Reluare duminică, 11 octombrie 1992

But Can You Dance to It?: MTV Turns to News

Date: 11 October 1992

By Judith Miller

Judith Miller

The television screen explodes with a flash of light and a riff of hard rock. This is the "Bill of Rights," according to the rock group Aerosmith. "Freedom," declares Joe Perry, the lead guitarist of Aerosmith, is the right "to use handcuffs for friendly purposes." And, as he licks whipped cream off the chest of a gorgeous blonde, Perry says: "Freedom to wear whipped cream as clothing." Finally, as two blondes wearing American-flag suits hold up the rim of a gigantic condom, a voice off-camera intones: "Freedom to wear a rubber all day -- if necessary."

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Slovak Leader Putting Pressure on the Press

Date: 11 October 1992

By Henry Kamm

Henry Kamm

Prime Minister Vladimir Meciar of Slovakia, whose opponents accuse him of governing autocratically since taking office in June, is making the press and television targets of sweeping criticism and threats. In recent weeks the Government has in effect returned Slovak television to state control, as it was in the years of Communist rule. A parliamentary steering committee, dominated by Mr. Meciar's Movement for a Democratic Slovakia, dismissed the director of Slovakia's one television network on Wednesday on a charge of incompetence.

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Topics of The Times; Dangerous Estate

Date: 11 October 1992

Turkey's new coalition Government promised to move vigorously against human rights abuses when it took office last November. A year later, there's little movement -- as shown, for example, by the the Government's appalling indifference to the serial murders of Turkish journalists. The other day Musa Anter, 74 years old, became the ninth journalist killed since February. Mr. Anter worked for pro-Kurdish publications, as did all but one of the victims. Few dispute that Turkey is seriously tormented by a tiny faction of Kurdish terrorists; it's the hunting license given to police and military that stirs criticism.

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Cable Company Rating

Date: 12 October 1992

By Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News

Debt securities of Tele-Communications Inc., the nation's largest operator of cable television systems, have received an investment-grade rating from the Standard & Poor's Corporation. S.& P. last week lifted its ratings on the company's senior bonds to BBB-, from BB, and it raised its rating on debt issued by units of the company. The move affects about $2.3 billion of debt.

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 12 October 1992

International A3-9 NEW SMOG ALARMS SCIENTISTS A vast pool of pollution over the South Atlantic is causing alarm among scientists, who say it may harm people and contribute to global warming. The cloud is also calling attention to the complex role of theozone as villain and blessing. A1 SARAJEVO MOURNS ITS CHILDREN The death of three children in a mortar blast deepened Sarajevo's sense of desperation and bitterness. Numbed residents appear convinced that hope is finally lost. A7

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 11 October 1992

International 3-17 C.I.A. AND JUSTICE SQUARE OFF A fractious dispute between two normally secretive agencies grew as the C.I.A. and Justice Department officials accused each other of concealing information about a bank fraud involving Iraq. 1 IRAQIS FREE U.S. ARMS EXPERT In a swift about-face, Iraq released an American munitions expert who had been abducted in Kuwait. 12 LATIN AMERICA'S TIME BOMB Forty years after Latin Americans started migrating to their cities, an abundance of miserable shantytowns is the bitter fruit of excessive urbanization. 1 OUTCRY AGAINST A SHOGUN In a country that rarely sees political activism, people are gathering under banners to applaud speakers shouting for the ouster of Japan's most powerful politician. 3 Seoul replaces three ministers to contain a vote-buying scandal. 6 NUMBED GEORGIANS VOTE TODAY Today Georgia holds a second national election. But a secessionist conflict has drained any sense of jubilation from the event. 14 CROATIA SOLD OUT, BOSNIANS SAY Bosnian Government officials are convinced that Croatian forces gave up the town of Bosanski Brod as part of a traitorous deal with Serbia. 10 Ignoring a U.N. air ban, Serbian planes barrage a Bosnian town. 10 Amid dissent, U.S. officials talk of sending guns to Bosnians. 10 U.S.-CHINA TRADE PACT Under some pressure, Beijing agreed to end almost all official and unofficial curbs on U.S. imports. 7 The Slovak leader is in a running battle with the press. 8 Romanians choose today between an ex-Communist and a reformer. 14 Mexico's conservatives say their party had mortgaged its soul. 15 Israeli forces clash with Palestinians, and an Arab is killed. 12 Bobby Fischer wins another chess game with ingenious endplay. 49 National 18-40 THE CANDIDATES CRAM The Presidential candidates secluded themselves for the most part, preparing for the big debate in St. Louis tonight. 1 Is there any question the candidates have not already been asked? 22 'THIS IS JUST A LOT OF GARBAGE' Conversations with voters in the St. Louis suburb of Richmond Heights suggest that President Bush's attack on the patriotism issue has backfired, and big time. 1 Baker's arrival has not ended White House roiling. 24 Bush seems certain to be drubbed in California. 26 Polls found Bush trailing in Georgia and Michigan, crucial states. 25 Clinton said he would release some information on his health. 23 Perot and his aide talk with different twangs, identical fervor. 28 The Carol Braun campaign has suffered its first major stumble. 26 Yeakel's Senate campaign against Specter is now surging. 26 THE LAWMAKERS LIMP HOME News analysis: The members of the 102d Congress left Washington last week without good humor or credibility, but for good reason: They will be remembered as much for their embarrassments as for their legislation. 1 'THE LAST HERO WE HAVE' The debate over how to treat Christopher Columbus has been raging all across America in this quincentenary year. But it is particularly sharp in Boston, where ethnic passions are always near the surface. 18 THE WEST AND ITS LIFEBLOOD As ever when the issue is Western water, the politics of the water resources bill that Congress passed last week is complex. And it is uncertain whether the President will sign the measure. 18 YUCCA MOUNTAIN REVISITED Frustrated with delays in establishing a nuclear waste repository in the Nevada desert, Congress has laid out new standards that could be the basis of a radical departure from current thinking about the storing of highly radioactive waste from civilian and military reactors. 31 Metro 41-51 TUBERCULOSIS THREAT The United States has stumbled into its first preventable epidemic, a wave of tuberculosis with strains so virulent they threaten to return pockets of American society to a time when antibiotics were unknown. 1 BETTING ON DEBT FOR JOBS On Nov. 3, New York voters will decide whether to gamble on adding $800 million to the state's already worrisome level of debt in the hope of reversing the worst loss of jobs to hit the state since the 1930's. 41 MOTHER IN UNUSUAL CUSTODY WAR A woman accused of either fabricating or causing the illnesses of her youngest son is locked in a custody battle that turns on the suspicions, blame and recriminations sometimes directed at parents of children with unusual medical problems. 41 TRAVAILS OF THE TOWED In a city where virtually every street is a tow-away zone at some time on some days, a trip to the pound underscores the passionate love-hate affair some New Yorkers have with their cars. 41 City Council debates lead-paint program. 42 Parents' voices heard in school boycott. 43 Busboy stabbed to death on Bronx subway. 43 Risky prisoner-monitoring program ends. 46 Stinging new TV ads in Senate battle. 47 Senator D'Amato calls Bob Abrams "hopelessly liberal." 47 Mr. Abrams on the offensive in Buffalo. 47 Obituaries 50 Rev. James D. Watson, leader in civil rights causes. Saundra D. Shepherd, physician.

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The Day-by-Daze Events For a Beleaguered Coach

Date: 11 October 1992

SUN. 10/4 -- After a disappointing 13-10 loss to the Raiders, Handley had angry words for his players, then told reporters: "I'm not angry with the team. Don't put an emotion to everything. I am obviously ticked off, but it doesn't have to be directed at anybody. I'm upset." MON. 10/5 -- Handley concludes that the team's biggest problem was that it "didn't exhibit a killer instinct." When pressed to elaborate, Handley declined then suggested the writer would write what he wanted to no matter what.

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Playoff Shoves Debate Aside

Date: 12 October 1992

Facing what the network president called a "Faustian bargain of epic proportions," CBS-TV did not interrupt its coverage of a baseball playoff game last night to cover the Presidential debate. The president of the CBS Broadcast Group, Howard Stringer, said the network's contractual obligation to Major League Baseball to carry the playoff game superseded its commitment as a news organization to carry the debate. He called it "the most difficult thing I've experienced in programming since I've been in this job."

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Celeste Koeleveld, Paul B. Haskel

Date: 12 October 1992

Celeste Lidwina Koeleveld, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frans P. Koeleveld of Newport News, Va., was married yesterday in New York to Paul Benjamin Haskel, a son of Allen B. Haskel of New York and Joyce R. Haskel of Southbury, Conn. Judge Kenneth Conboy of Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York performed the ceremony at St. Paul's Chapel at Columbia University. Mrs. Haskel, 28 years old, is an assistant United States attorney for the Southern District of New York. She graduated from Harvard University and received a law degree from Columbia. Her father is a textile engineer for the BASF Corporation in Williamsburg, Va. Her mother, Caecilia Koeleveld, is a secretary for the Newport News public schools.

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Polls Show Lead By Clinton Holds

Date: 12 October 1992

Two polls taken immediately after the debate last night showed Gov. Bill Clinton holding to his lead over President Bush and Ross Perot. In a CBS News telephone poll of 489 registered voters Mr. Clinton drew 47 percent of the support, Mr. Bush had 35 percent and Ross Perot had 12 percent. The poll has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 5 percentage points.

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