TV Notes
Date: 04 October 2000
By Jim Rutenberg
Jim Rutenberg
Comment on Fox's new science-fiction series Freakylinks, which begins on Oct 6; photo; summary of recent ratings numbers for various program; World Wrestling Federation moves its programming from cable's USA Network to MTV, and lesser-known TNN; Roger E Ailes, Fox News Channel chief exec, agrees to stay with cable news channel for three years (M)
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MILOSEVIC PLEDGES HARSH CRACKDOWN ON STRIKE LEADERS
Date: 04 October 2000
By Steven Erlanger
Steven Erlanger
Serbia threatens crackdown on organizers of spreading general strike aimed at ousting Yugoslav Pres Slobodan Milosevic and on independent media reporting on effort; opposition is trying to force Milosevic to concede outright, first-round electoral victory to Vojislav Kostunica; opposition leaders cite evidence of vote fraud that added up to 170,000 votes to Milosevic's total; photo of striking students (M)
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CANDIDATES GIVEN HIGH MARKS IN POLL ON FITNESS TO LEAD
Date: 03 October 2000
By Richard L. Berke With Janet Elder
Richard Berke
New York Times/CBS News Poll finds most Americans, on eve of first debate between Vice Pres Al Gore and rival Gov George W Bush, believe both are strong leaders, but consider Gore far more prepared for White House and better qualified to deal with world leaders and Congress; even those who say they intend to back Bush have reservastions about his preparedness; both receive high marks on potential to be effective president; poll finds Bush's personal popularity has eroded slightly while Gore's has continued to improve; finds race is so competitive that difference in support between Gore and Bush is statistically insignificant; other findings discussed; charts (M)
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National News Briefs; Two Major Insurers To Pay for Abortion Pill
Date: 03 October 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Aetna Inc and Cigna Corp, major health insurers, say they will pay for RU-486 abortion pill, but that they expect some employers to exclude such coverage from their benefit plans (S)
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MINNESOTA MINING WILL BUY ELECTRONICS MAKER
Date: 04 October 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing agrees to buy Robinson Nugent Inc for $115 million in stock and assumed debt to add Internet router connectors to its Interconnect business (S)
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ALZA EXERCISES OPTION TO PURCHASE CRESCENDO
Date: 03 October 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Alza Corp exercises its option to buy Crescendo Pharmaceuticals Corp, former Alza unit used to finance research and development through outside investors, for $100 million in cash (S)
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DELTA PETROLEUM WILL BUY INTO WELLS IN THE SOUTHWEST
Date: 04 October 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Delta Petroleum Corp agrees to buy stakes in 680 wells in Texas and New Mexico from Saga Petroleum Corp for $49.5 million in cash and stock; wells produce 1,750 barrels of oil and gas a day (S)
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INTERNATIONAL PAPER TO SELL MASONITE FOR $523 MILLION
Date: 03 October 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
International Paper Co sells its Masonite Corp unit to Premdor Inc of Canada for $523 million (S)
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NAVISTAR SHARES RISE ON WORD OF PURCHASE OFFER
Date: 03 October 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Navistar International Corp jump on report that company, third-largest truck maker, received conditional pruchase offer from Paccar Inc, but Paccar later says it did not make a bid (S)
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AFFYMETRIX FORMS UNIT TO FOCUS ON GENETIC VARIATIONS
Date: 04 October 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Affymetrix Inc, maker of DNA chips technology used by medical researchers, forms unit to identify and analyze genetic variations in humans for developing and testing drugs; unit, Perlegen Sciences Inc, plans to use about $100 million in financing from unidentified source to hire scientists and begin processing DNA samples; Perlegen will buy Affymetrix's DNA chips to analyze genetic variations and build database of 50 human genetic profiles (S)
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