Newspapers in Stricken Cities Faced Biggest Challenges
Date: 16 August 2003
By David D. Kirkpatrick With Bill Carter
David
Newspapers in Cleveland, Detroit, New York and Toronto struggle to cover massive power outage with most of their reporters, editors and printing plants concentrated in cites without power; Cleveland Plain Dealer implements emergency pact with Akron Beacon Journal to put out paper; Detroit Free Press relies in part on plants of two newspapers operated by Gannett, owner of rival Detroit News; Toronto Star is saved when its sister paper, Hamilton Spectator, regains power in time to help out; blackout barely affects New York Daily News, whose Jersey City printing plant regains power quickly, but nearly cripples New York Post, which put out limited run from Bergen Record plant; national newspapers and television and radio news organizations are relatively undisturbed by power loss; local television stations in New York and other major cities suffer sporadically; photo (M)
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Fiddling With the Reception
Date: 17 August 2003
By Jason Zengerle
Jason Zengerle
Jason Zengerle article describes various missteps by CNN as network struggles to fill its 8:00 pm hour; network president Jim Walton made his mark by dropping Connie Chung's program and network plans to pit host Paula Zahn against ratings-leader Fox; show will feature harder news and top analysts; photos (L)
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The Death of an Expert Witness
Date: 17 August 2003
By Alan Cowell
Alan Cowell
News analysis on Lord Hutton's inquiry into death of British weapons expert Dr David Kelly, and overwhelming sense that verdict will mold history's view of whether Prime Min Tony Blair misled nation into going to war against Iraq; also very much at stake is prestige of famous BBC; its naming of Kelly as source of report suggesting government exaggerated Iraqi threat precipitated crisis and culminated in his suicide (M)
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World Business Briefing | Europe: Ireland: Drug Maker Debt Extension
Date: 16 August 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Irish drug maker Elan Corp pays debtholders $2.1 million to waive right to early repayment of as much as $2 billion in debt (S)
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Charter Cancels a Debt Refinancing
Date: 16 August 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Charter Communications Corp cancels $1.7 billion debt refinancing after rising bond yields and waning demand for riskiest debt makes borrowing too expensive (S)
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Decline in Dollar Lifts Estée Lauder Sales
Date: 16 August 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Estee Lauder Companies reports profit in is fourth quarter ended June 30; net income was $53 million compared with loss of $25.4 million year earlier; sales rose 8.3 percent, to $1.22 billion (S)
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Large Gain in Factory Output; Consumer Prices Rise Slightly
Date: 16 August 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Federal Reserve reports industrial production rose 0.5 percent in July, more than expected and most since January; production of consumer durable goods rose 2.3 percent after increasing 1 percent previous month; proportion of nation's factory capacity in use rose to 74.5 percent from 74.2 percent in June; Labor Department reports Consumer Price Index rose 0.2 percent in July, same as in June; graphs (M)
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 17 August 2003
INTERNATIONAL 3-12 Israel Eases Demand On Holding Militants Israel has backed away from its demand that the men it regards as wanted terrorists be held in Palestinian prisons. Mohammad Dahlan, the Palestinian minister of security, has given assurances that he will monitor the wanted men and prevent them from mounting attacks. 1
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 16 August 2003
INTERNATIONAL A2-6 Libya Formally Admits 1988 Jetliner Bombing Libya formally accepted responsibility for the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, but in general language that lacked any expression of remorse. A letter containing Libya's admission and its pledge to compensate the survivors and renounce terrorism was presented to the Security Council president. A6
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Rain at the Shore? What Good News
Date: 17 August 2003
Weather stations in Atlantic City and Trenton, NJ, report fewer consecutive rainy days than station in Philadelphia, which reported 16 consecutive days of rain from July 27 through August 11 (S)
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