TV Journalists Find Yeltsin Drawn to Big Brother Role
Date: 31 May 1998
By Celestine Bohlen
Celestine Bohlen
Russian Pres Boris N Yeltsin has called in directors of three national television channels to complain about negative coverage this week of crash on financial markets, floods in Siberia and miners' protest that blocked country's main railroad; Yeltsin said he was not trying to dictate how Russia's media should cover events, but urged TV channels to carry out state policy on television; Yeltin's comments come at sensitive time; this month Government has started putting together state company that will coordinate operations of state-owned television and radio stations, regional as well as national, and also manage sites that transmit private channels' broadcasts (M)
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Minority Journalists Reconsider Seattle
Date: 01 June 1998
By Tony Marcano
Tony Marcano
Four organizations representing journalists who are members of minority groups are expected to gather in Seattle in July 1999 for joint meeting; some members question selection of Seattle, given fact that Washington voters may pass measure on November ballot that would end most, if not all, affirmative action programs in state (S)
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In America; The Big Chill
Date: 31 May 1998
By Bob Herbert
Bob Herbert
Bob Herbert Op-Ed column charges Mayor Rudolph Giuliani erodes rights and liberties in New York City on several fronts, including media (S)
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Scene but Not Heard
Date: 31 May 1998
Letter from Jerome S Schaul agreeing with Max Frankel's complaint, in May 10 column, about newspaper stories that do not get right to point (S)
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Scene but Not Heard
Date: 31 May 1998
Letter from Anna C Oliver comments on Max Frankel's complaint about delayed leads in newspaper articles, in his May 10 column (S)
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Scene but Not Heard
Date: 31 May 1998
Letter from Gilda Hannah says Max Frankel is right, in his May 10 column, to complain about delayed leads in newspaper articles (S)
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Scene but Not Heard
Date: 31 May 1998
Letter from Jane E Donadio disagrees with Max Frankel about delayed leads in newspaper articles; says she enjoys creativity along with the facts (S)
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 01 June 1998
INTERNATIONAL A3-9 Clinton Backs More Money For Russian Debt if Needed The United States would support new international financial aid to the Government of President Boris N. Yeltsin if Russia could not meet its short-term debts, President Clinton said, because a meltdown of the ruble could threaten the stability the Government there. Mr. Clinton's statement appeared to pave the way for a new financial bailout of Russia by the International Monetary Fund. A1 The Prime Minister of Russia said in an interview that the country did not need emergency international loans to pull itself out of its financial crisis. But the interview with the Prime Minister was taped before the statement by Mr. Clinton, whose his support had been sought by the Russian Government. A8 Report Details Fate of Nazi Gold Much of the gold looted by the Nazis was routed through Switzerland to pay other neutral nations for vital supplies that sustained Hitler's army in the last years of World War II, United States Government historians have concluded in a report. The report also doubles the American estimate of how much gold was in a Nazi account that received gold stolen from Holocaust victims. A1 India Appeals for Arms Limits India called for early negotiations on a new global treaty limiting nuclear arsenals that would include India, Pakistan and possibly even Israel. India has made similar proposals before, but they were rejected by the five established nuclear powers: Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States. A1 Pakistan's nuclear scientists were hailed as national heroes as they returned from the remote desert where they had set off atomic explosions. Ninety-seven percent of Pakistanis support the testing, according to a poll by the Pakistan Institute for Public Opinion conducted for Gallup International in major cities. A6 Pakistan's nuclear tests required a global network of theft and espionage and the investment of millions of dollars. But the tests could not have happened without smuggled Chinese technology and contradictory shifts in American policy, say current and former United States officials. A6 Afghan Quake Kills Over 3,000 At least 3,000 people died after an earthquake shook northeastern Afghanistan, and many more bodies were feared hidden under rubble, aid agencies said. Officials said the quake, 6.9 on the Richter scale, affected 60,000 people in an area where more than 4,500 were killed by a quake three months ago. A7 Briefing on Iraqi Arms Planned The chief United Nations arms inspector for Iraq plans to go to the Security Council this week with an unusually detailed technological accounting of what information Baghdad has failed to provide on biological, chemical and missile programs. The briefing is intended to counter Iraq's assertions that it has met all disarmament demands. A9 NATIONAL A10-13 Issue in California Vote: Power of TV Commercials California voters will pick nominees for governor on Tuesday in an election that has rekindled a debate over the potency of television commercials and underscored the perils for wealthy candidates who finance their own campaigns. A1 Gray Davis, the Lieutenant Governor of California, holds a big lead in all polls to be the Democratic nominee for the state's highest office. A12 Clinton's Missile Decision The February decision by President Clinton to approve the Loral satellite launching by China was treated as an urgent matter not because of its importance to the national security but because the company was facing heavy fines for delay, according to White House documents. Concerns about European competition for the satellite business, and fears that denying the deal would damage the United States-China relationship, overrode words of caution from other Government agencies. A13 Einstein Letters Hint Spy Link Letters written in 1945 and 1946 by Albert Einstein to Margarita Konenkova are to be sold at auction in New York. According to a book by a former Soviet spy master, Konenkova was a Russian agent whose mission was to introduce Einstein to the Soviet Vice Consul in New York. A10 New Strategy for Clinton? President Clinton's lawyers are considering dropping his planned appeal of a Federal judge's rejection of his claims of executive privilege in the investigation into his relationship with a former intern. A13 South Dakota Tornado Kills 6 A tornado that struck South Dakota without warning wiped out most of a small farming community, killing six people and destroying its post office, fire station, library, bank and all four churches. The region was also pelted with hail the size of chicken eggs. A10 NEW YORK/REGION B1-12 Chinese Illegal Migrants Wash Up on New Jersey A crowded smuggler's powerboat that apparently lost its way in darkness and dense fog ran aground at an affluent New Jersey shore community, and its cargo of 22 Chinese men plunged into the surf, waded onto a beach lined with Victorian mansions and fanned out in search of freedom in America. The illegal immigrants were all arrested in shore towns 50 miles south of New York City, their intended destination. A1 Pataki to Seek 2d Term Gov. George E. Pataki of New York returned to his hometown to kiss his mother, shake dozens of sweaty hands, recite his accomplishments and formally announce his campaign for re-election. Mr. Pataki said he would not start campaigning in earnest until later this summer. B1 SPORTSMONDAY C1-12 Bulls to Face Jazz in Finals The Chicago Bulls defeated the Indiana Pacers, 88-83, to win the deciding Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals in Chicago. The Bulls will seek to win a sixth title when they go to Utah to face the Jazz in the National Basketball Association finals on Wednesday night. C1 ARTS E1-8 Woody Allen's Crew Breaks Up The team that helped fashion movies like ''Annie Hall'' and ''Manhattan'' has largely broken up after an intense effort to cut costs and overhaul the management of the operation. E1 Spice Girls Are Minus One Ginger Spice said she had left the Spice Girls. But the popular group will continue to perform with four members, with their tour of the United States to begin on June 14. E3 OBITUARIES B11 BUSINESS DAY D1-14 Travelers Deal With Nikko The Travelers Group and Nikko Securities are expected to announce today an extensive partnership in the securities business, with Travelers investing about $1.6 billion to acquire as much as a quarter of Japan's third-largest brokerage firm. The deal would also involve the Travelers brokerage subsidiary, Salomon Smith Barney, in forming a Japanese joint venture with Nikko. D1 Heavy Mantle at ABC News David Westin, who takes the helm of ABC News today, faces the same challenges that all broadcast news executives face: worrying about a steadily dwindling audience and about how to make their news programs compelling in an age when an overflow of information assaults potential viewers from all sides, on cable and on the Internet. D1 Stocks Lower in Tokyo At midday, the benchmark Nikkei index of 225 issues was down 146.60 points, or 0.94 percent, at 15,524.18. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index opened up 126.9 points at 9061.46. (Bloomberg News) Business Digest D1 EDITORIAL A14-15 Editorials: Budget baloney; the duty of Indonesia's generals; a cafeteria coup; in the Hall of Biodiversity. Columns: Anthony Lewis, William Safire. Bridge E7 Metro. Diary B2 Crossword E4 Weather C11
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 31 May 1998
INTERNATIONAL 3-10 Pakistan, Spurning Critics, Holds More Nuclear Tests Pakistan said it exploded another nuclear test device, spurning worldwide criticism and calls for restraint after its tests two days ago. But the Government also said that Pakistan was ready to ''talk peace'' with India and that ''it is not our purpose to enter into an arms race.'' 1 India's Cool Response India delayed a formal response to Pakistan's latest nuclear test, but a senior official said India did not regard nuclear testing as a ''competition'' requiring New Delhi to match each move by Pakistan. 8
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Some Newspapers Try A No-News Front Page
Date: 01 June 1998
By Dylan Loeb McClain
Dylan McClain
Growing number of newspapers are following example set by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, printing some papers with no front-page articles, only teasers to features in rest of paper; photo (S)
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