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Fate Orphans The News

Date: 07 November 1991

Robert Maxwell died in the Canary Islands early enough on Tuesday for his thunderstruck employees at New York's Daily News to honor his memory with exemplary coverage and comment. The timing was their only consolation. Still recovering from a calamitous five-month strike, The News was only beginning to bounce back when it was struck twice by fate. Two weeks ago its new managing editor, John Cotter, died just before he was to begin work. And now its new British owner has perished in circumstances as improbable as his astonishing rise to riches.

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Maxwell's Son Cites Commitment to Daily News

Date: 07 November 1991

By Craig R. Whitney

Craig Whitney

Kevin F. H. Maxwell, the publisher of the New York newspaper The Daily News since his father's death on Tuesday, said today that he would visit the paper's offices in Manhattan later this week, and possibly name a new, permanent deputy. "From the family's perspective, The Daily News was Bob's last great coup as a businessman," his 32-year-old son said in an interview in his office today. Mr. Maxwell said he would pick up where his father left off and assure "the staff, the unions, the advertisers, the suppliers and the readers that the family commitment remains absolutely solid."

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THE 1991 ELECTION: The Winner Man in the News: Harris Llewellyn Wofford Jr.; Backstage No Longer

Date: 07 November 1991

By Richard L. Berke

Richard Berke

Senator Harris Wofford of Pennsylvania toiled for decades in obscurity as a backstage political operator and idea man, gaining the ears of figures like President John F. Kennedy and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. But his election to the Senate on Tuesday marked Mr. Wofford's ascent to center stage as a political giant slayer.

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Owner of Observer Looks to L.I. Papers

Date: 07 November 1991

Arthur L. Carter, the owner of The New York Observer, said yesterday that he planned to acquire a 50 percent interest in The East Hampton Star and The Sag Harbor Herald from the Rattray family. He said the transaction would occur "probably on Monday," at a cost he declined to specify.

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Corrections

Date: 08 November 1991

The obituary of Robert Maxwell on Wednesday misidentified the afternoon newspaper he began in 1987. It was The London Evening News, not The London Daily News.

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Corrections

Date: 08 November 1991

A picture caption in some editions of Business Day yesterday about the takeover of Mr. Maxwell's financial empire by two of his sons reversed their ages. Kevin is 32; Ian is 35.

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Corrections

Date: 07 November 1991

A chart in Business Day yesterday about Robert Maxwell's major holdings misstated the ownership of The Racing Times. It has been part of the Maxwell-dominated Mirror Group since May.

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 07 November 1991

INTERNATIONAL A3-19 INQUIRY ON MAXWELL'S FATE Robert Maxwell, the British publisher whose body was found in the Atlantic, apparently died before he fell from his yacht, a judge said. But associates expressed doubts that he had a heart attack. Page A1 Forensic experts are searching for clues to Maxwell's death. D23 Heirs see no immediate crisis for publishing companies. D23 The real power over the empire will rest with the youngest son. D23 PHILIPPINE FLOODS KILL 2,000 Floodwaters from typhoons swept through the central Philippines, killing more than 2,000 people in one town alone. It was the country's highest flood toll in a decade. A1 REVOLUTION DAY NO MORE Formally it was still a state holiday in the Soviet Union, but instead of celebrating the 1917 revolution, the day seemed devoted to humiliating its legacy. A1 The Ukraine agreed to links with the other republics. A19 NUCLEAR BLASTS FOR SALE A new Soviet trading company is trying to market the power of underground nuclear explosions for commercial application to anyone in the world who has the cash.A18 Bush is expected to announce $1 billion in food aid for Soviets. A15 NATO will consider aid requests from the former East bloc. A7 Jews in Byelorussia are unexpectedly in demand for marriage. A14 KUWAIT BLAZES ARE OUT The last of Kuwait's burning oil wells was finally extinguished, eight months after they were set by invading Iraqis. It was a quicker and less expensive task than expected. A3 REMINDER OF MEXICO'S PAST Tuxtla Journal: The jailing of a Mexican priest on charges of leading a peasant rebellion is an old story, but the context has changed. A4 SUPPORT FOR THE AMAZON Western countries are becoming more favorable to the idea of working in concert to protect Amazon forests and jungles, American and German diplomats say. A5 Japan expressed regret over Bush's cancellation of his visit. A9 Yugoslavia's 12th cease-fire was shattered by artillery duels. A10 Guerrillas renewed attacks on Israeli troops in Lebanon. A11 A "wait and see" attitude on aid to Zambia's new leadership. A16 NATIONAL A20-26, B14-18 INTEREST RATES LOWERED The Federal Reserve reduced the rates it controls to levels not seen since the 1970's, and banks responded immediately by reducing their prime rate. A1 COMPTROLLER TURNED DOWN Voting along party lines, the Senate Banking Committee killed President Bush's nomination of Robert L. Clarke to a second term as Comptroller of the Currency. D1 ELECTION DAY AFTERMATH News analysis: The White House hit the panic button. The Democrats rejoiced in some states and mourned in others. And around the country, the voters served notice that they were in a sour mood.A1 Political analysts who followed the Pennsylvania Senate campaign say Harris Wofford tapped into a deep well of middle-class anger. B17 Man in the News: Harris Llewellyn Wofford Jr. B17 Thornburgh cautioned Bush on voter discontent. B17 Voters in Washington State turned down both a term-limit measure and a proposal that would have allowed doctors to kill terminally ill patients who asked to die. B16 A little-known Republican, Kirk Fordice, defeated Gov. Ray Mabus of Mississippi. B18 Bush said David Duke was a charlatan unfit to hold public office. B18 NEW RULES AT THE OFFICE The nation's new sensitivity to sexual harassment is stirring men to rethink the protocols of working with women. A20 ACCUSATION AGAINST QUAYLE The Drug Enforcement Administration said that in 1982 it investigated, and found to be groundless, an accusation that Dan Quayle, then a Senator from Indiana, had used cocaine and Quaaludes. A20 PHONE SERVICE DISRUPTED Long-distance telephone service broke down for three hours in much of New England on Tuesday night, raising fresh concerns about the reliability of A.T.&T. A20 RELIGION IN THE SCHOOLS The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could well be a vehicle for unsettling decades of precedent on the relationship between church and state. A22 ABORTION RULE AT STAKE The House passed a bill that would overturn a Federal rule barring doctors and other counselors at federally supported clinics to tell pregnant women that they have a legal right to abortion. A24 Democrats moved toward a new unemployment bill. B15 METROPOLITAN Digest, B1 G.O.P. MAPS TRENTON PLANS Armed with a veto-proof majority in both houses of the Legislature, New Jersey Republicans vowed today to mount an intensive assault on the sweeping program pushed through by the Democrats and Gov. Jim Florio last year. A1 DINKINS PLEDGES TAX FREEZE Mayor David N. Dinkins pledged yesterday to keep shrinking its government and to freeze property taxes for two years by using $1 billion in aid from the Municipal Assistance Corporation, but the Corporation's head was skeptical. A1 BUSINESS DIGEST D1 The Home Section Absence makes the heart skip for commuter moms. C1 Castle Howard revisited, for an auction of relics. C1 In Berkeley, architecture with luck on its side. C1 Parent & ChildC2 Where to Find It C2 Currents C3 Arts/Entertainment New answer to a riddle in an Elgar work. C19 "J. F. K." film raises a fuss. C19 Gauging the art market. C19 Theater: "Approximating Mother" C21 Music: Pop and Jazz in Review. C17 Word and Image: How films affected writers' lives. C20 Home Video C28 Obituaries D25 Simone Feldman, interior designer Sports B19-25 Baseball: Showalter names coaches. B23 Basketball: Nets may sign Anderson today. B19 Column: Berkow on Olympics and David Duke. B19 Olympics: South Africa going to Barcelona. B19 Editorials/Op-Ed Editorials A28 The Speaker's salvation. Voters said: What about us? Mr. Dinkins's vague virtue. Fate orphans The News. Letters A28 Tom Wicker: Cuomo and Wofford. A29 William Safire: The great reshuffle. A29 William C. Potter: Russia's nuclear entrepreneurs. A29 David R. Mayhew and Rogan Kersh: Term limits aren't dead. A29

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 08 November 1991

International A3-11 YANKEE, DON'T GO HOME, SAYS NATO President Bush challenged his NATO allies at a meeting in Rome to state clearly whether they wanted America to withdraw from the defense of Europe and was rapidly assured that they did not. Page A1 Reporter's Notebook: Smiles and photo opportunities for Bush. A6 MARKET AND BOLSHEVIKS OUT IN COLD The free market is nowhere to be found in Moscow's stores, but it is found everywhere on the sidewalks just outside. A1 On the 74th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution, Red Square filled with a confused crowd, nervous about the nation's future. A10 U.S. WEIGHS FATE OF SEIZED HAITIANS Nearly two hundred Haitians seized as they fled in small boats are being kept aboard two Coast Guard cutters while the United States considers what to do with them. A3 PHILIPPINE FLOOD'S AFTERMATH Two days after a flash flood swept away whole neighborhoods of the quiet Philippine seaside city of Ormoc, the scope of the disaster was still emerging. A3 MAXWELL COMPANY'S STOCK DROPS The stock price of the debt-burdened Maxwell Communication Corporation plunged despite the announcement of another divestiture, pledges of continuing support from its banks and a key executive promotion. D1 Robert Maxwell's mysterious death continues to raise questions. D18 DEAD SEA SCROLL FINDING Scholars reported finding a fragment of a text in the Dead Sea Scrolls mentioning the execution of a Messiah-like leader. A8 SANDINISTA LABOR ACCORD REJECTED Sandinista labor groups have angrily rejected an announced accord between the Government and the leadership of the Sandinista Front. A7 Dhahran Journal: The U.S. commander sends troops home. A4 Israeli aircraft attacked Palestinian guerrillas in Lebanon. A11 National A12-17, A28, B8 ECHOES OF THE ELECTION Congress reacted quickly to the election results of Tuesday, with Senate Republicans contending that the White House was moving too slowly to develop a health-care program and Democrats and Republicans objecting to a plan to send $1 billion to the Soviet Union. A1 CIVIL RIGHTS BILL PASSES With little of the debate over quotas that held the legislation back for two years, the House passed a civil rights bill that would make it easier to sue in job bias cases. A15 TACTIC IN ABORTION FIGHT In a move intended to intensify the debate on abortion before the 1992 races, abortion rights groups urged the Supreme Court to decide whether Roe v. Wade was still valid. A1 The Senate passed a bill that would void a Federal rule barring doctors and counselors at Government-supported family planning clinics from discussing abortion. B8 PROPPING UP B.C.C.I. BANKS The Federal Reserve is said to be engaged in an effort to try to make sure the two U.S. banks secretly owned by B.C.C.I. do not fail. A1 DUKE VS. EDWARDS Edwin Edwards has seemingly amassed advantages in the race for governor of Louisiana. But he acknowledges that the presence of David Duke on the ballot insures that there is nothing ordinary about the race. A16 Tuesday's elections in Virginia damage Governor Wilder. A16 A MAN UNDER FIRE Bill Honig, California's Superintendent of Public Instruction, is at the center of a dispute that could lead to the loss of his official power. A12 AIR-QUALITY COMPROMISE Faced with complaints from business that pollution-control regulations were a burden, authorities in Southern California's said they planned to soften their approach to enforcing the rules. A12 Rostenkowski proposes a tax cut. A14 Book by Gary Sick makes his case on "October Surprise." A16 Census Bureau issues report on Hispanic Americans. A17 Critics open a new attack on breast implants. A28 "Pee-wee Herman" enters no-contest plea. A12 Law Page B20 Cursed and praised, retiring judge recalls storm. At birth, a new right: To sue for past injury. At the Bar Metropolitan Digest, B1 Water Meter Company Indicted The company doing the bulk of New York City water meter installations was indicted on charges of defrauding the city by performing sloppy work and cheating hundreds of workers, in a scheme investigators said was made possible by city mismanagement. A1 Business Digest, D1 Sports B11-17 MAGIC JOHNSON HAS AIDS VIRUS Earvin (Magic) Johnson, one of professional basketball's most enduring stars, said that he had tested positive for the AIDS virus and was retiring immediately from the Los Angeles Lakers at the age of 32. A1 Basketball: Riley talks about Magic Johnson. B11 An appreciation of Magic's style. B11 A message sent to black males. B12 Johnson's endorsement future in doubt. B13 Sports world is stunned and shaken. B13 This time, Knicks beat Orlando. B13 Nets finally sign Anderson. B14 Columns: Berkow on Magic Johnson. B11 Lipsyte on Boom-Boom the actor. B17 Football: Colts suspend Dickerson. B14 Bosses don't hassle Handley. B15 N.F.L. Matchups B15 Hockey: Muller still feels sting. B14 Weekend Metropolitan Museum reopens its display of arms and armor. C1 A series on Valentino and his cult. C1 For Children C4 Theater: On Stage, and Off C2 "Park Your Car in Harvard Yard." C1 Film: At the Movies C8 "Small Time" C11 Music: Voice of the Beehive. C3 Art: Unusual inspirations C17 2 shows at I.B.M. Gallery. C23 The Art Market C23market Portraits by Chuck Close C24 Restaurants C18 Word and Image: "The Thrill of Fear." C25 Obituaries D19 Gene Tierney, actress Editorials/Op-Ed Editorials A26 The health care alarm Chile's chilly idea House of Morgan, doubled John P. MacKenzie: Rights Letters A26 Anthony Lewis: "Your best and worst." A27 A. M. Rosenthal: Anatomy of a scoop. A27 Anders Aslund: Forget the Soviet "Union." A27 Joseph B. Rose: An unfair share. A27

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BRIEFS

Date: 07 November 1991

* American Telephone and Telegraph Co., said its NCR Corp. unit and Software Translations Inc., Austin, Tex., had formed a $15 million, five-year partnership to provide Digital Equipment Corp. systems users with a migration path to the open systems environment of NCR's System 3000. * Citibank, New York, will open a branch in Warsaw later this month.

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