Chicago Will Lose a Storied Bastion of Double-Checked Facts
Date: 30 October 1998
By David Barboza
David Barboza
City News Bureau, a fixture in American journalism that trained Mike Royko, Kurt Vonnegut, Seymour M Hersh and legions of other gritty reporters, will close after more than 100 years as Chicago's legendary news-gathering operation; bureau, which is one of nation's oldest continuously running news services, is jointly owned by city's two major daily newspapers, Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times (M)
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Judge Cites Possible Improper Leaks by Starr Office
Date: 31 October 1998
By Neil A. Lewis
Neil Lewis
Judge Norma Holloway Johnson rules that 24 news accounts about investigation of Pres Clinton appear to show that prosecutors in office of independent counsel Kenneth W Starr repeatedly violated Federal rules by leaking grand jury testimony or other secret information; photo (M)
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Excerpts From Ruling on Starr's Investigation
Date: 31 October 1998
Excerpts from Judge Norma Holloway Johnson's ruling that members of office of independent counsel Kenneth W Starr must show cause why they should not be held in contempt of court for disclosure in 24 news reports about investigation of Pres Clinton (M)
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A Cosmic Vista Worth Sharing
Date: 31 October 1998
By Diane Ackerman
Diane Ackerman
Author Diane Ackerman Op-Ed article recalls her experience competing in Journalist in Space Project in 1986 (M)
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Undecided May Decide The Senatorial Race
Date: 31 October 1998
By Ginger Thompson
Ginger Thompson
US Senate race between incumbent Sen Alfonse M D'Amato and Rep Charles E Schumer may be decided by undecided vote; New York Times/CBS News Poll shows D'Amato and Schumer each with 44 percent of vote, with 10 percent of voters undecided; chart (M)
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G.O.P Given Ethics Edge in Poll, but Democrats Rate Higher on 3 Issues
Date: 30 October 1998
By Richard L. Berke With Janet Elder
Richard Berke
Latest New York Times/CBS News Poll shows that as Republicans and Democrats compete for advantage in dash toward Election Day, Americans view Republicans as more ethical but say Democrats can better tackle pivotal issues of education, health care and future of Medicare and Social Security; nearly 7 out of 10 say that drama that has dominated news throughout year--White House sex scandal--would not affect how they voted in Congressional races; polls findings detailed; tables (L)
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ECLIPSYS IN STOCK DEAL FOR TRANSITION SYSTEMS
Date: 30 October 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ecilpsys Corp acquires Transition Systems Inc for about $270 million in stock (S)
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CENDANT UNIT DRAWING THE INTEREST OF 5 SUITORS
Date: 31 October 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Cendant Corp's software unit has drawn interest of at least five companies, and agreement with purchaser could be reached by end of year (S)
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MITSUBISHI TO REORGANIZE ITS UNITED STATES OPERATIONS
Date: 30 October 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Mitsubishi Electric Corp will close its US holding company, Mitsubishi Electric America, and exit several businesses as part of revamping to focus on digital television and computer hardware and software (S)
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GENUINE PARTS GAINING REST OF UAP OF CANADA
Date: 31 October 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Genuine Parts Co to acquire remaining 80 percent of UAP Inc of Canada it does not already own for $225 million (US) in cash (S)
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