Public Eye; On the Set at TV News, Don't Believe Your Eyes
Date: 12 February 1998
By Andrea Codrington
Andrea Codrington
Discovery News, Discovery cable channel's news program, uses virtual-reality broadcast set; background decor and all interior design elements seen by viewers are created by computer; photos (M)
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Journal; The Body Count
Date: 11 February 1998
By Frank Rich
Frank Rich
Frank Rich Op-Ed column holds salacious false reports about Pres Clinton's relationship with Monica S Lewinsky both undermine public trust in press's accuracy and feed perception that whole scandal is less about alleged obstruction of justice than prurient sexual witch hunt; holds Clinton gains public sympathy because Americans see such witch hunts as personally dangerous (M)
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HIBERNIA TO ADD PEOPLES HOLDING FOR $73 MILLION
Date: 11 February 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hibernia Corp agrees to acquire Peoples Holding Corop for about $73 million in stock (S)
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TEXAS UTILITIES SEEKING ALLGAS ENERGY OF AUSTRALIA
Date: 12 February 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Texas Utilities Co says its Australian unit will offer $135 million to purchase Allgas Energy Ltd, an Australian natural gas utility (S)
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NOMURA PULLS OUT OF BRITISH UTILITY TALKS
Date: 11 February 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Nomura International PLC withdraws from takeover talks with Energy Group PLC, balking at cost of topping offer from Pacificorp of 6.43 billion pounds ($10.68 billion) in cash and assumed debt (S)
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RIVAL OFFER EMERGES FOR BURLINGTON TRUST UNITS
Date: 12 February 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Devon Energy Corp will make tender offer of $8.75 in cash for each of 8.8 million units of Burlington Resources Coal Seam Gas Royalty Trust; offer is valued at as much as $77 million (S)
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Fregosi Is Promoted
Date: 11 February 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
San Francisco Giants name Jim Fregosi assistant to General Manager Brian Sabean (S)
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Ex-Princeton Back Signs With the Colts
Date: 11 February 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Indianapolis Colts sign running back Keith Elias to one-year contract (S)
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Big Board Seat at Record
Date: 12 February 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Seat on New York Stock Exchange sells for $1.75 million, matching record set on Dec 23, 1997 (S)
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Metro Business; Duane Reade Shares Surge on First Day
Date: 11 February 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Duane Reade Inc, largest drugstore chain in New York, rise 31 percent in their first day amid speculation that drugstore company will swing back after years of losses or be acquired by bigger pharmacy chain (S)
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