Your Media Ball, My Field
Date: 11 August 1996
By Mark Landler
Mark Landler
Consolidations in media business and their effects on television programming and news policies discussed (S)
Replay zondag 11 augustus 1996
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11th of August 1996 News
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The Delegates: Where Image Meets Reality
Date: 12 August 1996
By James Bennet
James Bennet
New York Times/CBS News Poll finds that almost one in five delegates to Republican convention in San Diego is millionaire; delegates are also more likely to call themselves 'very conservative' than were delegates to Republican convention eight years ago; they are even more conservative than their own candidate, Bob Dole; survey points up problem Dole has wrestled with all summer: how to sustain enthusiasm of party's core conservative activists, while still appealing to moderate Republicans, Democrats and independents to get enough votes to win in Nov (M)
Japanese Stocks Off a Bit
Date: 12 August 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Nikkei index of 225 Japanese stock issues is down 9.35 points, at 20,541.7, at midday (Mon, 8/12) (S)
Machine Tools Get New Report
Date: 12 August 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Association for Manufacturing Technology and American Machine Tool Distributors' Association estimate United States orders for machine tools totaled $643.1 million, June; figure cannot be compared with previous months because it includes for first time imported tools distributed by American firms (S)
Avantel of Mexico Entering Long-Distance
Date: 12 August 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Avantel SA to open new fiber-optic phone lines for public use as Mexico opens long-distance phone market to competition; Avantel is owned by MCI Communications and Grupo Financiero Banamex Accival (S)
U.S. Reaches Airline Accord On Venezuela
Date: 12 August 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Federal Aviation Administration says United States and Venezuela have agreed to allow continued air service between their two nations for 30 days as Venezuela tries to meet international safety standards; American Airlines and United Airlines resume flights (S)
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 11 August 1996
International 3-19 RUSSIAN BATTLE RAGES ON Rebels were reported to have begun withdrawing from Chechnya's capital. As the battle raged the Parliament in Moscow approved the reappointment of Prime Minister Viktor S. Chernomyrdin. 1 GUARDED G.I. OPTIMISM IN BOSNIA After nearly eight months in Bosnia, the soldiers of Company C see only one hurdle standing between them and coming home a few months from now -- the Sept. 14 national elections. 1 ENDING SOCIALISM IN ZAMBIA Zambia's mammoth copper mines, the state-owned crown jewel, is being sold as part of an aggressive privatization program that may create Africa's freest economy. 3 VLADIVOSTOK'S SLOW AWAKENING As if awakening from a deep, decades-old sleep, Vladivostok is slowly reassuming the character that once made it one of Russia's most cosmopolitan cities. 14 CLOSE CALL IN NORTHERN IRELAND A feared confrontation along sectarian fault lines in Londonderry was narrowly avoided when some 10,000 Protestant militants called off plans to march near a predominantly Catholic neighborhood. 19 National 20-30 G.O.P. HAILS DOLE'S CHOICE Bob Dole's choice of Jack Kemp as his running mate was hailed by Republicans who said they hoped the former Buffalo Congressman and professional football player would enliven the ticket and spur voters to take a second look at Mr. Dole. 1 KEMP INFLUENCES G.O.P. AGENDA Jack Kemp has proved himself effective, if somewhat clumsy, at keeping his economic views on the Republican agenda over the last few months. 1 A PASSION FOR IDEAS Man in the News: Jack Kemp all his adult life has set himself apart through a devotion to ideas, some of them unconventional. 1 KEMP'S INFLUENCE FELT Some of Bob Dole's senior advisers are veterans of Kemp campaigns past -- starting with the campaign manager and including, recently, Mr. Dole's communications director and chief policy advisers. 25 PERSONAL CONTEST IN MONTANA A candidate for a Montana Congressional seat has remained a strong contender despite some embarrassing disclosures about his past. 20 CLINTON BLASTS G.O.P. AND N.R.A. President Clinton began a weeklong vacation with a blast at Congressional Republicans and the National Rifle Association for blocking his proposal to require chemical markers in gunpowder to help track terrorist bombs. 23 SERIES OF MARTIAN LETDOWNS Evidence of life on Mars, real or imaginary, has been turning up for more than a century, and the latest hypothesis put forward by NASA extends a tradition marked chiefly by disappointment. 1 AMISH LINE UP FOR SKATING In the last few years, hundreds of Amish, most of them young, have taken up in-line skating to run errands, play hockey or just zigzag for pleasure. 20 CHEMICAL WARFARE EVIDENCE A group of veterans of the Persian Gulf War are offering the most compelling evidence to date that American troops were exposed to Iraqi chemical weapons. 12 Metropolitan 31-35 ACCESS TO PLANE QUESTIONED Law enforcement officials investigating the crash of T.W.A. Flight 800 have found that perhaps hundreds of people could have entered the baggage area, the tarmac around the plane or parts of the terminal through which bags checked for the flight were transported. 31 Obituaries 37
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 12 August 1996
International A2-7 VICTORY ELUDES RUSSIAN TROOPS Russian troops fought desperately but in vain to win back control of Grozny, the capital of the secessionist region of Chechnya, in one of the most violent days of the 20-month war. A1 CAMBODIAN REBELS SPLINTER Signs have emerged of a severe split in one of the world's most brutal guerrilla groups, the Khmer Rouge, with a flurry of radio broadcasts by the guerrillas condemning some of their own leaders. A1 THE EX-MARINE WHO LEADS SOMALIA War-weary Somalis are waiting to see how the former American marine who replaced his dead father as a faction leader will change the balance of power in Somalia. A3 MAYA RENAISSANCE IN GUATEMALA After five centuries of repression, Guatemala's Maya majority is beginning to flex its muscles, taking advantage of the political opening that has accompanied the winding down of a 35-year civil war. A1 An ex-policeman's jail term was hailed by feminists in India. A2 A tense weekend in Northern Ireland saw only minor clashes. A7 Sarajevo Journal: A ruined library with a will to live. A4 NATIONAL A10-13, B5-9 DOLE STARTS CONVENTION Bob Dole arrived on a boat in San Diego for his long-awaited convention with his running mate, Jack Kemp, and a pitch for his centerpiece plan to cut taxes. A1 POLL FINDS A DIVIDE A New York Times/CBS News Poll of delegates highlights a problem for Mr. Dole: how to sustain the enthusiasm of the party's conservatives, while still appealing to moderate Republicans, Democrats and independents in November. A1 HOPE AND FEAR IN HEARTLAND In Canton, Ohio, Republicans had nothing but hopeful things to say about the choice of Jack Kemp, but they also revealed their fears about Bob Dole's candidacy. A1 The party platform is a rigidly conservative document. B5 Mr. Dole and Mr. Kemp are still working on their chemistry. B5 Patrick Buchanan planned a ''Truce of San Diego.'' B6 Gov. George Pataki refused an invitation to address the meeting. B7 Convention-goers engaged in a filibuster of fun in San Diego. B7 TV viewers will see a party vision of opportunity and optimism. B7 REFORM PARTY MEETS The Reform Party opened the first stage of its bicoastal convention in Long Beach, Calif. A1 There was work inside, and drama outside the Reform meeting. B9 WELFARE LABORATORY The pursuit of self-sufficiency for the poor embodied in the new Federal welfare law is already under way in Florida, which is experimenting with time limits on benefits and jobs for recipients. A10 A MONUMENT IN BUTTER Every August to Des Moines comes the Iowa State Fair, and with it the cow made from butter. A10 EXAMINING A POWER FAILURE Utility officials tried to explain a far-flung power failure that cut electricity to millions of people in the West on Saturday. A13 Internet users can search, free, for 180,000 private scholarships. A12 Metro Report B1-4 NEW DOUBT ON BOMB THEORY Divers have recovered the last of four luggage containers that Trans World Airlines Flight 800 had been carrying in its forward cargo hold and have found that the large metal box, like the others retrieved earlier, showed no visible evidence of damage from a bomb, investigators announced. A1 Business Digest D1 Arts/Entertainment C9-13 Trying to revive a Russian stage legacy. C9 A novelist who knows Hollywood's bleak houses. C9 Theater: ''Valley of the Dolls.'' C12 ''Born to Sing!'' C10 Music: Ray Charles at Radio City. C9 New York Philharmonic. C10 Pop hits become standards. C10 Books: ''Blue Streak.'' C13 Video: Robin Williams returns as the Genie. C13 Sports C1-8 Baseball: Yanks rout Tigers. C1 White Sox top Orioles. C5 Mets defeat Marlins. C7 Labor talks slow down. C7 Columns: Berkow on Tigers C7 On Pro Basketball C4 Football: Carter's comeback. C1 Notebook C2 Giants settle on Brown. C2 Golf: Brooks wins playoff. C1 Horse Racing: Cigar heads home. C3 Danish outruns favorite. C3 Obituaries B10 Rafael Kubelik, conductor Ossie Clark, British fashion designer and icon of the 60's Editorials/Op-Ed A14-15 Editorials Election rehearsal in Mostar. Favoring dairy farmers. Gail Collins: Convention rewrite. Letters Anthony Lewis: Give me your rich. Bob Herbert: Supply-side seducer. William Safire: Dole's Kemp strategy. William Shore: Clinton's new (double) deal. John J. Marchi: New York's welfare meltdown. Chronicle B2 Bridge C12 Crossword C13
Abbott Gets the News
Date: 12 August 1996
California Angels assign pitcher Jim Abbott to minor leagues (S)
On-Line Access to G.O.P. Convention
Date: 12 August 1996
By Mike Allen
Mike Allen
Guide to World Wide Web sites featuring Republican National Convention; table; drawing (M)