Mrs. Murdoch Retires From News Corp. Board
Date: 15 September 1998
By Geraldine Fabrikant
Geraldine Fabrikant
Anna Murdoch, estranged wife of News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch, retires from board of company, where she had served as a director since 1990; couple are in midst of a divorce (M)
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Not Putting 'His Nation's Interests First'
Date: 15 September 1998
Text of USA Today editorial calling on Pres Clinton to resign in wake of Kenneth W Starr's report to Congress outlining sexual relationship with Monica S Lewinsky; other newspapers calling for Clinton's resignation are New Orleans Times-Picayune, Seattle Times, Des Moines Sunday Register, Philadelphia Inquirer, San Jose Mercury-News and Atlanta Journal-Constitution (S)
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Keep Clinton in Office, Most Say In Poll, but His Image Is Eroding
Date: 16 September 1998
By Richard L. Berke With Janet Elder
Richard Berke
New York Times/CBS News Poll finds public view of Pres Clinton's moral character has sunk to lowest level of his Presidency, but most Americans believe he is vigorous leader who should not be impeached or forced to resign; his job approval rating stands at 62 percent; only 39 percent view Clinton favorably, compared with 45 percent who do not; independent counsel Kenneth W Starr's report on his relationship with Monica S Lewinsky seems to have had little added impact on gradually shifting view of Clinton; Americans say they dislike Starr and suspect his motives; most say graphic sexual details in his report were unnecessarily salacious and intended to embarrass Clinton; 57 percent favor Congressional censure; graphs; tables (M)
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Funny Columnist With a Melancholy Bent
Date: 15 September 1998
By Elisabeth Bumiller
Elisabeth Bumiller
Art Buchwald, humor columnist long identified with Washington, DC, comments on his move to New York City; photo (M)
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TRANSMONTAIGNE PLANS TO ACQUIRE LOUIS DREYFUS ENERGY
Date: 15 September 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Transmontaigne Inc to buy part of Louis Dreyfus Corp's energy division for about $161 million in cash and stock (S)
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CUMMINS SEES REVENUE DROP AND SIZABLE CHARGE
Date: 16 September 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Cummins Engine Co expects third-quarter revenue to fall as much as 10 percent below second quarter's $1.64 billion because of weak demand in Asia (S)
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I.B.M. CONFIRMS TALKS TO SELL GLOBAL NETWORK BUSINESS
Date: 15 September 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
IBM is talking with telecommunications concerns and other companies about buying its Global Network business to focus on software and services related to computer network (S)
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ALLERGAN TO CUT 550 JOBS AND CLOSE FIVE PLANTS
Date: 16 September 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Allergen Inc, world's second-largest maker of contact lens care products, to cut 550 jobs, or about 9 percent of its work force, over three years and to close five plants to improve its manufacturing efficiency (S)
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BWAY TO ACQUIRE U.S. CAN'S METAL-SERVICES DIVISION
Date: 15 September 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Bway Corp will acquire metal-services subsidiary of US Can Corp for undisclosed price (S)
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ALBERTA ENERGY BIDS CASH AND STOCK FOR AMBER ENERGY
Date: 16 September 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Alberta Energy Co offers to buy struggling rival, Amber Energy Inc, for about $750 million (Canadian) in cash, stock and assumed debt (S)
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