Press Role for a Media-Shy Mogul
Date: 23 July 2000
By James Sterngold
James Sterngold
Acquisition of Santa Barbara News-Press from New York Times Co by Wendy P McCaw, one of wealthiest, if not best known, women in US, has been billed as victory of community spirit over homogenizing influence of a distant corporate overseer, but McCaw insists she does not invest in assets for purely sentimental or other nonbusiness reasons; McCaw is estimated to be worth $1.5 billion; she paid about $100 million for News-Press; photo (M)
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Inner Voice Assures Sleuth He's Right About Deep Throat
Date: 24 July 2000
By Francis X. Clines
Francis Clines
Interview with Leonard Garment, Washington, DC, attorney and former aide to Richard M Nixon, on his book, In Search of Deep Throat, which identifies John Sears, another Nixon aide, as carefully veiled source who guided Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein of Washington Post in their exposure of Watergate Affair; Sears rejects identification; photo (M)
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Gun Control Groups Use N.R.A. Tactics For Fall Elections
Date: 24 July 2000
By James Dao
James Dao
Gun control movement begins most ambitious campaign in its history to raise money, recruit foot soldiers and build public support for stronger gun laws in preparation for fall 2000 election campaigns after years of being outspent and outmuscled by National Rifle Assn; is engaging in grass-roots organizing that has made NRA so powerful, namely, opening offices nationwide, training volunteers, devising media campaigns and building political war chests; wealthy proponents seem more willing to contribute to cause; though proponents will probably be outspent by NRA by at least two to one, their voices in elections are likely to be louder than ever before, through television commercials, mailings and news conferences; fueling burst of organizing is newfound confidence among gun control leaders that public support for regulating firearms is as high as it has ever been (M)
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Retirement Plans, Made Easier
Date: 23 July 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Treasury Dept announces tax rules intended to encourage more employers to automatically enroll workers in 401(k) and similar retirement plans (S)
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HypoVereinsbank Agrees to Buy Bank Austria
Date: 24 July 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
HypoVereinsbank AG, Germany's second-biggest bank, will buy Bank Austria AG for 7.8 billion euros ($7.3 billion) in stock; deal would create Europe's fourth-largest bank (M)
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A Disclosure Plan For Share Orders
Date: 23 July 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Securities and Exchange Commission may propose rule that would require brokers to disclose whether they fill a customer's order with share from their own inventory or route order to other brokers for execution; may also order options markets to form electronic links to give dealers immediate access to best price on any options exchange (S)
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The Unanswered Questions About T.W.A. Flight 800
Date: 23 July 2000
Tony Molloy letter on Christine Negroni's July 16 essay holds true cause of crash of TWA Flight 800 might have come to light sooner if news media and FBI had not focused on bomb and missile theory (S)
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 23 July 2000
Correction of Correspondent's Report article in July 23 Travel section regarding Americans' travel restrictions to Cuba
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 24 July 2000
INTERNATIONAL A3-A8 Camp David Talks Seen at Crucial Point President Clinton returned to negotiations at Camp David and American officials suggested that the talks, now centered on the future of Jerusalem, could break apart in the next day or solidify into a deal. A1
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MEDIA; All the Iranian News, All the Time
Date: 24 July 2000
By Jordan Raphael
Jordan Raphael
National Iranian Television begins 24-hour satellite broadcasting from Los Angeles, offering Farsi-language news, lifestyle and cultural programming to worldwide audience; founder, Zia Atabay, says station seeks to culturally unite Iranian expatriates around world and show those in Iran what life is like in America; photo (M)
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