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Date: 07 May 2000
By David Walton
David Walton
David Walton reviews book A Bohemian Brigade: The Civil War Correspondents-Mostly Rough, Sometimes Ready by James M Perry (M)
Replaying lördag 6 maj 2000
Den 6 maj 2000 var en lördag under stjärntecknet ♉. Det var 126 e dagen i året. Förenta staternas president var William J. (Bill) Clinton.
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6th of May 2000 News
Nyheter som framträdde på New York Times framsida den 6 maj 2000
Sri Lanka, Limiting Reports, Says It Pushed Back Rebels
Date: 06 May 2000
By Celia W. Dugger
Celia Dugger
Sri Lankan government says troops have pushed back Tamil rebels trying to capture northern city of Jaffna; officials delete portions of reports by international news agencies that describe opposition rally organized by United National Party to protest authorities' sweeping new powers; government has tightened press censorship, citing national security (M)
Washington Memo; For Politicians, Being Funny Is a Serious Business
Date: 07 May 2000
By John Files
John Files
Washington Memo on recent White House correspondents' dinner, at which Pres Clinton lampooned himself with home movies, which depicted him as quintessential Lonely Guy in twilight of his presidency; photo (M)
MEDALLION FINANCIAL TO PURCHASE AMERITRANS CAPITAL
Date: 06 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Medallion Financial Corp, which specializes in making taxicab-related loans, agrees to buy Ameritrans Capital Corp for about $16.9 million to create largest US taxi-medallion lender (S)
EARTHSHELL TO SELL SHARES TO ACQUA WELLINGTON
Date: 06 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
EarthShell Corp, maker of new biodegradable sandwich container for McDonald's Corp, says Acqua Wellington North America Equities Fund Ltd has agreed to purchase $60 million in EarthShell's shares (S)
GREENBRIER, FREIGHT-CAR MAKER, PLANS LAYOFFS
Date: 06 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Greenbrier Companies, third-largest railroad freight-car maker, lays off 500 employees at plant in Nova Scotia in response to 50 percent drop in North American orders (S)
KLM AND ALITALIA TALKING AGAIN
Date: 06 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Italian Prime Min Giuliano Amato says KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Alitalia, which formally eneded their alliance last week, are still discussing possible partnership; photo (S)
GAS FIND IN INDONESIA
Date: 06 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Joint venture of Lasmo PLC and Unocal Corp finds natural gas in Indonesia estimated at two to three trillion cubic feet; Lasmo shareholders approve plan to buy back up to 10 percent of its shares; photo (S)
FIAT TO BUY COMPANIES
Date: 06 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Fiat SpA offers to buy shares it does not already own in insurer Toro Assicurazioni SpA and auto parts maker Magneti Marelli SpA for $1.07 billion; graph of Toro stock price (S)
Clinton's Comedy
Date: 07 May 2000
Ronald P Seyb letter on Pres Clinton's comedy video for Washington correspondents' dinner; notes that American culture has always treated even its solemn exercises in civic participation as opportunities for diversion