News Corporation Promotes 2 Executives to Top Posts
Date: 30 October 1996
By Geraldine Fabrikant
Geraldine Fabrikant
News Corp promotes Peter Chernin, chairman of 20th Century Fox unit, to newly created position of president of News Corp; company names Chernin and Chase Carey, chairman of Fox Television Group, as co-chief operating officers of News Corp; both men are named to board, along with Rupert Murdoch's son, Lachlan Murdoch, who is managing director of News Ltd of Australia; Chernin and Carey are also appointed to newly created office of chairman, which has been established to oversee worldwide operations and will include Murdoch, David F DeVoe, chief financial officer, and Arthur M Siskind, the general counsel (L)
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Judge Questions Giuliani's Basis for Aiding Fox News Channel
Date: 29 October 1996
By Clifford J. Levy
Clifford Levy
Federal Judge Denise Cote, opening hearing over New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's effort to help Rupert Murdoch, expresses skepticism over legality of Mayor's plan to place Fox News Channel on city-run cable station; hearing comes in suit filed by Time Warner in its feud with Giuliani (M)
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Lawsuits by Guard Would Face Obstacles
Date: 29 October 1996
By Iver Peterson
Iver Peterson
Legal experts say Richard Jewell, security guard exonerated by Justice Department after being identified as main suspect in bombing of Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta during Summer Olympics, faces major obstacles in trying to bring grievances to court; say case raises serious questions about role of media in reporting confidential law-enforcement information about suspects; says since Jewell made himself available for interviews in days he was being hailed as hero for directing police to bomb and helping to evacuate area, he might be viewed as having been public figure when he was first identified as suspect; libel law makes it difficult for someone deemed public figure to sue for libel; photos (M)
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A Ruling on Satellite Service Limits TCI's Options
Date: 30 October 1996
By Mark Landler
Mark Landler
Federal Communications Commission reaffirms a decision that bars Tele-Communications Inc from transmitting direct-broadcast satellite service to American homes from Canadian-owned satellite; FCC originally rejected request by TCI on July 15 on ground that Canada had not authorized American companies to use the satellite; TCI and its partner, Telquest Ventures, appealed the ruling; FCC, with its final ruling, has closed last avenue for TCI to upgrade its medium-powered satellite service, Prime Star, without help of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp and MCI Communications Inc; these companies jointly control only available American orbital slot for high-powered satellite service (L)
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Picking Up Endorsements
Date: 30 October 1996
By Terry Pristin
Terry Pristin
Kathleen A Donovan receives endorsements from North Jersey Herald and News, Record of Hackensack and Star-Ledger of Newark in her bid against Democrat Steven A Rothman to replace Representative Robert G Torricelli (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)
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He Felt Much 'Like a Hunted Animal'
Date: 29 October 1996
By Kevin Sack
Kevin Sack
Richard Jewell, security guard exonerated by Justice Department after being indentified as prime suspect in bombing of Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta during Summer Olympics, levels blistering attack against Federal Bureau of Investigation and news media in first news conference, describing 88-day ordeal as period when he felt like hunted animal; says FBI and news media almost destroyed him and his mother; lays groundwork for lawsuits against those who portrayed him as leading suspect; US Attorney releases parts of affidavits used to obtain search warrants of Jewell's property which make clear that FBI had only most circumstantial of evidence against Jewell at time it named him suspect; photo (M)
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It's the Media, Stupid
Date: 30 October 1996
By Frank Rich
Frank Rich
Frank Rich Op-Ed column examines Bob Dole's indictment of liberal press for his travails; says last-minute spree of media-bashing will not rescue Dole campaign because charges are not true (M)
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Dole Says Vow To Trim Taxes Means Victory
Date: 30 October 1996
By Adam Nagourney
Adam Nagourney
Bob Dole campaigns in Irvine, Calif, where he focuses on his proposal for 15 percent tax cut, predicting that promise alone will win him election; seems reinvigorated and relaxed as he addresses upbeat gathering of World Affairs Council of Orange County; says tax proposal has yet to catch on because of overwhelmingly negative news coverage; photo (M)
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MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DROPS PLAN TO BUILD JUMBO JET
Date: 29 October 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
McDonnell Douglas Corp says it has dropped plans it announced one month ago for new jumbo jetliner; cites large investment that the venture would have required (S)
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SHARES OF DSP COMMUNICATIONS DECLINE 32%
Date: 30 October 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
DSP Communications Inc agrees to buy rival wireless equipment maker, Proxim Inc, for $400 million in stock, causing plunge in DSP shares on concern that price is too high (S)
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