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28th of October 1991 News
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Man in the News: Kiichi Miyazawa; Self-Assured Leader of Japan
Date: 28 October 1991
By Steven R. Weisman
Steven Weisman
At the height of the oil shortages of the 1970's, a Cabinet minister in Japan caused a furor when he accused the United States of poor leadership, mismanagement of its economy and "dragging its feet" on energy. Today, that official, Kiichi Miyazawa, was chosen to become Prime Minister at a time when grumbling over American policies is louder than ever. The triumph was sweet for this courtly but shrewd veteran of countless political wars, who had tried for years without success to attain the top job.
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BBC's Global Challenge to CNN
Date: 28 October 1991
By Steven Prokesch
Steven Prokesch
Emphasizing that it is not American and insisting that more than one global television news network is needed, the British Broadcasting Corporation intends to take on the Cable News Network around the world. BBC executives say their news reports will be more analytical than CNN's and will carry less live coverage of big events. "One danger is if you go to a press conference and turn on a camera and think that's journalism," said Christopher Irwin, chief executive of the new BBC World Service Television. "It's not."
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Inquiry on Thomas Leaks Unsettles Some in Senate
Date: 29 October 1991
By Richard L. Berke
Richard Berke
The Senate's plan to investigate unauthorized disclosures to the news media has caused uneasiness among some staff members of liberal senators who fear they may be blamed for making public the sexual harassment accusations against Clarence Thomas. The chamber's vote last week to appoint a special counsel has also set off grumbling by senators of both parties over the scope of the inquiry, with Democrats arguing that it should be broader and Republicans saying it should focus on the Thomas matter.
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New Delhi Journal; TV Comes In on a Dish, and India Gobbles It Up
Date: 29 October 1991
By Edward A. Gargan
Edward Gargan
Inder Kumar Gujral, former Ambassador to Moscow, former Foreign Minister, impeccably turned out in an ivory safari suit and delicate black loafers, stroked his white goatee with his hand, coughed slightly and then admitted that he did not watch MTV compulsively. "Occasionally," he confessed, "but not all the time."
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 28 October 1991
INTERNATIONAL A3-12 The Palestinians have set sober goals for the Middle East peace conference. Many have parted with claims for an independent state and are striving to save what is left of the Israeli-occupied territories. Page A1 News analysis: Israel's agenda for the Madrid conference, according to the most cynical assessment, is to avoid the blame if the talks fall apart. But many Israelis say that is also the most realistic view. A12
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 29 October 1991
International A3-16 Boris Yeltsin offered drastic reforms and proposed to take charge of the Russian republic in a grim speech to legislators. He said he intended to lift price controls by year's end and to speed up the privatization of agriculture and light industry. Page A1
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BRIEFS
Date: 29 October 1991
* Comdisco Inc., Rosemont, Ill., a computer company, signed a definitive agreement to acquire the European high-technology leasing operations of USF & G Corp., Baltimore, a holding company. * International Game Technology, Reno, and Electronic Data Technologies, Las Vegas, Nev., agreed that International Game would acquire the 57 percent of Electronic Data that is publicly owned.
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Northern Telecom
Date: 29 October 1991
Northern Telecom, one of the world's largest suppliers of telecommunications equipment, has won a $200 million contract to supply telephone switching equipment to Telecom Australia. The equipment made by the Mississauga, Ontario, company will be used by the Australian telephone company to provide services for corporate customers in need of private networks -- special voice and data systems reserved for an organization's use.
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Campeau Backed
Date: 29 October 1991
Federated Department Stores Inc. and the Allied Stores Corporation said that a Federal Bankruptcy Court in Cincinnati had approved their disclosure statement and had authorized voting on a reorganization plan to begin on Nov. 5. The retailers said the approval was critical in their plan to emerge from bankruptcy next year. The companies' creditors must approve the plan by Dec. 20. Federated and Allied, units of the Campeau Corporation of Canada, filed for bankruptcy protection in January 1990.
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Resignation At Mellon Bank
Date: 29 October 1991
David L. Eyles, a vice chairman of the Mellon Bank Corporation and chairman of the bank holding company's credit policy committee since 1988, resigned yesterday, Mellon's chairman, Frank V. Cahouet, announced. Mr. Eyles, 51 years old, left Mellon because "he and the chairman agreed that his resignation was appropriate," Thomas W. Butch, a Mellon spokesman, said. "Mr. Cahouet was wholly satisfied with credit policy," he added.
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