Philip Morris Revels in Rare ABC News Apology for Report on Nicotine
Date: 28 August 1995
By Mark Landler
Mark Landler
Executives at Philip Morris were trying hard not to appear smug last week. But as three of the company's top public-relations officers relaxed with Marlboros on a sunny Thursday morning, they were clearly reveling in the rare public apology they extracted from ABC News three days earlier for a report it aired on the tobacco industry. "I don't think vindication is the right word," said Steve Parrish, the senior vice president of corporate affairs at the Philip Morris Companies Inc. "But I do feel that our message is finally starting to get through."
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Trying to Bring Journalism With Capital 'J' to Cyberspace
Date: 28 August 1995
By Marc Gunther
Marc Gunther
After a decade as a producer at NBC's "Today" show, Allison Davis had no plans to leave. Ms. Davis, a 42-year-old mother of two, liked the early morning hours and ever-changing lineup of stories.
But NBC News executives made her an intriguing offer: she could not only create and produce her own program, but invent new ways of packaging and presenting the news.
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Japanese Stocks Lower
Date: 28 August 1995
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Japanese stocks were trading lower here today. Midway through the afternoon session, the benchmark Nikkei index of 225 issues was down 113 points, or nearly two-thirds of 1 percent, at 17,657.68. On Friday, the index fell 151.31 points to 17,770.68.
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 27 August 1995
International 3-10 NEW ETHNIC CLEANSING PHASE A process in which Croatian refugees from Serb-held areas of Bosnia are taking over the homes of Serbs who fled as Croatia retook land within its borders marks the end of multi-ethnicity there. 1
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 28 August 1995
International A2-8 IN CHINA TALKS, BOTH SIDES TRYING Talks between Chinese and American officials in Beijing left major differences unresolved, but officials seemed determined to build on the momentum created by China's release of an activist. A1 A RUSSIAN STUDY IN EXTREMES Russia's Pacific gateway, Vladivostok, holds enormous promise for the future and prospects for prosperity, but it also has huge problems, run with an iron fist by a leader who has scorn for democracy. A1 TOUGH U.S. TALK ON BALKANS American officials said that the Bosnian Serbs could face NATO air strikes if there is no progress on peace for the Balkans, and they acknowledged they meant to increase pressure on the Serbs. A1 IN MEXICO, WEAK OPPOSITION The internal divisions demonstrated at the national congress of Mexico's main leftist opposition party explain why it has not been able to present much of a challenge to the troubled governing party. A3 RECALLING BAVARIAN GREATNESS Across Bavaria and all of Germany, people are celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig II, the still-beloved "mad king," using the time to recall a glorious epoch in Bavarian history. A8 ISRAEL CLOSES PALESTINIAN SITES Israel closed several Palestinian offices in East Jerusalem, pressed by nationalists who fear that Palestinians are setting up political bases there, but stoking a touchy issue between the two sides. A3 TOUGH TALK IN THE MIDEAST Cairo journal: An Egyptian magazine, despite Government ownership, has managed to keep a measure of freedom and when it speaks out, officials listen both at home and across the region. A4 National A10-13, B7-8, B10 NEW LEVEL OF POLICE CORRUPTION Although Philadelphia has been rocked by one police scandal after another in recent years, new charges have revealed a group of officers so corrupt that the the city has been shaken to its roots. A1 CRIMES AGAINST MUSLIMS RISE During the past year, five mosques around the country have been burned down or seriously vandalized, as hate crimes against Muslims increase. A1 TECHNOLOGY JOBS EMIGRATE More American companies are hiring skilled workers in foreign countries at a fraction of American salaries. A1 BISHOP FACES HERESY TRIAL For the second time in the 206-year history of the Episcopal Church, a bishop faces a charge of heresy. Bishop Walter Righter was accused after ordaining a homosexual as a deacon. A10 CRACKDOWN ON SPY STORES A Spy Factory store in Texas carries products that could be harmless items of James Bond fantasies, but the Federal Government, which has indicted the company, thinks otherwise. A10 MARCH AGAINST JAIL SYSTEM The Rev. Jesse Jackson led more than 2,500 people on a march in Chicago to protest what he called the "jail-industrial complex." A12 FIGHT OVER TIMBER LAW A month after the start of a law requiring the Federal Government to sell more timber from public lands, the legal wrangling has begun over carrying out the law. A13 CRASH AFTERMATH The crash of a small plane in Rhode Island took the life of the mother of the town's fire chief. B7 A WILSON KICKOFF Gov. Pete Wilson of California will announce, yet again, that he is seeking the Presidency. B8 A computer game teaching about slavery prompted a lawsuit. A10 Jury selection is going slowly in the Polly Klaas trial. B10 Metro Digest B1 Business Digest D1 Arts/Entertainment C11-16 Broadway stars vs. Broadway spectacles. C11 The Globe Theater reborn. C11 Music: From India and elsewhere. C11 Dance: Joe Chvala and the Flying Foot Forum. C16 Books: "Underground Harmonies." C16 Television: C15 Sports C1-10 Baseball: Yankees salvage final game of dismal road trip. C1 Mets taught by Fernando Valenzuela to respect their elders. C7 Columns: Berkow on Arthur Ashe C2 Smith on Dallas Green's future C7 Golf: Woods wins second consecutive United States Amateur. C1 Tennis: Rivalries to be reborn at the United State Open. C1 Obituaries B9 Dr. James David Robertson, 72; Researched Nerve Membranes Maurice Rosenberg, 75; Law Professor. Editorials/Op-Ed A14-15 Editorials In Alaska, nature under siege. Mr. Helms's bargaining chips. The example of Union City. Letters Bob Herbert: If City Hall has nothing to hide . . . Lloyd M. Krieger: Illegal aliens, dirty jobs. Alexander Stille: Media moguls, united. Verlyn Klinkenborg: Where good bridges make good neighbors. Chronicle B8 Bridge C12 Crossword C16
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From AIDS to Volleyball, It's Time for Freshman Orientation
Date: 27 August 1995
By Abby Goodnough
Abby Goodnough
In the coming weeks, thousands of teen-agers in New Jersey will experience a rite of passage awaited with longing and dread. As summer surrenders to fall, they will flock to college campuses for freshman orientation, an odd but timeless regimen of barbecues, dances and giant twister games. The routine varies from campus to campus, frequently shedding light on a college's personality. Some orientation programs focus on academics, while others have a festive aura. Some last a day or two, while others are more leisurely.
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In Morris, Police Sharpshooters Add a Twist to the Debate Over Deer Hunting
Date: 27 August 1995
By David W. Chen
David Chen
When Morris County opens Lewis Morris Park in December for the park's first deer hunt, the hunters will have unusual company: police sharpshooters. Seven county park officers armed with shotguns will complement the 60 or so hunters who will be given permits to take part in the hunt, Dec. 4 through 8. The officers will be there to shoot deer that try to bound out of the park onto neighboring properties.
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Extra, Extra! A Quiet Town Solicits A New 'Voice'
Date: 27 August 1995
By Abby Goodnough
Abby Goodnough
Big news is a rarity in this town, where the business district spans half a block and the whir of sprinklers is the dominant sound on a summer afternoon. So last March, when the local newspaper neglected to cover the fatal shooting of a Glen Ridge man and three others in neighboring Montclair, some residents were angry and bewildered. "That was the biggest story we had seen in years," said Carolyn Ferguson, who sent a letter of protest to The Glen Ridge Paper shortly after the murders. "The fact that they didn't even run an obituary for our citizen really bothered me."
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Reporters at War
Date: 27 August 1995
By Malcolm W. Browne
Malcolm Browne
REPORTING WORLD WAR II Part 1: American Journalism 1938-1944. Part 2: American Journalism 1944-1946. Illustrated. 1,882 pp. New York: The Library of America. Two volumes, $35 each. TYPEWRITER BATTALION Dramatic Front-Line Dispatches From World War II. Edited by Jack Stenbuck. Introduction by Walter Cronkite. 397 pp. New York: William Morrow & Company. $23.
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BUSINESS DIGEST
Date: 28 August 1995
Skilled Foreign Workers Gain American Jobs Computer companies fondly predict a future in which millions of Americans desert their offices for laptops on tropical beaches. And corporate America is already getting a lot of work done on foreign shores, but some of it is not being done by Americans. Instead, businesses are paying well-educated foreign nationals to do the same tasks for a fraction of the cost.
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