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Times Paper In Moscow

Date: 17 February 1992

Discussions are under way between Moscow News, a weekly paper, and The New York Times about the publication of a 24-page Russian-language newspaper that would consist of news articles, features and analyses from The Times. Moscow News hopes to begin publication this spring of The New York Times News in Review. Reports about the publication that were carried by the Russian news agency Itar-Tass and The Associated Press were confirmed yesterday by Nancy Nielsen, a spokeswoman for The Times. She said that many details, including the publication's price, remained to be worked out and that no contracts had yet been signed.

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Essay; The Plumbers' Return

Date: 17 February 1992

By William Safire

William Safire

Having embarrassed itself and the nation in its conduct of the Clarence Thomas hearings, the U.S. Senate is now bungling its investigation into the source of character-assassinating leaks. As I wrote at the time, I suspect that a trio of hotly partisan aides on the staffs of Senators Metzenbaum, Kennedy and Simon induced Prof. Anita Hill to submit allegations of sexual harassment against the nominee.

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Crash Course in Cold Hard Facts Of Winter Games for U.S. Press

Date: 16 February 1992

By Gerald Eskenazi

Gerald Eskenazi

When American newspaper reporters huddle together in the snow of the Winter Olympics, this is what they want to know: How long is a penalty lap in the biathlon?

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S.E.C. Plans to Relax Rules

Date: 17 February 1992

By Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News

The Securities and Exchange Commission plans to allow small companies to reduce paperwork with simplified periodic 10-k and 10-q filings, the commission chairman, Richard C. Breeden, says. In a speech to the National Press Club on Tuesday, Mr. Breeden is expected to announce a series of relaxed rules to aid small businesses trying to raise capital in equity markets.

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 16 February 1992

International 3-21 PAKISTAN THE PEACEMAKER

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News Summary

Date: 17 February 1992

International A2-9 ISRAEL KILLS SHIITE MILITANT Israeli forces killed the leader of the pro-Iranian Party of God, Sheik Abbas Musawi, in a helicopter raid on his motorcade in southern Lebanon. Sheik Musawi's wife, son and at least four bodyguards were also killed in the attack, which seems likely to cast a pall over the Middle East peace talks. A1 The Party of God eulogizes its leader as a martyr. A9 PENTAGON DRAFTS WAR SCENARIOS In its post-cold-war planning, the Pentagon envisions seven scenarios that could draw American forces into combat over the next 10 years, military documents show. Robust defense spending would be needed to maintain forces capable of winning one or more of the conflicts. A1 COLLECTIVE PAIN AND POETRY Peace is only snow-deep in Koltsovo, a village near Moscow that is going through the pains of withdrawal from centralized economics. A1 UZBEK RIVALS COURT BAKER Secretary of State Baker got a lesson in the complexities of Central Asian politics on a visit to Uzbekistan. President Karimov assured Mr. Baker that he had become a democrat; opposition leaders told him the President was a dictator. A7 A MUSLIM ECONOMIC CLUB Officials of Iran, Pakistan and Turkey met in Teheran with representatives of the six former Soviet republics of Central Asia to revive a moribund economic organization. A9 TROOPS OPEN FIRE IN ZAIRE Zairian troops fired on protesters led by priests in the capital, killing 13 people. The protesters were calling on President Mobutu to allow the resumption of a national democracy conference. A3 NEW PITCH FROM NEW WORLD With an economic boom coming after a brain drain, several South American countries are turning to the economic rubble of Eastern Europe to find skilled workers. A5 A Serbian enclave votes to oust its hard-line leader. A7 Algeria outlined an economic program after weeks of violence. A2 A memorial in Hungary to the sufferings of gypsies under fascism. A4 National A10-14 QUIET SUCCESS FOR JOB CORPS With nearly three decades of turning uneducated young people into skilled workers, Jobs Corps is being lauded as a Federal project that actually works. But plans to expand the program are being threatened by budget cuts. A1 FINAL NEW HAMPSHIRE DEBATE The main Democratic Presidential candidates met in a debate that focused on their common opposition to President Bush, rather than the differences among their own prescriptions for the economy. A1 BUSH ON DEFENSIVE Despite weeks of trying to sell his ideas for ending the recession and addressing middle-class concerns, President Bush's re-election campaign still faces questions about the economy. Not to mention Patrick J. Buchanan. A1 BROWN AS POLITICAL SAVIOR Despite what naysayers argue, the former California Governor is pushing his anti-big politics message with the fervor of an evangelist. A13. Voters have a lower threshold for sugar-coated promises. A12 DAHMER JURORS REACT After weeks of graphic accounts of horrifying acts in the trial of Jeffrey L. Dahmer, jurors met with psychiatrists to give them an outlet to talk, cry or vent rage. A11 CAN HE MAKE GOVERNMENT WORK? A little-known political consultant is finding a wider audience for his ideas of injecting principals of business management into government operations. A10 MUST JURY REFLECT POPULACE? News Analysis: The notion of a jury of peers has been around for hundreds of years but has never been written into the law in the United States. Should it be? A11 HEALING A SCHISM In Scranton, Pa., an emissary brought a healing message from Pope John Paul II to a breakaway Polish Catholic denomination. A10 COMMON GROUND ON ABORTION Advocates on both sides of America's bitter abortion debate find they do share some concerns and goals. A10 Prince Georges County, Md., is furloughing school employees. A11 Canadians defended their health-care criticism. A14 TEEN-AGERS WITH GUNS Throughout New York City, youths are carrying guns that have been flooding in on the currents of violence in the nation's biggest drug market. Many teen-agers have been caught up in a circle of packing weapons to protect themselves. A1 Business Digest D1 Sports C1-11 Baseball: Cone and Mets go to arbitration. C2 Basketball: Best of the beginners. C4 Bulls want piece of history. C8 Lakers retire Magic's number. C8 Columns: George Vecsey on Richard Petty. C3 Dave Anderson on Herschel Walker. C7 Hockey: Devils beat Rangers. C4 Olympics: The amazing, amusing American hockey team. C1 No medal for Americans in bobsled. C1 East Germany's past resurfaces. C5 Norwegian wins super giant slalom. C7 Tennis: Navratilova makes history. C2 Track and Field: Scotsman wins Vietnam marathon. C4 Obituaries D7 Marton Y. Koplin, television producer Melvin L. Sokolow, literary agent Robert F. Kelly, former state Assemblyman Arts/Entertainment C13-18 Museums stretching hours. C13 Reading music closely (maybe a bit too closely).C13 Theater: "Grandchild of Kings." C13 Music: Kronos Quartet. C13 Ellen Greene remembers. C15 Tribute to Jan DeGaetani C16 Primal Scream at the Ritz. C16 Word and Image: "Outerbridge Reach," a novel. C18 "Till Death Us Do Part," NBC. C18 Assimilating the Indians, on "The American Experience." C18 Editorials/Op-Ed A16-17 Editorials A16 Reinventing the debate. California medical model. Presidents' words. Poor judgment. Letters A16 Leslie H. Gelb: Godzilla vs. King Kong. A17 William Safire: The plumbers' return. A17 Walter A. McDougall: What we do for our country. A17 John May: World-class destruction. A17 Simon Strong: Peru is losing more than the drug war. A17

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INSIDE

Date: 17 February 1992

Juries and Their Peer For all its ringing language, the Bill of Rights says nothing about "a jury of one's peers." And just what is that, anyway? News analysis, page A11. Emptying Crowded Cells Officials facing overflowing prisons, tight budgets and a sense that locking up more criminals has not cut crime, are seeking alternatives. Page B5.

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The 1992 Campaign: Media; TV Viewers Get to See the Candidates, and See the Candidates

Date: 16 February 1992

By John Tierney

John Tierney

For anyone who still wants to get to know the Presidential candidates, these are happy days to be a television viewer. The candidates are showing their inner selves. They are looking haggard on the news. They are turning mean in their advertising. They are personally pre-empting entire programs. At 9 o'clock Friday evening, for instance, viewers expecting the situation comedy "Baby Talk" were instead offered Gov. Bill Clinton of Arkansas and a toll-free number for asking him questions. Not being seasoned political journalists, most viewers did not realize that the only important question this election is Mr. Clinton's 1969 draft deferment, so they got sidetracked on other issues, but there were valuable lessons nonetheless.

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Free Fax Reports From Ski Areas

Date: 16 February 1992

Skiers with fax machines can order free weather reports and basic information on 38 resorts across the country under a test marketing program that its organizers hope will become a permanent winter service. By calling (800) 873-9803, skiers can ask for a report by fax that includes current ski conditions and regional weather forecast and map for a specific resort as well as information ranging from its number of trails, lift capacity and ticket prices to lodging and day-care facilities. The program, called Snow Country Resorts and Reports, is a joint effort by P.R. Newswire, which sends press releases to news organizations, and Snow Country Reports, which gathers daily ski condition reports for newspapers and radio stations. A spokesman said the 38 ski areas in the test included major resorts in the Rockies, Far West and Northeast.

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Headliners; Disconnect

Date: 16 February 1992

A panel set up in 1989 to make recommendations on strengthening the American semiconductor industry, which produces the computer chips that are the heart of electronic equipment, gave plenty of free advice to the Government. The White House apparently thought it was worth every penny. Last week, after the National Advisory Committee on Semiconductors issued its final report, its chairman, Ian Ross, called a news conference to express his disappointment. "I guess that we will go out of business," said Mr. Ross. "We don't really see that there is a role" for the group. The problem is that the committee's recommendations often had to do with the Government putting up money to further research or provide low-interest venture capital for new companies. To the Bush Administration, this smacked of "industrial policy," which the White House wanted none of. In the meantime, said Mr. Ross, a former president of Bell Laboratories, the United States continues to lose ground in consumer electronics.

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