TV Notes; Coup for CBS News
Date: 10 December 1997
By Lawrie Mifflin
Lawrie Mifflin
Nielsen ratings show CBS Evening News tied for first place with NBC's Nightly News With Tom Brokaw for first time in five years; ABC's World News Tonight With Peter Jennings is close on heels of CBS and NBC (S)
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U.S. Is Split On Prosecutor
Date: 10 December 1997
By Michael R. Kagay
Michael Kagay
New York Times/CBS News Poll finds that American public is sharply divided over whether independent counsel should be appointed to investigate 1996 Democratic fund-raising activities (S)
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Newspaper Is Suing Puerto Rico's Governor
Date: 10 December 1997
By Mireya Navarro
Mireya Navarro
El Nuevo Dia, Puerto Rico's largest daily newspaper, sues Gov Pedro J Rossello and seven members of his administration in dispute that started earlier this year when Government agencies withdrew advertising from newspaper after its unflattering review of first 100 days of Governor's second term (S)
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First Lady, at a Forum, Scolds the Press
Date: 11 December 1997
By Joyce Wadler
Joyce Wadler
Hillary Rodham Clinton, addressing $1,000-a-plate luncheon of Women's Leadership Forum at University Club in New York City, comments on reluctance of young people to go into politics; chides media, asking 'Is it necessary for someone in the public arena to have every motive questioned, every statement dissected?'; stresses need for responsible political reporting; forum is fund-raising arm of Democratic National Committee (M)
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UST TO PAY $93.7 MILLION IN STOCK FOR SOMERSET SAVINGS
Date: 11 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
UST Corp agrees to buy Somerset Savings Bank for $93.7 million in stock (S)
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MATTEL AGREES TO SELL SPORTS DIVISION TO WHAM-O
Date: 10 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Mattel Inc agrees to sell its sports division to Wham-O Inc for undisclosed price (S)
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FLUOR CHIEF TO RETIRE EARLY AFTER DISAPPOINTING YEAR
Date: 11 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Fluor Corp says its chairman and chief executive Leslie G McCraw will take early retirement, effective Jan 1; Peter J Fluor, who is chairman and chief executive of Texas Crude Energy Inc, will serve as nonexecutive chairman of Fluor until replacement can be found for McCraw (S)
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SOROS FUND ACQUIRES 5.58% INTEREST IN NINE WEST
Date: 11 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Soros Fund Management LLC and affiliates have acquired 5.58 percent stake in Nine West Group Inc (S)
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RECYCLING INDUSTRIES BUYS 6 CONCERNS FOR $144 MILLION
Date: 10 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Recycling Industries buys six companies for $144.2 million in cash and stock (S)
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GENERAL MOTORS MAKING OFFICIAL RETURN TO SOUTH AFRICA
Date: 11 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
General Motors Corp acquires 49 percent stake in Delta Motor Corp of South Africa for undisclosed price, signaling world's largest auto maker's return to South Africa after 11 years (S)
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