Opening One Trial to TV Leads to Requests for More
Date: 28 January 2000
By David Rohde
David Rohde
News organizations have asked judges around state to open their court proceedings to cameras in two days since State Supreme Court Justice Joseph C Teresi approved televising of trial of four police officers charged with murdering Amadou Diallo; results so far have been mixed; State Supreme Court Justice Rena K Uviller rejects request to allow cameras at coming trial of Sante and Kenneth Kimes, mother and son charged with murder in disappearance of Irene Silverman (M)
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Sharpton to File Libel Suit Against New York Post
Date: 27 January 2000
By David Rohde
David Rohde
Rev Al Sharpton says that he will file $20 million libel lawsuit against The New York Post, saying that recent column and editorial irreparably damaged his reputation and ability to raise money for his civil rights organization (M)
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NORFOLK SOUTHERN OFFERS MANAGERS EARLY RETIREMENT
Date: 27 January 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Norfolk Southern Corp will offer early retirement to as many as 1,180 managers, a fifth of the total, as its fourth-quarter profit falls 81 percent on higher costs (S)
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O'CHARLEY'S REJECTS MANAGEMENT-LED BUYOUT PROPOSAL
Date: 27 January 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
O'Charley's Inc, which operates 119 casual restaurants in South and Midwest, has rejected management-led buyout proposal (S)
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SWITCH COMPANY CONSIDERING ALTERNATIVES FOR CHIP UNIT
Date: 28 January 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Cherry Corp hires Banc of America Securities LLC to help explore alternatives for its Cherry Semiconductor Corp (S)
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UNION CARBIDE EARNINGS EXPECTED TO EXCEED FORECASTS
Date: 27 January 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Union Carbide Corp says it expects its fourth-quarter profit to exceed analysts' forecasts because of improving returns in its basic chemicals unit (S)
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APPLIED POWER TO SPIN OFF ELECTRONICS PRODUCTS UNIT
Date: 28 January 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Applied Power Inc is spinning off its business that makes housings for computers and electrical equipment; new company will be called APW (S)
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IKON TO CUT UP TO 5% OF ITS WORK FORCE IN RESTRUCTURING
Date: 27 January 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ikon Office Solutions Inc will cut 1,500 to 2,000 jobs, or about 5 percent of its work force; cuts are in addition to 1,000 sales jobs eliminated last year; company will close or consolidate 140 facilities and make changes to 65 others to cut costs and improve profits (S)
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IRISH DRUG COMPANY TO BUY 3 BRISTOL-MYERS PRODUCTS
Date: 28 January 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Warner Chilcott PLC acquires Estrace estrogen-replacement treatment and two Ovcon oral contraceptives from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co; terms undisclosed (S)
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RENAULT SALES RISE
Date: 28 January 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Renault SA says its fourth-quarter 1999 sales rose 10.8 percent; sales climbed to 59.8 billion French francs ($9.1 billion) from 53.9 billion francs a year earlier; full-year sales rose 5.2 percent to 247 billion francs; photo (S)
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