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25th of May 2000 News
Nieuws zoals het verscheen op de voorpagina van de New York Times op 25 mei 2000
Reading the News in the Inkless World of Cyberspace
Date: 25 May 2000
By Mike Wendland
Mike Wendland
Essay by Mike Wendland reports on his experiment to see how well he could stay informed by reading news only online, on his handheld Palm organizer or 'Web enabled' wireless phone; says he was frustrated without his printed newspaper, but on objective level, he can say with certainty that after five months of consuming only online news, he did not miss very much news; says what he could not get online was local news, local advertising, convenience and various subjective things; says he has resubscribed to his old newspapers; photo (M)
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Ex-G.I. in A.P. Account Concedes He Didn't See Korea Massacre
Date: 26 May 2000
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
Associated Press reports that Edward L Daily, Korean War veteran whose unsettling recollections of gunning down civilians made him most sought-after witness to killings, now agrees that he was not on the scene; Daily's admission comes after reporters for military affairs Web site Stripes.com and US News & World Report publish evidence raising doubts about his presence on scene; Associated Press says it remains confident of central findings of its story of killings, which won Pulitzer Prize; Daily is one of three soldiers who spoke of getting direct order to shoot civilians; such orders, if they were given, would be likely to constitute war crime, and Defense Dept has set up commission to look into matter(M)
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2 Officials Rebuked for Tripp Disclosures
Date: 26 May 2000
By Elizabeth Becker
Elizabeth Becker
Defense Sec William S Cohen reprimands his spokesman, Kenneth H Bacon, and another senior Pentagon official for releasing information to journalist in 1998 from private personnel file of Linda R Tripp; Cohen's action comes after two-year investigation by department's inspector general concludes that Bacon and his then-assistant, Clifford H Bernath, violated federal Privacy Act by disclosing confidential material from Tripp's Pentagon employment file regarding long-ago arrest; Bacon says he believed his conduct was lawful under federal Freedom of Information Act, which makes such information available to public (M)
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Opposition in Disarray as Belgrade Cracks Down
Date: 26 May 2000
By Steven Erlanger
Steven Erlanger
Leaders of democratic opposition in Serbia are divided about how to respond to government's seizure of main opposition television station, undercutting their credibility and damaging image of unity they are trying to project to voters and West; at issue are dangers of confrontation with Pres Slobodan Milosevic; some leaders favor program of civil disobedience, while others press for negotiated settlement with Milosevic that might bring early elections under fairer conditions; Vuk Draskovic, largest opposition party, reportedly opposes any plan of confrontation that would give Milosevic further pretext for general crackdown; photo (M)
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WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS AGREES TO BUY A RIVAL
Date: 26 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc to buy rival Schein Pharmaceuticals Inc, drugmaker with losses and regulatory troubles, for at least $644.2 million (S)
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CABLETRON TO SELL DIGITAL UNIT TO GORES TECHNOLOGY
Date: 25 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Cabletron Systems Inc agrees to sell Digital Network Products Group, business it acquired in 1998 from Digital Equipment Corp, to Gores Technology Group; financial terms undisclosed (S)
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MICROCHIP TO BUY CHIP PLANT FROM MATSUSHITA
Date: 25 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Microchip Technology Inc, semiconductor maker, agrees to buy plant in Puyallup, Wash, from Matsushita Electric Industrial Co and will hire more than 1,000 workers; terms of transaction undisclosed; production at plant will start in August 2001 (S)
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BP AMOCO TO BUY REST OF VASTAR FOR $1.47 BILLION
Date: 25 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Offer by BP Amoco PLC to buy 18 percent of Vastar Resources Inc that it does not own is approved by company's board after BP sweetens bid to $83 a share or $1.47 billion (S)
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FPL TO LEASE FIBER OPTIC LINES TO SBC COMMUNICATIONS
Date: 25 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
FPL Group agrees to lease fiber optic lines covering major cities in Florida to SBC Communications Inc for as much as $110 million (S)
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EDISON INTERNATIONAL SEEKS HIGHER BID FOR TWO PLANTS
Date: 26 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Edison International seeks higher bids for its stakes in two power plants in the Southwest, after having agreed to sell them to Pinnacle West Capital Corp for $550 million; agreement allows Edison to pursue other offers (S)
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