski
Alex Kuczynski
New York Daily News will introduce several new Sunday magazine sections on Mar 14; they will offer service information, entertainment and cultural reporting; photo of Edward Kosner, Sunday editor (M)
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Liberties; Hounding Hillary
Date: 21 February 1999
By Maureen Dowd
Maureen Dowd
Maureen Dowd column surveys New York journalists on the kinds of questions they would put to Hillary Rodham Clinton if she should choose to run for Senate (M)
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Stop the Flying Saucer, I Want to Get Off
Date: 22 February 1999
By Lawrence M. Krauss
Lawrence
Prof Lawrence M Krauss Op-Ed article deplores NBC's broadcast of two-hour special on alien visitations; says network's excuse that the special, The Confirmation, came from its entertainment division rather than its news division is a feeble one because the distinction is lost on most viewers; drawing (M)
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Word for Word/Geezer Gossip; Supermarket Shocker: Tabs Become Old Gray Ladies!
Date: 21 February 1999
By Tom Kuntz
Tom Kuntz
Article on shift in emphasis by supermarket tabloids to report increasingly on exploits of aging celebrities or older citizens; photo (M)
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The View From Calpers On Shareholder Proxies
Date: 21 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
California Public Employees Retirement System sets up Web site where investors can track how the fund intends to vote on shareholder proxies (S)
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Tenneco Confirms Talks on Auto Parts Unit
Date: 22 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Tenneco Inc says it is in talks with potential buyers for its auto parts unit, which it hopes to sell for about $4 billion, so it can focus on its packaging business (S)
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Virginia Utility May Buy a Gas Company
Date: 22 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Dominion Resources Inc, owner of Virginia's largest electric utility, is reportedly negotitating purchase of Consolidated Natural Gas Co (S)
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How Old Is Your Fund Manager, And Does It Really Matter?
Date: 21 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Morningstar Inc survey finds that average age of mutual fund managers is 44; Scott Cooley, Morningstar analyst, says there is no correlation between the age of a manager and his ability to take defensive action if a bear market occurs (S)
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Aircraft Engine Makers in Talks
Date: 22 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
United Technologies Corp reportedly buys Sundstrand Corp, aerospace components maker (S)
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Not Enough Coverage
Date: 21 February 1999
Letter from Joseph Lukinsky criticizes New York Times for its minimal baseball coverage during off season (S)
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