At Los Angeles Times, a Debate on News-Ad Interaction
Date: 17 November 1997
By Iver Peterson
Iver Peterson
Mark Willes, chairman of Los Angeles Times's parent company, is pushing collaboration between paper's news and business sides far further than any major newspaper has done; in effect, he is removing most of walls that separate news and business departments, increasing degree to which business people will be involved with daily lives of lower-level editors; Willes says he is dedicated to preserving integrity of newspaper, but his moves raise controversy among journalists inside and outside his paper; critics see potential for advertisers to gain influence over news coverage; debate is part of argument in newsrooms across the country about how newspapers should respond to decades of declining readership; photo (M)
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Even More Tales of Diana: The Princess and the PBS
Date: 18 November 1997
By Walter Goodman
Walter Goodman
Walter Goodman reviews Frontline program The Princess and the Press, investigation of relationship between Princess of Wales and Britain's tabloids (S)
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REGISTRY IN $164.4 MILLION STOCK DEAL FOR HUNTER
Date: 18 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Registry Inc acquires closely held Hunter Group for stock worth $164.4 million (S)
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AVON SAYS EARNINGS WILL FALL SHORT OF EXPECTATIONS
Date: 18 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Avon Products Inc says its fourth-quarter earnings will not meet analysts' estimates (S)
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ALLIED SIGNAL'S PRESTONE ADDS OVERSEAS OPERATIONS
Date: 18 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Allied Signal Inc's Prestone Products unit buys British car-care company Holt Lloyd Group Ltd for $155 million (S)
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ELECTRO RENT COMPLETES PURCHASE OF G.E. UNIT
Date: 18 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Electro Rent Corp buys GE Capital Technology Management Services' computer rental business for $241 million, lower price than announced in September (S)
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Flyers Will Unveil Black Home Jerseys
Date: 18 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Philadelphia Flyers will wear black alternate jersey for first time on Nov 28, when they play host to New York Islanders, becoming sixth National Hockey League team to wear third jersey (S)
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Sun Is Approved to Oversee Java Language
Date: 18 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sun Microsystems Inc wins approval from International Organization for Standardization to be channel for all changes in Java programming language it developed (S)
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Growth in Singapore Beats Expectations
Date: 18 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Singapore's third-quarter gross domestic product expanded better-than-expected 10.1 percent (S)
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Group Will Sell Health Care Unit
Date: 18 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Personnel Group of America Inc agrees to sell its Nursefinders home healthcare and staffing services unit to investment group led by Atlantic Medical Capital LP and CIBC Capital Partners for $65.3 million (S)
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