TV Notes; A Hot Topic And Hot Water
Date: 22 October 1997
By Lawrie Mifflin
Lawrie Mifflin
Big Three television networks' news divisions are all presenting programs this week dealing with sex (S)
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Date: 22 October 1997
By Lawrie Mifflin
Lawrie Mifflin
Big Three television networks' news divisions are all presenting programs this week dealing with sex (S)
Date: 22 October 1997
By David M. Halbfinger
David
New York Blade News, gay weekly, will make its debut with 50,000 free copies in Manhattan on Oct 24; Mark Sullivan is senior editor of newspaper; gay journalists have been mystified by city's lack of thriving gay press, despite what is believed to be largest gay population in country; Blade News combines financial strength of News Communications Inc, $18 million publishing company, with editorial staff of Washington Blade, one of most respected gay newspapers in country; Troy Masters, publisher of LGNY, only other gay newspaper in New York, assails his new competitor for having straight-owned publishing company as its partner; photos (M)
Date: 22 October 1997
By William Safire
William Safire
William Safire Op-Ed column on megamerger trend holds competition is being squelched in name of need to compete globally; proposes columnists carry out own megamerger to profit from trend (M)
Date: 22 October 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Cadence Design Systems Inc fall in wake of unexpected resignation of its chief executive, Joseph B Costello; Jack Harding will succeed Costello (S)
Date: 22 October 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Berkshire Hathaway Inc, headed by Warren E Buffett, agrees to buy International Dairy Queen Inc for $585 million in cash and stock (S)
Date: 21 October 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sybron Chemicals Inc says group of its major shareholders and manangement will buy shares it does not own already, for as much as $103 million; investor group includes Citicorp Venture Capital Ltd (S)
Date: 22 October 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Bausch & Lomb Inc to buy Chiron Corp's eye-products unit Chiron Vision Care for $300 million (S)
Date: 21 October 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Discount Auto Parts Inc agrees to buy Hi-Lo Automotive Inc for $37.2 million in stock (S)
Date: 22 October 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Claire's Stores Inc agrees to buy Lux Corp and its 51 specialty retail stores for about $46 million to expand in Western US (S)
Date: 22 October 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Kansas City Southern Industries plans to sell about 60 percent of its equity stake in company's railroad business (S)