Lawyers for 5 Jail Guards Say Clients Are Unjustly Demonized
Date: 06 February 1999
By David M. Halbfinger
David
Lawyers for five guards at Nassau County Jail who were transferred in Jan after death of Thomas Pizzuto, inmate who was savagely beaten, criticize news media for unjustly depicting guards as 'murderous brutes'; predict that they will eventually be exonerated (M)
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Journalist Submits Affidavit Naming Aide as a Source
Date: 07 February 1999
By Alison Mitchell
Alison Mitchell
Christopher Hitchens, free-lance journalist who has been critical of Pres Clinton, submits affidavit naming White House aide Sidney Blumenthal as source of information disparaging Monica Lewinsky; statement contradicts Blumenthal testimony to House impeachment managers (S)
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Chelsea Clinton's Privacy
Date: 06 February 1999
Editorial says People magazine article on Chelsea Clinton does not justify the alarm voiced by her parents (M)
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Sports of The Times; Richman's Love-In With the Game
Date: 07 February 1999
By Dave Anderson
Dave Anderson
Sports of The Times interview with Arthur Richman, 72-year-old former sportswriter and Mets executive who is now senior adviser for New York Yankees; Richman will receive achievement award at New York Baseball WritersDinner; photo with baseball memorabilia in his office at Yankee Stadium (S)
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Publisher's Beating Illustrates Passions Aroused by Immigrant Papers
Date: 06 February 1999
By Susan Sachs
Susan Sachs
Shafqat Chughtai, publisher of Sada-E-Pakistan, newspaper for Pakistani immigrants living in Midwood section of Brooklyn, is beaten in his office by gang of bat-wielding men; Zakir Siddiqui, prominent Pakistani travel agency owner who had been accused in Chughtai's newspaper of cheating his fellow immigrants, is charged with ordering attack; photo (M)
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Liberties; Monica's 'Truman Show'
Date: 07 February 1999
By Maureen Dowd
Maureen Dowd
Maureen Dowd Op-Ed column says Monica Lewinsky showed, in interview with House managers, that she has grown savvier and tougher; says impeachment trial is loony, because Congress has history of politicians having affairs with younger female aides and lying about it; claims Republicans act like cheap hypocrites; says Americans hate unfairness, and they know that Kenneth Starr's partisan, relentless conduct has tainted his investigation; says Clinton behaved terribly, but he has no right to complain about media coverage of his daughter, Chelsea, since he has used her for photo opportunities when it suited his purposes (M)
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CHANCELLOR SAYS CLEAR CHANNEL IS INTERESTED IN A DEAL
Date: 06 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Chancellor Media Corp says it received expressions of interest from Clear Channel Communications Inc and other companies about possible acquisition or other transaction (S)
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ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS SHARES FALL 7.5 PERCENT
Date: 06 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Electronic Data Systems Corp fall 7.5 percent, or $3.875, to $48.125 after company says legal dispute with Xerox Corp reduced fourth-quarter revenue by $200 million (S)
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GATEWAY TO EXPAND PLANT AND HIRE 1,000 MORE WORKERS
Date: 06 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Gateway Inc to expand its personal computer plant in Hampton, Va, adding 1,000 workers to meet rising demand for its products; is also building 55-acre campus adjacent to the existing site for vendors and component suppliers (S)
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MONTGOMERY WARD WINS APPROVAL TO CLOSE MORE STORES
Date: 06 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Montgomery Ward Holding Corp wins permission from US Bankruptcy Court to close an additional 39 Ward department stores and 17 Auto Express car-service shops as part of its bankruptcy reorganization effort; closing will mean loss of jobs for about 4,000 workers (S)
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