Jones Files Generate Coverage, but Far From a Frenzy
Date: 14 March 1998
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
New filings in Paula Corbin Jones's suit against Pres Clinton draw extensive, daylong coverage on all-news cable television channels, but do not stir all-encompassing media frenzy that accompanied earlier disclosures in probe of Clinton's relationship with Monica S Lewinsky; none of broadcast networks interrupt programming for live coverage; photo (M)8
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China Keeps Murdoch And His TV On Hiatus
Date: 15 March 1998
By Seth Faison
Seth Faison
China continues to keep its media market closed to Rupert Murdoch even though he has curried favor when Chinese leadership for 10 years; Murdoch has invested over $1 billion in Star TV, Asian satellite television network that is intended to be New Corp's route to China, but winning approval to broadcast, collecting subscriptions fees and selling advertising are proving difficult; New Corp points to Star TV's partial ownership of Phoenix Satellite Television Co of Hong Kong as an important is modest sign of progress (M)
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Journal; Deaf Comedy Jam
Date: 14 March 1998
By Frank Rich
Frank Rich
Frank Rich Op-Ed column, citing release of documents in Paula Corbin Jones's suit against Pres Clinton, holds television news itself has become raciest entertainment in nation; holds Monica Lewinsky story has uncloseted enormous grass-roots tolerance and consumption of private prurience that buoys Clinton and baffles his foes (M)
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Too Complicated To Categorize
Date: 15 March 1998
By Buster Olney
Buster Olney
Article on controversial New York Yankees pitcher David Wells notes that he will no longer talk to news media about his past; photos (M)
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BANKBOSTON ACQUIRING URUGUAYAN CREDIT CARD COMPANY
Date: 14 March 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
BankBoston Corp to acquire OCO, Uruguay's largest credit card company (S)1
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CLEAR CHANNEL TO BUY 40% OF MEXICAN BROADCASTER
Date: 14 March 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Clear Channel Communications Inc to buy 40 percent of Grupo Acir Comunicaciones SA, leading Mexican radio broadcaster, for $57.5 million in cash (S)¼
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FORD SETS DISTRIBUTION FOR ASSOCIATES FIRST SPINOFF
Date: 14 March 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ford Motor Co sets distribution for its spin off of its 80.7 percent stake in Associates First Capital Corp (S)9
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GROUP MAKES AN $81 MILLION OFFER FOR POLLO TROPICAL
Date: 14 March 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Group led by Pollo Tropical Inc chief executive and co-founder Larry J Harris offers to buy fast-food chain in deal valued at $81.8 million (S)û
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Renault Shares Soar On Rebound From Loss
Date: 14 March 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Renault SA shares soar to record after company reports it returned to profit in 1997 second half; graph (S)
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Japanese Economy Shrank in Quarter
Date: 14 March 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Japan reports its economy contracted at 0.7 percent annual rate in 1997 fourth quarter; says it may not achieve Government's target growth rate of 0.1 percent in fiscal year ending Mar 31 (S)
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