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Date: 16 February 1998
By Sarah Lyall
Sarah Lyall
The Guardian abandons traditional reluctance of British newspapers to print corrections, except for the most glaring of errors, by starting a prominent daily column of corrections and clarifications; drawing (M)
Date: 16 February 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Japan's Parliament gives final approval to 30 trillion yen ($239 billion) plan to buy bank shares and protect bank depositors (S)
Date: 17 February 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Travelers Property Casualty Corp says it will offer new kind of auto insurance to high-risk drivers in New York and eventually nine other states; expands number of drivers it is willing to cover at competitive rates (S)
Date: 17 February 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Tellabs Inc agrees to buy Coherent Communications Systems Corp for $670 million in stock (S)
Date: 17 February 1998
INTERNATIONAL A3-9 U.S. Seeking to Limit U.N. Chief in Iraq Talks The U.N. Secretary General, Kofi Annan, is expected to leave this week for Baghdad carrying American guidelines to limit any diplomatic compromise he might negotiate with Saddam Hussein. The guidelines, which have not yet been endorsed by the Security Council, emphasize that the role and powers of the U.N. weapons inspectors must not be undermined or limited. A1 Hundreds Die in Taiwan Crash A China Airlines flight from the Indonesian resort of Bali crashed while trying to land in Taipei, killing all 197 passengers and crew, including Taiwan's Central Bank governor, and at least 7 people on the ground. A3
Date: 16 February 1998
INTERNATIONAL A3-8 Hindu Election Prospects Cause Anxiety in India Polls in India predicted that the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, with Atal Bihari Vajpayee its candidate for prime minister, would make its strongest ever showing in national elections starting today. The possibility that the party will do well enough to form a government is causing anxiety among many Muslims and other Indians who reject Hindu nationalism as a fair basis for governing the country. A1 The death toll from bombings preceding a B.J.P. election rally in the south Indian city of Coimbatore has reached 50, the police there said. A6
Date: 17 February 1998
Newark, NJ, police have begun working with insurance companies to catch rising number of owners who destroy or abandon cars to collect insurance (S)
Date: 17 February 1998
Bill pending in New Jersey Senate would provide $54,000 to help state's Historic Commission identify Underground Railroad sites that sheltered escaped slaves through Civil War; Sen Robert G Torricelli recently appeared at Burlington City site to rally support for Federal bill to spend $500,000 to preserve sites (S)
Date: 16 February 1998
Federal Aviation Administration report says flight delays at Newark International Airport decreased in 1997 from 1996, but the airport still had more delays than any other major airport in the country (S)
Date: 17 February 1998
Tanon Fitzpatrick, 22, and Thomas Randall, 17, are killed and William Hill, 20, hurt in drive-by shooting after dispute at roller rink, Franklinville, NJ; police seek Eric Watson, 23, whose brother was badly beaten about 15 minutes before shooting (S)