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Date: 14 September 1997
By Joe Sharkey
Joe Sharkey
Excerpts of items in Union Democrat of Sonora, Calif, and local police blotter suggest that life there is far less exciting than in lawless days of Gold Rush; photo (S)
Date: 15 September 1997
Editorial opposes enactment of laws in US and Great Britain to crack down on celebrity photographers in wake of Princess Diana's death; says existing laws already give authorities tools they need to protect famous people in their homes and to preserve their safety in public places; says enactment of new laws would be tantamount to censorship (M)
Date: 14 September 1997
By Abby Goodnough
Abby Goodnough
Ex-Rep Susan Molinari makes debut as anchorwoman on CBS News Saturday Morning; CBS president Andrew Heyward comments on his decision to hire her and defends her for voicing opinions on air, phone interview; photo (M)
Date: 14 September 1997
INTERNATIONAL 3-14 Bosnians Hold Local Vote As Part of Peace Accords Bosnians voted in municipal elections that were seen as a vital part of the Dayton peace accord. Muslims, Croats and Serbs across Bosnia, some escorted by NATO troops, voted in their pre-war towns, many returning for the first time to places from where they had been expelled. Communities that do not accept the results, which are not expected before Sept. 20, will face sanctions, international officials said. 1 Albright and Mubarak Meet After a meeting with Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright, President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt said he was hopeful that an American-sponsored regional economic meeting would go ahead as planned in mid-November. At a news conference, Ms. Albright said the economic meeting ''is important in itself'' and should not be made conditional on Middle East peace. Some Arab countries are planning to boycott the meeting. 4 Mother Teresa Is Buried Mother Teresa, who went to India as a teen-age religious novice almost seven decades ago and died last week a national hero and international icon, was buried in Calcutta after a ceremony that was largely closed to the poor she had devoted her life to helping. 14 Only Praise for Jiang in China China's Communist Party Congress got down to business, gathering in the cavernous meeting rooms of the Great Hall of the People with a common aim: to praise the leadership of President Jiang Zemin and the keynote address he gave on Friday. 15 NATIONAL 18-36 Tobacco Deal Founders As Momentum Slips Away The tobacco settlement appears to be all but dead, and the momentum for a tobacco bill this year is slipping away. President Clinton is expected to announce soon whether he wants to continue down the path begun three months ago or start anew. 1 Price Tags and Sales Grow As affluent buyers become more willing to pay more for comfort and convenience, manufacturers are increasingly adding features that push their products into the high end of the market. 1 A Deal in BART Strike A tentative labor agreement will get BART trains running again in the San Francisco Bay Area. 18 Clinton Backs Campaign Bill President Clinton challenges the Senate to vote on a campaign-finance overhaul that would ban the use of ''soft money.'' 28 Army Seeks Fitter Women The Army is responding to complaints from male soldiers by increasing the physical fitness standards for women. 30 No Pardon in Rape Case Gov. George W. Bush of Texas has declined to grant a pardon to a Houston man who spent 12 years in prison for a rape that DNA testing later indicated he did not commit. The victim insists the man is the rapist. 23 Skirmishing in Bomb Trial Lawyers for Terry L. Nichols want to trade tables with prosecutors so Mr. Nichols can sit closer to the jurors when his trial starts in two weeks. 36 NEW YORK/REGION 37-43 In Bid for Limelight, Sharpton's Moment Is Now A man of relentless contradictions, the Rev. Al Sharpton has demonstrated many times over the years that there are a few constants in his life: his family, his religion, his commitment to civil rights and his desire for attention. Last week, Mr. Sharpton reached center stage, capturing 32 percent of the vote in Tuesday's Democratic mayoral primary and helping to force a runoff against the front-runner, Manhattan Borough President Ruth W. Messinger. 1 Bloods in New York Groups of young New Yorkers are calling themselves Bloods, after the notorious California street gang, adopting its symbols and hand signals, wearing its identifying colors and practicing its bloody initiation rites. 40 A New New York Times Tomorrow, The Times will introduce the broadest changes in its weekday form and format since the mid-1970's. The changes include later news reports, more complete sports results, new sections, and photographs, illustrations and advertisements in color. 37 OBITUARIES 45 Milton Rubincam A researcher known as the dean of American genealogists was 88. 45 Styles 47-50 Weddings 50-54 Television 55 Weather 46
Date: 15 September 1997
INTERNATIONAL A3-11 U.S. Says It Could Sign A Modified Treaty on Mines The United States could sign a treaty banning land mines if it got an additional nine years before removing them from the Korean peninsula, senior Clinton Administration officials said. The major policy shift came after already strong pressure from allies grew with the death of Diana, the Princess of Wales, who had taken up the cause. A1 Israel Eases Some Pressure Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said the Government would release another portion of the tax funds it had withheld from the Palestinian Authority, a step that Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright sought last week. Israel also announced the easing of restrictions on Palestinian movements in the West Bank, which were imposed after suicide bombings. A1
Date: 15 September 1997
Starting today, The Times introduces its most sweeping improvements in more than 20 years: Later printing deadlines, allowing more complete news reports and sports results in all copies distributed in the metropolitan area. The Arts, a free-standing weekday section with greatly expanded coverage of cultural life and entertainment, including more reviews and reports on music and television from the West Cost, around the nation and abroad. (Section E.) A stand-alone sports section seven days a week. More complete and streamlined sports result pages, organized league by league, with capsule reports on the teams. (Section C.) Color photos, on the Arts and Sports front pages, as well as color advertising, new in the weekday Times. Color printing will arrive in coming weeks on the front pages of all news sections. -------------------- More new sections and features will make debuts this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Date: 15 September 1997
By Geraldine Fabrikant
Geraldine Fabrikant
Analysis of mounting corporate interest in established cable television properties; lure arises because there is no longer opportunity to get broad analog distribution on existing cable channels; in addition, companies that own entrenched networks can promote smaller networks more effectively; they have leverage to force cable operators to take smaller networks as well as bigger ones (M)
Date: 15 September 1997
About 90 headstones at Jewish cemetery on Staten Island were found overturned and swastikas had been spray-painted on 5 (S)
Date: 14 September 1997
Alex Rodriguez, 17, is charged with attempted murder after stabbing Police Officer Anthony Agnelli at his Jackson Heights, Queens, home and then stabbing self; Agnelli, wearing bulletproof vest, suffered only minor wounds (S)
Date: 15 September 1997
NYC Parks Council poll finds that more than three-quarters of people who regularly use New York City's parks say parks are in either good or excellent condition (S)