A troubling historical account and a sensational interview raise questions about what news lasts.
Date: 11 October 1999
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer Media column discusses why Associated Press's voluminously documented report that American troops massacred hundreds of civilians in first days of Korean War, while initially attracting attention, has had less lasting news interest than AP report on same day that Gov Jesse Venutra dismissed organized religion as sham and crutch for weak-minded in interview with Playboy magazine; notes news not fed by sense of continuing struggle is at disadvantage, while controversy and celebrity get attention; photo (M)
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College Paper Apologizes For 'Slave Ship' Comic
Date: 12 October 1999
Rutgers University's mainstream campus newspaper apologizes for publishing comic strip that some black students consider insensitive (S)
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Media Talk; CNN Rejects Advertisement From Salon
Date: 11 October 1999
By Alex Kuczynski
Alex Kuczynski
Salon magazine vice president Patrick Hurley says CNN has rejected television advertisement for Salon.com featuring heads of famous and infamous people on caricatured bodies and will not run Salon ads because CNN views on-line journal as competitor (M)
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AT&T AND BRITISH TELECOM ADD TO JOINT VENTURE
Date: 12 October 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
AT&T Corp and British Telecommunications PLC will invest $3 billion in their Concert venture over next five years to transmit voice, data and video faster between large cities (S)
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BALLANTYNE, FILM PROJECTOR MAKER, IS CONSIDERING SALE
Date: 12 October 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ballantyne of Omaha Inc is considering sale of company (S)
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BIG FLOWER HOLDINGS AGREES TO A REVISED BUYOUT PLAN
Date: 12 October 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Big Flower Holdings Inc agrees to revised terms of its $1.9 billion management-led buyout and warns that third-quarter profit will fall short of estimates (S)
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ANGLOGOLD LOOKS ABROAD
Date: 12 October 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Anglogold Ltd, world's biggest gold company, agrees to buy Acacia Resources Ltd of Australia for $832 million (Australian), or $541 million (US) in stock (S)
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Bay Area Car-Rental Deal
Date: 12 October 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc says three of its franchise owners have bought Bay Area Rentals; financial terms undisclosed (S)
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REPSOL TO SELL ASSETS
Date: 12 October 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Europe's sixth-largest oil company, Repsol-YPF SA, plans to sell its British and Indonesian assets, two Argentine units and US oilfield, offsetting part of cost of its $15 billion purchase of Argentine oil company YPF SA; Repsol-YPF aims to earn at least $2.5 billion (S)
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NO BID BY DELLA VALLE
Date: 12 October 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Diego Della Valle, Italian businessman who owns maker of J P Tod loafers, has decided against bidding for Church & Co PLC, 126-year-old British shoemaker, because he considers current price too high; photo (S)
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