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What's New

Date: 18 June 1995

By Max Frankel

Max Frankel

THERE IS CONTROVERSY ABOUT THE nature of news. People think the media are too negative or too cynical or too opinionated. That the loudest of these complaints come from the most negative, cynical and opinionated talkers on radio does not disprove them. They are in fact chronic complaints and not now the most serious heard about the news business. The public, as measured by opinion polls, does not so much object to "bad" news as it wants a balanced diet, with more "good" news. The public, as measured by its reading habits, wants considerably less news of every kind. And the public, as measured by television ratings, favors trashy gossip about the rich and famous, "magazine" exposes of skulduggery and hourly updates about a certain murder trial.

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With China Door Closed to Him, Murdoch Is Exploring Windows

Date: 19 June 1995

By Seth Faison

Seth Faison

Blocked by the nation's leaders from bringing news to China, the world's largest potential media market, Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation is exploring ways to cooperate with Chinese partners on advanced information technology. Last week, the News Corporation announced a deal with The People's Daily, run by the Communist Party's Central Committee, to invest jointly $5.4 million in an information and technology business -- a deal that seems more of a door opener than a money maker.

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Press and F.B.I. Haunt Victim of a Burglary

Date: 19 June 1995

ROSS E. MILLOY

Ross MILLOY

First Roger E. Moore lost $60,000 in guns, precious metals and cash in November when robbers ransacked his isolated rural home near here. Now he says he has also lost his privacy and reputation as Federal officials and news organizations have investigated a suspected link between the robbery and the nation's worst terrorist bombing.

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Newark Case Is Keeping Mexico Rapt

Date: 19 June 1995

By Tim Golden

Tim Golden

It has not quite rivaled the O. J. Simpson trial for courtroom drama, but after only a few days the extradition case in New Jersey of a former Mexican prosecutor has created a media frenzy of its own on Mexico's side of the border. Newspapers here gasped at the attempt -- unsuccessful -- by lawyers for the defendant, Mario Ruiz Massieu, to subpoena former President Carlos Salinas de Gortari. The lawyers wanted the former President to testify about the political murder investigation that Mr. Ruiz Massieu is accused of covering up during the Salinas administration.

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Barclays May Soon Purchase Wells Fargo Nikko

Date: 19 June 1995

By Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News

Barclays Bank P.L.C. is expected to announce plans to buy Wells Fargo Nikko Investment Advisers for about $800 million as early as tomorrow, people familiar with the situation said today. The purchase would make Barclays, Britain's largest bank, the world's leading marketer of index funds to institutional investors.

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Saudi Order for Boeing

Date: 19 June 1995

By Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News

The Boeing Company said it had finally received a long-awaited order from Saudia, the national airline of Saudi Arabie, for 23 of the company's 777 jetliners and five 747s. The total order is worth more than $4 billion. More than 18 months after the order was first announced, Saudia today signed the order on the 50th anniversary of the founding of the airlie. The order for Boeing, which is based here, calls for delivery beginning in 1997.

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Rig Count Falls by 4

Date: 19 June 1995

By Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News

Baker Hughes Inc. said last week that the United States rig count fell 4 for the week, to 670. Rigs drilling for oil rose 4, to 307, while those drilling for natural gas fell 10, to 340. The number drilling for either commodity was up 2, to 23. This week's active rig total was about 13 percent lower than a year ago, when 769 rigs were drilling. In 1994, the count hit a high of 842 in November and a low of 697 in May.

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Benefits of TV's Failure To Cover New Jersey Well

Date: 18 June 1995

To the Editor: Just because events in New Jersey receive little coverage by television news programs based in New York doesn't mean that New Jerseyans who want to stay informed are out of luck ("No News, Most of the Time," June 4). NJN News covers the state as well as a half-hour a day allows, and there are several quality newspapers that do present salient facts and provide forums for debating issues. That the networks don't cover events pertinent to New Jerseyans isn't surprising; they rarely cover events pertinent to New Yorkers. Unless they have recently been indicted, New York legislators are unknown to those who rely solely on network news.

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 18 June 1995

International 3-15 RUSSIAN HOSTAGE CRISIS Russian troops failed twice to take the hospital complex where Chechen fighters held hostages, and negotiations with the Chechen fighters resumed. 1 G-7 LEADERS WARN YELTSIN The leaders of the seven leading industrial nations warned President Boris N. Yeltsin of Russia concerning the military campaign in Chechnya and the sale of nuclear reactors to Iran. 1

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 19 June 1995

International A2-7 U.N. DROPS SARAJEVO SHIELD In a tradeoff that secured the release of the last peacekeepers held by Bosnian Serbs, the United Nations abandoned its attempt to shield Sarajevo from bombardment by heavy artillery. A1 MOSCOW ORDERS CHECHNYA TRUCE After the failure of two attempts to storm the hospital where Chechen fighters still held as many as 1,000 hostages, Russia's Prime Minister ordered a cease-fire throughout Chechnya. A1 A HOSTAGE'S ORDEAL All Svetlana Aleksandrovna could think of after she, her son and her sister were taken hostage by Chechen militants was "how my parents would bury us." A1 MIDEAST DEADLINE THREATENED Israel's Prime Minister said Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization would miss a July 1 target date for a full agreement on expansion of Palestinian self-rule in the West Bank. A2 HONG KONG'S VANISHING HARBOR If there is one immutable legacy that British colonialism will leave when China takes over Hong Kong in two years, it is the radical reshaping of its harbor. A3 INDIA VS. SRI LANKAN REBELS India has set up what amounts to a naval quarantine around a Tamil Tiger guerrilla stronghold on Sri Lanka's northern coast. A3 EXTRADITION CASE RIVETS MEXICO The extradition case in New Jersey of a former Mexican prosecutor has created a media frenzy on Mexico's side of the border. A5 Poland's citizens are frustrated by ineffective police. A7 France's far right won several mayoralties. A7 Presidente Prudente Journal: Rodeo takes Brazil by storm. A4 National A8-11, B6-7 MANY ABORTION BILLS IN CONGRESS At least a dozen abortion-related bills, many taken directly from a Christian Coalition political and social manifesto, are pending in Congress, and at least that many more are under discussion. A1 LEPER COMMUNITY THREATENED A way of life is coming to a close for the few patients left at the Carville leper compound, who may have to leave as Federal budget cuts threaten to close the complex. A1 TAXES SPLIT G.O.P. Congressional Memo: Republicans in Congress, who are so united on virtually every other fiscal matter, are all over the map on taxes. A9 UNWILLING LINK IN BOMBING CASE After officials linked an Arkansas robbery to two suspects in the Oklahoma City bombing, the Arkansas man who was robbed became a target of scrutiny himself, much to his displeasure. A8 JAPANESE-AMERICAN G.I.'S REUNITE The men who made up the all Japanese-American 442d Regimental Combat Team in World War II veterans met for a reunion in Mississippi. A8 REUSABLE ROCKET PROPOSED Two companies have proposed building a rocket that takes off and lands vertically in a competition that may lead to a replacement for the space shuttle. A8 FROM ARMS TO REACTORS The United States is quietly starting to convert some of its military nuclear stockpiles into fuel for civilian nuclear reactors. A10 LOS ANGELES COUNTY PINCHED Los Angeles County is facing the prospect of a suddenly huge budget deficit just as reductions in state aid are forcing local politicians to consider sharp cuts. A11 POLICE PEPPER SPRAY CRITICIZED A civil rights group said that a type of tear gas made from cayenne peppers is not a benign police tool but a potential killer. B7 Metro Digest B1 PARTNERS IN CRIME John Gaw, a police detective, and Michael Lee, a rookie, were partners on both sides of the law, officials say. The authorities say they spent almost their entire careers on the payrolls of criminals. A1 UPRISING AT IMMIGRANT CENTER Frustration flared into violence early yesterday at an immigrant detention center in Elizabeth, N.J., that has been buffeted by charges of mistreating the illegal aliens who are held there. A1 Business Digest D1 Arts/Entertainment C11-14 The What Is Jazz? festival. C11 Rome's opera battles labor. C11 Pearl Jam reaffirms its stand on Ticketmaster. C12 Music: Melissa Etheridge. C12 Dance: Black themes at the American Dance Festival. C11 Darcey Bussell in debut as a Balanchine Swan Queen. C13 Books: 'Betrayal: The Story of Aldrich Ames, an American Spy.' C13 Sports C1-9 Baseball: Mets' follow script. C7 Yankees beat Indians, 9-5. C7 Columns: Anderson on Open. C3 On Pro Hockey. C5 Golf: Corey Pavin wins U.S. Open. C1 Hockey: Devils step up. C5 Racing: Sky Beauty farewell? C9 Obituaries D10 George M. Stafford, ex-chairman of Interstate Commerce Commission. Harry Tisch, headed labor unions in former East Germany. Editorials/Op-Ed A12-13 Editorials Who will lead labor, where? Alcohol and the police. Mr. Dole's duty. Misery for Vietnamese detainees. Letters William Safire: Deficit epiphany. Richard Klein: Way beyond megalomania. Alair A. Townsend: Resist the urge to splurge. Gail Sheehy: Angry men, resilient women. Bridge C14 Chronicle B10 Crossword C13

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