Geraldo Will Stay at NBC, With New Duties in News
Date: 26 November 1997
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
NBC matches bid from Fox News Channel to keep Geraldo Rivera's top-rated interview program, Rivera Live, on its CNBC cable network; expands Rivera's duties to include numerous assignments with NBC News; Rivera agrees to abandon his daily syndicated talk show; NBC gives NBC News president Andrew Lack responsibility for all prime-time programming on CNBC (M)
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Harold Evans of Random House To Be Zuckerman Editorial Czar
Date: 26 November 1997
By Robin Pogrebin
Robin Pogrebin
Harold M Evans, colorful president and publisher of Random House's trade group, will leave publishing house to head Mortimer B Zuckerman's publications, which include The Daily News of New York, U.S. News & World Report and The Atlantic Monthly; Zuckerman, in naming Evans editorial director, says that Evans will essentially take over large portion of his duties at various publications; Evans will have a say in everything form hiring to story ideas to design at magazines and at The Daily News; photo of Evans (L)
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CHRONICLE
Date: 25 November 1997
By Nadine Brozan
Nadine Brozan
Donatella and Santo Versace, sister and brother of murdered fashion designer Gianni Versace, and his company, Versace Spa, have won several legal battles with press over their allegations that company is linked to organized crime (M)
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Second 'Miracle' for Iowan: A Touch-Up
Date: 26 November 1997
By Kenneth N. Gilpin
Kenneth Gilpin
Newsweek magazine cover photograph of Bobbi McCaughey, who gave birth to septuplets, shows McCaughey smiling with small, white and even teeth; Time magazine cover of her shows set of teeth that are not quite white and not straight; Newsweek admits its photo editors went too far in trying to improve her smile; photos (M)
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BOLIDEN IS TURNED DOWN IN OFFER FOR WESTMIN RESOURCES
Date: 25 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Westmin Resources Ltd says it rejected unsolicited offer of almost $809 million (Canadian) in stock and assumed debt from Boliden Ltd because price was too low (S)
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REPUBLIC INDUSTRIES IN DEALS FOR 5 AUTO DEALERSHIPS
Date: 26 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Republic Industries to buy five auto dealer franchises for $30 million in stock, adding to its holdings in Florida and Georgia (S)
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BRITISH RIVAL REJECTS A $1.8 BILLION HERCULES BID
Date: 25 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hercules Inc bids $1.8 billion in cash for Allied Colloids Group PLC, but Allied Colloids rejects offer as too low; analysts say offer could open bidding war for company (S)
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AMERICAN GENERAL TO BUY FIVE HOTELS FOR $119 MILLION
Date: 25 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
American General Hospitality Corp says it will buy five hotels in two separate transactions for $119 million; it will buy Holiday Inns in Alexandria, Va, Annapolis, Md, Hanover, Md, and Chicago, and a Ramada Plaza in Alexandria (S)
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VF AGREES TO ACQUIRE BESTFORM TO DOUBLE LINGERIE SALES
Date: 26 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
VF Corp to buy Bestform Group, lingerie maker (S)
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ACX TECHNOLOGIES TO BUY BRITTON GROUP FOR $335 MILLION
Date: 26 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
ACX Technologies Inc to buy Britton Group PLC for $335 million in cash and assumption of $85 million in debt and transaction costs (S)
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