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Man in the News: Boutros Boutros Ghali; A 'Born' Secretary General

Date: 22 November 1991

By Judith Miller

Judith Miller

Of all the candidates for the post of Secretary General of the United Nations, none wanted the job as much, or campaigned for it as openly and as ardently, as the veteran diplomat who was chosen yesterday, Boutros Ghali, Deputy Prime Minister of Egypt for Foreign Affairs. Mr. Ghali, the first from the Arab world or from Africa to head the organization, traveled throughout Africa and to China, Britain and the United States, calling in long-standing chips and upon old friends to win support for his bid. Unabashedly, he says he was "born" for this post. The United Nations, he says, can be critical in the "new world order," a concept in which Mr. Ghali steadfastly believes.

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Four Reporters Held In Contempt of Court Are Freed by Judge

Date: 22 November 1991

A standoff between a Federal judge and four South Carolina newspaper reporters who refused to testify at a criminal trial ended yesterday when the prosecutor released them from a subpoena. Federal District Judge Falcon Hawkins had held the reporters in contempt for their unwillingness to testify, and they could have been confined in jail until the end of the trial.

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Anger Against Governors Reflected in 3-State Poll

Date: 22 November 1991

By Maria Newman

Maria Newman

Angry about tax increases imposed in troubled economic times, residents of New Jersey and Connecticut are taking out their discontent on their Governors, giving them generally dismal approval ratings in a New York Times/WCBS-TV News Poll. While only a quarter of those polled in the two states said they approved of their Governor's performance, New York's Governor, Mario M. Cuomo, received somewhat stronger support, with a 37 percent approval rating among residents of New York City and six surrounding New York counties.

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A Hot Stock Crashes and the Chief Vanishes

Date: 21 November 1991

By Diana B. Henriques

Diana

The future seemed bright for Cascade International, a fast-growing chain of women's clothing shops and cosmetic centers whose stock had been praised, and purchased, by a number of professional investors and mutual fund managers since January. Sales at the company's boutiques -- including the Diana Shops, scattered throughout the South, and Allison's Place, in California and Texas -- seemed to be soaring and the company reported steady profits. The company was also about to open a chain of Oleg Cassini boutiques under an exclusive licensing agreement with the designer.

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 22 November 1991

International A3-12 EGYPTIAN CHOSEN TO LEAD U.N. The Security Council unanimously recommended that Boutros Ghali, Egypt's Deputy Prime Minister, become the next United Nations Secretary General. Page A1 Man in the News: Boutros Ghali, the first Arab to lead the U.N. A12 SOVIETS WIN DEBT DEFERRAL Rescuing the Soviet Union from the brink of default, creditor nations agreed to let it defer up to $6 billion in debt payments. A1 Russian republic's President is warmly greeted in Germany. A10 HAITIANS DIE IN SHIPWRECK As many as 135 Haitians are believed to have died in a shipwreck while fleeing the country, Cuba's national news agency said. A1 WHITHER THE MIDEAST PARLEY? With Washington still the likeliest venue, Secretary of State James Baker and Israel's Prime Minister discussed where to hold direct Mideast peace talks. A3 Israel's Labor Party adopted a more dovish platform. A3 FORTIFIED, BRITAIN FACES EUROPE The House of Commons gave Prime Minister John Major a vote of confidence for his tough negotiating position on European monetary and political union. A10 SOMALI FIGHTING CONTINUES Hundreds of people were reported to have been killed as rival factions continued to fight for control of Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, for a fifth day. A9 TALKS SET IN SOUTH AFRICA South Africa's ruling party and its two major black organizations agreed to open talks on the country's future next month. A11 INDIA PRESSURED ON NUCLEAR ARMS A senior Bush Administration official arrived in India to press the Government to sign a nuclear non-proliferation treaty. The odds of success seemed remote. A8 TROOP CUTS HALTED IN KOREA Acting on reports that North Korea is close to producing weapons-grade plutonium, Defense Secretary Dick Cheney ordered a halt to U.S. troop cuts in South Korea. A7 France vows to pursue charges that Libya plotted a jet bombing. A5 Salvador government stops aerial attack in response to truce. A6 Managua Journal: Traffic jams and grapes signal recovery. A4 National A14-26 THE STORM ON CIVIL RIGHTS President Bush signed the civil rights bill but found himself embroiled in a political furor over his legal counsel's continuing effort to put a conservative interpretation on the new law. A1 Minority-preference programs are an everyday part of the workplace. A20 A STUMBLING WHITE HOUSE News analysis: In the last few weeks, the President has appeared to Republicans and Democrats alike to be a wavering leader, a captive of a few leading aides who make sweeping decisions on their own and leave him to try to clean up the mess. A1 QUAYLE UNDER FIRE Democrats stepped up their attacks on Vice President Dan Quayle's Council on Competitiveness, and one House committee announced a conflict-of-interest investigation involving his staff. A14 ACCORD ON MEDICAID The White House and the nation's governors reached a tentative agreement on how to pay for health care for poor people. But the agreement faces stiff opposition from state legislators and hospitals, and it is not clear that Congress will approve it. A22 BANKING BILLS PASSED Both the House and the Senate approved measures to shore up the bank insurance fund, but big differences remain to be reconciled. D1 8 TESTIMONY ON B.C.C.I. A Federal undercover agent who helped build a money-laundering case against the Bank of Credit and Commerce International told a Senate panel of his frustration that the inquiry had not gone further. D1 WHEN THE WORKER IS BOSS Tough economic times face virtually all companies. But companies that are owned by their employees have special incentives to avoid harsh measures like layoffs. A24 THE DEALER AND THE ENVOY A former Colombian drug dealer said at the Noriega trial that an American diplomat had offered to let him ship drugs into the United States if he would help arm the contras. A16 A Patriarch acts to heal divisions among American Orthodox. A14 Washington Talk: The conservatives' dawn on the Supreme Court. A14 Law Page A28 How do divorce lawyers rate a TV show about divorce lawyers? A Los Angeles prosecutor tries to keep a judge from judging Metropolitan Digest, B1 STREET-REPAIR VIOLATIONS A top official in New York City's Transportation Department has been removed from his job amid revelations that city contractors used watered-down concrete and violated safety rules at three major street repair projects. A1 GOVERNORS IN DISFAVOR The Governors of Connecticut and New Jersey drew generally dismal approval ratings in a New York Times/WCBS-TV News Poll. The main reason: tax increases. Governor Cuomo fared slightly better. A1 Business Digest, D1 Weekend C1-32 National Book Awards. C29 Theater: On Stage, and Off C2 "Women in Beckett." C17 Film: At the Movies. C12 "The Addams Family." C1 "For the Boys." C12 "My Father Is Coming." C12 Music: A Baroque mix of seduction and devotion. C3 From Bobby (Blue) Bland. C26 Art: "Modernism" antiques show. C26 The Art Market. C26 Word and Image: Critic's Notebook. C1 "The Spyglass Tree," a novel. C29 TV Weekend. C30 Obituaries A29 Harlon B. Carter, former leader of the National Rifle Association Sports B6-14 Baseball: Mets woo Sutcliffe and Murray B7 Basketball: Cavaliers beat Nets B10 Columns: Lipsyte on tennis and tobacco. B7 Tennis: Graf loses, but Navratilova wins B7 Editorials/Op-Ed A30-31 Editorials A30 Bush defies Congress. The majority and the gag rule. Listen to the silence. Letters A30 Anthony Lewis: How freedom died. A31 A. M. Rosenthal: White House rap. A31 David Martin: Croatia's borders -- over the edge. A31 Albert V. Casey: A bigger bucket for bailout fund. A31

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Date: 21 November 1991

INTERNATIONAL A3-18 WINTER STRAINS SOVIET BUDGET President Mikhail S. Gorbachev appealed to a shrunken Soviet Parliament to spend money it does not have to get through the winter. The Russian republic refused. Page A1 The United States promised Moscow $1.5 billion worth of food aid. A18

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Chemical Bank

Date: 22 November 1991

By Bloomberg Business News

Bloomberg News

Chemical Bank said it would lay off 200 workers, or 20 percent of its 1,000-member corporate banking staff. The bank said the reductions would result in savings of $350 million, according to Joyce Oberdorf, a spokeswoman. David S. Berry, a vice president with Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc., said Chemical and its merger partner, the Manufacturers Hanover Corporation, plan to lay off 6,200 workers within two years. Chemical and Manufacturers scheduled an analysts' meeting for Tuesday, where they plan to discuss progress on the merger.

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USAir-Midway

Date: 21 November 1991

Reuters

The USAir Group Inc. said it agreed to pay Midway Airlines Inc. $16.7 million for 12 jet takeoff and landing slots at LaGuardia Airport in New York and 10 others at Washington National Airport. USAir said most of the slots would be used to operate new flights to Midway Airport in Chicago, replacing service that was lost when Midway Airlines ceased operations last week. The agreement is subject to approval by the Justice and Transportation Departments, as well as the Federal bankruptcy judge overseeing the Midway case.

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Russ Togs in Court

Date: 22 November 1991

By Bloomberg Business News

Bloomberg News

Russ Togs Inc. failed to reach an agreement with its banks on long-term financing during a bankruptcy court hearing. Earlier this week, Judge Prudence B. Abram of the Federal Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan approved $15 million in cash-collateral financing for the New York-based apparel maker. Another hearing on long-term financing is scheduled for tomorrow.

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Loan Move By Fleet

Date: 22 November 1991

The Fleet/Norstar Financial Group, a Providence, R.I., banking company, said yesterday that it would buy about $500 million of troubled loans from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which acquired the loans after the collapse of the Bank of New England this year.

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