Martin Agronsky, 84, Leader Of Early News-Panel Program
Date: 27 July 1999
By William H. Honan
William Honan
Martin Agronsky, veteran broadcast news correspondent who led one of first 'talking head' programs, dies at age 84; photo (S)
El 26 de juliol de 1999 era un dilluns sota el signe estrella de ♌. Era el 206 dia de l'any. El president dels Estats Units era William J. (Bill) Clinton.
Si vas néixer aquest dia, tens 26 anys. El teu darrer aniversari va ser el dissabte, 26 de juliol de 2025, fa 321 dies. El teu proper aniversari és el diumenge, 26 de juliol de 2026, d'aquí a 43 dies. Heu viscut durant 9.818 dies, o unes 235.646 hores, o uns 14.138.771 minuts, o uns 848.326.260 segons.
Date: 27 July 1999
By William H. Honan
William Honan
Martin Agronsky, veteran broadcast news correspondent who led one of first 'talking head' programs, dies at age 84; photo (S)
Date: 26 July 1999
By Deborah Sontag
Deborah Sontag
Israeli media devotes extensive coverage to death of King Hassan II of Morocco, describing decades of covert close relations between Hassan and Israel and paying tribute to Arab leader it says started life with Jewish wet nurse; Prime Min Ehud Barak and other top-echelon Israeli leaders attend funeral in Rabat (M)
Date: 26 July 1999
By Celia W. Dugger
Celia Dugger
Ordeal of Najam Sethi, outspoken Pakistani journalist critical of Govt, continues; he was released from prison after 25 days in detention after charges of sedition were dropped, but currently faces income tax probe and possible revocation of standing of Muslim and loss of voting rights; his passport has been confiscated; treatment has left many Pakistani journalists wary of criticizing Govt; map; photo (M)
Date: 27 July 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Seagram Co to sell its Universal Concerts unit to House of Blues Entertainment Inc for $190 million in cash and assumed debt; deal will give Seagram warrants of up to 1 percent of House of Blues (S)
Date: 27 July 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Compass Bancshares Inc to buy Western Bancshares Inc for about $88 million in stock (S)
Date: 27 July 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sonoco Products Co to buy ACX Technologies Inc's flexible packaging business, part of ACX's Graphic Packaging Corp unit, for about $105 million in cash (S)
Date: 27 July 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Thomson Travel Group PLC reports first half pretax profit fell; says chief executive, Paul Brett, is leaving company; shares fall 11.5 percent; graph (S)
Date: 27 July 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Charlotte Hornets sign former UCLA guard Baron Davis, third pick in draft, to three-year, $7.99 million contract (S)
Date: 27 July 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Inc gains control of CEI Citicorp Holdings SA, acquiring 39 million shares, or about 8 percent, from fugitive executive Raul Moneta's companies for $125 million to increase its stake to 41 percent (S)
Date: 27 July 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ergo Bank SA recommends shareholders accept EFG Bank Group's offer to buy controlling stake, dealing blow to Bank of Piraeus SA's bid for control of Ergo; Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi to buy stake worth up to 35 billion dracmas ($113 million) in Bank of Piraeus (S)