United News Buys Publisher
Date: 26 August 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
United News and Media PLC acquires closely held MP & A Editorial Inc for undisclosed sum (S)
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Ford Gains in Ruling on Web Site Dispute
Date: 26 August 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ford Motor Co has persuaded Federal Judge Nancy Edmunds to help it in legal bid to quash Web site that it contends solicits trade secrets from Ford employees; Edmunds issues temporary restraining order that forbids Robert Lane, who runs Blue Oval News, from destroying Ford documents; Lane also must tell court within 10 days which Ford documents he has and who gave them to him (S)
Political Briefing; Voters Seem Inclined To Forgive and Forget
Date: 25 August 1999
By B. Drummond Ayres Jr
ABC News pol finds more than half of respondents say Gov George W Bush should not answer questions about whether he used cocaine when he was young, and three of every four say his refusal to answer will not affect their opinion of him; CNN/Time poll draws similar results (S)
Survival of the Fittest, in Hollywood and the Heartland
Date: 25 August 1999
By Walter Goodman
Walter Goodman
Walter Goodman on sharp divide between fundamentalists in Kansas who succeeded in their campaign to 'discourage' teaching of evolution in schools, and liberal media elite on both coasts that reports on such social phenomenon; photo of scene from Inherit the Wind (M)
Following the Money, Through the Web
Date: 26 August 1999
By Leslie Wayne
Leslie Wayne
Technology is shedding new light on political contributions; campaign finance records on state and national levels are now available on growing number of user-friendly Web sites; all campaign donations are considered public information, and records there were once hidden in dusty archives are now readily available for public view; Internet is making it easy for journalists, competing candidates and ordinary citizens to make connections between politicians and their sources of money; technology is driving and accelerating debate about role of money in politics by providing more and more information; many in Congress have tried to keep activities of Federal Election Commission to bare minimum; photo (M)
TYCO INTERNATIONAL TO PARE JOBS AT RAYCHEM
Date: 26 August 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Tyco International Ltd will dismiss 2,200 employees, or about quarter of work force, at Raychem Corp, less than a week after buying company (S)
HEALTHSTAR TO TAKE 49% STAKE IN PHYSICIANSITE.COM
Date: 25 August 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Healthstar Corp, health care management company with 121,000 physicians, agrees to buy 49 percent stake in Physiciansite.com for $42 million in stock and cash to add on-line services; Physiciansite.com is Internet site that will allow doctors to process insurance claims, order supplies and prescriptions, and schedule appointments on line (S)
APARTMENT INVESTMENT AGREES TO BUY 8 PROPERTIES
Date: 26 August 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Apartment Investment and Management Co agrees to buy eight apartment complexes and stake in two others for $53 million in cash and securities and assumption of $78 million in debt; seller is Dreyfuss Management (S)
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY TO CUT 1,600 JOBS IN SINGAPORE
Date: 25 August 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Seagate Technology Inc, world's largest independent maker of computer disk drives, says it will eliminate 1,600 jobs in Singapore as it cuts costs to become more competitive; in early August, rival Western Digital Corp says it would cut 2,500 jobs, or 60 percent of its Singapore work force, as it moves manufacturing to neighboring Malaysia to trim costs (S)
PMC-SIERRA TO PAY $400 MILLION FOR ABRIZIO
Date: 25 August 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
PMC-Sierra Inc, maker of chips that accelerate telecommunications transactions, agrees to buy Abrizio Inc for $400 million in stock (S)