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Date: 29 December 1996
By Jeff Stryker
Jeff Stryker
ABC's Primetime Live expose about unsanitary practices of supermarket chain, and chain's lawsuit challenging network's reporting tactics, prompts questions about whether it is always wrong to lie; photo (M)
Date: 30 December 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Stocks trade slightly lower in Tokyo on Dec 30; Nikkei index of 225 stocks is down 7.69 points, at 19,361.35 (S)
Date: 29 December 1996
International 3-11 20 HOSTAGES RELEASED IN PERU Marxist rebels released the Ambassadors of the Dominican Republic and Malaysia and 18 other hostages after a Peruvian Cabinet official entered the Japanese Ambassador's residence in what appeared to be the first direct contact between the rebels and the Government. 1 LIMA CRISIS SPOTLIGHTS A DEBATE The guerrillas holding about 100 hostages in Lima have succeeded in focusing new attention on the debate over whether economic reform is aiding the poor. 6 A BITTERNESS THAT WON'T FADE In a world of change, at least one constant remains -- enmity between Washington and Teheran, which still officially regards the U.S. as its greatest enemy. 3 SKEPTICISM ON GUATEMALAN PEACE Guatemala's civil war has gone on for so long that most Guatemalans have no memory of peace and little confidence that a peace accord with rebels will succeed. 8 KOREAN LABOR CLASHES SPREAD Riot police clashed with protesters in Seoul as a general strike spread to new areas and set the stage for a major confrontation between workers and the Government. 10 A project to focus attention on the rights of women under Islam. 4 A debate over a tribute to gay victims of the Nazis. 11 At a protester's funeral, harsh words for Serbia's leader. 9 In unusual harmony, accord was reached on Russia's budget. 5 National 12-24 TROUBLE IN THE NEW WEST Special Report: Western cities like Phoenix once vowed never to become another Los Angeles, but now their sprawl, bad air and income disparity are becoming impossible to ignore. 1 WHO CONTROLS WELFARE? The Federal Government and the states are battling over whether the states must adhere to Federal rules when spending their own money under the new welfare law. 12 THE EDUCATION GAP REVISITED A research group has found that minority students are beginning to slip further behind whites in student achievement after a long period of narrowing the gap. 12 THE GIFT OF HEARING An African runner who lost his hearing as a result of being tortured in Rwanda found a friend, and a cure, when he came to the Olympics in Atlanta. 19 A PLAN TO RESTRICT DIVORCE A Florida lawmaker wants to end no-fault divorces in cases in which children are involved when one spouse opposes the breakup. 19 NO PETS ALLOWED An effort in Quincy, Mass., to rid public housing of pets has brought, well, howls of protest. 12 RECONSIDERING THE NEW MILITARY After reports of sexual assaults and harassment at Army bases, lawmakers and others are again debating how far the military should go in integrating women into the armed forces. 14 MAKING SHAKESPEARE OPTIONAL Georgetown University came under attack last year when it altered its requirements for English majors, but now its approach seems to be the norm. 24 Metropolitan 25-30 LILCO TAKEOVER EXPECTED The boards of Brooklyn Union Gas and the Long Island Lighting Company are scheduled to meet today and are expected to approve a takeover of Lilco, the troubled utility that has vexed Long Island customers and politicians for so long that the very acronym has become a regional epithet. 1 SLOWING SUBURBAN SPRAWL West Windsor is one of scores of central New Jersey towns being transformed by development. But it is one of the few that has taken innovative steps to slow the suburban sprawl. 25 STEEP DROP IN RANDOM MURDER Murder by strangers has declined more than twice as much as murder by acquaintances over four years in New York City, part of a pronounced shift in both the nature and scope of homicide in the city. The city is almost certain to end the year with fewer than 1,000 murders, the lowest level since 1968. 25 NO APOLOGIES Tom Puccio, the defense lawyer for Alex Kelly, pushed a lot of people's outrage buttons when, after the jury deadlock in Mr. Kelly's Connecticut trial on rape charges in November, he blasted Mr. Kelly's accuser as a ''very unvictim victim'' and berated her family for going to court ''totally coiffed and dressed to kill.'' But he is not saying he is sorry. 25 Obituaries 31
Date: 30 December 1996
International A2-8 PROGRESS SEEN IN PERU CRISIS Diplomats grew optimistic that a hostage crisis in Peru could be resolved without bloodshed after the Government and Marxist rebels met face to face and appeared to soften their positions. A1 RED CROSS AT CENTER OF STANDOFF The senior Red Cross representative in Peru had just arrived, without enough time to unpack his boxes, when he was thrust into the role of mediator in a hostage crisis. A8 PRESSURE ON U.S. TO PAY AT U.N. Having orchestrated the ouster of Boutros Boutros-Ghali as Secretary General, the Clinton Administration is being pressed to pay outstanding United Nations dues. But the Republican Congress is resisting. A1 NO DEAL ON HEBRON Israeli and Palestinian sides failed to seal a deal on Hebron, leaving only two days till a self-imposed target on New Year's Day. A3 NORTH KOREA APOLOGIZES FOR SUB In a sign that it wants to improve relations with the rest of the world, North Korea expressed ''deep regret'' for its submarine infiltration of South Korean waters and promised not to do it again. A1 SOUTH KOREA'S PAINED TRANSITION News analysis: The harsh Government response to labor strikes has underscored the difficulties of the shift to democracy in South Korea, where pluralism is still based less on attitudes than institutions. A6 Striking workers threatened to paralyze Seoul with a mass rally. A6 ARMY SAID TO BACK SERB PROTESTS A letter expressing solidarity with the anti-Government demonstrators and said to be on behalf of an elite unit of the Yugoslav Army was read to cheering crowds at an opposition rally in Serbia. A3 ACCORD ENDS WAR IN GUATEMALA After 36 years of war that left more than 100,000 dead, a grateful but weary Guatemala watched the signing of a truce between the Government and the leftist guerrillas. A8 Camp Ashraf Journal: Iranians in exile, in Iraq. A4 National A9-12 ABANDONING GINGRICH Representative Michael P. Forbes, a Republican from Long Island who was once among the strongest supporters of Speaker Newt Gingrich, now says he will not vote to re-elect the Speaker. A1 THE PORTLAND EXPERIMENT Special Report: While some Western boom cities like Phoenix and Denver have seen largely uncontrolled growth, Portland, Ore., has prospered with strict laws against urban sprawl. A1 WRANGLING OVER WRESTLING The Texas Wrestling Officials Association has disbanded to avoid being ordered to provide referees for school wrestling matches in which girls compete against boys. The group faces a suit brought by two mothers and their daughters. A9 POLICE UNDER SUSPICION On Chicago's West Side, seven police officers have been arrested, and the community is wondering where to place its trust. A9 LANGUAGE AND RACE Poor performance by black students led the school board in Oakland, Calif., to adopt a resolution recognizing the idiosyncratic speech of many black children, and the resulting debate has spread nationwide. A9 CHAFF IN A FUND-RAISER'S FILES The files of John Huang, the former Democratic fund-raiser, contain plenty that is politically explosive, but also plenty that is just plain ridiculous. A11 SOCIAL SECURITY STRATEGIES There is a broad consensus that the Social Security system needs reform, but little agreement on what should be done, and numerous organizations want a part in the debate on the issue. A10 Metro Report B1-6 LILCO MERGER APPROVED In a deal with far-reaching political and financial implications, Brooklyn Union Gas and the Long Island Lighting Company agreed yesterday to a historic merger that would create a strong new utility and perhaps lead eventually to deep cuts in Long Island's electric rates. A1 Business Digest D1 Arts/Entertainment C9-16 Canadian parents test limits on TV access. C9 Alternate personalities in Margaret Atwood's life and writing. C9 Film: The year's 10 best. C9 Music: Luscious Jackson. C10 Critic's Choice C12 ''The Gondoliers.'' C16 Books: ''A Reporter's Life,'' by Walter Cronkite. C14 Sports C1-7 Football: Steelers top Colts. C1 49ers shut out Eagles. C1 Florida-Florida State match-up is getting personal C1 Column: Anderson on the Steelers' two-headed quarterback. C1 Basketball: Nets beat the Pacers in overtime. C3 Obituaries B8 Editorials/Op-Ed A14-15 Editorials Marijuana for the sick. Ghosts of tyranny in South Korea. Ringing in recycling. Letters Anthony Lewis: The King can do no wrong. Vladimir Arsenijevic: Belgrade's philosophers of freedom. David R. Riemer: Welfare recipients need wages, not workfare. Dale Maharidge: Turning nature into a profit center. Chronicle B2 Bridge C14 Crossword C12
Date: 30 December 1996
By Steve Knoll
Steve Knoll
Single owners control from three to five radio stations in several large to medium-sized markets around the country; as result, many radio listeners have fewer sources of local news as news staffs are combined; consolidation of radio station ownership is result of Telecommunications Act of 1996, which allows single owner for up to eight radio stations; wave of radio mergers is increasing demand for more syndicated programming among lcoal stations, as owners of multiple outlets in single market seek to differentiate their formats while cutting programming staffs; cutbacks often extend to business employees as well, with one staff selling commercial time for several stations; photo (M)
Date: 30 December 1996
Boards of Brooklyn Union And Lilco Vote for Merger The boards of Brooklyn Union Gas and Long Island Lighting agreed to a merger of the companies, which would create a strong new utility and perhaps lead eventually to deep cuts in electric rates -- now the highest in the continental United States -- for 1.1 million customers on Long Island. The merger would involve a tax-free exchange of stock for securities in a new holding company. $(Page A1.$) Analysts praised the deal, saying the combined company should be able to compete well in an industry that is emerging from intense regulation. $(B6.$) Norfolk Takes Case to Regulators Norfolk Southern has asked a Federal agency to overrule part of Conrail's merger deal with CSX that prohibits Conrail from seeking another merger partner before 1999. $(D2.$) Competition in Wireless Phones Lucent Technologies and Northern Telecom, which are leading makers of almost everything needed to build wireless telephone networks except the phones themselves, are investing hundreds of millions of dollars to make wireless handsets. $(D3.$) Television Ratings in Canada While the United States prepares to test a system of television ratings that is as simple as possible, Canadian broadcasters, after two years of experiments, have found that parents are willing to accept and use a more complicated system if it allows them more influence over what their children watch. $(C9.$) A Cry for Help From '911' Services Across the country, public safety agencies are complaining that the communications revolution ignores their needs. They say the commercial hunger for more and more of the broadcast spectrum is imperiling their ability to maintain emergency frequencies. $(D3.$) Houston's Newspaper Monopoly The circulation of The Houston Chronicle has grown since the newspaper bought its longtime rival, The Houston Post, and shut it. But some readers and advertisers complain that coverage has grown less thorough and that ad rates have risen sharply. $(D5.$) Stations Combine News Staffs In a number of radio markets around the country, a single owner may control from three to five stations. As a result, many radio listeners are finding themselves with fewer sources of local news as news staffs are combined. The trend has been driven in part by the consolidation of the industry, with deals like Westinghouse's merger with Infinity Broadcasting. $(D5.$) Grass Roots on the Web The proliferation of corporate sites on the World Wide Web sometimes obscures the fact that it was homegrown sites that drove much of the Web's early popularity. But those kinds of sites have not disappeared. Denise Caruso: Digital Commerce. $(D3.$) Victories for Viewers' Groups Television viewers have begun banding into advocacy groups to demand what they call ''quality television'' from the networks. And although they do not always agree on what constitutes quality, in 1996 they have seen some success in efforts to hold broadcasters accountable for programming decisions. Broadcasting. $(D5.$)
Date: 30 December 1996
By Walter Goodman
Walter Goodman
Walter Goodman reviews Walter Cronkite's book A Reporter's Life; photo (M)
Date: 29 December 1996
Barbara Ann Lupucy, a lawyer, and Daniel Francis Wood, a graphic artist, were married yesterday. The Rev. Charles Kullmann performed the ceremony at the Roman Catholic Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York. Mrs. Wood, 34, is a partner in Squadron, Ellenoff, Plesent & Sheinfeld, a New York law firm. She graduated from Connecticut College and received her law degree from Columbia University. She is a daughter of Edith J. Lupucy of Torrington, Conn., and the late Michael S. Lupucy, who was a finance clerk for the Postal Service in Torrington.
Date: 29 December 1996
Japanese newspaper, Asahi Shimbun, reports that Japanese Government approved payment 10 years ago to left-wing guerrillas who treatened life of its Ambassador in Peru, in incident similar to current hostage crisis in Lima (S)
Date: 29 December 1996
Sophia Michele Faskianos and Stephen Allan Capus, television producers, were married yesterday in Dover, N.H. The Rev. Dean A. Panagos officiated at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation. The bride, 32, is a segment producer for ''Dateline NBC'' in New York. A graduate of Barnard College, she received a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University. Ms. Faskianos, who is keeping her name, is a daughter of Maria Liadis Faskianos, an English teacher at Dover Middle School, and Dr. James C. Faskianos, a retired orthodontist who practiced in Dover.