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Date: 11 August 2002
Editorial applauds decision of two rape victims to appear on national television to discuss their abduction by sexual predator; says they struck important blow against stigma still unfairly connected to rape victims, although less encouraging aspect was spectacle surrounding appearance on NBC's Today program
Date: 12 August 2002
By James Brooke
James Brooke
Newspapers are closing their Tokyo bureaus and using stringers, or reporters paid by the article, as Japan's economy shrinks and editors choose to cover more dynamic countries; for old Japan hands who have seen ups and downs of world interest in Japan, latest move has ring of familiarity; Bruce Dunning, Asia bureau chief of CBS, notes difficulty of reporting on change in Japan, which is generally minute, incremental, and occurring without visible social friction; photo (M)
Date: 12 August 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Jean-Marie Messier, ousted last month as chief executive of Vivendi Universal, is said to be writing tell-all book with working title, 'How I Was Betrayed' (S)
Date: 11 August 2002
INTERNATIONAL 3-17 Bush Administration Intent On Democracy for Iraq In their second day of high-level talks in Washington, Iraqi opposition leaders were told by Vice President Dick Cheney that the Bush administration is determined to oust Saddam Hussein from power and replace him with a democratic government. 1 Saddam Hussein issued a presidential order last year to reinforce a policy that has forced many Kurds out of their homes and into the semi-autonomous Kurdish area that is under Western air protection. 4
Date: 12 August 2002
INTERNATIONAL A2-7 Rumsfeld Sees Covert Role For Special Military Units Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld is exploring ways to expand the role of American Special Operations forces in the campaign against terrorism. Proposals being discussed could lead units into covert operations in countries where the United States is not at open war and, in some cases, where the local government is unaware of their presence. A1 Views Differ on Mideast Talks Yasir Arafat said that the meetings his representatives attended in Washington had been ''very positive,'' but Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel charged that the Palestinians' provisional agreement to an Israeli security plan was ''a trick.'' A3
Date: 11 August 2002
By Andrew Pollack
Andrew Pollack
Samuel D. Waksal, the former chief executive of ImClone Systems, was indicted Wednesday for tipping relatives to sell stock before the New York biotechnology company announced bad news. The indictment contained charges beyond those made in June, namely that he defrauded a bank and that he destroyed records to obstruct the federal investigation. Andrew Pollack
Date: 11 August 2002
By John Holl
John Holl
New Jersey Gov James McGreevey, unveiling first of 29 ALP-46 locomotives, says New Jersey Transit has reduced number of standees on commuter trains on Midtown Direct service from 4,000 to 1,500; vows that all Manhattan-bound commuters will have seats by September (S)
Date: 11 August 2002
By Melody Petersen
Melody Petersen
Dozens of celebrities, including Lauren Bacall, Kathleen Turner and Rob Lowe, get hefty fees from drug makers to disclose in television appearances intimate details about ailments that afflict them or people close to them; often mention drugs without revealing payments from manufacturers; drug makers have greatly increased promotional spending in quest to wring more profit out of their drugs before patents expire; photos; graph of promotional spending (M)
Date: 12 August 2002
By Constance L. Hays
Constance Hays
Justice Dept investigators said to be frustrated at what appears to be holes in Martha Stewart's explanation of timing of her sale of ImClone shares; Congressional investigators are angry over refusal of her lawyers to schedule interview with her, and also say her story has inconsistencies; it is unclear whether any of three investigations of Stewart's stock sale will lead to charges; Securities and Exchange Commission is also conducting investigation; prosecutors are looking into possibility of insider trading as well as obstruction of justice (M)
Date: 11 August 2002
By Roberta Hershenson
Roberta Hershenson
Wicker's Creek Band, contemporary bluegrass group, will perform during Dobbs Ferry Summer Music Series in Dobbs Ferry, NY; members of Youth Theater Interactions, performing arts school and repertory company in Yonkers, NY, will perform play Smoke, Smoke, Smoke--Dont' Believe the Hype; Westchester Library System, whose inter-library loan program is flourishing, faces possibility that county may cut budget allocation; photos (M)