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Date: 23 October 1996
By Frank Rich
Frank Rich
Frank Rich Op-Ed column examines acrimonious squabble between Rupert Murdoch and Ted Turner over Time Warner's refusal to carry Fox news channel on its cable system in New York City; says both will, sooner or later, strike deal as best suits their economic interests, but at expense of public (M)
Date: 22 October 1996
Editorial scores National Basketball Association suit seeking to block Sport Trax from the on-line transmission of basket-by-basket NBA scores; notes that the league believes it would diminish the commercial value of a live game or television coverage; says First Amendment does not permit a news source like the NBA to decide whether or when news can be disseminated
Date: 22 October 1996
By Iver Peterson
Iver Peterson
Indianapolis Star, to dismay of some of its reporters, apologizes for article in popular gossip column, in which reporter allegedly singled out Republican gubernatorial candidate, Indianapolis Mayor Stephen Goldsmith, for criticism while sparing Democratic opponent, Lieut Gov Frank O'Bannon; apology has raised question about political influence on paper's coverage by its controlling family, the Pulliams (M)
Date: 22 October 1996
By Clifford J. Levy
Clifford Levy
New York City Conflicts of Interest Board says Mayor Rudolph Giuliani did not have to recuse himself from decisions involving Time Warner just because his wife, Donna Hanover Giuliani, works for company's competitor, News Corp; Giuliani and Time Warner are fighting over his plan to put Rupert Murdoch's new 24-hour news channel on one of city's cable stations (M)
Date: 22 October 1996
By Walter Goodman
Walter Goodman
Walter Goodman reviews PBS television program Why America Hates the Press, on Frontline; photo; also reviews program Secrets of Making Money, on Nova (S)
Date: 23 October 1996
By Adam Clymer
Adam Clymer
Republican campaign strategists are urging party's Congressional candidates to cut loose from Bob Dole and press voters to maintain Republican majority; advice being pressed by National Republican Congressional Committee dovetails with major findings of latest New York Times/CBS News Poll, which shows that Democrats hold 47-to-39 percent advantage among voters when they are asked which party they will support, which suggests that Democrats could pick up net of 18 seats needed to regain control of House; poll finds prospect could be jeopardized by substantial concern, shared by fifth of probable Clinton voters, about letting Democrats control both Congress and White House again; charts (M)
Date: 22 October 1996
By Richard L. Berke
Richard Berke
Bob Dole's sustained two-week assault on Pres Clinton's ethics appears to have backfired, with latest New York Times/CBS News Poll finding he did not improve his standing and even damaged his image among voters; poll shows Dole has aggravated his reputation as candidate more prone to attack, less concerned about addressing issues and more responsible for unfair commercials against opponent; finds Dole, for first time, has lost crucial advantage of trustworthiness, with only 49 percent of Americans believing he can be trusted to keep his word; Dole spokesman disputes findings; photo (M)
Date: 23 October 1996
By Larry Rohter
Larry Rohter
Arnoldo Aleman, newly elected President of Nicaragua, has devoted life to business and has been contemptuous of politics; has pledged to wipe out Sandinista past and to build economy; photo (Man In The News) (M)
Date: 22 October 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Molten Metal Technology Inc fall 49 percent on news that reduced research financing from Energy Dept will lower its third-quarter and fourth-quarter earnings (S)
Date: 22 October 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
TJX Companies to sell its Chadwick's of Boston catalogue business to Brylane LP for $328 million in cash, notes and receivables (S)