Reaching for Some Answers, Americans Betray Trust and Mistrust
Date: 30 March 1999
By Susan Sachs
Susan Sachs
Even though many Americans accept Clinton Administration's portrayal of NATO's military strikes against Yugoslavia as clear-cut moral obligation, many remain skeptical; say more they see and hear about faraway conflict, less they feel they understand it; suspect public is not getting full story of goings-on in Yugoslavia, either from news media or politicians; photos (M)
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Even Milosevic Foes Criticize Western Media
Date: 31 March 1999
By Steven Erlanger
Steven Erlanger
Small but significant minority of Serbs, frustrated by war propaganda that passes for news in Belgrade, spend long hours every day watching satellite television, exchanging E-mail and surfing Internet; they say that NATO's media manipulation is simply more subtle than Belgrade's, that Serbian interests in Kosovo are ignored or trivialized and that Serbs are being demonized to justify bombing; Vesna Kostic, economic journalist and open opponent of Yugoslav Pres Slobodan Milosevic, comments; photo (M)
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Respectful Law Enforcement
Date: 31 March 1999
Editorial rejects suggestions by Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Police Commissioner Howard Safir that media coverage of Amadou Diallo's slaying and atmosphere created by case may may be affecting ability of police to do job and may have led to uptick in crime in New York City; says city should heed study by Vera Institute of Justice, which concluded that vigorous policing and respectful law enforcement should not ignite community anger or limit civil rights and that security does not require bullies or necessitate verbal or physical abuse (M)
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TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS WILL CUT JOBS IN REORGANIZATION
Date: 31 March 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Technology Solutions Co will dismiss 300 workers as it cuts costs and restructures its businesses and warns that its first-quarter profit will not meet expectations; company will take charge of as much as $12 million in first quarter (S)
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PALEX, A PALLET MAKER, TO BE BOUGHT BY GERMAN COMPANY
Date: 31 March 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Palex Inc to be acquired by International Food Container Organization of Germany and to form new public company to expand its platform and container business internationally (S)
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WELLPOINT WANTS TO BUY COLORADO HEALTH INSURER
Date: 30 March 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Wellpoint Health Networks Inc is interested in buying Rocky Mountain Hospital and Medical Service for more than $200 million (S)
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BROWN & SHARPE TO CLOSE PLANTS IN BRITAIN, REPORT LOSS
Date: 31 March 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Co will take pretax first-quarter charge of about $20 million to close three British plants and dismiss 230 workers, mostly in Britain, to cut costs; also plans to restructure some custom-measurement businesses (S)
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SHARES OF BINKS RISE AFTER IT REPORTS SUITORS' INTEREST
Date: 31 March 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Binks Sames Corp says it has received unsolicited inquiries about sale of all or part of company; shares of Binks rise $2.625, to $18.75, giving company's stock current total value of $55 million (S)
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DANA AND GKN PLAN TO SWAP TRUCK-DRIVETRAIN PLANTS
Date: 30 March 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Dana Corp, US maker of engine parts, and British parts producer GKN PLC to swap businesses that make drivetrain systems for all-wheel and four-wheel-drive vehicles; Dana will exchange unit that makes front-wheel parts for light trucks for GKN's business that makes rear-wheel systems for heavy trucks (S)
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DOMINION RESOURCES TO WRITE OFF COSTS OF $251 MILLION
Date: 31 March 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Dominion Resources Inc, owner of Virginia's largest power company, will take $251 million first-quarter charge to write off costs for which it wll not be reimbursed by customers in deregulated market; Virginia's Gov James Gilmore signed law last week that begins opening state's electricity market to competition in 2002 and caps rates through 2007 (S)
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