All Nature Mourns Late Leader, North Korea Says
Date: 08 July 1999
By Nicholas D. Kristof
Nicholas
North Korea's news media is going all out to hail 5th anniversary of Pres Kim Il Sung's death and pass mantle of authority to his son, Kim Jong Il; claim flowers are blossoming out of season to mark anniversary (M)
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200 Hear First Lady. Townspeople Were There, Too.
Date: 08 July 1999
By Elisabeth Bumiller
Elisabeth Bumiller
Over 200 reporters from around world cover Hillary Rodham Clinton's visit to Sen Daniel Patrick Moynihan's farm in Delaware County, NY; this is her 13th visit to New York since announcing her interest in Senate seat earlier this year; trip is first to be paid by her Senate exploratory committee and not White House; Clinton is first First Lady to seek political office on her own, with her husband still in White House; photo (M)
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Imprisoned Russian Writer Puts the Gulag on Line
Date: 08 July 1999
By Michael R. Gordon
Michael Gordon
Grigory Pasko, military journalist and Russian Navy captain jailed after documenting Navy's practice of dumping nuclear waste at sea, chronicles dismal life in overcrowded and disease-infested prison on popular political news site on Internet; verdict in his long-running trial is expected this month; photo (M)
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2 G.O.P. Rivals Surprise Journalists' Conference
Date: 09 July 1999
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
Two Republican Presidential candidates, Gov George W Bush of Texas and Sen John S McCain of Arizona, make last-minute appearances at convention of thousands of Hispanic, African-American, Indian and Asian-American journalists in Seattle after reading newspaper article highlighting their decision to decline an invitation to speak and take questions at convention of Unity: Journalists of Color Inc (S)
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ABBOTT IS BUYING PERCLOSE FOR $680 MILLION
Date: 09 July 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Abbott Laboratories will buy Perclose Inc for about $680 million in stock to expand its hold on fast-growing mechanical heart valves and closure devices (S)
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SONY IS SHUTTING NORTH AMERICAN WIRELESS PHONE UNIT
Date: 08 July 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sony Corp is shutting its North American wireless phone business and dismissing about 200 employees (S)
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NATIONAL-OILWELL ACQUIRES CE DRILLING FOR $65 MILLION
Date: 08 July 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
National-Oilwell Inc acquires CE Drilling Products Inc for about $65 million in cash (S)
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SMITHKLINE TO CUT 800 JOBS AT FIVE ANTIBIOTICS PLANTS
Date: 09 July 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Smithkline Beecham PLC plans to cut 800 jobs, or about 1.4 percent of its work force, as it consolidates its antibiotics manufacturing operations; plan is part of larger effort announced Feb 9 to streamline operations and save more than $300 million a year by 2002 (S)
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TWO JUDGES CLEAR WAY FOR SFX TO BUY LIVENT'S ASSETS
Date: 09 July 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
US Bankruptcy Judge Arthur J Gonzalez and Ontario Justice John Ground give approval for Livent Inc to sell most of its assets to SFX Entertainment Inc for about $128 million; SFX has offered to buy Livent for $90.8 million in cash, plus as much as $37 million in future payments (S)
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I.B.M. WINS $1.2 BILLION CONTRACT FROM FRENCH RETAILER
Date: 08 July 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
IBM wins $1.2 billion contract to run computer systems for Galeries Lafayette SA, French retailer; also discloses separate pacts with National Road and Motorists Association of Australia and Ace Ltd; three agreements are worth about $2 billion (S)
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