'Dear Abby' Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Date: 30 March 1997
By William Grimes
William Grimes
New breed of personal advice columnists has emerged in alternative weeklies, mass-market magazines and on Internet, often offering more attitude than advice; practice quirky literary craft, blending epistolary novel, personal essay and improvisational theater; excerpts from columns; photos (L)
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Caricature in the Age of Political Correctness
Date: 30 March 1997
By Francis X. Clines
Francis Clines
Restraints on news cartoonists in age of political correctness discussed; Roman Genn's lampoon of Pres and Mrs Clinton as toothy narrow-eyed Asians and Vice Pres Gore as alms-taker is defended by Gann, National Review editor John O'Sullvan and veteran cartoonist Pat Oliphant; photos (S)
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GATEWAY 2000 TO ADD AMIGA TECHNOLOGIES
Date: 29 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Gateway 2000 Inc agrees to buh Amiga Technologiesm, whose Amiga computer was a PC multimedia pioneer decade ago (S)
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U.A.W. WORKERS AT INDIANA G.M. PLANT RATIFY PACT
Date: 29 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
General Motors Corp says that United Auto Workers had ratified agreement that ends 13-day strike at company's pickup truck plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana; under agreement, GM will hire 276 workers; new workers, though full time, will be used mainly to fill in for people who are on vacation, in training or otherwise temporarily absent (S)
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Bidding for Thomson Is Heating Up
Date: 29 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Alcatel Alsthom SA and Dassault Industries say that they have jointly submitted notice to French Govt of their intention to bid for state's majority stake in military electronics maker Thomson-CSF (S)
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2 French Companies Planning To Discuss Big Industrial Merger
Date: 29 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Compagnie de Suez SA and Lyonnaise des Eaux SA say that their boards will meet April 11 to discuss merger that would create giant industrial company with stock market value of about $14 billion (S)
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Sunbeam to Sell Maine Textile Factory
Date: 29 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The Sunbeam Corporation has agreed to sell its textile factory in Biddeford, Me., to an investment group that includes the labor union representing factory workers. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The investment group also includes American Capital Strategies, an investment banking firm, and an investment group led by Michael Liberty, a Maine executive.
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Belgian Company To Cut 6,500 Jobs
Date: 29 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Belgacom, Belgium's national telephone company, says that it will cut 6,500 jobs, quarter of its work force, as it slashes costs before opening of European Union's telephone markets to full competition in 1998 (S)
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Transamerica Settles Suit by Policyholders
Date: 29 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Transamerica Corp agrees to settle class action lawsuit by offering discount on some insurance policies; suit discussed (S)
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Indonesia Delays Mining Permits
Date: 29 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Indonesian Govt to delay granting of all mining contracts in country until it is certain of size of Busang deposit discovered by Bre-X Minerals Ltd; delay will affect dozens of companies (S)
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