กำลังเล่นซ้ำ วันอาทิตย์ที่ 23 กรกฎาคม ค.ศ. 1995

Cable With a Local Twist

Date: 24 July 1995

By Mark Landler

Mark Landler

Executives at Time Warner figured they had made Charles F. Dolan an offer he couldn't refuse: $2 billion for his company, the Cablevision Systems Corporation. It was the autumn of 1993, and Mr. Dolan was at an age most businessmen would consider the autumn of their careers. As the company's majority shareholder, he would have netted $1.4 billion -- enough to settle into a retirement worthy of a cable tycoon. Chuck Dolan turned them down flat.

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Top Cuban-American Misuses U.S. Broadcasts, Officials Say

Date: 23 July 1995

By Steven Greenhouse

Steven Greenhouse

A Federal investigation into Radio Marti -- a Government-financed station that broadcasts to Cuba -- has found that the Cuban-American leader Jorge Mas Canosa improperly interfered with its operations, slanting its news coverage and influencing personnel decisions, officials familiar with the report said. The report, prepared by the Inspector General of the United States Information Agency, details how Mr. Mas has systematically interfered in Radio Marti's day-to-day operations and concludes that the radio station has improperly retaliated against employees who protested such manipulation by seeking to dismiss them, the officials said.

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Taking In the Sites; From the Detroit Picket Line to On Line

Date: 24 July 1995

By Walter R. Baranger

Walter Baranger

Labor disputes, which for many years played out on picket lines and in smoke-filled rooms, are moving onto the World Wide Web. The Woodie Guthries of today write hypertext documents, not ballads, and the Henry Fords can take their cases to a nationwide audience within minutes of a walkout. The response to a strike by six unions against Detroit's two largest newspapers, The Detroit News and The Detroit Free Press, and their operating company, the Detroit Newspaper Agency, makes it appear as if management, more than the unions, set up an electronic picket line.

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Mr. Murdoch Goes To Washington

Date: 23 July 1995

By Edmund L. Andrews

Edmund Andrews

A WEEK from Tuesday, Rupert Murdoch is scheduled to appear before the House ethics committee, where he will be grilled by Democrats about his company's lucrative book deal with the Republican House Speaker, Newt Gingrich. Over on the House floor that week, perhaps even that same day, Republican lawmakers will be trying to push through a major telecommunications bill that would, among other things, let the media baron buy still more television stations and newspapers in the United States. In one sense, this is all in a week's notoriety for Mr. Murdoch -- a man fiercely admired by some as a brilliant entrepreneur and just as fiercely reviled by others as a harsh and domineering mogul. But the simple fact of this double-barreled, center-stage presence in Congress also represents a new phase in a remarkable career: After years as an outsider in the capital's whirl of money and politics, Mr. Murdoch has come to Washington.

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First Lady Takes a Page From Eleanor Roosevelt

Date: 24 July 1995

By Todd S. Purdum

Todd Purdum

The first First Lady to become a major media figure was Eleanor Roosevelt, whose syndicated column, "My Day" began in 1936 and continued, in one form or another, for more than two decades, at its peak reaching hundreds of newspapers and making news with Mrs. Roosevelt's stands on major issues like civil rights and labor relations. Mrs. Roosevelt filed the column six days a week from all over the world, lugging a typewriter on her tour of South Pacific bases in 1943 and even composing aboard a destroyer. When Franklin D. Roosevelt once complained about Washington columnists, a reporter reminded him that his wife was one, but he replied, "She simply writes a daily diary."

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The First Lady's Newest Role: Newspaper Columnist

Date: 24 July 1995

By Todd S. Purdum

Todd Purdum

One of the most scrutinized women in America made her debut in a new role today, musing lightly as a weekly syndicated columnist in more than 100 newspapers and magazines worldwide about the pleasures of driving her own car or of being mistaken for a mere look-alike of her well-known self. But even as Hillary Rodham Clinton embarked on her latest effort to explain herself as something other than someone else's cardboard conception, she found herself back in another spotlight as well: in front-page headlines as the uncalled witness and unspoken target of the latest round of Congressional investigations into the lingering soap opera of Whitewater.

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Votes in Congress

Date: 23 July 1995

Tally Last Week in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York Senate 1. Regulatory Reform: Vote on a Democratic alternative bill that would provide a more restrained approach to regulatory relief than a Republican-sponsored plan. Rejected 52 to 48, July 18. 2. Regulatory Reform: Vote to cut off debate and vote on a Republican proposal to limit Federal health, safety and environmental regulations. Failed, with 58 in favor and 40 opposed (two votes short of the 60 needed), July 20. 3. Reporters: Vote on a nonbinding resolution calling for reporters to disclose the sources and amounts of their outside income. Approved 60 to 39, July 20. Connecticut Dodd (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N . . . N Lieberman (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N . . . N New Jersey Bradley (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N . . . Y Lautenberg (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N . . . Y New York D'Amato (R) . . . . . . N . . . Y . . . N Moynihan (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N . . . N KEY: Y Yea; N Nay; (A) Absent or did not vote; (P) Present. House 1. Abortion Coverage: Vote on an amendment to an appropriations bill for the Treasury Department and various agencies that would remove a provision prohibiting Federal employees' health insurance programs from paying for abortions except when a woman's life is in danger. Rejected 235 to 188, July 19. 2. Loans to Mexico: Vote on an amendment to an appropriations bill for the Treasury Department and various agencies that would bar the Administration from using the Exchange Stabilization Fund "for the purpose of bolstering any foreign currency." Approved 245 to 183, July 19. Connecticut 1. Kennelly (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N 2. Gejdenson (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N 3. DeLauro (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N 4. Shays (R) . . . . . . Y . . . N 5. Franks (R) . . . . . . Y . . . N 6. Johnson (R) . . . . . . Y . . . N New Jersey 1. Andrews (D) . . . . . . Y . . . Y 2. LoBiondo (R) . . . . . . N . . . Y 3. Saxton (R) . . . . . . N . . . Y 4. Smith (R) . . . . . . N . . . Y 5. Roukema (R) . . . . . . Y . . . N 6. Pallone (D) . . . . . . Y . . . Y 7. Franks (R) . . . . . . Y . . . N 8. Martini (R) . . . . . . Y . . . N 9. Torricelli (D) . . . . . . Y . . . Y 10. Payne (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N 11. Frelinghuysen (R) . . . . . . Y . . . N 12. Zimmer (R) . . . . . . Y . . . Y 13. Menendez (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N New York 1. Forbes (R) . . . . . . N . . . Y 2. Lazio (R) . . . . . . Y . . . N 3. King (R) . . . . . . N . . . N 4. Frisa (R) . . . . . . N . . . Y 5. Ackerman (D) . . . . . . Y . . . Y 6. Flake (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N 7. Manton (D) . . . . . . N . . . N 8. Nadler (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N 9. Schumer (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N 10. Towns (D) . . . . . . Y . . . Y 11. Owens (D) . . . . . . Y . . . Y 12. Velazquez (D) . . . . . . Y . . . Y 13. Molinari (R) . . . . . . Y . . . N 14. Maloney (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N 15. Rangel (D) . . . . . . Y . . . Y 16. Serrano (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N 17. Engel (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N 18. Lowey (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N 19. Kelly (R) . . . . . . Y . . . N 20. Gilman (R) . . . . . . Y . . . Y 21. McNulty (D) . . . . . . N . . . Y 22. Solomon (R) . . . . . . N . . . Y 23. Boehlert (R) . . . . . . Y . . . N 24. McHugh (R) . . . . . . Y . . . Y 25. Walsh (R) . . . . . . N . . . N 26. Hinchey (D) . . . . . . Y . . . Y 27. Paxon (R) . . . . . . N . . . Y 28. Slaughter (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N 29. LaFalce (D) . . . . . . N . . . N 30. Quinn (R) . . . . . . N . . . Y 31. Houghton (R) . . . . . . Y . . . N KEY: Y Yea; N Nay; (A) Absent or did not vote; (P) Present.

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Kohlberg, Kravis Unit Lifts Stake in Builder

Date: 24 July 1995

By Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News

An affiliate of Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Company said it had raised its interest in Walter Industries to 20.3 percent and might buy more shares of the home builder, which emerged from bankruptcy proceedings in March. The affiliate, Channel One Associates L.P., has bought almost 4.4 million shares of Walter common stock since the home builder completed its reorganization, Kohlberg, Kravis said in a statement.

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Corrections

Date: 24 July 1995

An article on Tuesday about the Clinton Administration's plans to let American news organizations open news bureaus in Cuba misidentified one newspaper that has applied to the Cuban Government. It is The Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, not an Orlando paper.

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 24 July 1995

International A2-7 TROOPS SENT TO BOSNIA CAPITAL Troops from the new allied rapid-reaction force were sent to the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo. Serb attacks continued elsewhere, but the enclave where the allies have threatened air strikes was quiet. A1 AMERICANS HESITANT ON BOSNIA In a series of interviews, Americans in an Indiana town expressed both confusion and concern about Bosnia, but most expressed a hesitancy toward deeper American involvement in the war there. A1 FAINT LINE IN THE SAND The strong ultimatum by the allies on Bosnia only pointed up the differences among them, and diplomats say that the Bosnian Serbs may thus fail to recognize the line in the sand. News analysis. A6 GRISLY ACCOUNT OF ENCLAVE'S FALL Dutch peacekeepers evacuated from an enclave taken by the Bosnian Serbs last week said that they had seen Muslim defenders executed and men who lived in the enclave abducted. A6 A personal warning was sent to the Bosnian Serbs. A7 A VISIT FROM CHINA'S PAST Mrs. Chiang Kai-shek, who took Capitol Hill by storm 52 years ago with her pleas to defend China, is coming back for a visit, creating great expectations. A Capitol sketchbook. A2 VOTE WEAKENS JAPAN PARTY Japan's governing Socialists and their coalition managed to stay in power, but they were weakened in national elections, making economic measures to please the United States unlikely. A3 WHERE ISRAEL TALKS HIT SNAGS Israeli and Palestinian negotiators continued to talk about expanding self-rule for Palestinians, but it was unlikely they would meet their current deadline. A3 A secret meeting on the Northern Ireland impasse was disclosed. A4 Tai Journal: War spills over on the Ivory Coast border. A4 National A8-11, B7 U. OF CALIFORNIA MOVE ASSAILED The President's chief of staff said the University of California made a "terrible mistake" when it abolished affirmative action programs and said the Justice Department would begin a review of Federal education money for the state. A1 MRS. CLINTON'S ROLE VIEWED A Senate committee investigating the Whitewater affair is expected to begin to examine whether Hillary Rodham Clinton played any role in the handling of papers in the office of Vincent Foster. A1 Hillary Clinton begins work as a columnist today. A10 RISK IN COLLEGE ENDOWMENTS Faced with rising financial aid needs and shrinking government support, a growing number of universities are seeking big returns by investing their endowments in leveraged buyouts, venture capital and emerging foreign markets. A1 Yale's investments have pushed its endowment to $3.6 billion. A11 PACKWOOD ACCUSATIONS RETURN This week the accusations against Senator Bob Packwood will be on the front burner as one senator has vowed to force the full Senate to vote on whether to hold public hearings into the allegations. A9 CHICAGO'S GRIM AFTERMATH After days of record heat and record deaths, funeral homes around Chicago are running services like assembly lines. A8 SMITH'S PENALTY PHASE TO BEGIN The conviction of Susan Smith is just the beginning to a whole new parade of testimony and emotions. A8 PORNOGRAPHY WITNESS DROPPED A Senate panel on computer pornography will not hear the testimony of a researcher whose highly publicized study concluded that "pornography permeates the digital landscape." A9 BUDGET 'TRAIN WRECK' PREDICTED The White House chief of staff said that the Government could face a "train wreck" on the budget because Republicans were spending time holding investigative hearings on issues like the Waco raid and Whitewater. A11 Metro Digest B1 Business Digest D1 Arts/Entertainment C9-14 Art: Monet in Chicago. C9 Music: A Britten rarity. C9 "Clueless," a surprise hit. C10 Books: "Beach Music," by Pat Conroy. C14 TV: CBS looks ahead to fall. C12 "Clive James's Postcards" on PBS. C12 Sports C1-8 Baseball: Yankees win their fifth straight. C1 Golf: Daly beats Rocca in playoff for British Open title. C1 Obituaries B9 Editorials/Op-Ed A12-13 Editorials Fairness denied in New York. In Haiti, democracy flounders. Richard E. Mooney: Ice skating. Letters Anthony Lewis: With a grain of salt. Bob Herbert: Sweatshop beneficiaries. William Safire: Vincent Foster's "can of worms." Brock Yates: Speed doesn't kill. Bad drivers do. Chronicle B4 Bridge B7 Crossword C11

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