NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 23 May 1999
INTERNATIONAL 3-14 NATO Faces Decision On Troop Deployment Even with the Clinton Administration's decision to push for 50,000 NATO troops on Kosovo's border, the alliance will still face a decision within the next few weeks about whether its wants to begin preparations for a larger invasion force. 1 NATO aircraft mistakenly bombed a key base that had been seized by Kosovo Liberation Army six weeks ago, allied spokesman said. K.L.A. fighters use the base to funnel supplies and troops deep inside Kosovo, but NATO did not know that the base was under K.L.A. control. 10
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 24 May 1999
INTERNATIONAL A3-17 Yugoslavia Deploys Troops To Fortify Albanian Border The Yugoslav military is sending fresh troops into Kosovo to reinforce positions near the border with Albania, NATO officials said. The move suggests that, after two months of air strikes, the Yugoslav military is still determined to maintain its hold on Kosovo and to continue its battle to drive armed ethnic Albanian rebels from the province. A1 More than 13,000 Kosovar Albanians have surged across the border to Macedonia over the last two days, with possibly thousands more behind them, bringing new accounts of atrocities and worsening conditions inside Kosovo. A16
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Robert Doyle, 78, TV News Executive During NBC's Early Years
Date: 24 May 1999
By Eric Pace
Eric Pace
Robert Carr Doyle, television news executive, dies at age 78 (M)
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Media; Network news magazine shows may look similar but each has its own personality traits.
Date: 24 May 1999
By Lawrie Mifflin
Lawrie Mifflin
Network news magazine shows, which consume many prime-time hours, did reasonably well this season and most were renewed; are profitable for networks, which do not have to pay rights fees because they own shows, and cost less to produce than dramas or sitcoms; news executives say each show has own personality traits; photos (M)
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Firefighter in Trouble Over Springsteen Tickets
Date: 23 May 1999
Newark firefighter pretending to be on duty cuts in front of people waiting for hours to buy tickets to Bruce Springsteen concert; he is ordered to forfeit tickets and will likely face disciplinary charges (S)
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2 Sites Are Evacuated After Bomb Scares
Date: 24 May 1999
Investigations into two bomb scares in separate incidents in New Jersey lead to evacuations of Newark Airport terminal and shopping mall in Jersey City (S)
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Man Killed and 2d Hurt Close to Police Station
Date: 24 May 1999
Kevin Davis is killed and another man wounded in shooting near police station in Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn (S)
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Pennies From Heaven (or Jars)
Date: 23 May 1999
Penny shortage in southeastern Missouri eases; Mercantile Bank's offer to pay $1.10 for every 100 pennies prompts people to raid their penny jars (S)
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Newsweek's Young Turk Turns Heads
Date: 24 May 1999
By Alex Kuczynski
Alex Kuczynski
Interview with Jon Meacham, Newsweek magazine co-managing editor, on his 30th birthday; table of biographical data; photo (M)
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BUSINESS DIGEST
Date: 24 May 1999
Suit Complicates Offering Planned by John Hancock John Hancock Mutual Insurance has been moving smoothly toward a reorganization that would allow it to sell shares to the public, but a Massachussetts appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit by a policyholder that dredges up an old scandal in which the company acknowledged that its lobbying violated state law. The litigation revives questions about the integrity and management of John Hancock, one of the nation's largest life insurers, at a time when the company has been doing everything possible to enhance its attractiveness to potential investors. [Page C2.]
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