Maxwell to News: Stay Alive
Date: 13 March 1991
There's finally good news about The Daily News of New York. The British media baron Robert Maxwell and the paper's nine striking unions have reached a tentative agreement that clears the way for Mr. Maxwell to buy the paper from The Tribune Company of Chicago. If ratified by the unions' rank and file, the agreement means a new lease on life for an institution that, for 71 years, has been a vital part of the city's life.
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Agreement Reached to Save Daily News
Date: 13 March 1991
By Alan Finder
Alan Finder
Robert Maxwell, the British publisher, and the unions of The Daily News reached tentative agreements yesterday on new labor contracts, clearing a major obstacle to the purchase of what was once the largest daily newspaper in the country. Mr. Maxwell will now try to complete the purchase of The News from its owner, the Tribune Company of Chicago. He indicated yesterday that he might ask the Tribune Company for more money in negotiations today and tomorrow than the $60 million the company had already promised. But he also suggested in countless ways that he expected to be the owner and publisher of The News within a few days.
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4 Unions at Daily News Reach a Tentative Deal
Date: 12 March 1991
By Alan Finder
Alan Finder
Leaders of four unions at The Daily News reached agreements on tentative contracts last night with Robert Maxwell, the British publisher who is seeking to buy the newspaper. The accords with the mailers, paperhandlers, machinists and electricians came after both sides had extended their talks beyond the 10 A.M. deadline Mr. Maxwell had set for coming to terms with nine unions that have been on strike since Oct. 25.
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The Battles to Come; A Revival of The News Will Prompt Fierce Fighting for Readers and Ads
Date: 13 March 1991
By Alex S. Jones
Alex Jones
The likely salvation of The Daily News by Robert Maxwell will raise the curtain on a fierce newspaper war as the paper tries to win back its lost circulation and advertising. "It's how much comes back how soon," said John S. Reidy, a newspaper investment analyst for Smith Barney, who estimated that it would be clear in about four months whether The News can make a successful comeback.
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Kuwaiti Broadcasts Resume After Pillaging
Date: 13 March 1991
By Donatella Lorch, Special To the New York Times
Donatella Lorch
Television is returning feebly to Kuwait City, with about an hour or air time a day. And the Kuwaiti radio, which began broadcasting again on Feb. 27, the day the city was freed, is now on the air more than 12 hours a day with news and public announcements. But the two broadcast services are ghosts of what they once were. The television studio has little more than a microphone, three chairs and an empty metal shell that once housed television monitors.
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Rushing From Yacht to Jet, Maxwell Relishes New Role
Date: 13 March 1991
By Alessandra Stanley
Alessandra Stanley
His first, jaunty words as he stepped off his yacht into a waiting Cadillac to complete negotiations with the unions at The Daily News were "I love New York," but the bold lettering on his white baseball cap spoke of another favorite cause: "Maxwell." Yesterday, Robert Maxwell was able to serve both. His flamboyant last-minute effort to rescue New York City's largest tabloid newspaper did not merely provide the British publisher with yet another newspaper. Mr. Maxwell has also acquired a heady celebrity status in New York that had mostly eluded him in previous visits. And that pleased him.
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SERBIANS GIVE IN TO 3-DAY PROTEST
Date: 13 March 1991
By Stephen Engelberg, Special To the New York Times
Stephen Engelberg
The Yugoslav republic of Serbia bowed tonight to major demands of anti-Communist protesters who have blocked the capital's downtown area for three days. As masses of demonstrators shouted their approval, the government announced that it was dismissing the directors of the television station who the protesters had held responsible for what they denounced as propagandistic news programs.
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The Truth About My Family
Date: 13 March 1991
By Andrew Arnett
Andrew Arnett
Seeing my father, Peter Arnett, reporting live from Baghdad nonstop for 54 days was a proud experience for me.
But while my father, who returns to the U.S. next week, was threatened by missile fire and bombings in Baghdad, gratuitous verbal assaults were being leveled at him and his family here at home by politicians, TV viewers and even a few journalists.
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'What's My Line' Panel Was Allowed to Look
Date: 12 March 1991
To the Editor: The John Daly obituary (Feb. 26 and 27) misstates the format of "What's My Line?" in stating that the show "consisted of four blindfolded panelists trying to identify a guest through yes-or-no questions."
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 13 March 1991
AFTER THE WAR A12-14 Israeli and Palestinian leaders did not indicate any fundamental changes in their long-held positions during separate talks with Secretary of State Baker. Page A1 Bush plans visit to Middle East to push for Arab-Israel pact A12 Mubarak opposes international peace conference at present A12 Jordan will never be a substitute for the P.L.O. in peace talks with Israel, King Hussein said. But he indicated that he would be willing to join such talks if the Palestinians gave him a clear mandate. A12 The situation in southern Iraq was described as "fluid" by Administration officials, who depicted a murky pattern in which Iraqi troops have been unable to permanently pacify areas of unrest. A13 Television and radio are returning to Kuwait City A14 Turkey claims some of victors' spoils A14 U.S. economy benefits from the war D1 OPEC to cut production to push prices higher D1 American prisoners were abused physically and psychologically and had life-threatening statements made to them by Iraqi interrogators, according to a Pentagon official. A13 Captives' return to Iraq delayed A13 INTERNATIONAL A3-11, A15 New land laws in South Africa were introduced by President de Klerk. They would eliminate racial discrimination in land ownership and allow South Africans to live where they choose. A1 The United States and Albania will resume full diplomatic relations on Friday, ending 52 years of nonrecognition, officials from both nations announced. A3 Serbians give in to demands of anti-Communist protesters A3 Charities in the Soviet Union have entered the vacuum in social services left by disintegrating authority. One group that greatly relies on charity is the refugees from regions riven by ethnic strife . A10 Soviets warn of perils if union isn't backed A11 Science and tradition aid India's mentally ill A15 Changsha Journal: The busybodies are organized A4 Rebel-backed parties in Salvador charge election fraud A5 Canadian Indians embittered over ruling limiting lands A8 Seven years after killings, Grenada awaits ruling A6 NATIONAL A16-23 Exxon agreed to plead guilty to a criminal charge arising from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill and pay a $100 million fine, E.P.A. officials said. The fine will be part of a larger payment to settle all civil and criminal cases arising from the spill. A1 Bush digs in on artic drilling plan A18 A low-fat hamburger will be sold by McDonald's in its latest move to counter sluggish sales and answer growing criticism of its food. A1 Senator Sam Nunn is the target of Republican accusations that his position on the gulf war was affected by Presidential ambitions. Mr. Nunn flatly denies the charge, and says that he doesn't even have a "deep-seated desire" to be President. A18 Washington Talk: Bush reverts to low key style A16 Partisan fights erupt on rights bill A22 Judge is asked to remove himself in gay man's case A23 A U.S. inquiry into police brutality in Los Angeles was sought by the Congressional Black Caucus in response to the beating of a suspect by police officers in the city. A22 A film about urban gang violence, "New Jack City," has become a part of that world, touching off fights at theaters around the nation, including a riot in Los Angeles and a fatal shooting in New York City. A16 A code of conduct violation involving the display of Confederate flags at a high school in Duncan, S.C., has triggered a confrontation between school officials and white students and their parents over free speech and their Southern heritage. A16 U.S. and California end nursing home battle A16 Rural areas found less likely to have health coverage A20 Challenge arises to a new claim by U.S. AIDS researcher A23 Dinosaur bones are discovered at South Pole A20 REGIONAL B1-6 Robert Maxwell and the unions of The Daily News reached tentative agreements on new labor contracts, clearing a major obstacle to the purchase of the ailing tabloid that was once the largest daily in the country. A1 Robert Maxwell is relishing not only the prospective addition of another newspaper to his empire but also the celebrity status that comes with owning a New York paper. A1 New analysis: Tabloid competition to be intense B4 Money spent to lobby New York City rose sharply last year, and a prime beneficiary was a lobbyist who is a longtime friend and tennis partner of Mayor Dinkins. A1 The last defendant was acquitted of murder in the racial slaying of Yusuf Hawkins in Bensonhurst. The defendant, Pasquale Raucci, was convicted of several lesser crimes. B1 A friend of Metro-North's president, Peter Stangl, operated the brakes and throttle while sitting in the engineer's seat during a train ride, a road foreman told Federal authorities. B1 A squatter left his tunnel home under Riverside Park because passenger trains will soon be running there. He plans to take part in a program in upstate New York that will help him become an organic farmer. A1 Five years after Manes's death, a different Queens Blvd. B1 St. Patrick's Day plan for gay group rejected B3 Police chief denies foiling drug investigators B1 Impact of New Jersey tax relief plan uncertain B2 BUSINESS DIGEST D1 The Living Section Food Wearing the green amid the great reds of Bordeaux C1 When in Tokyo, try tiramisu C1 A baker who builds and rebuilds bakeries C1 St. Patrick has his parade, but St. Joseph has zeppole C6 Wine Talk C10 Living Metropolitan Diary C2 Arts/Entertainment Trying times at the Philharmonic C13 Theater: Schnitzler's "Countess Mitzi" C12 Film: "Paris Is Burning" C13 Music: The Pop Life C12 Dance: Trisha Brown C14 Word and Image: Bullwinkle reminisces C13 Tom Wicker on Nixon C17 Obituaries D25 LeRoy Collins, ex-Governor of Florida John Behan, guard-dog trainer Paul Ukena, a ex-baritone with the New York City Opera Education Page B7 Governor intervenes in Denver school contract Changes are proposed in how math is taught Bill aims at relaxing rules for racial slurs on campus Sports Baseball: Whitehurst bids to succeed FernandezB9 Basketball: Nevada-Las Vegas tries to join fast company B9 Column: Vecsey on Nets' Coleman B9 Editorials/Letters/Op-Ed Editorials A24 Battered women, and justice Mr. Annenberg's families Maxwell to News: Stay alive Karl E. Meyer: Middle East Letters A24 Tom Wicker: Friendlier skies? A25 Leslie H. Gelb: Bomblet in Moscow A25 Elie Kedourie: Avoiding a third gulf war A25 Andrew Arnett: The truth about my family A25
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