กำลังเล่นซ้ำ วันเสาร์ที่ 19 ตุลาคม ค.ศ. 1991

Why the Thomas Hearings Were a Sometime Thing on TV

Date: 20 October 1991

By Bill Carter

Bill Carter

At about 7:45 on the first night of the explosive testimony at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings into sexual harassment allegations against the Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, Dan Rather, the CBS anchor, announced that his network's coverage was going off the air, even though Judge Thomas had yet to testify. CBS, Mr. Rather said, had to satisfy its contractual obligations to carry a major league baseball playoff game. Then Mr. Rather said something extraordinary: "Of course, the hearings can be seen on other stations."

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Rival Buys Arkansas Gazette, Stilling State's Liberal Voice

Date: 19 October 1991

By Alex S. Jones

Alex Jones

The Arkansas Gazette, which claimed to be the oldest newspaper west of the Mississippi and was unquestionably one of the state's most powerful institutions, ceased publication yesterday after several unprofitable years. The paper, founded in 1819, was best known nationally for its liberal political orientation and its spirited editorial leadership and news coverage during the school desegregation crisis in Little Rock in the mid-1950's. The Gazette won two Pulitzer Prizes in that period, and was the target of a boycott that cost it thousands of subscribers.

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As Candidates Hunt the Big Issue, Polls Can Give Them a Few Clues

Date: 20 October 1991

By Michael R. Kagay

Michael Kagay

As the 1992 Presidential candidates seek ways to harness their political fortunes to compelling issues, it is useful for them -- and for more neutral observers -- to pause and ask: What problems and issues are on the public's mind? Since George Gallup began asking the question in 1935, many poll takers have relied on a standard question to gauge such public sentiment: "What do you think is the most important problem facing this country today?"

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House Cleaning. Also Senate.

Date: 20 October 1991

Americans are disgusted with Congress, and the hostility is rising. The only question is whether Congress cares, because if it does, it now has a ripe opportunity to reform its practices and repair its standing. Consider the sense Congress has conveyed just in recent weeks. Representatives have given new meaning to the expression "on the House," bouncing checks in the House bank, ignoring bills from the House restaurant, getting House officials to fix their parking tickets. All over the country voters have been smelling self-indulgence.

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Don't Overlook Female Athletes

Date: 20 October 1991

To the Sports Editor: I am taken aback that your prestigious paper does not provide any information involving other than the standard male-dominated, gambling- prone sports such as baseball, football, hockey. There are few articles relating to college female activities, such as N.C.A.A. Division I women's soccer.

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Duke's Past Was Covered Extensively in New Orleans Press

Date: 19 October 1991

To the Editor: "Duke's Disguise," Jason Berry's article about news coverage of the neo-Nazi David Duke and his gubernatorial campaign (Op-Ed, Oct. 16), propounds the theory that Mr. Duke's sordid past has escaped press scrutiny. As Mr. Berry, a resident of New Orleans knows, the facts do not support this contention. I would like to set the record straight as it pertains to The Times-Picayune.

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 20 October 1991

International 3-13 Iraq is arming Kurds in Turkey in apparent retaliation for Turkey's cooperation with allied forces during the Persian Gulf war and despite Iraq's harsh treatment of its Kurdish minority. The development is the first serious instance of Iraq's meddling beyond its borders. Page 1

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News Summary

Date: 19 October 1991

International 3-5 The Middle East peace conference was announced by the United States and the Soviet Union, who invited Israel, its Arab neighbors and the Palestinians to convene in Madrid. Although the parties have yet to formally accept, Washington and Moscow were confindent that the conference would take place. Page 1

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K Mart in Deal With Walt Disney

Date: 19 October 1991

The K Mart Corporation is relying on a well-known figure to give its Christmas sales a lift this year -- Mickey Mouse. Joseph Antonini, company chairman, said that the nation's second-largest retailer was teaming up with the Walt Disney Company in a holiday promotional campaign to start Nov. 17. At a news conference to introduce the plan, Mr. Antonini predicted a rise of 4 percent to 5 percent in Christmas sales at stores open at least a year during the season, compared with levels a year ago.

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Power Station Fire Reported In Crowded Moscow Sector

Date: 19 October 1991

AP

Fire broke out at a power station in a densely populated section of the Soviet capital overnight, and the blaze "may have serious consequences," the Tass news agency said today. The state news agency said the fire was under control. It occurred in the northwestern part of the capital, on Tretya Khoroshevskaya Street, according to Radio Russia in a report monitored in London.

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