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3rd of December 1993 News
Nieuws zoals het verscheen op de voorpagina van de New York Times op 3 december 1993
Man in the News; Policing and Image: William Joseph Bratton
Date: 03 December 1993
By Felicia R. Lee
Felicia Lee
It was a few minutes before 1 P.M. in Police Commissioner William J. Bratton's office, but instead of being there, in the big room with the framed newspaper articles and models of old police cars, he was on television from New York City talking about his plans to become that city's police commissioner. His television appearance more or less epitomized why people either love or hate William Joseph Bratton. To his admirers, he came off as smooth and articulate, coolly confident of his ability to get the job done. To his detractors, it was yet another example of a man who is aloof and ambitious, often seeking the limelight for his own end.
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A Bad Gag Order in Canada
Date: 04 December 1993
A Canadian judge has gagged his country's press from reporting about a notorious murder trial, ostensibly in the interests of fairness. The gag order is broad even by the standards of a Canadian judiciary that is far more tolerant of censorship than U.S. courts. To help enforce it, border police have been stopping trucks carrying U.S. newspapers to keep Canadians from learning what their neighbors to the south know about the case. This bizarre episode reminds us why the U.S. places a high value on public trials, reported in a free press. Two centuries of strife over freedom of the press have taught that gags on speech, even in the name of justice, are instruments of tyranny even when they fail at total suppression. With due respect to Canada's sovereign power and the judge's sincerity, his action is both futile (the news will get out) and wrong in principle.
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CHRONICLE
Date: 04 December 1993
By Nadine Brozan
Nadine Brozan
Complaining of "overwhelming" intrusion by the news media into her life, and saying she hoped for "more time and space," the PRINCESS OF WALES said yesterday that she would reduce her public commitments and scale back her charitable affiliations. With tears welling up in her eyes, the Princess, who separated from PRINCE CHARLES last year, made her surprise announcement at a luncheon given by the Headway National Head Injuries Association in London.
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Buyback for Capital Cities
Date: 03 December 1993
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Capital Cities/ABC Inc. said yesterday that its offer to repurchase 2 million shares drew just 55 percent, or 1.1 million shares, with the investor Warren E. Buffett selling 1 million shares. The company will pay $630 a share, or $693 million, to buy back the shares, using cash on hand. The company wanted to buy 2 million shares in a so-called Dutch auction, in which shareholders could sell their shares at a price between $590 and $630 a share, with the company accepting the lowest bids. The offer expired at midnight on Wednesday.
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METROMEDIA PAGING IS ACQUIRED BY MOBILEMEDIA
Date: 04 December 1993
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The Mobilemedia Corporation of Ridgefield Park, N.J., said yesterday that it had acquired Metromedia Paging Services Inc. from the Southwestern Bell Corporation, the San Antonio-based regional Bell operating company. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Mobilemedia, the second-largest provider of paging services in the United States, provides paging services in 19 states. As a result of the acquisition, Metromedia Paging was renamed Mobilemedia Communications Inc.
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MEDIMMUNE STOCK CONTINUES TO TURN DOWNWARD
Date: 04 December 1993
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares on Medimmune Inc. continued to fall yesterday after a United States Food and Drug Administration panel voted not to recommend marketing approval for Respivir, the company's drug for lower respiratory infections in infants. The company's stock dropped $4.25 yesterday, to $11.75, in Nasdaq trading, after falling $7 on Thursday. The F.D.A. blood products advisory council said a clinical trial conducted by the company did not provide enough information to demonstrate the effectiveness of Respivir, Medimmune's main product. No other drug is approved for the prevention of syncytial virus, which can cause pneumonia and bronchitis in infants.
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DEBT RATINGS ARE DOWNGRADED BY STANDARD & POOR'S
Date: 04 December 1993
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The Eastman Kodak Company's debt ratings were downgraded yesterday by the Standard & Poor's Corporation in advance of the pending spinoff of the Eastman Chemical Company unit. The move came after Eastman Chemical filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to sell up to $600 million of notes and debentures, bringing the company one step closer to its planned spinoff from Kodak. In announcing the downgrade, S.& P. also cited Kodak's heavy debt burden relative to cash flow and lackluster profitability. The downgrade affects about $7 billion of Kodak's debt. S.& P. lowered the rating on Kodak's senior debt to BBB+ from A-; on its subordinated debt to BBB from BBB+, and on its $2.2 billion of senior shelf debt to a preliminary BBB+ from A-.
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Ford's European Operations Chief to Retire
Date: 04 December 1993
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The Ford Motor Company said today that William H. Fike would retire as president of its troubled European operations at the end of the year and that his position would be eliminated. The announcement followed reports that Mr. Fike, 57, was being recalled to the United States because Ford's top management was unhappy with Ford of Europe's financial performance. The subsidiary had losses of $1.3 billion in 1992 and $711 million in 1991. David Healy, an S. G. Warburg & Company analyst, estimated that Ford of Europe would show a loss of about $500 million for 1993.
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BRITAIN'S BTR TO ACQUIRE REXNORD FOR $420 MILLION
Date: 03 December 1993
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
BTR P.L.C., the British industrial conglomerate, said yesterday that it would buy the Rexnord Corporation for $420 million in cash, or about $22.50 a share. BTR said it already had commitments for more than 50 percent of Rexnord's stock, including a 43 percent stake from the Fairchild Corporation. Rexnord, based in Milwaukee, is the leading American manufacturer of industrial and aerospace seals, material conveying systems and power transmission components. Its shares rose almost 20 percent yesterday, gaining $3.50, to $21.75, on the New York Stock Exchange.
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CAESARS, CIRCUS CIRCUS AND HILTON IN CASINO DEAL
Date: 04 December 1993
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Regulators in Ontario yesterday chose a group consisting of Caesars World Inc., Circus Circus Enterprises Inc. and the Hilton Hotels Corporation to construct and operate a casino in Windsor, directly across the Detroit River from Detroit. Under the proposal, Caesars, Circus Circus and Hilton will be allowed to operate a temporary casino starting in early 1994 in a building that is now used as an art gallery and was once a brewery. The partners will also finance and construct a permanent casino that is to include 75,000 square feet of gaming space, a 300-room hotel, three restaurants, bars and lounges. Once the casino is complete Ontario will lease back the casino from the group, which will sign a management contract.
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