Media Talk; Former Esquire Editor May Move to Daily News
Date: 02 November 1998
By Alex Kuczynski
Alex Kuczynski
Edward Kosner, former editor of Esquire magazine, has been negotiating with New York Daily News owner Mortimer B Zuckerman to become editor in charge of revitalizing New York Daily News's Sunday newspaper; photo (S)
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When Facts Alone Won't Do
Date: 02 November 1998
By Jeff Greenfield
Jeff Greenfield
Jeff Greenfield Op-Ed article on controversy at ABC News over network's decision to ask Oliver Stone to develop prime-time special based on 1997 crash of TWA Flight 800; drawing
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Toronto's Newspaper War
Date: 02 November 1998
By Anthony Depalma
Anthony Depalma
Toronto's newspaper dailies prepared for newspaper war by fortifying their staffs and adding sections with entry of Conrad Black's new daily, The National Post; The Globe and Mail, Black's primary competition both in Toronto and nationally, switched to color photographs and expanded its sports section; all three existing dailies ran sensational special reports; Torstar Corp, publisher of Toronto Star, shook things up even more last week with $486 million (US) hostile takeover bid for Toronto Sun and 14 other Canadian papers owned by Sun Media Corp; Black says he expects to lose about $40 million during next four years on his new Canadian newspaper; photos (M)
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Media; The urban newspaper column flourished when the city was king. Times have changed.
Date: 02 November 1998
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
Article on demise of urban newspaper columnist; focuses on Mike Royko, Jimmy Breslin and Herb Caen, who tied themselves to their cities' emotional geography, which they then reproduced through their distinctive writing styles; photos (M)
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SERVICEMASTER IN STOCK AND DEBT DEAL FOR LANDCARE
Date: 03 November 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Servicemaster Co to buy Landcare USA Inc for more than $250 million in stock and assumed debt and will combine acquisition with its Trugreen-Chemlawn unit (S)
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PHILLIPS PETROLEUM IN COKER VENTURE WITH VENEZUELA
Date: 03 November 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Phillips Petroleum Co completes agreement with Petroleos de Venezuela SA, state oil company, to build $450 million coker at Phillips's refinery in Sweeny, Tex (S)
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TEXACO AND CHEVRON COMBINE SOME OPERATIONS
Date: 03 November 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Texaco Inc and Chevron Corp combine their marine fuels and lubricants operations in joint venture, called Fuel and Marine Marketing LLC, to reduce costs and gain market share; venture, proposed in March, receives approval from European regulators (S)
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BOOLE & BABBAGE SOARS ON PLANNED PURCHASE BY BMC
Date: 03 November 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Boole & Babbage Inc rise 13 percent after BMC Software Inc announces it will buy company for about $877 million in stock (S)
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CELESTICA TO ACQUIRE ANOTHER COMPUTER PARTS MAKER
Date: 03 November 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Celestica Inc acquires International Manufacturing Services Inc for about $160 million; price includes assumption of $20 million in debt and its stock options (S)
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EMPIRE TO BUY A RIVAL CANADIAN GROCERY CHAIN
Date: 03 November 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Empire Co to acquire Oshawa Group for about $1.5 billion (Canadian), or $972 million (US) in cash and stock (S)
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