The C.I.A. and Drugs
Date: 05 November 1996
Editorial contends that San Jose Mercury News made 'some explosive and unsubstantiated charges' in articles earlier this year suggesting that Central Intelligence Agency helped start crack epidemic in US by condoning drug dealing in Los Angeles in 1980's by Nicaraguan exiles associated with US-backed contra rebels; notes that series did find drug-smuggling and dealing by Nicaraguans with at least tentative connections to contras; asserts that journalists and investigators should determine whether this activity was more than incidental to contra operations, and whether CIA played any role in it (M)
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TV to Hold To Practice In Calling Election
Date: 05 November 1996
By Lawrie Mifflin
Lawrie Mifflin
Television news coverage of Presidential election results will unfold much as it has in last 20 years; as soon as networks believe they can safely say candidate has won state, they will do so; networks will also declare winner of Presidential election as soon as one candidate appears to have won enough states to accumulate 270 electoral votes (M)
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TIGHT RACES LEAVE BALANCE IN HOUSE TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Date: 04 November 1996
By Adam Clymer
Adam Clymer
Race-by-race analysis finds either Democrats or Republicans could win control of House by healthy margin because so many races are close; New York Times/CBS News Poll shows 47 percent of probable voters favor Democratic candidates, against 41 percent who back Republicans; both sides predict victory; table (M)
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After a Long Trip, Election Arithmetic Has Gone Nowhere
Date: 04 November 1996
By Richard L. Berke
Richard Berke
New York Times/CBS News Poll shows Presidential election picture is little changed from start of race, with Pres Clinton continuing to hold commanding lead; fewer than 10 percent of voters polled say concerns about ethical issues caused them to change their votes, despite ferocity of Bob Dole's attacks on Clinton's public ethics; Clinton reportedly stresses breaking 50 percent mark in popular vote; poll shows he teeters at 50 percent threshold, compared with 34 percent for Dole and 8 percent for Ross Perot; table; graph (M)
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Final Push in Battle Over Term Limits
Date: 05 November 1996
By Vivian S. Toy
Vivian Toy
Last minute push begins for ballot proposal that would change New York City's term limits law; supporters are marshaling army of volunteers to flood polling locations today, while opponents are relying on $2 million media campaign (M)
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Election Aside, Milosevic Plans to Run Yugoslavia
Date: 04 November 1996
By Chris Hedges
Chris Hedges
Slobodan Milosevic is using election for federal Parliament in Serbia and Montenegro in drive to retain control over Yugoslavia; his final term as Serbian President ends in 1997 and his supporters, if they win control of Parliament, are expected to change constitution to let him transfer his power to federal post; election has been bizarre mixture of extravagant charges and character assassinations carried out mostly by Milosoveic's wife, Mirjana, who heads party allied with his Socialists, and by Danica Draskovic, wife of opposition leader Vuk Draskovic; state-run media, while ignoring opposition, has recast Milosevic, virulent nationalist, as tolerant peacemaker and international statesman; photo (M)
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BANTA IN STOCK DEAL FOR DITTLER BROTHERS
Date: 05 November 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Banta Corp agrees to buy Dittler Brothers Inc for $64 million in stock (S)
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U.S. ROBOTICS STOCK JUMPS AFTER PROFIT REPORT
Date: 05 November 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of US Robotics Corp rise sharply after company says its fourth-quarter profit from operations almost doubled, to $67.5 million, from year earlier, and revenue more than doubled, to $611.4 million (S)
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PNC BUYS CREDIT CARD ACCOUNTS FROM MELLON
Date: 05 November 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
PNC Bank Corp says it acquired credit card accounts held by members of American Automobile Assn from Mellon Bank Corp for premium of $116 million plus the $771 million in outstanding charges owed on 1.3 million AAA credit cards; PNC will also have right to market other financial services to AAA's 35 million members for 10 years (S)
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U.S. OFFICE PRODUCTS TO BUY STAKE IN BRITISH COMPANY
Date: 05 November 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
US Office Products Co says it will buy 49 percent stake in Dudley Stationery Ltd for $79 million (S)
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