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16th of April 2004 News

Știri așa cum au apărut pe prima pagină a New York Times la 16 aprilie 2004

NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 16 April 2004

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 17 April 2004

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New Audit Details Fall Of Parmalat

Date: 17 April 2004

By ERIC SYLVERS

Eric SYLVERS

Report prepared by independent auditor for prosecutors in Milan finds that Parmalat falsified its earnings reports for at least 13 years, losing almost 2 billion euros ($2.4 billion) and realizing only one profitable year; finds that Calisto Tanzi, Parmalat's founder and former chairman, took at least 926 million euros ($1.1 billion) from company from 1990 to 2002, period covered by report; 2001 photo of Calisto Tanzi with Fausto Tonna, former financial director for company who is cooperating with prosecutors' investigation (M)

Full Article

New Unity On Contracts Seen in NATO

Date: 16 April 2004

By KATRIN BENHOLD

Katrin BENHOLD

Group of six companies, led by European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co, known as EADS, and Northrop Grumman, looks set to win contract, worth $4.8 billion, to build mixed fleet of manned and unmanned surveillance aircraft for NATO by 2010 (M)

Full Article

Christian Music's New Wave Caters to Audience of One

Date: 17 April 2004

By JOHN LELAND

John LELAND

Estimated 3,000 young people fill Beacon Theater in Manhattan for free event called Passion Experience; popularity of Passion Experience tour, billed not as concert but as 'worship gathering' for college students, reflects groundswell within churches and in Christian music marketplace; songs' popularity comes not from Christian radio, but from churches; musicians, who call themselves 'worship leaders' rather than performers, sing not about God, but to God; praise and worship music has long been part of Christian tradition, but in last half decade, it has become booming business, with its own channels of promotion, publishing and revenue; photos (M)

Full Article

Someone New for Red Sox Fans to Boo

Date: 16 April 2004

By JACK CURRY; Ken Powtak in Boston contributed reporting for this article

Jack CURRY

New York Yankees and new third baseman Alex Rodriguez prepare to face Boston Red Sox; Rodriguez, who was amost traded to Boston Red Sox, says he is ready for boos that will likely come his way (M)

Full Article

Region's Air Doesn't Meet New Standards

Date: 16 April 2004

By ANTHONY DePALMA

Anthony DePALMA

Environmental Protection Agency finds that air in most areas of New York State and all of New Jersey and Connecticut does not meet federal air quality standards for smog; problem is caused by combination of dirty emissions from atuomobiles and factories in states themselves and contaminates floating in air from Midwest and central Canada; states must now act to reduce ground-level ozone; EPA says air is not dirtier, but standards are higher and more aggressive to make air cleaner and reduce asthma and other respiratory problems; map shows pollution in three states (M)

Full Article

To Raise Money, Baseball Tries New Squeeze Play

Date: 16 April 2004

By RICHARD SANDOMIR

Richard SANDOMIR

Professional baseball teams across country are trying to squeeze new revenue out of ballparks both old and new; at Fenway Park, oldest and smallest stadium in major leagues, new owners of Boston Red Sox have added seats where none were before, above left-field wall and on right-field roof; Chicago Cubs have relocated brick facing behind home plate at Wrigley Field to install new box seats, Seattle Mariners have replaced part of press box at Safeco Field with luxury-priced Press Box Suite; New York Yankees, with $183 million payroll, have put advertisements on dugout walls and railings and replaced out-of-town scoreboard in left field with billboard; photos (M)

Full Article

A New Twist in Russia's Yukos Oil Affair

Date: 16 April 2004

By ERIN E. ARVEDLUND

Erin ARVEDLUND

Investors have begun to contemplate that shares in Yukos Oil held by company's founder Mikhail B Khodorkovsky and business associate Platon Lebedev may go to government if two men are convicted; both men are in jail awaiting trial, after they were arrested last year in what is widely viewed as inquiry orchestrated by government; photo (M)

Full Article

About New York; Where Is She . . . Miss USA?

Date: 17 April 2004

By DAN BARRY

Dan BARRY

Dan Barry column on Shandi Finessey's visit to New York City firehouse to make her first public appearance as Miss USA atop city fire truck (M)

Full Article

NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 16 April 2004

Full Article

NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 17 April 2004

Full Article

New Audit Details Fall Of Parmalat

Date: 17 April 2004

By ERIC SYLVERS

Eric SYLVERS

Report prepared by independent auditor for prosecutors in Milan finds that Parmalat falsified its earnings reports for at least 13 years, losing almost 2 billion euros ($2.4 billion) and realizing only one profitable year; finds that Calisto Tanzi, Parmalat's founder and former chairman, took at least 926 million euros ($1.1 billion) from company from 1990 to 2002, period covered by report; 2001 photo of Calisto Tanzi with Fausto Tonna, former financial director for company who is cooperating with prosecutors' investigation (M)

Full Article

New Unity On Contracts Seen in NATO

Date: 16 April 2004

By KATRIN BENHOLD

Katrin BENHOLD

Group of six companies, led by European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co, known as EADS, and Northrop Grumman, looks set to win contract, worth $4.8 billion, to build mixed fleet of manned and unmanned surveillance aircraft for NATO by 2010 (M)

Full Article

Christian Music's New Wave Caters to Audience of One

Date: 17 April 2004

By JOHN LELAND

John LELAND

Estimated 3,000 young people fill Beacon Theater in Manhattan for free event called Passion Experience; popularity of Passion Experience tour, billed not as concert but as 'worship gathering' for college students, reflects groundswell within churches and in Christian music marketplace; songs' popularity comes not from Christian radio, but from churches; musicians, who call themselves 'worship leaders' rather than performers, sing not about God, but to God; praise and worship music has long been part of Christian tradition, but in last half decade, it has become booming business, with its own channels of promotion, publishing and revenue; photos (M)

Full Article

Someone New for Red Sox Fans to Boo

Date: 16 April 2004

By JACK CURRY; Ken Powtak in Boston contributed reporting for this article

Jack CURRY

New York Yankees and new third baseman Alex Rodriguez prepare to face Boston Red Sox; Rodriguez, who was amost traded to Boston Red Sox, says he is ready for boos that will likely come his way (M)

Full Article

Region's Air Doesn't Meet New Standards

Date: 16 April 2004

By ANTHONY DePALMA

Anthony DePALMA

Environmental Protection Agency finds that air in most areas of New York State and all of New Jersey and Connecticut does not meet federal air quality standards for smog; problem is caused by combination of dirty emissions from atuomobiles and factories in states themselves and contaminates floating in air from Midwest and central Canada; states must now act to reduce ground-level ozone; EPA says air is not dirtier, but standards are higher and more aggressive to make air cleaner and reduce asthma and other respiratory problems; map shows pollution in three states (M)

Full Article

To Raise Money, Baseball Tries New Squeeze Play

Date: 16 April 2004

By RICHARD SANDOMIR

Richard SANDOMIR

Professional baseball teams across country are trying to squeeze new revenue out of ballparks both old and new; at Fenway Park, oldest and smallest stadium in major leagues, new owners of Boston Red Sox have added seats where none were before, above left-field wall and on right-field roof; Chicago Cubs have relocated brick facing behind home plate at Wrigley Field to install new box seats, Seattle Mariners have replaced part of press box at Safeco Field with luxury-priced Press Box Suite; New York Yankees, with $183 million payroll, have put advertisements on dugout walls and railings and replaced out-of-town scoreboard in left field with billboard; photos (M)

Full Article

A New Twist in Russia's Yukos Oil Affair

Date: 16 April 2004

By ERIN E. ARVEDLUND

Erin ARVEDLUND

Investors have begun to contemplate that shares in Yukos Oil held by company's founder Mikhail B Khodorkovsky and business associate Platon Lebedev may go to government if two men are convicted; both men are in jail awaiting trial, after they were arrested last year in what is widely viewed as inquiry orchestrated by government; photo (M)

Full Article

About New York; Where Is She . . . Miss USA?

Date: 17 April 2004

By DAN BARRY

Dan BARRY

Dan Barry column on Shandi Finessey's visit to New York City firehouse to make her first public appearance as Miss USA atop city fire truck (M)

Full Article

NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 16 April 2004

Full Article

NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 17 April 2004

Full Article

New Audit Details Fall Of Parmalat

Date: 17 April 2004

By ERIC SYLVERS

Eric SYLVERS

Report prepared by independent auditor for prosecutors in Milan finds that Parmalat falsified its earnings reports for at least 13 years, losing almost 2 billion euros ($2.4 billion) and realizing only one profitable year; finds that Calisto Tanzi, Parmalat's founder and former chairman, took at least 926 million euros ($1.1 billion) from company from 1990 to 2002, period covered by report; 2001 photo of Calisto Tanzi with Fausto Tonna, former financial director for company who is cooperating with prosecutors' investigation (M)

Full Article

New Unity On Contracts Seen in NATO

Date: 16 April 2004

By KATRIN BENHOLD

Katrin BENHOLD

Group of six companies, led by European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co, known as EADS, and Northrop Grumman, looks set to win contract, worth $4.8 billion, to build mixed fleet of manned and unmanned surveillance aircraft for NATO by 2010 (M)

Full Article

Christian Music's New Wave Caters to Audience of One

Date: 17 April 2004

By JOHN LELAND

John LELAND

Estimated 3,000 young people fill Beacon Theater in Manhattan for free event called Passion Experience; popularity of Passion Experience tour, billed not as concert but as 'worship gathering' for college students, reflects groundswell within churches and in Christian music marketplace; songs' popularity comes not from Christian radio, but from churches; musicians, who call themselves 'worship leaders' rather than performers, sing not about God, but to God; praise and worship music has long been part of Christian tradition, but in last half decade, it has become booming business, with its own channels of promotion, publishing and revenue; photos (M)

Full Article

Someone New for Red Sox Fans to Boo

Date: 16 April 2004

By JACK CURRY; Ken Powtak in Boston contributed reporting for this article

Jack CURRY

New York Yankees and new third baseman Alex Rodriguez prepare to face Boston Red Sox; Rodriguez, who was amost traded to Boston Red Sox, says he is ready for boos that will likely come his way (M)

Full Article

Region's Air Doesn't Meet New Standards

Date: 16 April 2004

By ANTHONY DePALMA

Anthony DePALMA

Environmental Protection Agency finds that air in most areas of New York State and all of New Jersey and Connecticut does not meet federal air quality standards for smog; problem is caused by combination of dirty emissions from atuomobiles and factories in states themselves and contaminates floating in air from Midwest and central Canada; states must now act to reduce ground-level ozone; EPA says air is not dirtier, but standards are higher and more aggressive to make air cleaner and reduce asthma and other respiratory problems; map shows pollution in three states (M)

Full Article

To Raise Money, Baseball Tries New Squeeze Play

Date: 16 April 2004

By RICHARD SANDOMIR

Richard SANDOMIR

Professional baseball teams across country are trying to squeeze new revenue out of ballparks both old and new; at Fenway Park, oldest and smallest stadium in major leagues, new owners of Boston Red Sox have added seats where none were before, above left-field wall and on right-field roof; Chicago Cubs have relocated brick facing behind home plate at Wrigley Field to install new box seats, Seattle Mariners have replaced part of press box at Safeco Field with luxury-priced Press Box Suite; New York Yankees, with $183 million payroll, have put advertisements on dugout walls and railings and replaced out-of-town scoreboard in left field with billboard; photos (M)

Full Article

A New Twist in Russia's Yukos Oil Affair

Date: 16 April 2004

By ERIN E. ARVEDLUND

Erin ARVEDLUND

Investors have begun to contemplate that shares in Yukos Oil held by company's founder Mikhail B Khodorkovsky and business associate Platon Lebedev may go to government if two men are convicted; both men are in jail awaiting trial, after they were arrested last year in what is widely viewed as inquiry orchestrated by government; photo (M)

Full Article

About New York; Where Is She . . . Miss USA?

Date: 17 April 2004

By DAN BARRY

Dan BARRY

Dan Barry column on Shandi Finessey's visit to New York City firehouse to make her first public appearance as Miss USA atop city fire truck (M)

Full Article

NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 16 April 2004

Full Article

NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 17 April 2004

Full Article

New Audit Details Fall Of Parmalat

Date: 17 April 2004

By ERIC SYLVERS

Eric SYLVERS

Report prepared by independent auditor for prosecutors in Milan finds that Parmalat falsified its earnings reports for at least 13 years, losing almost 2 billion euros ($2.4 billion) and realizing only one profitable year; finds that Calisto Tanzi, Parmalat's founder and former chairman, took at least 926 million euros ($1.1 billion) from company from 1990 to 2002, period covered by report; 2001 photo of Calisto Tanzi with Fausto Tonna, former financial director for company who is cooperating with prosecutors' investigation (M)

Full Article

New Unity On Contracts Seen in NATO

Date: 16 April 2004

By KATRIN BENHOLD

Katrin BENHOLD

Group of six companies, led by European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co, known as EADS, and Northrop Grumman, looks set to win contract, worth $4.8 billion, to build mixed fleet of manned and unmanned surveillance aircraft for NATO by 2010 (M)

Full Article

Christian Music's New Wave Caters to Audience of One

Date: 17 April 2004

By JOHN LELAND

John LELAND

Estimated 3,000 young people fill Beacon Theater in Manhattan for free event called Passion Experience; popularity of Passion Experience tour, billed not as concert but as 'worship gathering' for college students, reflects groundswell within churches and in Christian music marketplace; songs' popularity comes not from Christian radio, but from churches; musicians, who call themselves 'worship leaders' rather than performers, sing not about God, but to God; praise and worship music has long been part of Christian tradition, but in last half decade, it has become booming business, with its own channels of promotion, publishing and revenue; photos (M)

Full Article

Someone New for Red Sox Fans to Boo

Date: 16 April 2004

By JACK CURRY; Ken Powtak in Boston contributed reporting for this article

Jack CURRY

New York Yankees and new third baseman Alex Rodriguez prepare to face Boston Red Sox; Rodriguez, who was amost traded to Boston Red Sox, says he is ready for boos that will likely come his way (M)

Full Article

Region's Air Doesn't Meet New Standards

Date: 16 April 2004

By ANTHONY DePALMA

Anthony DePALMA

Environmental Protection Agency finds that air in most areas of New York State and all of New Jersey and Connecticut does not meet federal air quality standards for smog; problem is caused by combination of dirty emissions from atuomobiles and factories in states themselves and contaminates floating in air from Midwest and central Canada; states must now act to reduce ground-level ozone; EPA says air is not dirtier, but standards are higher and more aggressive to make air cleaner and reduce asthma and other respiratory problems; map shows pollution in three states (M)

Full Article

To Raise Money, Baseball Tries New Squeeze Play

Date: 16 April 2004

By RICHARD SANDOMIR

Richard SANDOMIR

Professional baseball teams across country are trying to squeeze new revenue out of ballparks both old and new; at Fenway Park, oldest and smallest stadium in major leagues, new owners of Boston Red Sox have added seats where none were before, above left-field wall and on right-field roof; Chicago Cubs have relocated brick facing behind home plate at Wrigley Field to install new box seats, Seattle Mariners have replaced part of press box at Safeco Field with luxury-priced Press Box Suite; New York Yankees, with $183 million payroll, have put advertisements on dugout walls and railings and replaced out-of-town scoreboard in left field with billboard; photos (M)

Full Article

A New Twist in Russia's Yukos Oil Affair

Date: 16 April 2004

By ERIN E. ARVEDLUND

Erin ARVEDLUND

Investors have begun to contemplate that shares in Yukos Oil held by company's founder Mikhail B Khodorkovsky and business associate Platon Lebedev may go to government if two men are convicted; both men are in jail awaiting trial, after they were arrested last year in what is widely viewed as inquiry orchestrated by government; photo (M)

Full Article

About New York; Where Is She . . . Miss USA?

Date: 17 April 2004

By DAN BARRY

Dan BARRY

Dan Barry column on Shandi Finessey's visit to New York City firehouse to make her first public appearance as Miss USA atop city fire truck (M)

Full Article

NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 16 April 2004

Full Article

NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 17 April 2004

Full Article

New Audit Details Fall Of Parmalat

Date: 17 April 2004

By ERIC SYLVERS

Eric SYLVERS

Report prepared by independent auditor for prosecutors in Milan finds that Parmalat falsified its earnings reports for at least 13 years, losing almost 2 billion euros ($2.4 billion) and realizing only one profitable year; finds that Calisto Tanzi, Parmalat's founder and former chairman, took at least 926 million euros ($1.1 billion) from company from 1990 to 2002, period covered by report; 2001 photo of Calisto Tanzi with Fausto Tonna, former financial director for company who is cooperating with prosecutors' investigation (M)

Full Article

New Unity On Contracts Seen in NATO

Date: 16 April 2004

By KATRIN BENHOLD

Katrin BENHOLD

Group of six companies, led by European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co, known as EADS, and Northrop Grumman, looks set to win contract, worth $4.8 billion, to build mixed fleet of manned and unmanned surveillance aircraft for NATO by 2010 (M)

Full Article

Christian Music's New Wave Caters to Audience of One

Date: 17 April 2004

By JOHN LELAND

John LELAND

Estimated 3,000 young people fill Beacon Theater in Manhattan for free event called Passion Experience; popularity of Passion Experience tour, billed not as concert but as 'worship gathering' for college students, reflects groundswell within churches and in Christian music marketplace; songs' popularity comes not from Christian radio, but from churches; musicians, who call themselves 'worship leaders' rather than performers, sing not about God, but to God; praise and worship music has long been part of Christian tradition, but in last half decade, it has become booming business, with its own channels of promotion, publishing and revenue; photos (M)

Full Article

Someone New for Red Sox Fans to Boo

Date: 16 April 2004

By JACK CURRY; Ken Powtak in Boston contributed reporting for this article

Jack CURRY

New York Yankees and new third baseman Alex Rodriguez prepare to face Boston Red Sox; Rodriguez, who was amost traded to Boston Red Sox, says he is ready for boos that will likely come his way (M)

Full Article

Region's Air Doesn't Meet New Standards

Date: 16 April 2004

By ANTHONY DePALMA

Anthony DePALMA

Environmental Protection Agency finds that air in most areas of New York State and all of New Jersey and Connecticut does not meet federal air quality standards for smog; problem is caused by combination of dirty emissions from atuomobiles and factories in states themselves and contaminates floating in air from Midwest and central Canada; states must now act to reduce ground-level ozone; EPA says air is not dirtier, but standards are higher and more aggressive to make air cleaner and reduce asthma and other respiratory problems; map shows pollution in three states (M)

Full Article

To Raise Money, Baseball Tries New Squeeze Play

Date: 16 April 2004

By RICHARD SANDOMIR

Richard SANDOMIR

Professional baseball teams across country are trying to squeeze new revenue out of ballparks both old and new; at Fenway Park, oldest and smallest stadium in major leagues, new owners of Boston Red Sox have added seats where none were before, above left-field wall and on right-field roof; Chicago Cubs have relocated brick facing behind home plate at Wrigley Field to install new box seats, Seattle Mariners have replaced part of press box at Safeco Field with luxury-priced Press Box Suite; New York Yankees, with $183 million payroll, have put advertisements on dugout walls and railings and replaced out-of-town scoreboard in left field with billboard; photos (M)

Full Article

A New Twist in Russia's Yukos Oil Affair

Date: 16 April 2004

By ERIN E. ARVEDLUND

Erin ARVEDLUND

Investors have begun to contemplate that shares in Yukos Oil held by company's founder Mikhail B Khodorkovsky and business associate Platon Lebedev may go to government if two men are convicted; both men are in jail awaiting trial, after they were arrested last year in what is widely viewed as inquiry orchestrated by government; photo (M)

Full Article

About New York; Where Is She . . . Miss USA?

Date: 17 April 2004

By DAN BARRY

Dan BARRY

Dan Barry column on Shandi Finessey's visit to New York City firehouse to make her first public appearance as Miss USA atop city fire truck (M)

Full Article