28th of April 1992 News
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Papers Losing Readers Since Strike at The News
Date: 28 April 1992
By Alex S. Jones
Alex Jones
A year after the strike at The Daily News, readership of the New York daily newspapers is 325,000 less on weekdays and 275,000 less on Sundays than it was before the strike, circulation figures released yesterday show. Those figures suggest that many former Daily News readers, rather than buying another newspaper or resuming purchase of The News, have stopped reading daily newspapers. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, which monitors newspaper circulation, the four dailies -- The News, The New York Post, Newsday and The New York Times -- reported combined daily circulation of 3,220,456 for the six months ending March 31. The News, Newsday and The Times reported 3,604,607 Sunday circulation. The Post has no Sunday editions.
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Put a Lid on the Exit Poll . . .
Date: 28 April 1992
By Ruth Clark
Ruth Clark
In the 1980 Presidential election, the television networks were criticized for projecting Ronald Reagan's victory before many voters in the West had even gone to the polls. Since then, the networks have informally banned early projections. But oddly enough, exit polls, an important but often misused tool, have escaped serious scrutiny.
In Pennsylvania today, the polls will be open until 8 P.M. Yet if Pennsylvania is at all like the states that have had primaries this year, voters won't have to wait until then for a full analysis. All they have to do is listen to the local news at 5:30 or 6 P.M. or the national news a half-hour later for a complete election post-mortem based on interviews with early voters leaving polling places.
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Ocean Liner Saved From Scrap Heap
Date: 28 April 1992
The luxury liner United States, which began its maiden voyage with 500 pounds of caviar and returned to a Broadway ticker tape parade, was saved from the scrap heap today by a businessman who immigrated on the ship 28 years ago. The liner's new owner, Frederick A. Mayer of Manhattan, who was seasick in his six-person cabin during much of his crossing from Southampton, England, to Manhattan, bid $2.6 million for the rusting, leaking ship at an auction on the steps of the main Newport News Post Office.
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Cadbury to Buy Mexican Bottler
Date: 28 April 1992
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Cadbury Schweppes P.L.C. said it had signed definitive agreements to purchase Aguas Minerales S.A. from Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A. de C.V. for $325 million. The company first announced an agreement in principle for the acquisition on March 18. The transaction is subject to certain commercial and regulatory conditions including Mexican Government approvals, Cadbury said.
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Del Monte to Drop Vegetable Classics
Date: 28 April 1992
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The Del Monte Corporation, citing disappointing sales, said it would discontinue its Vegetable Classics line of premium frozen vegetables. Del Monte, based in San Francisco, the largest processor of canned vegetables and fruits in the United States, will take a $15 million charge in the current quarter to cover the write-down of excess inventory, said a company spokeswoman, Dee Ann Campbell.
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McGraw-Hill Adds Business
Date: 29 April 1992
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
McGraw-Hill Inc. said yesterday that it had acquired the assets of Maxwell Business Communications Data Distribution Publications USA from Macmillan Inc. for an undisclosed cash sum. Macmillan is a unit of the Maxwell Communication Corporation of London. McGraw-Hill, based in New York, said the acquired company would become a unit of the Sweet's group of its construction information group.
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W.R. Grace Net Off 83.8%
Date: 28 April 1992
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
W. R. Grace & Company, the specialty chemicals and health-care company with holdings in other industries, said today that its first-quarter earnings declined 83.8 percent from a year earlier. The latest results included a $14 million charge from Grace's sale of 100 Del Taco Restaurants Inc. properties in the Southeast and Texas to the Taco Bell unit of Pepsico Inc.
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Japan Delays Tool Exports
Date: 28 April 1992
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The United States and Japan have agreed on a plan to delay phasing out Japan's voluntary restraint on exports of some factory tools to the United States until 1993, the Office of the United States Trade Representative said today. The restraints were to have expired in 1991. The Bush Administration announced at the end of last year that it was seeking the renewal of the restraints on computer-controlled machine tools but would negotiate a two-year plan to eliminate them gradually. The restraints on simpler machine tools expired on Dec. 31.
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 29 April 1992
International A3-10 A NEW ORDER IN KABUL The leader of a coalition of victorious rebel groups swept into the Afghan capital, announcing the creation of an Islamic republic and declaring amnesty for everyone except the former President, Najibullah. A1 FEAR AND OPTIMISM IN MYANMAR Everything is shifting in Myanmar's Government, but the Burmese people are not convinced the changes are real, lasting or significant. A3 ISRAEL IS ADAMANT ON TALKS Israel says it won't take part in regional talks as long as the U.S. insists that Palestinians from outside the West Bank and the Gaza Strip be allowed to attend. A6 MUSICAL SEATS IN GERMAN CABINET Members of Parliament from the German Free Democratic Party overrode the choice by party leaders and selected Justice Minister Klaus Kinkel to replace Hans-Dietrich Genscher as Foreign Minister. Housing Minister Irmgard Schwaetzerhad been nominated by the party leadership. A5 PANAMA'S ZIGZAG RECOVERY Traffic is heavy, construction is thriving, but so are unemployment and crime in the years after the U.S. invasion of Panama. A6 AMMUNITION FOR LABOR PARTY As Israel's elections approach, a report that accuses the ruling Likud Party of waste, mismanagement and corruption is likely to become campaign ammunition. A7 THE ATROPHY OF ECONOMIC MUSCLE In the new economic order, the U.S. has less to flex than in its days as a financial superhero. A8 WEAPONS AGREEMENT REACHED Four former Soviet lands have reached an agreement that will expedite the ratification of the strategic arms reduction treaty. A9 Bosnians find little to trust in the new Yugoslavia. A10 STEP IN THE GLOBAL WARMING WAR The Bush Administration has made an offer to curb the increase in gases that contribute to global warming, but still refuses to join in a treaty to stabilize 1990 levels. A10 National A14-22, D23-24 CLINTON KEEPS ROLLING Governor Clinton gained a commanding victory in the Democratic primary in Pennsylvania.A1 WOMAN TO CHALLENGE SPECTER Lynn Yeakel, a fund-raiser for women's charities and a political newcomer, scored an upset victory in Democratic Senate primary in Pennsylvania. A1 Woman in the News: Capturing the anger from the Thomas hearings. A19 News analysis: Pennsylvania's voters confirmed two trends. A18 A California poll found Perot even with Bush, ahead of Clinton. A19 STEEP TAB AT G.O.P. DINNER A dinner featuring President Bush raised $7 million for the Republican Party, but it could create political problems for the President. A19 THE WAR ON REGULATIONS In some cases, the Administration has cut red tape in the last three months with its 90-day moratorium on new Federal regulations and review of existing rules. In other cases, the red tape has merely been fluttered by political hot air. Either way, his current posture toward Federal rule-making marks a full-circle turnabout by the President. A1 A TRULY PERSONAL PHONE NUMBER People who want to be reached anywhere they go -- at home, the office, a friend's residence or a vacation house -- can sign up with A.T.&T. for a single telephone number. The service begins in June. A1 HOUSE SPLIT GROWS OVER CHECKS Congressional Republicans said they wanted the House to turn over all bank records subpoenaed by the Justice Department. D23 House Republicans opened a new initiative on domestic policy. D23 EX-H.U.D. AIDE INDICTED Deborah Gore Dean, executive assistant to the Reagan Administration's Housing Secretary, was charged with accepting an illegal gratuity and making a false statement to the Senate. A14 OF TWO KILLINGS From the start, a brutal attack on a suburban couple in a deserted Milwaukee parking lot last week had a sad and familiar ring to it, one that immediately recalled the fatal shooting of Carol Stuart in Boston three years ago. But this time the response of the authorities was decidedly different. A14 AFTER QUAKES, NOT ALL SHAKE The recent series of strong earthquakes at both the north end and the south end of California has stirred a bad case of jitters in some residents and inspired in others the sort of insouciance that keeps millions of people living atop an unstable fault line that periodically shifts and shudders. A14 Lawmakers issued a warning on nonprescription-drug labels. D24 The test model of a new Stealth fighter crashed in California. D24 An insurance company paid $157 to settle a sex-bias case. A22 Education Page B8 Maharish International University mixes meditation and courses. Metropolitan Digest, B1 Business Digest, D1 Obituaries D24-25 FRANCIS BACON, ARTIST The London-based painter, whose abstract images of psychological and physical brutality made him one of the most exalted, and most disliked, postwar artists, died in Madrid at the age of 82. A1 OLIVIER MESSIAEN, COMPOSER One of the most influential French composers of the 20th century, he drew on such diverse sources as bird song, Indian and Balinese rhythmic modes, and more conventional Western forms, in a career of more than 60 years. D24 The Living Section C1-12 Only nature makes truffles better than a chocolatier's. C1 At lunch with Dolly Parton. C1 There in the crystal ball, forecasters are thriving. C1 The big stars go out to eat, but it's the caterer who shines. C3 Wine Talk C8 Health Page C13 Personal Health: Different approaches to warding off rape. Arts/Entertainment C15-20 Pat on back for Seville's elite. C15 National Gallery names its new director. C15 Film: A Ukrainian's metaphor for Chernobyl. C15 Sports B9-15 Baseball: Cone loses no-hitter in 8th. B9 Yanks beaten, 1-0. B11 Basketball:Knicks top Pistons. B9 Nets stay alive. B9 Mahoney to coach St. John's. B12 Editorials/Op-Ed A24-25 Editorials A24 Crazy on the House Bank. Dinkins and the silver lining. Movement in Myanmar. David C. Anderson: Guns. Letters A24 Anna Quindlen: Believing the children. A25 Henry A. Waxman: The environmental pollution President. A25 David Mura: Bashed in the U.S.A. A25
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 28 April 1992
International A3-10 JOINING THE FISCAL MAJOR LEAGUE Russia and other former Soviet republics were offered membership in the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, a step that will aid the new market economies. A1 Yegor T. Gaidar, the new face of Russia's free market. A6 BIRTH OF A (SMALLER) NATION Serbia and Montenegro created a truncated Yugoslavia that acknowledged the end of the Communist era and the secession of the remaining republics. A1 SYRIA EASES TRAVEL BAN ON JEWS Syria is dropping restrictions on travel for its 4,500 Jewish citizens in a policy shift that is expected to encourage most Syrian Jews to leave the country. A1 GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER QUITS Without giving a reason, Germany's Foreign Minister, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, resigned but will remain active in Government. A3 CEASE-FIRE IGNORED IN KABUL Despite a cease-fire, an Afghan rebel coalition and a guerrilla group that opposes plans for an interim government continued their fight. A10 ARISTIDE SEEKING SUPPORT On a visit to New York, the deposed President of Haiti, the Rev. Jean-Bertrand Aristide, rallied support for his country. A10 BRITAIN ELECTS A SPEAKER Britain's House of Commons elected a 62-year-old Yorkshire woman, Betty Boothroyd, as its 155th Speaker, making her the first woman ever to hold the office. A6 PAN AM COURT CASE OPENS Jurors heard opening arguments in a lawsuit seeking to hold Pan Am liable for failing to prevent the attack on Flight 103, which exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland.A5 STRIKE AT THE HEART OF GERMANY Germany was immobilized by a sweeping strike that affected transportation, postal delivery and trash collection. And the unrest was expected to grow. A3 Chhong Khenis Journal: The annual miracle of Tonle Sap. A4 National A12-20 ALL DESSERT FOR THE G.O.P. The celebrities will fill four platforms. The guests will number 4,000. And when The President's Dinner ends, the Republican Party will have raised between $7 million and $8 million in a single dinner, probably the largest political fund-raising event in history. A1 WHAT VOTERS SAY ABOUT MRS. C. Hillary Clinton has been all over the Pennsylvania news media promoting her husband's campaign, and many people of Beaver Falls see her as tough as nails, a good-to-have-her-there power behind a somewhat weak throne: not beloved, but respected. A19 The text of a typical campaign speech by Edmund Brown. A18 Jackson lobbied hard, briefly, for the No. 2 spot. A20 MACY'S CHAIRMAN RESIGNS The chairman and chief executive of Macy's, Edward S. Finkelstein, abruptly resigned. He had presided over the 134-year-old retailing chain during the golden age of department stores, only to see the company wind up in bankruptcy court earlier this year. A1 FRAUD ALLEGED AT HOUSE BANK A special counsel investigating the House bank scandal said he may have evidence of a criminal "check kiting scheme" involving the lawmakers' checking accounts. A15 CLEARING WAY FOR TIMBER SALES The Bush Administration proposed limiting a rule that environmentalists have used to block logging on millions of acres of national forests. A12 JUSTICES BACK ADMINISTRATION At the request of the Bush Administration, The Supreme Court set aside a damage award to the Federal Government that could have undercut the Administration's ability to argue that the new civil rights law is not retroactive. A17 GOOD-BYE, FOUR FOOD GROUPS After a costly debate, Federal nutrition experts are replacing the symbol of four basic food groups with a five-group pyramid that emphasizes that Americans need to eat less fat. A14 Petrolia Journal: Earthquakes damaged every house here. A12 Metropolitan Digest, B1 MODEST BUDGET GROWTH OFFERED Mayor Dinkins proposed a modest increase in the New York City budget that would be achieved through a gentle upturn in the economy, some new taxes and a series of cutbacks in some of the services that the city provides. A1 CHANGING OPEN ADMISSIONS After years of growing concern over faltering academic standards, the City University of New York signaled its sharpest change of direction since its open admissions policy in 1970 by approving a broad plan to tighten educational standards. A1 Business Digest, D1 Science Times C1-11 Chemists' new tools: molecular see-saws found 40 years ago. C1 Travel can be sickening; now scientists know why. C1 Rare bird illuminates a bitter biological dilemma. C1 The Doctor's World C3 Tropical forests: more valuable for medicine than other uses. C4 Arts/Entertainment C13-18 Theater: "A Small Family Business." C13 Music: Van Morrison. C13 20th-century works for piano and cello. C13 Dance: Harlem troupe campaigns for black audiences. C13 Fashion Page B7 The evolution of leather's gentler image. Obituaries D24 Richard E. Gerstein; found a crucial Watergate link. Milton Rosenstock, music director for theater and ballet. John DeVries, lyricist, designer and illustrator. Sports B8-14 COLLEGE GAMBLING GROWING Law-enforcement officials suspect, and college administrators fear that the gambling uncovered at the University of Rhode Island is being duplicated on college campuses across the country. A1 Baseball: Yanks top Rangers. B9 Column: Berkow on the Knicks B9 Football: Jets' top pick multitalented. B9 Hockey: Rangers go up, 3-2. B9 Editorials/Op-Ed A22-23 Editorials A22 Fighting for choice. Stop the Subcontinent bomb. Uncle Pygmy pleads poverty. Michael Weinstein: Plastic. Letters A22 Russell Baker: Clinton's beau geste. A23 A. M. Rosenthal: One thing missing. A23 Wick Allison: The Democrats should adopt Perot. A23 Ruth Clark: Put a lid on the exit poll. A23 David A. Kaplan: Bush v. Bush on abortion. A23
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