Media Talk; New Assignments Under Zuckerman
Date: 26 October 1998
By Alex Kuczynski
Alex Kuczynski
New York Post on Oct 23 reported that Fred Drasner, chief executive at The Daily News, is resigning as group publisher of three magazines owned by Mort Zuckerman--US News & World Report, The Atlantic Monthly and Fast Company; Zuckerman calls article 'total fabrication'; Drasner will continue as co-chairman of magazine group; Zuckerman will continue as chairman; Drasner will assume role of chief operating officer of Applied Graphics Technologies of which he is already chief executive, and of which Zuckerman is chairman of the board; Ira Ellenthal, who is associate publisher of The Daily News, will now hold title of chief executive of magazine group, replacing Drasner in day-to-day supervision of the magazine; photo (M)
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Still Holding a Mike and Ruffling Feathers
Date: 27 October 1998
By Elisabeth Bumiller
Elisabeth Bumiller
Public Lives column profiles career of television newscaster Gabe Pressman; photo (M)
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PUBLIC LIVES
Date: 27 October 1998
By James Barron
James Barron
Public Lives column on Leona M Helmsley's 20,000 square foot contemporary home in Phoenix, Ariz, being on market for $25 million; British newscaster Daljit Dhaliwal discusses her ITN News being switched to WNET-TV; friends of late jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli scatter her ashes in Central Park; rock musician Bryan Setzer discusses VIP Party at Chelsea Piers following taping of VH 1 Fashion and Music Awards (M)
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In Poll, New Yorkers See Senate Contest as Too Negative
Date: 27 October 1998
By Adam Nagourney With Marjorie Connelly
Adam With
New York Times/CBS News poll finds New York voters are growing increasingly critical of caustic tone of campaign for Senate between incumbent Sen Alfonse M D'Amato and Democratic challenger Repr Charles E Schumer, but that daily attacks have yet to sway significant numbers; both are favored by 44 percent of likely voters with 10 percent of voters remaining undecided, same as in poll taken three weeks ago; growing number of voters believe race is harsher than 1992, when D'Amato defeated Robert Abrams in contest many New York politicians still consider benchmark for negative campaigns in state over last decade; are more likely to blame D'Amato for harsh tenor of race, saying he is spending more time attacking than explaining his programs, and is more likely than Schumer to be unfair in attacks; victory may turn largely on decision of 10 percent of undecideds, who poll suggests, have not paid much attention to contest until now and do not have particularly firm opinions about either candidate; D'Amato campaigns with Mayor Rudolph Giuliani on October 26, while Schumer is endorsed by former Police Comr William J Bratton; charts (L)
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BOEING AND BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY TO BUILD FLIGHT CENTER
Date: 27 October 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Boeing Co and Berkshire Hathaway Inc say they will build $100 million flight-training center in Miami to instruct pilots for Latin American routes; center will train 7,000 pilots and 3,000 flight technicians annually and will be largest flight-training center not owned by an airline (S)
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TENET HEALTHCARE FINDS MANAGER FOR MEDICAL SCHOOL
Date: 27 October 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Tenet Healthcare Corp says Drexel University has agreed to manage Philadelphia medical school, opening the way for Tenet to acquire eight affiliated hospitals for $345 million (S)
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AVERY DENNISON AND STEINBEIS PLAN EUROPEAN VENTURE
Date: 27 October 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Avery Dennison Corp and Zweckform Buero-Produkte, unit of Steinbeis Holding GmbH, will set up joint venture to manufacture and market office products in Europe; terms undisclosed (S)
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LEGATO TO ACQUIRE FULLTIME SOFTWARE FOR $69.4 MILLION
Date: 27 October 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Legato Systems Inc will acquire Fulltime Software Inc for $69.4 million in stock (S)
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MGM TO SELL NEW SHARES, MOSTLY TO KERKORIAN
Date: 27 October 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc to sell 84.8 million shares for $8.25 each in offering that would let majority owner Kirk Kerkorian inject millions more dollars into MGM; company reports third-quarter loss of $40.3 million (S)
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PHILIP SERVICES SELLING SOME PLANTS FOR $70 MILLION
Date: 27 October 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Philip Services Corp to sell its aluminum plants to Wabash Alloys LLC, subsidiary of Connell Limited Partnership, for $70 million in cash to reduce its $1.1 billion in debt (S)
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