3 TV News Operations Unite To Provide Video to Affiliates
Date: 21 December 1999
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
News operations of ABC, CBS and Fox agree to form cooperative service to supply video pictures of news events to affiliated stations of each network, but NBC News is expressly excluded; shared services, to be called Network News Service, will mainly involve video from news scenes; only rarely will coverage include voices of any reporters (M)
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In Libel Case, Court Rules 'Public Concern' Is a Factor
Date: 21 December 1999
By David Rohde
David Rohde
New York State Court of Appeals, in decision that could broaden protection from libel suits, issues ruling making it more difficult for people to sue news organizations over articles that disclose details of their private lives provided article raises issues of 'legitimate public concern'; ruling involves libel lawsuit filed by Charles Huggins, former husband of singer Melba Moore, over series of articles published in New York Daily News in 1993 (M)
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Two Detroit Papers Get a Split Labor Verdict
Date: 22 December 1999
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
National Labor Relations Board Administrative law judge orders Detroit Free Press and Detroit News and Detroit Newspapers Inc--company that runs them--to rehire 50 workers fired during labor protests while on strike; upholds firing of 35 others (S)
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Columbine Parents Ask Sheriff To Resign Over Tapes of Gunmen
Date: 21 December 1999
By Michael Janofsky
Michael Janofsky
Parents of students who were killed at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, call on Sheriff John Stone to resign for releasing videotapes made by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold before their attack; photo of news conference; Stone admits he never watched tapes; Klebold's parents have asked court to turn over tapes to judge (S)
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OLD NATIONAL SEEKING TO EXPAND IN INDIANA
Date: 21 December 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Old National Bancorp will acquire Permanent Bancorp for about $92 million in stock (S)
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PACTIV, THE TENNECO SPINOFF, SELLS 4 BUSINESSES
Date: 21 December 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Pactiv Corp, maker of Hefty garbage bags, will sell four businesses, for gain of $100 million in cash and tax benefits, in reorganization following spinoff from Tenneco Inc (S)
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PHONE.COM AGREES TO BUY AT MOTION FOR $284 MILLION
Date: 22 December 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Phone.com Inc to buy At Motion Inc for $284 million in stock (S)
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CASTLE HARLAN AGREES TO BUY TAYLOR PUBLISHING
Date: 21 December 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Castle Harlan Inc, merchant bank, will acquire Taylor Publishing Co for $93.48 million (S)
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WELLS FARGO AGREES TO BUY ALASKAN BANK
Date: 22 December 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Wells Fargo to buy National Bancorp of Alaska for $907 million, in order to expand into state (S)
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CAIS SAYS KOHLBERG WILL INVEST UP TO $200 MILLION
Date: 22 December 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
CAIS Internet says Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co will invest as much as $200 million to finance expansion (S)
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