News Corp. Intends to Shed Its Magazine Unit
Date: 18 July 2001
By Alex Kuczynski
Alex Kuczynski
News Corp is getting out of magazine business entirely; puts Maximum Golf magazine up for sale; Publishers Information Bureau says advertising revenue across American magazines was down 8.2 percent for month of June (M)
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Katharine Graham
Date: 18 July 2001
Editorial tribute to late Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham
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National Briefing
Date: 17 July 2001
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NORTHWEST WASHINGTON: NEGOTIATING GAS TAX AND FARM AID The Legislature convened for its third special session, then promptly recessed to allow Gov. Gary Locke and legislative leaders to discuss a transportation package and relief for farmers hurt by recent storms. The meetings are expected to take at least two days, with separate votes in the House and Senate concluded within the week. The Democratic governor and Republican negotiators are deciding on the size of a gasoline tax and revenue sources. Matthew Preusch (NYT
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Katharine Graham of Washington Post Dies at 84
Date: 18 July 2001
By Marilyn Berger
Marilyn Berger
Katharine Graham, who transformed Washington Post from mediocre newspaper into American institution and in process changed herself from shy widow into publishing legend, dies from head injuries suffered in fall in Idaho; she was 84, and had been attending business conference in Sun Valley; Graham was one of most powerful figures in American journalism, at pinnacle of Washington's political and social establishment; her crucial support for The New York Times in Pentagon Papers case and for her own reporters' dogged uncovering of Watergate scandal recalled; photos (L)
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Liberties; Kay's Amazing Grace
Date: 18 July 2001
By Maureen Dowd
Maureen Dowd
Maureen Dowd Op-Ed column pays affectionate tribute to late Katharine Graham
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BERKSHIRE PARTNERS TO ACQUIRE CLOTHING MAKER
Date: 17 July 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Berkshire Partners will acquire William Carter Companies, children's clothing maker and retailer, from Investcorp for $450 million (S)
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WELLS FARGO REPORTS LOSS ON HEAVY CHARGES
Date: 18 July 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Wells Fargo & Co reports second-quarter loss of $87 million compared with earnings of $1.04 billion year earlier (S)
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MAYTAG REPORTS THAT QUARTERLY PROFITS FELL 71%
Date: 18 July 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Maytag Corp says second-quarter profit fell 71 percent, to $21.8 million; sales fell to $1.07 billion from $1.1 billion (S)
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NURSING HOME OWNER TO SELL SOME OPERATIONS IN FLORIDA
Date: 17 July 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Beverly Enterprises agrees to sell 49 skilled nursing-home sites and four assisted living centers in Florida for $165 million in cash to NMC, affiliate of Vantage Medical and Formation Capital (S)
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SOVEREIGN BANCORP AGREES TO BUY MAIN STREET BANCORP
Date: 18 July 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sovereign Bancorp acquires Main Street Bancorp for about $170 million in stock and cash (S)
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