A Paper Goes Afar For a Look At Itself
Date: 09 December 1996
By Iver Peterson
Iver Peterson
St Louis Post-Dispatch, facing charges of bias in forthcoming mayoral election between two black candidates, has hired Chuck Stone, black journalism professor, as ombudsman to monitor its election coverage from North Carolina; long distance reader advocacy breaks new ground in history of newspaper ombudsmen; editor Cole C Campbell discusses move, interview; Mayor Freeman Bosley Jr's backers hold paper favors likely challenger, Clarence Harmon Jr; photo (M)
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HILTON AND LADBROKE IN TALKS ON CASINO JOINT VENTURES
Date: 10 December 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hilton Hotels Corp discusses possible casino joint ventures in United States with Ladbroke Group; says Ladbroke seeks Nevada casino license (S)
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GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES ACQUIRES 3 MICHIGAN MALLS
Date: 10 December 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
General Growth Properties Inc buys three Michigan shopping malls from Forbes/Cohen Properties for $40 million in partnership units, $4 million in cash and assumption of $90 million of debt (S)
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VIAG TO BUY A PLASTICS OPERATION OF JOHNSON CONTROLS
Date: 10 December 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Viag AG's Schmalbach-Lubeca division to buy Johnson Controls Inc's plastic container business (S)
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PATRIOT AMERICAN TO ADD LUXURY RESORTS IN WEST
Date: 10 December 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Patriot American Hospitality Inc to buy all or half of four luxury resorts from Resorts LP and affiliates for $210 million in cash, stock and debt; will buy all of Boulders, near Scottsdale, Ariz, and Lodge at Ventana Canyon, near Tucson, and 50 percent of Peaks Resort and Spa, Telluride, Colo, and Carmel Valley Ranch, Carmel, Calif (S)
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Computer Chip Sales Ratio Up
Date: 10 December 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Semiconductor Industry Association reports computer chip industry's book-to-bill ratio rose to 1.15, Nov, from revised 1.11 in Oct (S)
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Europeans Dubious on British Air Alliance
Date: 10 December 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
European Commission says it has doubts about proposed British Airways-American Airways alliance, holding it would dominate trans-Atlantic air travel; holds it has authority to block deal, stand disputed by British Airways (S)
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Prudential Insurance Accused by Florida
Date: 10 December 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Florida regulators accuse Prudential Insurance Co of deceptive sales practices and begin effort to ban company from selling insurance in state; probe charges Prudential salesmen misled up to 100,000 Florida customers into spending cash value of life insurance policies they already owned to buy other policies they did not necessarily need (S)
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Slovakia Had No Role in Editor's Dismissal
Date: 09 December 1996
Letter from Juraj Sivacek, pres secretary of Embassy of Slovakia, disputes November 29 article, which suggested dismissal of Tatiana Repkova as editor of daily newspaper Narodna Obroda resulted from Slovakian Government's efforts to control news media; says Slovakia played no role in dismissal (S)
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 10 December 1996
International A3-14 SERB NATIONALISM STILL STRONG The challenges for those who want to change Serbia do not lie in overturning the rule of one man, but in transforming a society that has learned to express itself in the language of hate, analysts say. A1 PROTESTS CONTINUE IN SERBIA Demonstrations by the Serbian opposition continued into their third week of protests in Belgrade, but the protests seemed to have reached a plateau. A8 CRIME LINKS REVEALED IN TURKEY A fatal automobile accident in Turkey has led many to suspect that the Government has been sanctioning death squads, harboring terrorists and turning a blind eye to smuggling. A1 CHINA DELEGATION VISITS U.S. China's Defense Minister met President Clinton and Defense Secretary William J. Perry in a meeting that was intended to seal improved relations between their countries. A3 CROWN PRINCESS MAKES A SHOW Crown Princess Masako spoke vaguely about searching for a balance between her own identity and the traditional role of a crown princess, at a news conference that was closely controlled. A3 CITIZENSHIP LAW IN MEXICO A double-nationality amendment is being considered in Mexico, as leaders have become fascinated with the political potential of the six million migrant workers living in the United States. A5 MANDELA ALLY BREAKS AWAY A former high-level official of the African National Congress announced that he would create a rival political party. A6 NATO SETS DATE FOR DECISION NATO foreign ministers are expected to set a date today for a summit meeting to invite formerly Communist central European countries to join the alliance. A9 National A16-24, B8 PLAN FOR NUCLEAR DISPOSAL The Energy Department said it would try to dispose of plutonium from old nuclear weapons both by using it as fuel and by solidifying it with other waste. A1 REVISION SEEN IN GULF REPORT A scientist who led a 1994 study that discounted links between chemical arms and the illnesses reported by Gulf war veterans said some findings would have to be revised in light of new evidence. A1 RETURN TO POWER IN WEST VIRGINIA Cecil Underwood, once West Virginia's youngest elected governor, has returned, at 74, to lead the state again as its oldest. A16 REWARD OFFERED IN BOMBING The F.B.I. took several steps, including the posting of a half-million dollar reward, aimed at generating tips they hope will solve the bombing at Atlanta Olympics. A16 NBC and Richard Jewell settled, averting a libel lawsuit. A16 VOTING CASE BEFORE JUSTICES A Georgia voting rights case presented the Supreme Court with a new variant on the theme of racially conscious redistricting. B8 CALL FOR LESS FISHING A scientific panel told fishery managers that further limits should be imposed on New England's fishing fleets to save the region's cod, haddock and flounder. A18 SPINAL LAWSUIT SETTLED A medical equipment company has agreed to pay $112 million to settle claims of patients who said the pain in their backs grew worse after surgeons inserted steel screws and plates intended to help them. A20 DU PONT RULED COMPETENT John du Pont, the millionaire charged in the shooting death of a wrestler, was found competent to stand trial. A20 Metro Report B1-6 SILVER'S ANTI-CRIME PLANS Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, often assailed by Republicans as the chief obstacle to anti-crime legislation, said he wanted to sharply toughen penalties against many juvenile criminals. A1 Business Digest D1 HOSPITALS WOO FOREIGNERS Reaching beyond their longstanding international clientele of royalty, celebrities and the rich, top medical centers like the Mayo Clinic, the Texas Heart Institute, the Cleveland Clinic and New England Medical are wooing less affluent foreign patients to fill their beds. A1 Arts/Entertainment C15-20 Jane Alexander tries pragmatism to save arts grants. C15 Critic's Notebook C15 Music: Verdi Requiem by Levine and the Met Orchestra. C15 Sports B12-17 Basketball: Gill's new life with the Nets. B13 Columns: Berkow on Ewing. B13 Science Times C1-14 A ''creative'' math breakthrough by a computer. C1 New ways to keep astronauts hale and heart. C1 The hand of humanity lies heavy on the nitrogen cycle. C1 Fashion B9 Obituaries B10-11 Editorials/Op-Ed A26-27 Editorials The split on Social Security. Unicef at 50. Tight screening for the homeless. Letters Russell Baker: Sweet is the lucre. A. M. Rosenthal: The Saddam questions. Gary Krist: Casual remarks? Hardly, Mr. Greenspan. Denton L. Watson: Thurgood Marshall's Red Menace. Carlos Ximenes Belo: Time for peace in East Timor. Chronicle B22 Chess C9 Crossword C19
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