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Date: 08 January 1992
By Garry Trudeau
Garry Trudeau
Readers of The New York Times's sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth personal attacks on Oliver Stone this week could be forgiven for wondering if the beleaguered director of "J.F.K." has a point. Significant elements of the Establishment Media do seem hellbent on destroying his reputation. Conspiracy or consensus? You don't have to be paranoid to re-create the key events of the last eight months -- but it helps. From the top:
Date: 08 January 1992
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
British Aerospace P.L.C. said it had received a $425 million contract from the Orion Satellite Corporation, a United States-based unit of Orion Network Systems Inc., for two communications satellites. The satellites will be delivered in orbit, and the first is scheduled to be launched in the summer of 1994, British Aerospace said. The contract represents the first commercial sale by a European company of communications satellites to an American company.
Date: 09 January 1992
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The Union Electric Company agreed to sell its Iowa wholesale and retail business to IES Industries, an Iowa utility company, for $60 million cash. It will also sell its northern Illinois retail business to the Central Illinois Public Service Company for $8.5 million. Proceeds will be used to retire debt, a senior vice president, C. W. Mueller, said. The sales will save $8 million a year in operating costs and allow Union Electric to focus on Missouri and southwestern Illinois, he said.
Date: 08 January 1992
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
British Steel P.L.C. plans to cut 219 jobs over the next year at its coated products plant in Britain, a spokesman said in response to news reports. The cuts are part of a continuing program to reduce costs in all areas of the company, the spokesman said. British Steel said on Nov. 11, when it announced its earnings for the first half of its fiscal year, that it had cut 4,500 British jobs in the period. The company employed 47,100 people in Britain at the half-year mark, which was on Sept. 30.
Date: 08 January 1992
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The proposed sale by Wellcome P.L.C. of its environmental health division to Roussel Uclaf will not be referred to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission, the Department of Trade and Industry said in a statement today. On Nov. 5, Wellcome said it was in talks with Roussel over the proposed sale of the division. Since then, no further details have been released.
Date: 08 January 1992
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Cascade International, a bankrupt retailer, said its former chairman, Victor Incendy, who vanished in mid-November, had sold large amounts of stock illegally to bolster reported revenues. It also said that substantial "preferential payments" were made to unnamed people or companies before Cascade's bankruptcy filing last month. The company is seeking to recover the payments.
Date: 09 January 1992
INTERNATIONAL A3-10 A PLEDGE IN TOKYO The United States and Japan pledged to try to lift the world economy from a looming slowdown by adopting budgetary and interest-rate policies to promote faster growth. It was the first accord to emerge from the meeting between President Bush and Prime Minister Miyazawa in Tokyo. A1 ILL WITH FLU, BUSH COLLAPSES President Bush collapsed at a state dinner at the Japanese Prime Minister's residence in Tokyo. The President's spokesman said he had intestinal flu but that he was "up and about" this morning. A1 Gastroenteritis often causes sudden and violent stomach upsets. A8 A wave of sympathy in Japan for the U.S. President. A8 SUPERCOLLIDER IN JEOPARDY President Bush will return home this week with no financial commitment from Japan for an $8.4 billion superconducting supercollider in Texas, raising new doubts about the project's future. A9 ISRAEL AND CHINA PLAN TIES Israel and China are expected to establish diplomatic relations during a trip by Foreign Minister David Levy to Beijing toward the end of the month, senior officials said. A3 ALGERIA WEIGHS CRACKDOWN Senior members of the Algerian Government are heatedly debating whether President Benjedid should interrupt the democratic process that has led to a triumph of Islamic fundamentalists in the first free elections for Parliament. A7 OUSTED HAITIAN BACKS RIVAL Diplomats said Haiti's exiled President, the Rev. Jean-Bertrand Aristide, had endorsed the nomination of a political rival as Prime Minister, renewing hope for an end to the country's political crisis. A3 UKRAINE WIDENS CONTROL The military command in Moscow said its main communications link to 300,000 troops had been lost to Ukrainian military officials who are intent on nationalizing former Soviet units in the republic. A6 RESIGNATION IN YUGOSLAVIA The Yugoslav Defense Minister resigned and was temporarily replaced by a more outspoken advocate of the Serbian cause. The move stirred doubts about the durability of a cease-fire in Croatia. A6 FAULTING PATRIOT MISSILES An assessment of the Patriot antimissile system's performance in the Persian Gulf war says that it experienced "an almost total failure to intercept quite primitive attacking missiles." A10 London Journal: Poetry to warm the subway rider's soul. A4 NATIONAL A14-21, B10-11 THE WHITE HOUSE PRESCRIPTION The White House chief of staff told a group of A.M.A. executives that the President's election-year proposals to help heal the nation's health care system were likely to include tax credits for the purchase of medical insurance, incentives for people to enroll in group health plans and restrictions on malpractice suits. A1 WILDER DROPS OUT The Governor of Virginia withdrew from the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination, citing the demands of running his financially troubled state. A1 Vice President Quayle stumped in New Hampshire. B11 THE WHITE-COLLAR BLUES Many thousands of well-educated young professionals have had the misfortune to begin their working lives in a deteriorating economy that has cut a mean swath through the white-collar work force. A16 GAIN ON IMPOTENCE REPORTED Medical reseachers said they had found a physiological explanation for most cases of male impotence. A1 ANOTHER PLANETARY SYSTEM Astronomers have found what they think will prove to be the first definitive evidence of planets orbiting a star other than the Sun. A14 YES, IN THEIR BACKYARD Lured by the prospect of lucrative grants, seven communities have notified the Government that they are interested in becoming the site of a new warehouse to store thousands of tons of high-level nuclear waste. But their very willingness has brought accusations that the Government is taking advantage of hard economic times and rural poverty to find a home for some of the nation's most dangerous industrial substances. A14 Energy Secretary Watkins offered reassurances on Savannah River. A14 POLITICS AND THE SPOTTED OWL For only the third time in history, the Cabinet-level Endangered Species Committee began deliberations on whether certain economic activities of man are more important than the potential extinction of an animal species. But that hearing, concerning the Northern spotted owl, was only a few minutes old when the Administration's internal conflicts on environmental policy took center stage. A14 Faye Wattleton resigned as president of Planned Parenthood. A20 A study found growing segregation of Hispanic students. A15 METROPOLITAN Digest, B1 A BIAS VICTIM'S ANGER In his Bronx home, a 14-year-old boy has been wrestling with the fear and anger left by four young white men who attacked him and his sister in a racial incident. The boy says he can cope with fear, but has a harder time with the anger he feels toward all whites since Monday morning. A1 PLEDGE TO LIFT STATE Gov. Mario M. Cuomo, using a mix of exhortation and confrontation, pledged to lift New York State out of the grim hold of the recession. A1 Neediest Cases B2 BUSINESS Digest, D1 The Home Section C1-12 The 30's visionary who looked back and saw Santa Fe. C1 Inspiration only a room away. C1 A Gardener's World C8 Parent & ChildC12 Arts/Entertainment C13-24 An actor on chaos and freedom in Russia's theater. C15 Grammy nominations. C15 NBC and Fox offering their vision of the future. C15 Dance: City Ballet. C15 Obituaries D23 Edward F. Carpenter, first headmaster of Harlem Prep Andrew Marton, film director Sports B12-18 Baseball: An angry George Steinbrenner. B13 Basketball: Knicks lose again in Boston. B13 Nets top Timberwolves. B14 College: Academic standards toughened. B13 Column: Anderson on Seaver. B13 Hockey: Rangers lose to Blues. B13 Editorials/Op-Ed A22-23 Editorials A22 Asian flu. Cuomo's sobering speech. Aid, at last, for the republics. Welcome, democracy. Letters A22 William Safire: "Strongly condemn." A23 Anthony Lewis: "J.F.K." A23 David K. Shipler: Democracy is a system, not a man. A23 George H. Smith: God and boy in the Scouts. A23
Date: 08 January 1992
INTERNATIONAL A2-11 TRADE TALKS WITH JAPAN BOG DOWN On the first day of President Bush's visit, Tokyo announced incentives to make it easier for American companies to sell goods in Japan. But the package fell short of American demands, and talks bogged down. A1 BUSH TRIES TO BREAK ICE IN TOKYO By playing tourist and by cutting a ribbon, President Bush did his best to improve the unflattering image that his stopover has acquired in Japan, that of a strongarm raid on Tokyo's mercantile system. A1 Should Japan have a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council? A6 Washington unveiled an environmental initiative for Asia. A6 ARABS READY TO RESUME TALKS Arab negotiators indicated that they were prepared to resume peace talks with Israel in Washington now that the United Nations has condemned Israel for its planned deportation of 12 Palestinians. A1 YUGOSLAVS DOWN OBSERVER FLIGHT Despite a cease-fire, five European Community observers were killed when their helicopter was shot down by a Yugoslav Army fighter. A1 A U.N. envoy said he doubted the incident would reignite fighting. A3 CHRISTMAS CELEBRATED IN RUSSIA With Christmas a state holiday in Russia for the first time in more than seven decades, an entire nation seemed embarked on a search for a feast, a tradition, a heritage lost to jealous ideology. A1 RUSSIANS PROTEST FOOD PRICES The first expressions of angry protest were reported among the battered consumers of Russia as they tried to cope with drastically rising food prices. A8 An agenda for aiding the former Soviet republics is in the works. A9 Experts expressed uncertainty about the future of Georgia. A8 MARCOS ADDS TO CAMPAIGN CHAOS By announcing that she will run for President of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos added uncertainty to an already chaotic campaign. A4 China expelled three Canadian human rights investigators. A11 The U.N. Security Council is charting its post-cold-war path. A5 The head of France's governing Socialist Party resigned. A10 Calcutta Journal: Street dwellers are part of a vigorous economy. A2 NATIONAL A12-17 FEAR OVER BREAST IMPLANTS Not since the Dalkon Shield was taken off the market have American women been so frightened and confused by Federal officials' concerns about a medical device. The announcement on Monday of a requested moratorium on silicone gel breast implants has left many women more uncertain than ever. A16 What recipients of the silicone gel device should watch for. A16 THE LAST PLACE THEY'LL CALL HOME When AIDS patients in Seattle were given a chance to create a residence from the ground up, they built the Bailey-Boushay House. About every 30 hours, somebody will die there. Yet in many evident ways, the building is an affirmation of life. A12 QUESTIONS ON INFANT MORTALITY A Federal study found that health records may underestimate infant mortality for some minorities because of errors and inconsistencies in the way race is reported. A14 STUDY FINDS TOLERANCE RISING Tolerance of ethnic differences seems to be rising and anti-Semitism declining, according to a study of surveys by seven national polling organizations. A12 CHANGES AT THE JAILHOUSE A county jail outside a small South Carolina town is quiet, clean and safe, and run by an increasingly popular corrections management concept called direct supervision. A16 DAHMER TO SWITCH PLEA Jeffrey L. Dahmer, accused of killing and dismembering 15 men, will plead guilty, his lawyer said. But a jury may still decide whether he was sane at the time of the crimes. A14 A CONGREGATION DIVIDED When a pastor told his congregation that he was a reformed hired killer who had slain 28 people, members of the congregation were willing to forgive him. But some found the truth less appealing: that the minister was a parole violator from Illinois who had killed his wife and left a female companion for dead. A14 A Senate report said watchdog agencies delegated too much work. A17 Education Page B7 THE BRITISH EXPERIENCE As the debate begins in the United States over a national curriculum and national tests, Britain's experience in devising both provides some insights. A1 Should sign language meet foreign language requirements? B7 METROPOLITAN Digest, B1 THE GREENING OF AMERICA The "greenway movement" is changing the way parks are created and used in the New York region and across the country, with thousands of acres of abandoned and unused land being stitched together to form wildlife preserves and recreation areas. A1 Neediest Cases B3 BUSINESS Digest D1 The Living Section C1-10 Eating Well: Folding green grows at all-natural supermarkets. C1 A new appellation for olive oil: California. C1 Wine Talk: Bottles that are better than perfect. C1 Arts/Entertainment C13-18 Helping musicians and choreographers work together. C13 2,000 artworks are pledged to the National Gallery.C13 A writer's look at Harlem in the 40's is being reissued. C13 Music: The Pop Life C13 Sports B8-13 Baseball: Seaver and Fingers in Hall. B9 Yanks sign Gallego. B9 Basketball: Knicks lose. B9 College: St. John's not planning further inquiry. B13 Column: Vecsey on Seaver B9 Health Page C12 Heart seizure or panic attack? Disorder is a terrifying mimic. Obituaries D19 Gretchen Householder Poston, former White House social secretary Frank Yerby, novelist Editorials/Op-Ed A18-19 Editorials A18 Timeout on breast implants. Georgia democracy hijacked. Mr. Marino's bad budgeting. Philip M. Boffey: Jerusalem. Letters A18 Anna Quindlen: Women in combat. A19 Lawrence R. Klein: Turning swords into toasters, again. A19 Garry Trudeau: Overkill. A19 Phyllis Chesler: A double standard for murder? A19 Viet D. Dinh: Drifting to freedom -- a survivor's story. A19
Date: 09 January 1992
* Amoco Production Co., Chicago, a unit of Amoco Corp., said its subsidiary, Amoco Trinidad Oil Co., would spend up to $300 million in the next 10 years to meet commitments of a new gas supply contract with National Gas of Trinidad and Tobago. * California Federal Bank, Los Angeles, a unit of Calfed Inc., agreed to sell the deposits of its two Sacramento, Calif., branches to Sacramento Savings Bank. Terms were not disclosed.
Date: 08 January 1992
The Raychem Corporation said the Taliq Corporation, a unit based in Sunnyvale, Calif., that manufactures special windows using liquid crystal technology, would be closed. The move is expected to occur over the next few months and will affect all of Taliq's 95 employees. Raychem's fiscal second-quarter results are expected to include a $8 million charge to discontinue Taliq's operations, Raychem said. "Although the technology is promising, Taliq failed to achieve profitability in its basic product lines," said Raymond J. Sims, the vice president and treasurer.