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Date: 29 August 1996
By Terry Pristin
Terry Pristin
Carmen Paul, sportswriter who says she was dismissed from Dorf Feature Service after complaining about supervisor's amorous advances, is awarded $200,000 settlement (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)
Date: 30 August 1996
By Jo Thomas
Jo Thomas
Prosecutors in Oklahoma City bombing case ask Judge Richard P Matsch to deny Timothy McVeigh's request to give television and newspaper interviews (S)
Date: 30 August 1996
By James Bennet
James Bennet
Bill Clinton's careful convention script goes somewhat awry on major broadcast networks as anchors turn to discussing political adviser Dick Morris's resignation in sex scandal; television coverage of Republican and Democratic conventions compared; graph showing Democrats drew more viewers (M)
Date: 29 August 1996
By William Safire
William Safire
William Safire Op-Ed column says Pres Clinton's recent loss of temper during questioning by news reporters is calculated to intimidate reporters who dare to raise Whitewater-related issues, display financial carrot and stick to aides under investigation and to begin denouncing independent counsel, Kenneth Starr, as partisan hack (M)
Date: 29 August 1996
By Howard W. French
Howard French
Liberia's fiesty press, put out of business by recent factional warfare, is printing again in what many residents of capital of Monrovia regard as hopeful sign of return to life in dispirited and ravaged city; photo (M)
Date: 30 August 1996
By Alison Mitchell
Alison Mitchell
Pres Clinton's advisers move to contain damage from Dick Morris's resignation; refuse to confirm tabloid report that he had year-long affair with prostitute, and play down strategist's importance to campaign; Clinton spokesman Mike McCurry says he has no information on veracity of report, and cautions reporters to consider the source, tabloid Star (S)
Date: 30 August 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Summit Bancorporation will buy BMJ Financial Corp for $164.5 million in stock (S)
Date: 29 August 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Imation Corp agrees to buy Luminous Corp for undisclosed amount of cash and stock (S)
Date: 30 August 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Dana Corp agrees to acquire piston ring and cylinder liner business of SPX Corp for $235 million in transaction that would eliminate Dana's biggest competitor in those businesses (S)
Date: 29 August 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
CKE Restaurants Inc agrees to buy Casa Bonita Inc, owner of 109 Taco Bueno fast-food Mexican restaurants, from Unigate PLC for $42 million in cash (S)