O dia 2 de setembro de 1996 foi um segunda-feira sob o signo de ♍. Foi o dia 245 do ano. O presidente dos Estados Unidos foi William J. (Bill) Clinton.
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Date: 02 September 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Philip Morris denies that executives have been subpoenaed and face indictment in Justice Department probe of whether tobacco companies knowingly provided false data on nicotine (S)
Date: 02 September 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Japanese stock trade higher, with Nikkei index up 36.78 points, to 20,203, at midday (S)
Date: 03 September 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Exhibitor Relations Co says movie ticket sales over Labor Day weekend rose 16 percent, to $62.4 million, from year ago; Miramax Pictures' The Crow: City of Angels, opens as top-grossing film of weekend, setting record with $10.1 million in revenue (S)
Date: 03 September 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Morgan Grenfell Asset Management, one of Britain's largest fund managers, halts trading in three funds and suspends fund manager; says it has discovered 'possible irregularities' in some unquoted securities held by portfolios; Peter Young, suspended manager, is known for his willingness to invest in risky technology companies (S)
Date: 03 September 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Potash Corp of Saskatchewan Inc says it will acquire Arcadian Corp in transaction valued at up to $1.23 billion in cash and stock; this ends agreement for Arcadian to be bought by Freeport-McMoran Inc (M)
Date: 02 September 1996
International 2-7 PRESSURE RISES ON BAGHDAD As the White House vowed to punish Saddam Hussein for attacking the Kurdish enclave in northern Iraq, the U.N. suspended the agreement to allow Iraq to sell oil to raise cash for food and medicine. 1 CLINTON'S TOUGH OPTIONS ON IRAQ News analysis: Presidents find it politically useful to stand up to bullies, especially in campaign season. But in military and diplomatic terms, standing up to Iraq may not prove to be so simple. 6 ARAB-ISRAELI TALKS EXPECTED Despite all the public rancor on both sides, the new Israeli Government and the Palestinian Authority are reported to be near an understanding on moving forward with peace efforts, Israeli officials said. 1 BOSNIAN COURTS ISLAMIC VOTE Campaign rallies by President Alijia Izetbegovic of Bosnia are not designed to alleviate the fears of those who believe he wants to set up a Muslim state. 7 A VOW TO FIGHT MEXICAN REBELS Addressing a country still stunned by last week's guerrilla attacks, a somber President Ernesto Zedillo pledged to fight the insurgents with the ''full force of the state.'' 3 Burmese rights advocate's window of freedom may be closing. 2 Colombia rebels launched one of the deadliest attacks in decades. 3 A South African politician fell from grace over bribery charges. 4 Abidjan Journal: Director of protocol guides Ivory Coast. 4 National 8-12 SIMPLE IDEA, TOUGH REALITY The seemingly simple plan to impose a five-year lifetime limit on welfare benefits will require a computer capability that may take years to develop. 1 DROWNING AT A MEMORIAL Three adults and four children died when their van rolled into a lake in Union, S.C. They were visiting the water-side memorial for the two boys drowned by their mother, Susan Smith. 1 DOLE IN DEPTH Bob Dole says that in the final stretch of the campaign, he has a simple strategy: ''Keep pounding the message and pounding the message.'' 1 EXAMS FOR EXECUTIVES A growing number of companies, no longer content with traditional job interviews, are making applicants for many white-collar jobs take paper-and-pencil tests. 1 THE HONOR STATE North Dakota routinely ranks as having the lowest crime rate in the nation, so gasoline stations that run on the honor system are no surprise. 8 A COUNTRY ON TRIAL After a 14-year jurisdictional struggle and two trips to the United States Supreme Court, Argentina is to go on trial on Tuesday before a Federal judge in Los Angeles to answer for the treatment of a Jewish businessman and his family years ago. 9 DEMOCRATS AS GHOSTBUSTERS Chicago officials say the just-concluded Democratic National Convention may finally have chased the ghosts of 1968 out of town. 8 OUT BUT NOT GONE Dick Morris, the Clinton strategist who resigned in a scandal, says that rather than remain sidelined he will be an ''active commentator on this election as it unfolds.'' 10 Metro Report 23 GIRL STARVES AND MOTHER IS HELD An emaciated 4-year-old girl who had apparently been systematically starved was found dead by the police in a Washington Heights apartment on Saturday, and her mother was charged with murder. 1 Business Digest 37 Arts/Entertainment 13-19 How a one-ring circus makes ends meet. 13 A soloist joins the team. 13 Music: Applause for the accordion. 13 French piano closes the Summergarden season. 18 Lost Boyz at the Apollo. 19 Books: The story of George Jackson and the San Quentin Massacre. 19 Sports 27-35 Baseball: Angels beat Rogers and Yankees. 27 Cone is today's starter. 33 Mets win in extra innings. 33 Columns: Anderson on the Jets 27 On Baseball 33 Football: Giants lose in overtime. 27 Opening-day disaster for Jets. 27 Golf: Woods gets a hole-in-one. 31 Tennis: Davenport bows out. 27 Obituaries 22 Miguel Godreau, a lead dancer with Alvin Ailey Jose Toribio Merino Castro, helped plan '73 coup in Chile Editorials/Op-Ed 20-21 Editorials Iraq tests the limits. An ode to seasonality. Effective drug crime tactics. Letters William Safire: Debates -- one on one. Victor Davis Hanson: Labor is what others do for us. Edward Hirsch: American summer. Laurie Sheck: In the South Bronx. Gerald Stern: Dirty hands. Chronicle 43 Bridge 43 Crossword 17
Date: 03 September 1996
International A3-11 U.S. SAYS IT WILL PUNISH IRAQ Iraqi troops pulled back from the northern Kurdish city of Erbil, United Nations officials said, but the Clinton Administration reiterated its vow to punish President Saddam Hussein for the incursion. A1 IRAQ SAID TO KILL HUNDREDS Relief workers who fled Iraq's Kurdish region said Iraqi soldiers had conducted house-to-house searches in Erbil for Kurdish leaders and killed hundreds of people there over the weekend. A6 THREAT TO BURMESE DEMOCRAT The Burmese military accused the leader of the democratic opposition, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, of collaborating with subversives, including American citizens, and said steps may be taken against her. A3 KARADZIC HAUNTS BOSNIA VOTE Elections in Bosnia this month are being haunted by Radovan Karadzic, the Bosnian Serb leader indicted for war crimes, despite his exclusion as a candidate. A10 POLES RESIST TANKS FOR BOSNIA In a rebuff to the United States, the Polish Government is resisting selling battle tanks to the incipient Bosnian Army, American and Polish officials say. A10 KREMLIN COOL TO CHECHNYA PACT Just two days after Russian and Chechen officials signed an agreement to end the Chechen war, top Kremlin officials bluntly expressed misgivings about the accord. A11 MEXICO'S CRIMINAL POLICE The lines between the police and criminals, never very clear in Mexico, have further blurred with recent reports of apparent police involvement in kidnappings, drug trafficking and other crimes. A4 Brasilia Journal: As ever, a city at ''the end of the world.'' A4 National A12-13, A16, D9-11 CLINTON ENDS TOUR President Clinton wound up nine days of campaigning with two Labor Day celebrations in Wisconsin, trying to appeal to moderate voters and Reagan Democrats. A1 DOLE UNDERLINES CHOICE Bob Dole opened his fall campaign by describing the race as a choice between ''old-style liberalism'' and a conservative vision that would roll back the Government. A1 Jack Kemp has kept his reputation for loquaciousness. D10 Mr. Kemp was not the typical professional football player. D10 ARREST OVER ARMS AT AIRPORT A theology student was arrested as he prepared to board a flight at a Florida airport with explosives and weapons in his luggage. A1 TROUBLE FOR MEXICO DEAL Bell Atlantic has run into an array of obstacles with its $1 billion investment in a Mexican cellular telephone company. A1 MORE DROWNINGS, MORE FEARS The drowning deaths of seven more people at John D. Long Lake in South Carolina brought superstition to a small town. A12 STORM STRIKES OFF CAPE COD Hurricane Edouard, which threatened to hit Nantucket with heavy winds, flirted with the island and then veered east. A12 TRIBUTE IN A MINE A former Illinois coal mine inspector is putting his own money into creating the world's only museum at the bottom of a mine shaft. A13 LEARNING OUTDOORS Colleges are using the tenets of programs like Outward Bound and encouraging students get to know one other before beginning their class work. A16 NEW HOPE FOR DOCTORS New combination drug therapies that fight H.I.V. have changed the lives of patients and doctors, who say they are witnessing the single greatest advance in a 15-year battle against AIDS. D9 A study found that doctors' salaries have declined. D9 Metro Report B1-5 EVIDENCE OF NEGLECT FOUND The head of New York City's Administration for Children's Services acknowledged that evidence of neglect was found 15 months ago at the home of Nadine Lockwood, whose mother is accused of starving the 4-year-old to death. But he said that after an initial review, he could not say what action, if any, was taken by city social workers. A1 Business Digest D1 Arts/Entertainment C9-14 George S. Kaufman's legacy. C9 New York City Opera fiddling with the acoustics. C9 Music: Critic's Choice C9 Dance: The young Graham troupe. C10 Books: ''The Last Thing He Wanted,'' by Joan Didion. C9 Television: Hedrick Smith on the press. C14 ''Cracker: True Romance.'' C14 ''The Burning Zone.'' C12 Sports B7-15 CONE'S SPLENDID RETURN In his first major league game since having an aneurysm removed from his pitching arm on May 10, David Cone pitched seven no-hit innings for the Yankees at Oakland. A1 Baseball: Mets lose to Dodgers. B9 Columns: Anderson on Cone B7 On TV Sports B10 Football: Emmitt Smith injured in Bears' victory over Cowboys. B7 Tennis: Hingis ousts Sanchez Vicario at U.S. Open. B7 Science Times C1-8 Space-based radar catches subtle motions of Earth's crust. C1 Scientist at Work: Dr. Bruce Erickson, paleonotologist. C1 Jiggled granules mysteriously mimic atoms and molecules. C1 A drug as an on-off switch for therapeutic genes. C3 A butterfly driven north by climatic warming. C4 Q&A C6 Peripherals C6 Personal Computers C7 Fashion B6 Obituaries D12 Editorials/Op-Ed A14-15 Editorials States' wrongs on abortion. A ban on chemical weapons. The Congressional primaries. Letters Russell Baker: Bad season ahead. A. M. Rosenthal: Saddam's new weapon. James B. Stockdale 2d: The pressure of being Perot's No.2. Morton H. Halperin: Clinton's world vision. Chronicle A16 Chess C13 Crossword C14
Date: 03 September 1996
By Walter Goodman
Walter Goodman
Walter Goodman reviews The People and The Power Game, written and created by Hedrick Smith, host; show is part of PBS Democracy Project; photo of Smith (M)
Date: 02 September 1996
By Lawrie Mifflin
Lawrie Mifflin
Magazine Consumer Reports forges new identity with Consumer Reports TV, which produces documentaries and shorter consumer news segments that are sold to commercial stations; executive director Joyce Newman comments; photo (S)
Date: 03 September 1996
By Barry James, International Herald Tribune
Barry James
Optimism returned Monday to the Farnborough air show, the biennial showcase for the world's $1 trillion aviation industry, following a rebound by airlines and a surge in orders for aircraft manufacturers.. Boeing Co. announced $6.3 billion worth of order