National News Briefs; Harvard Names Curator For Journalism Program
Date: 25 July 2000
Robert H Giles, longtime newspaper editor and publisher, will be next curator of Harvard University's Nieman Foundation for professional journalists (S)
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Date: 25 July 2000
Robert H Giles, longtime newspaper editor and publisher, will be next curator of Harvard University's Nieman Foundation for professional journalists (S)
Date: 25 July 2000
By Warren Hoge
Warren Hoge
Article profiles Alastair Campbell, press spokesman for British Prime Min Tony Blair who holds job traditionally cloaked in anonymity; he is currently in spotlight as subject of book and BBC documentary, and focus of probing newspaper articles; photo (M)
Date: 25 July 2000
By Richard L. Berke With Janet Elder
Richard Berke
New York Times/CBS News Poll finds most Americans perceive pronounced differences in how Vice Pres Al Gore and Gov George W Bush would handle major issues, despite focus on how candidates are dashing toward middle politically and, in some cases, sounding alike; more than seven in 10 Americans find genuine differences between them, and more than half of public thinks contrasts are more about issues than about personal qualities; voters indicate they are far from having made up their minds, and can be swayed; approximately one-third say they could switch votes before Election Day; significant portions of each candidate's supporters say they have reservations about current favorites; findings of poll detailed; charts (M)
Date: 26 July 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Semco Energy, which owns ntural gas utilities in Michigan and Alaska, is considering options, including sale of company (S)
Date: 26 July 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Circuit City Stores will close eight distribution centers and cut 1,000 jobs, or 1.7 percent of its work force, as it remodels most superstores and stops selling appliances (S)
Date: 25 July 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
International Specialty Products Inc, whose bid to take over Dexter Corp was rebuffed in June, says it has 10 percent stake in Hercules Inc, world's largest producer of paper-making chemicals (S)
Date: 26 July 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
IBeam Broadcasting Corp acquires NextVenture Inc for $375 million in stock to add online multimedia services for financial industry (S)
Date: 26 July 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Norton Co acquires Chemfab Corp for $141 million in cash (S)
Date: 26 July 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Phoenix Investment Partners rise 28 percent after it receives offer of $225 million from Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Co for shares it does not already own; Phoenix Home Life is planning conversion to stock company (S)
Date: 25 July 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Tomkins PLC will put its Smith & Wesson Corp unit, biggest US handgun maker, up for sale (S)