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Small Fax Newspaper Shakes Up Its Press Rivals

Date: 12 August 1991

By Alex S. Jones

Alex Jones

In two small Illinois towns, a one-page fax newspaper called Fax Today has challenged the local daily with some success, prompting predictions that similar fax papers could spread like a virus across the country and pose a threat to newspapers. In recent years, a number of newspapers have experimented with delivering news via facsimile machines in various formats, but thus far with only limited commercial success.

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 11 August 1991

International 3-15 An American hostage will be freed by Tuesday, pro-Iranian Lebanese kidnappers announced in Beirut, defying a threat by another group to kill a French hostage if there were any more releases. Page 1

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 12 August 1991

INTERNATIONAL A3-9 An American hostage was released after being held captive in Lebanon for nearly five years. The release of Edward Tracy, only hours after a Frenchman was freed, raised hopes of more releases soon. Page A1 Mr. Tracy emerged from his ordeal thankful for his freedom but there was concern about his physical and mental well-being. Syrian officials who met him said he was "sick, disoriented and confused." A1 The French relief worker flew home, three days after being kidnapped in Lebanon. He said his captors never told him of threats to kill him if other hostagers were freed. A8 Israel would discuss freeing Arabs it has imprisoned if it could learn the fate of seven Israeli soldiers missing in Lebanon, officials said, responding to pleas for releasing the prisoners to help free Western hostages. A9 B.C.C.I. was seen as a shady bank, one that dealt with shadowy customers, though there was never any hard evidence of wrongdoing. But now a good deal of evidence has tumbled into public view. A1 The conversion of the Soviet economy to a free market is being guided by Vladimir Shcherbakov, a former auto plant manager who became DeputyPrime Minister. He insists the economy is moving, though slowly. A6 Italy's treatment of the Albanians seeking refuge there was criticized as fighting and tension intensified be-tween the refugees and Italian security forces. A5 Poland's central bank is rattled by scandal D2 Paris Journal: The library is big, and so is the brouhaha A4 The separatist province of Eritrea in Ethiopia has been playing politics with food relief to assert its independence before a planned referendum to decide its sovereignty, Bush Administration officials say. A3 South African rightists defend actions A3 Kidnappings in Brazil have soared to the rate of two a week, earning Rio the title of "Kidnap Capital." In the first half of 1991, 79 people were kidnapped by criminal gangs looking for an easy way to make money. A7 Japan plan would free broker fees D1 News Analysis: Issues linger in Europe's Japan auto pact D1 NATIONAL A10-13 The anti-abortion protests in Wichita have drawn supporters from around the nation. They go to Kansas as "warriors of prayer," as one man said, in a civil war over abortion. A1 The slaying of six Buddhist monks, a nun and two young acolytes at a temple has devastated the Thai community in Arizona. The killings aroused fear that anti-Asian racism was involved. A10 The American Bar Association meeting has no panels on what may be the most important issue facing American lawyers: the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court. But the silence is misleading. A10 A planned memorial to black soldiers of the Union Army in the Civil War was unveiled in Washington. The memorial would include a wall inscribed with the names of 185,000 soldiers and a statue. A12 Repairs to the Galileo spacecraft are aimed at repairing a malfunctioning antenna and reviving hope that the exploration of Jupiter and an asteroid will go as planned. A11 The space Shuttle Atlantis returned to earth without mishap after nine days in orbit, and the Kennedy Space Center returned to service as a regular landing site for the shuttle. A11 The first man believed to be killed by Jeffrey L. Dahmer, the Milwaukee man who is a suspect in 17 murders, was one of thousands of people reported missing. The cases are often discouraging for the families of the missing and for the police. A13 California wants to keep businesses in the state, a concern that has grown after a number of companies fled to cheaper places like Pueblo, Colo. Worry over more desertions has jolted the state into action. A12 The market for television reruns is slumping D1 A trade dispute over typewriters has arisen between an American company in Asia, and a Japanese company with a plant in Tennessee. The Japanese company charged Smith Corona with selling below market prices in the United States. D1 Pan Am creditors back $1.7 billion offer from Delta A1 Steel hits hard times again D1 Putting natural food in the pet bowl D1 Chemical makers identify a new hazard: their image D7 REGIONAL B1-7 Pain from the city's fiscal troubles has flowed deep, but not wide. Just over one in 100 city workers has lost a job, far fewer than the Dinkins administration had expected. A1 A man was charged with firebombing a Canarsie real-estate agency, a day after he held up a watermelon to taunt black protesters in Canarsie, the police said. Tips from some of his neighbors led to the arrest. B1 A march for a City College professor was held in Harlem. Marchers voiced support for Dr. Leonard Jeffries Jr., the professor who has been strongly criticized for making racially charged statements at a lecture. B3 A man leaving a party was killed after being held up by three men, the police said. When he turned over the only money he had -- $2 -- the men killed him. B7 The youths who killed a delivery man of a Chinese restaurant in Waterbury, Conn., were portrayed as bored troublemakers. Friends said they were probably looking for fun, not for someone to kill. B1 Harry Helmsley is almost invisible these days after lording over New York real estate for more than five decades. But he still rules his empire, his spokesman says, even though a court has declared him incompetent to stand trial for tax evasion. B1 New York at Work: The tax assessor in Orangetown pleads with townspeople to understand: Reassessments do not raise taxes; budgets do. But Josette J. Polzella has still been booed, harassed and even flashed. B1 Washington Heights Journal: A subway tunnel for the brave B3 BUSINESS DIGEST D1 Sports C1-9 A 25-year-old rookie golfer completed an underdog story of Rocky-like proportions, winning the P.G.A. Championship before an adoring crowd. John Daly played with an ease that bespoke destiny. A1 Baseball: Pennant races getting tighter C1 Yanks sweep doubleheader from the Tigers C1 No-hitter for Alvarez of White Sox C1 Harrelson wants status clarified; Mets lose again C3 Negro leaguers reminisce at Cooperstown C3 Giants complete sweep of Dodgers C4 Column: Vecsey on Cuba and Pan American Games C7 Football: Inconsistent effort as Giants lost to Browns C9 Coslet positive despite another Jet loss C9 Horse Racing: Saratoga society C2 Pan American Games: Cuba beats U.S. in baseball C7 U.S. women settle for bronze in basketball C7 U.S.O.C. head praises Cubans C7 Arts/Entertainment Wright laughs last at the Guggenheim C11 Music: "Fidelio" in translation C11 Dance: Students present their skills C13 Word and Image: Yehudi Menuhin and family C11 A biography of Carl Sandburg C13 Cattle grazing vs. the land C14 Obituaries B10 Anthony A. Bliss, opera and dance executive Editorials/Letters/Op-Ed Editorials A14 More danger than defense Don't blame Blue Cross A step back for judicial ethics Recovering the China fumble

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Israel Demands News on Its Own Men

Date: 12 August 1991

By Clyde Haberman

Clyde Haberman

Responding to overseas appeals that it release Arab prisoners to help free Western hostages, Israel said today that it was prepared to discuss such a move if it could learn the fate of seven Israeli soldiers missing in Lebanon. The statement did not acknowledge reports from Western diplomats that the Israeli Government has already mentioned this condition in United Nations-mediated talks with the Party of God, the umbrella organization for the groups believed to hold 10 Westerners hostage in Lebanon.

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Bernay Sacks Marries Jonathan S. Kaufman

Date: 12 August 1991

Bernay Steva Sacks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sacks of Fresh Meadows, Queens, was married yesterday to Jonathan Seth Kaufman, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Kaufman of Leesburg, Fla. Rabbi Morris S. Friedman performed the ceremony at Temple Hillel in North Woodmere, L.I.

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Consumer Groups Warn Tires May Explode

Date: 11 August 1991

AP

Two private safety groups contend that millions of tires used on light trucks may explode if mounted on the wrong-size wheels, and they accuse the tire industry of failing to eliminate a potentially fatal risk. Firestone, which was singled out by the groups, says no problems have occurred except when people mounting tires disregard "long-standing and well-known tire industry safety rules."

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In a Queens Race, Early Skirmishes on Death

Date: 11 August 1991

By Joseph P. Fried

Joseph Fried

Can dead people sign political petitions? Can someone who has not been living in Queens in recent years be allowed to run for Queens District Attorney?

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1994 World Cup: Take the A Train?

Date: 12 August 1991

By Gerald Eskenazi

Gerald Eskenazi

Officials of FIFA, the international governing body for soccer, are expected to make an inspection tour of Yankee Stadium tomorrow to determine if the ball park is acceptable as a possible site for World Cup games in 1994. . . . Fame isn't always fleeting: JOHNNY PETRAGLIA , a hall of fame bowler, has a new honor -- successor to Gov. JIM FLORIO as grand marshall of the Columbus Day Parade in New Brunswick, N.J. The 44-year-old Petraglia, who was born in Brooklyn, made his mark as a bowler while living in New Jersey, where he also was voted to that state's hall of fame. ERNIE HARWELL is ending his career as the voice of the Detroit Tigers, which has spanned 32 seasons. SAL MARCHIANO , the broadcaster, describes Harwell's style as "honey-combed, gentle and reverential toward baseball." Harwell has been selected for the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame. His first big-league gig was with the Brooklyn Dodgers after he was actually traded from the Atlanta Crackers in exchange for a minor league manager in 1948. . . . And noshers at the Roxy Deli on Broadway and West 47th Street have voted JOE DiMAGGIO as America's greatest pop legend over JAMES DEAN . MARILYN MONROE finished third.

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Joyce Booth and Todd Beamon Marry

Date: 11 August 1991

Joyce Booth, an assistant district attorney in Queens, was married yesterday to Todd Beamon, a copy editor for the financial news section of The New York Times. The Rev. Richard Jenkins performed the ceremony at the New Hope Baptist Church in St. Paul. Mrs. Beamon, 32 years old, graduated from Dartmouth College and received a law degree from the William Mitchell College of Law. She is the daughter of Jesse Meeks of Minneapolis, a retired diesel mechanic for Lend Lease Truck Rental in Minneapolis, and Lillie B. Booth of Duluth, Minn., a building and grounds worker at the University of Minnesota at Duluth.

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Camera

Date: 11 August 1991

By John Durniak

John Durniak

Forty-six years ago this week, on Aug. 15, 1945, the news hit the United States like a tidal wave of joy: Japan had surrendered; World War II was over. Broadcasters shouted through radio loudspeakers, drivers honked their horns, and in towns across America, impromptu parades stepped off. In New York, the magnet that is Times Square pulled servicemen and women, tourists and office workers into an instant celebration. Alfred Eisenstaedt, a Life staff photographer, rushed there with his 35-millimeter Leica from his office near Rockefeller Center. A nurse and a sailor arrived about the same time. Caught up in the frenzy stirred by the news, the nurse and the sailor, strangers to each other, kissed. Life published the photograph the next week and since then, that moment has become an icon of an American celebration, known the world over.

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