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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It's Not Called Arkansas for Nothing
Date: 16 August 1998
By Peter Applebome
Peter Applebome
Arkansas' position at bottom of social-status heap discussed in light of Hillary Clinton's novel suggestion that her husband's travails are caused by anti-Arkansas bias; remark is surprising, coming from Chicago native with Wellesley and Yale pedigree, but context lies in 'rube-aphobia,' or fear of being treated like a bumpkin unless one has approval of media powers and taste makers; photo of Clintons in 1970's (M)
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Sore Winner
Date: 16 August 1998
By Jeffrey Goldberg
Jeffrey Goldberg
Jeffrey Goldberg profile of New York City Police Comr Howard Safir; says his predecessor, William Bratton, has claimed credit for impressive drop in crime in city, as has Mayor Rudolph W Giuliani, but Safir, who has contributed his fair share of new crime-fighting ideas, keeps low profile; says Safir studied lessons of Bratton's premature demise, and unlike Bratton, Safir defers to Giuliani in public, dissenting with him only in private meetings, and does not seek spotlight for himself; says this might explain in part why Safir and Giuliani get along so well; says members of city's minorities, as well as many civil libertarians, question some police methods and accuse department of being tolerant of police racism and brutality; notes Safir's heated denial of such charges; says Safir shares with Giuliani firm belief that Police Dept is made up of good people doing what is best for city's minority communities. even if some of leaders of those communities might think otherwise; photo (L)
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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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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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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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International Briefs; Hyundai to Shut Plants Blockaded by Strikers
Date: 15 August 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hyundai Motor Co says it will shut five Ulsan, South Korea, plants indefinitely after failing to break blockade by striking workers; some 127 managers reportedly were hurt in scuffles with workers (S)
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Ameritech Closing Centers
Date: 15 August 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ameritech Corp to close Lansing, Mich, and Milwaukee customer service centers to cut costs (S)5
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