Soccer Dispute Ends Pay-TV Deal in Italy
Date: 15 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Telecom Italia SpA ends talks to sell up to 80 percent of its Stream pay-television unit to News Corp; new Italian law putting 60 percent cap on ownership of broadcast rights to Serie A soccer created hurdles to purchase (S)
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In Washington, Is There News After Scandal?
Date: 15 February 1999
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
Many journalists are concerned about holding on to their audiences as Clinton impeachment story winds down; photos (M)
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Ringing Off at Last
Date: 14 February 1999
By Marvin Fast
Marvin Fast
Op-Ed article by Marvin Fast, press secretary for Sen Christopher J Dodd, says what he will remember most about impeachment of Pres Clinton is avalanche of telephone calls from reporters seeking interviews with, quotes from or talk-show appearances by his boss, Sen Dodd; says he doubts many of these newfound friends will continue to call now that circus is leaving town (M)
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Amoco's Ex-President to Leave Merged Company
Date: 15 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
William J Lowrie, former Amoco Corp president, has left BP Amoco PLC board and will leave as deputy chief executive and president for refining, marketing and chemicals; deputy chief executive Rodney F Chase will take charge of refining and marketing unit; Richard L Olver will become chief executive for exploration and production; Enrique J Sosa, former Amoco executive, will also leave BP Amoco; Bryan K Sanderson, with whom he shared duties, will become chief executive of chemicals business (M)
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German Union Calls for a Vote To Start Strike
Date: 15 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
IG Metall, Germany's largest union, effectively votes to strike number of industries in Baden-Wurttemberg, key region for auto and auto-parts industry, in wage dispute (M)
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 14 February 1999
INTERNATIONAL 3-15 Clinton Proposes U.S. Send Troops to Kosovo President Clinton announced he would send nearly 4,000 troops to Kosovo, provided the ethnic Albanians and Serbs who are warring there strike a peace agreement. So far, their peace talks have stalled. 1
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 15 February 1999
INTERNATIONAL A3-11 An Accord for Kosovo Is Still Out of Reach Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright brought the two warring sides in Kosovo together at peace talks for the first time but came away unconvinced that a settlement could be reached. A1 Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Protest About 250,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews gathered as a protest against what they view as the Supreme Court's anti-religious judicial ''tyranny.'' In an opposing rally, about 50,000 academics, lawyers, kibbutzniks and devoted secularists waved Israeli flags, sang the national anthem and cheered pro-democracy speakers. A3
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Nightclub Bouncer Killed After Refusing Entry to 2
Date: 15 February 1999
Reginald Davis is killed in front of Club Octagon, a Manhattan nightclub where he worked as bouncer; police seek two men he barred from entry (S)
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Police Officer Shot in Leg Near Site of Drag Races
Date: 15 February 1999
Kevin Thacke, an off-duty police officer, is shot in legal as he tries to enter a blocked-off street in Bronx where people are drag-racing; Joseph Rosa, Brauilo Rosa and a 15-year-old are charged in attack (S)
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For Internet Users, Safety Is an Issue
Date: 14 February 1999
CBS News/cbs.marketwatch.com survey finds security is top concern among Internet users who trade stocks on line, followed by trade execution; only 6 percent of respondents cite quality of financial data as concern (S)
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