Miami Journal; Defying Doom Wishes of the Exiles, Castro Keeps Popping Up
Date: 14 August 1998
By Mireya Navarro
Mireya Navarro
Article, on 72nd birthday of Fidel Castro, comments on the periodic rumors of his death among expatriates during the 40 years of his rule; latest collective disappointment stemmed from July 19 article in Spanish-language newspaper Nuevo Herald, reprinted by its sister paper, The Miami Herald, and picked up by other news organizations; article quoted woman identified as defecting Cuban surgeon Dr Elizabeth Trujillo Izquierdo as saying that Castro was being treated for potentially fatal brain ailment; her former husband later revealed that woman was really a secretary in a Cuban paper factory who suffered from 'personality' problems; her photo (Miami Journal) (M)
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The People, Just Wanting It All to Be Over
Date: 15 August 1998
By Carey Goldberg
Carey Goldberg
People in Dover, NH, where Pres Clinton made key 1992 campaign speech, voice defiant indifference to storm around Clinton and wish that it would all go away; many hold he should admit affair with Monica S Lewinsky and insist it is private matter; CBS News poll finds two-thirds of respondents think charges against Clinton are private matters that have no bearing on his job as President; finds rising sentiment in favor of apology if he lied under oath or instructed Lewinsky to lie; graphs of poll results; photos (M)
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INTERNATIONAL HOME FOODS IS ADDING BUSINESSES
Date: 15 August 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
International Home Foods reports it is paying $126 million in cash for Nestle SA's Libby's canned meat business and paid $39 million for Puritan products business of Unilever Canada's Lipton unit (S)
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TICKETMASTER'S ON-LINE UNIT TO COMBINE WITH CITYSEARCH
Date: 14 August 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
USA Networks Inc says its Ticketmaster unit will combine its on-line ticket-selling business with Citysearch, provider of cultural-events information, and that it plans to sell shares in combined company to the public; terms undisclosed (S)
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RALCORP AGREES TO PURCHASE NUTCRACKER BRANDS
Date: 15 August 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ralcorp Holdings Inc to buy Nutcracker Brands Inc (S)1
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CABLEVISION TO PAY $160 MILLION FOR CLEARVIEW CINEMA
Date: 14 August 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Cablevision Systems Corp to buy Clearview Cinema Group Inc for $160 million in cash and stock in its first move into movie-theater business (S)
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BARRINGTON PETROLEUM REJECTS SUNOMA ENERGY OFFER
Date: 15 August 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Barrington Petroleum Ltd rejects offer of some $147 million from Sunoma Energy Corp as too low and starts meeting with other potential bidders (S)û
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FAST-FOOD CHAIN RESTATES 2D-QUARTER NET
Date: 15 August 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
McDonald's Corp restates its second-quarter net income to reverse $125 million charge for new food production system, which it will take gradually as it pays for change; puts net income at $357.2 million instead of $233.8 million (S)
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AMERICAN AIRLINES ORDERS 15 MORE LONG-RANGE JETLINERS
Date: 15 August 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
American Airlines orders 15 more 777 long-range jetliners from Boeing Co (S)g
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AU BON PAIN TO SELL ITS BAKERY CAFES TO INVESTMENT FIRM
Date: 14 August 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Au Bon Pain Co is selling its namesake Au Bon Pain bakery cafes to investment firm Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co for $78 million; co-chairman Louis Kane will join company formed by Bruckmann, Rosser to acquire the chain (S)
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