Man in the News: Joseph Anthony Fernandez; From Dropout to Chancellor
Date: 21 September 1989
By Neil A. Lewis
Neil Lewis
LEAD: Joseph A. Fernandez, the Miami School Superintendent who was formally chosen yesterday to head the New York City school system and deal with its problems, including an alarmingly high dropout rate, was himself a New York high school dropout.
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In Command At the U.N.
Date: 20 September 1989
By Paul Lewis, Special To the New York Times
Paul Lewis
LEAD: The United Nations opened its 44th General Assembly today by unanimously electing as its new President a former Nigerian major general who was a leader of one of Africa's most unusual military coups. The new Assembly
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Soviet Weekly Criticizes Pravda on Yeltsin
Date: 21 September 1989
Reuters
LEAD: A Soviet weekly criticized the Communist Party newspaper, Pravda, today for publishing a denunciation of a Soviet opposition leader's conduct during his recent tour of the United States.
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Knight-Ridder Plant
Date: 21 September 1989
Reuters
LEAD: Knight-Ridder Inc. said today that its board had approved construction of a $299.5 million production and distribution plant for its Philadelphia Newspapers Inc. unit, publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Philadelphia Daily News. The Philadelphia operations are Knight-Ridder's leading revenue producer, the company said.
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Congress Consults Journalists on Ethics Coverage
Date: 21 September 1989
By Susan F. Rasky, Special To the New York Times
Susan Rasky
LEAD: Stung by nine months of scrutiny and scandal that has shaken public trust in Congress, a special House panel today consulted three journalists about how news organizations shape their Congressional coverage and sought advice on how to revise House ethics rules.
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Writer Wins Plea on U.S. List of Excluded Aliens
Date: 20 September 1989
By Frank J. Prial
Frank Prial
LEAD: Three years after the Government, without explanation, barred a Colombian journalist from entering the United States, a Federal district judge in Manhattan yesterday ordered the Immigration and Naturalization Service to make available to the woman's lawyers its secret list of all excluded aliens.
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 21 September 1989
LEAD: International A3-23
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 20 September 1989
LEAD: INTERNATIONAL A3-15 The Vatican supported relocation of a Carmelite convent from the site of the Auschwitz death camp in Poland. It said it was willing to pay part of the cost of a new interfaith prayer center outside the camp. Page A1
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 21 September 1989
LEAD: THE ECONOMY House Democrats proposed raising the top income tax rate. The plan, to be voted on by the House next week, is a political gamble to defeat the capital gains tax cut promoted by Bush and approved last week by the Ways and Means Committee. [ Page A1. ] The Brady plan to provide relief to the most indebted nations is forcing new losses at American banks.
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More Bad News for Bills
Date: 20 September 1989
LEAD: The bad news for the Buffalo Bills on Monday did not end with their 28-14 loss at home to the Denver Broncos. Yesterday, the Bills confirmed that their Pro Bowl linebacker, Shane Conlan, had suffered a serious knee injury that will sideline him for at least six weeks. Conlan, who was hit by the Denver tight end Clarence Kay early in the fourth quarter, wasn't available to talk about the injury.
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