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News of a Lifetime

Date: 11 June 1995

By Max Frankel

Max Frankel

HEARD ANY GOOD OBITS LATELY? Ginger Rogers's maybe, or Howard Cosell's? Not much beyond that, I bet. American television dotes on death, the violent kind. It oozes sentimentality in memorializing the victims of tragedy. But in death, as in life, television news recognizes mainly mayhem and celebrity. Not even in death does it take the time and effort to dwell on noteworthy careers, selfless service, dedicated philanthropy, brilliant invention, artistic genius.

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Cable TV News Expands To 24 Hours in Connecticut

Date: 11 June 1995

By George Judson

George Judson

The rehearsal began precisely at 6:30 A.M. Mary Anne Loughlin, a former anchor for CNN, sat alone at a news desk, facing Teleprompters and a camera. A recorded introduction announced: "Twenty-four hours every day. Connecticut's own news network. This is News 12 Connecticut, morning edition." Ms. Loughlin began reading a summary of the news to come: state legislators had approved money to move a University of Connecticut campus to downtown Stamford; a bakery in Bridgeport had been robbed; exit ramps for the Merritt Parkway in Greenwich were being redesigned.

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The World; Bad News They Can Manage

Date: 11 June 1995

By Craig R. Whitney

Craig Whitney

EVER since the traumatic televised spectacle of a dead American helicopter crewman being dragged through the streets of Mogadishu, the "Somalia syndrome" has been a prime worry of governments mired or trying to stay unmired in Bosnia. Lately the United States, France and Britain have taken different approaches to managing the risks posed by troubling media coverage of soldiers doing what soldiers are paid to do -- stand in harm's way. Consider how the United States dealt with the shooting down of Air Force Capt. Scott F. O'Grady before his dramatic rescue last week, and how Britain and France have coped with the embarrassment of the Bosnian Serbs taking many of their soldiers hostage this month (more than half of the nearly 400 have since been freed).

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2 Genteel Giants Meet in New Hampshire

Date: 12 June 1995

By Alison Mitchell

Alison Mitchell

Side by side in the nation's first Presidential primary state, President Clinton and Speaker Newt Gingrich faced off in the backyard of a senior citizens center today in an encounter so muted, so polite and so carefully conciliatory that it was often hard to distinguish the sharp philosophical differences between the two men. In the very first minutes of their unusual hourlong conversation, the President and the Republicans' most celebrated noncandidate agreed that they would support formation of a commission on lobbying and political reform. "In a heartbeat," said Mr. Clinton, "I accept."

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For Noncandidate Gingrich, All New Hampshire's a Stage

Date: 11 June 1995

By Katharine Q. Seelye

Katharine Seelye

Racing by helicopter from event to event, Newt Gingrich barnstormed today around this first-in-the-nation primary state like a full-fledged Presidential candidate, greeted by overflow crowds, demonstrators and 130 news organizations as he tried to dispel the notion that he would rather be President than Speaker. Even as he basked in attention and ovations that the eight declared candidates for the Republican nomination have yet to receive -- 23 television cameras recorded his arrival at the Manchester airport on Friday -- Mr. Gingrich told New Hampshire residents that he had been playing coy about his intentions for 1996 only to lure people into paying attention to his ideas.

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 11 June 1995

International 3-17 PIPELINE TO BOSNIAN SERBS Even as the West courts Serbia's President in hopes of bringing peace to Bosnia, his military is secretly continuing to deliver assistance to the Bosnian Serbs. 1 CAPTAIN O'GRADY'S ORDEAL At his first news conference since his rescue, Capt. Scott F. O'Grady described how he survived for six days in a Bosnian forest, hiding by day and never sleeping for more than half an hour at a time. 1

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News Summary

Date: 12 June 1995

International A2-9 NUCLEAR AGREEMENT STYMIED Three years after Russia agreed to provide the United States with uranium from scrapped weapons, the deal is unraveling. A1 JAPAN'S WAY WITH APOLOGIES The issue of remorse for World War II aside, in most respects, Japan is the most apologetic country in the world. A1 MOMENTUM IN THE MIDEAST The goal of Secretary of State Warren Christopher's Mideast swing was not momentous agreements, but to get things moving again. A2 FATAL BOMBING IN COLOMBIA At least 30 people were killed and more than 200 injured when a powerful bomb exploded in the city of Medellin. A8 A drug cartel leader's arrest raises hopes in Colombia. A8 RESCUED PILOT'S RETURN As Capt. Scott O'Grady, fresh from his rescue in Bosnia, returned to his family in the United States, the White House and the military were examining why he was shot down in the first place. A3 HAITIAN ELECTIONS AHEAD With Haitians scheduled to vote this month in their first election since democracy was restored last fall, organizers are struggling to keep the balloting on track. A8 SHIFTING POLICY ON CUBA The Clinton Administration is considering expanded contacts between Americans and Cubans, such as academic exchanges, as a way of undermining Fidel Castro. A9 Germany's floundering Free Democrats chose a new leader. A3 Unicef study gives the United States low marks on foreign aid. A5 National A10-13, B6-8 LOTUS YIELDS TO I.B.M. OFFER The Lotus Development Corporation accepted a takeover offer of $64 a share from I.B.M., a total of more than $3.5 billion, in what is the largest acquisition ever of a software company. A1 CLINTON AND GINGRICH FACE OFF Sharing a stage in New Hampshire, President Clinton and Speaker Newt Gingrich politely debated Medicare, foreign policy and the Federal budget. A1 A MEETING OF SELF-INTERESTS News Analysis: The meeting in New Hampshire was a testament to the wary mutual self-interest that made Newt Gingrich leap at the chance, and led the President to take the risk of letting him. B6 When Newt Gingrich went looking for moose, he got an earful. B6 RECOGNITION FOR BISEXUALS A generation of young people is increasingly accepting what older Americans have generally denied: that between the two poles of heterosexuality and homosexuality, there is middle ground. A12 SUSPECT'S BROTHER BACK HOME James Nichols, whose brother is being held in the Oklahoma City bombing, is back at his farm in Michigan and following a grueling routine. A10 MILITIAS SEARCH FOR DISTANCE At a fair in Orlando, Fla., leaders and members of self-styled citizen militias did their best to distance themselves from the Oklahoma City bombing. A10 A VOICE FOR POLICE OFFICERS Using a small computer and an array of printers, Cynthia Brown has become the darling of a hefty segment of the nation's law-enforcement community. A13 BIG CUTS FOR MEDICAID While lobbyists and lawmakers fight over Medicare, House and Senate negotiators are at work on the final plans for even bigger changes and deeper cuts in projected spending for Medicaid. B7 MARCH PLANNED FOR BLACK MEN A coalition of black organizations, meeting in Houston, planned a march on Washington by a million black men. B7 SIMPSON CASE'S LONG REACH A year after Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were killed, the case has permeated the nation's legal and social landscape as no other trial in recent times. B8 TRIAL SOUGHT FOR INMATE A former journalist convicted in the death of a police officer should have a new trial because evidence was suppressed, his lawyers say. B8 Metro Digest B1 CRACKDOWN AIDS GARMENT TRADE Three years after prosecutors claimed they had broken the mob's control over trucking routes in New York's garment industry, many manufacturers say that shipping costs have dropped sharply. A1 WHERE TEACHERS EARN THE MOST It may not be a center for research or boast a long list of famous alumni. But there is one arena in which Nassau Community College is an unqualified standout: The amount it pays its professors. A1 BEAUTY REIGNS ON THE MAGIC BUS Welcome to the Magic Bus, circa 1995, where the magic is makeup and the destination is the summer swirl of high-society weddings and see-and-be-seen restaurants of the Hamptons. A1 Obituaries B10 Lindsey Nelson, sports broadcaster. Zoilo Versalles, shortstop who led the Minnesota Twins to the pennant. Arts/Entertainment C11-16 A union challenges two visiting ensembles. C11 Music: Asian music and jazz. C13 Softened rock from Wilco. C14 A computer's story line. C13 Dance: Vinogradov and the Kirov. C11 Paloma Herrera role debut. C16 Robbins's "Watermill" by City Ballet. C16 Theater: "Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber." C14 Books: "The Garlic Ballads." C13 TV: "Absolutely Fabulous." C11 Critic's Notebook. C14 Business Digest D1 Sports C1-9 Baseball: The Mantle clan. C1 Yanks rediscover bats. C7 Mets inventive at losing. C7 Basketball: Rockets go up 3-0. C1 Columns: Anderson on Devils. C4 Vecsey on N.B.A. C5 Golf: Open is for the tough. C2 Hockey: Late Devils goal wins. C1 Olympics: Salt Lake City bid. C5 Racing: Lukas in control. C3 Tennis: Muster's first Slam. C3 Editorials/Op-Ed A14-15 Editorials Ms. Reno ducks. Nuclear commitments. Living, dying and the law. More flag-waving in Congress. Letters William Safire: Love-feast debate. Anthony Lewis: A Chinese puzzle. Maggie Gallagher: The law on their side. Brent Scowcroft: Foreign aid has its uses. Bridge C16 Chronicle B9 Crossword C16

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Should 2 Lanes Become 5? There's a Difference of Opinion

Date: 11 June 1995

By David W. Chen

David Chen

Edgewater appears to be split over a proposed five-lane highway linking the town to North Bergen. What exists now is a winding two-lane road that needs some improvement. What is being proposed is a two-mile, five-lane road from the Hudson-Bergen County border in North Bergen to Route 5 in Edgewater.

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A Blueprint of Crucial Transit Projects for the Next 20 Years

Date: 11 June 1995

By David W. Chen

David Chen

In one of the most detailed assessements ever, a regional planning agency has outlined the transportation needs and problems for a 13-county region in North Jersey, with recommendations on how to spend an expected $27 billion in Federal funds over the next 20 years. The state has little choice but to be aggressive, according to the study by the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority.

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Rest Stops, Memorials and Plates: Trenton Considers Them All

Date: 11 June 1995

By Karen Demasters

Karen Demasters

A handful of recent proposals that have been introduced in the Senate and Assembly that would affect how New Jerseyans get from one place to another. For these measures to beome law, the Legislature would have to approve them before the session ends in January. NO CHARGE -- Senator Joseph L. Bubba, a Republican, is the sponsor of a bill that would guarantee that drivers won't have to pay a quarter to put air in their tires at the service station; presumably the same would apply to children on bikes. NAMING REST STOPS -- A bill would require rest stops on state highways to be named for state troopers killed in the line of duty. Had it been enacted this year, Governor Whitman might have avoided the fuss that erupted after she named a rest stop after Howard Stern. ROADSIDE MEMORIALS -- Some members of the Legislature want to put signs along state highways as memorials to people killed in accidents caused by drunken drivers. The signs would be placed close to the site of the accident and would warn against drinking and driving. SPECIAL PLATES -- Think you've seen every special license plate imaginable? There are 38 bills pending that would allow new plate designations for everything from the Great Falls in Passaic to shade trees and forests. LIGHTS ON -- Under a bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Clare M. Farragher, a Republican, and known as the Dead Battery Bill, drivers would be required to keep their headlights on at all times. The current requirement is for drivers to use their headlights from 30 minutes before sunset until 30 minutes after sunrise. BIKE TO THE TRAIN -- An Assembly bill would require New Jersey Transit to provide space on trains to store the bicycle, except during rush hours. The catch is, they could charge a fee for the storage. HELMETS -- Those whose wheels are limited to skateboards and Rollerblades would not be free from the watchful eye of the Legislature. A bill sponsored by Assemblyman John V. Kelly, a Republican, would require anyone under 18 to wear a helmet, knee pads, elbow pads, and wrist and palm guards. The bill also would require bicyclists under the age of 18 to wear helmets; currently, anyone under 14 must wear a helmet. KAREN DEMASTERS

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