Americans, in Poll, See U.S. Involvement Growing
Date: 08 April 1999
By R. W. Apple Jr. With Janet Elder
R. Apple
New York Times/CBS News poll finds most Americans expect conflict between Serbia and Kosovo to drag on for months or years, to involve deployment of United States ground troops and to cause loss of American lives; 52 percent of Americans surveyed support Pres Clinton's policy in conflict, but fewer than third think current NATO bombing campaign will stop ethnic cleansing in Kosovo; 46 percent say they favor use of ground troops, while 48 percent are opposed; only 21 percent opt for ground troops when given other options of continuing air attacks or pulling out altogether; backing for ground troops is strongest, at 55 percent, among those who say they follow fighting most closely; but support is slowly growing in general as bombing campaign and plight of refugees are dramatized on television screens; chart (M)
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Fox Moves To Reclaim Some Ad Slots
Date: 08 April 1999
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
Fox network, in move that could help radically alter relationship between broadcast networks and their affiliated stations, is unilaterally reclaiming for itself more than 20 percent of commercial time now sold by its local affiliated stations in prime time; Lawrence Jacobson, president of Fox television network, informed network's affiliated station owners in letter dated April 6 that starting July 1 it will cut back to 70 a week from 90 a week the number of 30-second commercials available for local affiliates to sell in Fox's prime-time shows; result will be shift of estimated $50 million to $100 million a year from stations to network, which is owned by News Corp; Fox move is boldest in series of recent moves by networks to try to change their traditional relationship with affiliates (M)
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EARNINGS FOR FIRST QUARTER EXCEED EXPECTATIONS
Date: 08 April 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Alco says first-quarter earnings unexpectedly rose 5.3 percent; net income rose to $221.1 million from $209.9 million a year earlier (S)
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NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND PURCHASES FOR DUKE REALTY
Date: 08 April 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Duke Realty Investments Inc says it has spent $148 million in new developments and acquiring land and industrial properties (S)
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CAPITAL AUTOMOTIVE REIT INCREASES PROPERTY HOLDINGS
Date: 08 April 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Capital Automotive REIT, owner of auto dealership property, acquired 22 properties in first quarter for $88 million, expanding its holdings in five states (S)
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DUPONT TO INVEST $220 MILLION IN ALLIANCE WITH WEBMD
Date: 08 April 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
DuPont will invest $220 million in Internet health care program with WebMD Inc, which offers doctors and consumers information about medicine and managed care (S)
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RYDER SYSTEM SAYS IT IS LOOKING FOR A NEW PRESIDENT
Date: 09 April 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ryder System Inc is looking for new president and chief operating officer, two days after warning that first-quarter earnings will be lower than expected; M Anthony Burns will relinquish title of president after Ryder finds replacement; Burns will remain chairman and chief executive (S)
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COGECO CABLE PLANS TO ACQUIRE CABLEWORKS OF ONTARIO
Date: 08 April 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Cogeco Cable Inc, one of Canada's biggest cable-TV companies, will buy Cableworks Communications Inc from Levfam Holdings Inc for $162.5 million (Canadian), or $108.2 million (US) (S)
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BELL ATLANTIC ORDERS $1.8 BILLION IN EQUIPMENT
Date: 09 April 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Bell Atlantic Corp orders $1.8 billion in phone equipment from Alcatel SA and Northern Telecom Ltd, as it expands capacity of its network to handle data communications (S)
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CRESCENT PLANNING TO SELL $500 MILLION OF PROPERTIES
Date: 09 April 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Crescent Real Estate Equities Inc, led by investor Richard Rainwater, to sell $500 million to $650 million of its office properties this year (S)
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