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Date: 20 August 1996
By Timothy W. Smith
Timothy Smith
Timothy W Smith Sports of The Times column notes that New York Giants Coach Dan Reeves blamed news media and fans for forcing him to cut backup quarterback Tommy Maddox (M)
Date: 20 August 1996
By Richard L. Berke
Richard Berke
New York Times/CBS News Poll finds that Bob Dole has sliced Pres Clinton's lead among voters in half and that more than twice as many people now have clear view of what he would do as President; finds many remain skeptical about Dole's signature tax-cut proposal and remain sharply split in their opinion of Dole himself; finds 50 percent of registered voters support Clinton, and 39 percent favor Dole; graphs (M)
Date: 20 August 1996
By Matthew Purdy
Matthew Purdy
Mayor Rudolph W Giuliani renames West 43d Street from Broadway to Eighth Avenue Adolph S Ochs Street at ceremony marking 100th anniversary of first issue of New York Times under ownership of Adolph S Ochs; Times holds box-lunch picnic on block for 2,000 employees; photo (M)
Date: 21 August 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
National Semiconductor Corp, struggling with falling computer chip sales, to cut 170 more jobs, mostly in California; will take $280 million to $320 million charge against earnings in current quarter (S)
Date: 21 August 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Huntsman Corp ends $281.6 million takeover bid for Rexene Corp; Rexene shares fall sharply (S)
Date: 21 August 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Jones Intercable Inc to sell two Southern California cable television systems to Century Communications Corp for $140 million; Jones Growth Partners II LP to sell third system to Century for $36 million (S)
Date: 21 August 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
V John Goodwin, stripped of post as National Steel Corp chief executive by parent NKK Corp, resigns as president and chief operating officer (S)
Date: 21 August 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Champion Enterprises Inc to buy Redman Industries in $357 million stock swap (S)
Date: 20 August 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hudson Bay Partners LP reaches agreement with California Jockey Club to buy 72 percent of Bay Meadows Operating Co for $300 million; sale now must seek approval of Bay Meadows (S)
Date: 20 August 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Stocks trade lower in Tokyo on Aug 20; Nikkei index of 225 issues is down 91.54 points at midday, at 21,014.87 (S)