NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 15 May 1993
International 2-5 U.S. HAS NUCLEAR TESTING PLAN With a moratorium ending, President Clinton is reportedly close to approving a plan for the United States to resume nuclear tests, but he is said to be ready to pledge that this would be the final round. 1 SERBIA'S LAWMAKERS BACK PLAN At a tumultuous meeting, three Serbian legislatures endorsed an international peace plan. But Bosnian Serb leaders said they would ignore the resolution and proceed with a referendum this weekend. 1 CROATS TRY DAMAGE CONTROL Bosnian Croats, to stem Western criticism, open a detention camp near Mostar for Bosnian Serbs to reporters and say that, except for those judged to be soldiers, the residents will be free to return home. 5 MEETING PLANNED ON U.N. ROLE The United Nations Security Council plans a rare meeting of foreign ministers to review progress toward peace in Bosnia and other trouble spots and take stock of its growing peacemaking role in the world. 5 U.N. FAMILY AID TO CHINA IN DOUBT Alarmed by indications of a harsh family planning crackdown, the United Nations Population Fund is considering withdrawing from China and ending its work in the most populous country in the world. 1 RUSSIA, NEIGHBORS PLAN PACT In an agreement that was praised by President Yeltsin of Russia as a "turning point," 9 of the 15 former Soviet republics signed a declaration of their intent to form an economic union. 3 International body takes steps to limit whale hunting. 2 A standoff at a French nursery school ends after three days. 3 With a compromise, East German strike appears near an end. 5 Santiago Journal: Arms merchant to Iraq challenges the U.S. 4 National 6-9 TOWN FIGHTS TO KEEP DOCTOR Residents of Sargent, Neb., consider Dr. Bernardo Bilang a savior, despite questions about his medical procedures and a February arrest on bank fraud charges. 1 AVOIDING GAY BAN AMENDMENT House Democrats have postponed a vote on the 1994 military budget to prevent Republicans from adding an amendment preserving the ban on homosexuals in the service. 7 CLINTON URGES HELP FROM FED President Clinton tried to salvage his economic program by asking the Federal Reserve not to raise interest rates without more evidence of rising inflation. 9 New analysis: To the President, the economy is king. 9 Democratic Senators vowed to pass a tax bill in committee. 9 CAMPUS DIVIDED ON RACIAL SPEECH Officials at the University of Pennsylvania are debating the limits of free speech in two incidents that have fanned racial tensions on campus this semester. 6 JURY GIVES RAPIST 40 YEARS A Texas jury recommended that a man whose rape victim asked him to wear a condom be sentenced to 40 years in prison. 6 DIVERSE JURY TO HEAR LOZANO CASE A racially diverse jury in Orlando will hear the re-trial of a Miami police officer, William Lozano, who was accused of killing two young black men. 6 REMEMBERING A YEAR OF REVOLT Beliefs: May '68 in Paris remains a stirring example of the strength of the belief in a utopian society. 25 Five Amish children were killed by an unlicensed teen-aged driver. 6 Metro Digest 21 A CLINIC AND ONE MAN'S RISE A nondescript medical clinic in the Bronx provides the backdrop for the story of how Ramon S. Velez, for a quarter-century, has been the antipoverty lord of the South Bronx. 1 NEW ALLIANCES IN MAYORAL RACE The Queens Democratic Party leader, Representative Thomas J. Manton, endorsed Mayor Dinkins for re-election and said he had asked his old friend, City Council President Andrew J. Stein, to withdraw from the mayoral race. 1 SCHOOL CHALLENGES IN NEWARK Malcolm X Shabazz High School in Newark's South Side provides a glimpse of the difficulties in trying to educate students in New Jersey's largest school system. 1 Business Digest 35 Arts/Entertainment 11-14, 47 NBC's fall listings. 47 Pavarotti to sing in Central Park. 11 Theater: Four one-act plays. 13 Dance: Meredith Monk. 11 Balanchine's "Orpheus." 13 Music: 'Freischutz' in concert. 11 The Kinks after 30 years. 11 Television: Sad tale of the West. 47 Sports 27-32 Baseball: Blue Jays top the Yankees. 29 Mets lose to Expos. 29 Mitchell paces the Reds. 28 Basketball: Knicks lose in double overtime. 27 Column: Rhoden on the Islanders. 27 Golf: Davies makes her mark. 32 Hockey: Islanders win series against Penguins. 27 Horse Racing: Sea Hero no hero to Preakness oddsmaker. B32 Prairie Bayou's stablemate wins Black-Eyed Susan.32 Sports People 29 Obituaries 26 Bede Griffiths, a Roman Catholic monk and author. Michael J. Merkin, paint innovator and philanthropist. Editorials/Op-Ed 18-19 Editorials A school system -- for the kids. Few hits on human rights. Cheating in college athletics. Bidding for bonds is cleaner. Letters Russell Baker: Joining up for glory. Peter Kostmayer: Campaign spending -- despised but addictive. Melvin Jules Bukiet: Broadway book war -- a reader's guide. Dennis deLeon: My hopes, my fears, my disease.
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Excerpts From Clinton's News Conference in the Rose Garden
Date: 15 May 1993
Following are excerpts from President Clinton's news conference yesterday in the Rose Garden at the White House, as transcribed by Reuters. OPENING STATEMENT Three months ago, I presented a plan to our country and to the Congress designed to address what I believe are the significant challenges of this time. For more than 40 years our country was organized to stand up against Communism, to try to help develop the free world, and for most of that time we took our economic prosperity for granted.
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INSIDE
Date: 15 May 1993
Clinton Tries to Focus Attention on Economy At a Rose Garden news conference in which he concentrated on economic issues, the President said the Federal Reserve Board should avoid raising interest rates to stem inflation. Article and news analysis, page 9. Economic Pact for Russia Backed by President Boris N. Yeltsin of Russia, 9 of the 15 former Soviet republics signed a declaration of intent for an economic union. Page 3. Islanders Upset Penguins The Islanders eliminated the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins in overtime in the National Hockey League playoffs. Page 27.
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William Randolph Hearst Jr., 85, Journalist, Dies
Date: 16 May 1993
By Bruce Lambert
Bruce Lambert
William Randolph Hearst Jr., a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and the editor in chief of the media empire his father founded, died Friday night at New York Hospital. He was 85 and lived in Manhattan. He suffered cardiac arrest and died shortly after arriving by ambulance at the emergency room, a hospital spokeswoman said.
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Israeli Court Limits Publisher's Power Over Staff
Date: 16 May 1993
By Clyde Haberman
Clyde Haberman
An Israeli labor court has ruled that while newspaper publishers have the right to set basic policy, they can be forced to pay a price for interfering with the way reporters and editors do their daily jobs. A labor court judge in Jerusalem said that a newly installed publisher of The Jerusalem Post, Israel's only English-language newspaper, had peppered the newsroom with so many "constant questions and instructions" that "a reasonable journalist" could not be expected to continue working that way.
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Pride in a Soundless World: Deaf Oppose a Hearing Aid
Date: 16 May 1993
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
Among the rich idioms of American Sign Language, there is a sign for "hearing" -- the right index finger, held parallel to the mouth, circling forward like a rolling log. From it comes a second, related sign for a deaf person who thinks like a hearing person: the same finger, circling forward in front of the forehead. It is not a compliment.
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MAY 9-15: Colombian Plot Charged; Three Indicted in the Murder Of a Crusading Journalist
Date: 16 May 1993
By Joseph B. Treaster
Joseph
After 14 months of doggedly pursuing the killers of the crusading Spanish-language journalist Manuel de Dios Unanue, Federal law enforcement officials last week indicted three young men who they said had been acting on the orders of drug lords in Colombia. The awesome reach of the Colombian drug traffickers was underscored by the disclosure that two accused of the plot were also suspects in an earlier slaying of two Baltimore businessmen.
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NORTHGATE IS SELLING CAMPBELL RESOURCES STAKE
Date: 15 May 1993
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Northgate Exploration Ltd. said yesterday that it had agreed to sell its 34.5 percent interest in Campbell Resources Inc. for $29.3 million. The transaction must be approved by regulators. Northgate will issue a special warrant to divest itself of its stake. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to close on June 3. Both companies mine gold in North America.
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HARRAH'S SEEKS 20% OF CASINO IN COLORADO
Date: 15 May 1993
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Harrah's, the casino unit of the Promus Companies, said yesterday that it planned to buy a 20 percent stake in the Glory Hole Casino in Central City, Colo., from Central City Gaming Investors L.P., for undisclosed terms. The agreement would mark Harrah's entry into the Colorado limited-stakes gaming market, subject to state regulatory approval and the issuance of a Colorado gaming license. Harrah's plans to manage the Glory Hole Casino under the Harrah's name. The Glory Hole Casino is one of the largest gaming operations in Colorado, Promus said. It has about 40,000 square feet of space and houses 530 slot or video machines and 12 gaming tables.
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DEERE TO SELL FOUNDRY TO AMERICAN BAILEY
Date: 15 May 1993
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Deere & Company of Moline, Ill., said yesterday that it would sell its John Deere Foundry unit to the American Bailey Corporation. The price was not disclosed for the foundry, which is in Silvis, Ill. American Bailey's president, Douglas G. Bailey, said he was buying the unit to cast medium-sized diesel engine blocks and heads. American Bailey entered the foundry industry in 1990 by acquiring the CWC Castings division of Textron Inc. American Bailey is privately held. Deere & Company said in September 1991 that it would gradually phase out the Silvis unit.
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