Police Violate Privacy in Home Raids With Journalists
Date: 25 May 1999
By Linda Greenhouse
Linda Greenhouse
Supreme Court rules unanimously in Wilson v Layne and Hanlon v Berger that police violate 'right of residential privacy at the core of the Fourth Amendment' when they take journalists and photographers into people's homes to witness searches or arrests; decision sharply curbs popular but increasingly disputed practice in which journalists accompany police into private homes and get dramatic shots of law enforcement in action (M)
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Undermining the Latin Press
Date: 25 May 1999
Editorial criticizes Clinton Administration for sponsoring Organization of American States declaration that would endorse limits on media freedoms in Latin American countries; notes that draft was written and introduced by US mission to OAS last year and then was modified by some of governments most hostile to press freedom
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BELDEN TO BUY CABLE SYSTEMS COMPANY FOR $180 MILLION
Date: 25 May 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Belden Inc agrees to buy Cable Systems International Inc, for $180 million in cash (S)
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RADISYS TO BUY TEXAS MICRO FOR $115 MILLION IN STOCK
Date: 25 May 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Radisys Corp acquires Texas Micro Inc for $115 million in stock (S)
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ZIFF-DAVIS CONSIDERING SALE OF MARKETING SERVICES UNIT
Date: 25 May 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ziff-Davis Inc is considering sale of its marketing services unit to reduce debt and raise its stock price (S)
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VITESSE TO BUY XAQTI TO EXTEND RANGE OF CHIP PRODUCTS
Date: 25 May 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Vitesse Semiconductor Corp acquires Xaqti Corp for $65 million in stock (S)
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Bangladesh Earns First Points Ever
Date: 25 May 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Cricket World Cup results noted (S)
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Wallace-Commercial Deal
Date: 25 May 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Wallace Computer Services Inc acquires Commercial Press Inc; terms of cash-and-debt transaction undisclosed (S)
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FORMAL OFFER FOR YPF
Date: 25 May 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Repsol SA of Spain begins its $16 billion takeover offer for Argentine oil producer YPF SA; offer closes on June 23; Argentine Government has pledged to sell 5 percent of YPF it still owns (S)
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CBS Executive Reportedly Set to Retire
Date: 25 May 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Jonathan Klein, president of CBS Corp's television station group, plans to retire after 30 years with company (S)
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