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Date: 05 October 1988
By Richard Halloran and David Binder
Richard Halloran
LEAD: The Pentagon's chief spokesman, J. Daniel Howard, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, appears to have won an internal struggle for control of the department's daily compendium of news clips, which ranks among the most influential publications in the Government.
Date: 06 October 1988
LEAD: INTERNATIONAL A3-17 Augusto Pinochet lost a referendum in Chile called to extend his term as President by eight years, the Interior Ministry announced. Page A1
Date: 06 October 1988
AP
LEAD: Governor Cuomo said today that he would propose legislation next year to extend ''whistle blower'' job protection to those government employees who go to news organizations with their information.
Date: 05 October 1988
By John H. Cushman Jr., Special To the New York Times
John Cushman
LEAD: The Pentagon, turning a poorly kept secret into a public relations fumble, refused today to discuss details about its Stealth fighter, even after a draft press release on the plane had leaked to a newspaper and a Republican Senator had scheduled a news conference on the subject.
Date: 05 October 1988
By Michael R. Kagay
Michael Kagay
LEAD: Public support for the nation's space program has increased, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll.
Date: 05 October 1988
By Philip Taubman, Special To the New York Times
Philip Taubman
LEAD: Meeting for the first time since last week's leadership shake-up, the Politburo today ordered an overhaul of Soviet agriculture and approved creation of a new party journal and a new Government newspaper.
Date: 05 October 1988
By Flora Lewis
Flora Lewis
LEAD: The tables are being turned on who is watching whom. When computers and satellites came into use, big governments got powerful new tools for keeping track of their citizens and each other. But the information explosion can work both ways.
Date: 05 October 1988
By E. J. Dionne Jr
E. Dionne
LEAD: Michael S. Dukakis, helped by traditional Democrats and by widespread public skepticism about Senator Dan Quayle of Indiana, is closing in on Vice President Bush, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll.
Date: 05 October 1988
Reuters
LEAD: Three airline companies in the Persian Gulf have signed an agreement with the Marriott Corporation to buy 50 percent of its catering service at Heathrow Airport in London. The new company, the Marriott-GCC Inflight Catering Service Company, will build a new kitchen at Heathrow to provide food according to Moslem rules.
Date: 06 October 1988
Reuters
LEAD: The AMR Corporation said it would spend about $50 million to develop San Jose, Calif., as an important West Coast hub for American Airlines. The company said the first phase of the hub would open on Dec. 2, with 86 jet and commuter flights a day to 19 cities. When the hub is fully developed by 1991, American and the American Eagle commuter airline will operate 175 flights a day to 52 cities from San Jose.