LaFee Syntymäpäivä, syntymäaika

News and Unions See Hope in Talks

Date: 09 December 1990

By Andrew L. Yarrow

Andrew Yarrow

A day after representatives of The Daily News and its nine striking unions agreed to meet with a Federal mediator in Washington, both sides expressed hope yesterday that the meeting might lead to a resolution of the bitter six-week-old strike. "We consider this a step forward in the negotiation process and are hopeful that a swift resolution of the strike will be possible," said John T. Sloan, The News's vice president for human resources. "We've agreed to fully cooperate."

Full Article

Suspense for News as Tribune Board Meets

Date: 10 December 1990

By David E. Pitt

David Pitt

With The Daily News still hemorrhaging money on the 46th day of a bitter strike, there is an air of suspense about what might happen at tomorrow's quarterly board meeting of the newspaper's corporate parent, the Tribune Company of Chicago. The strike, which erupted on Oct. 25 after 10 months of fruitless contract talks, has taken a great financial toll on the otherwise robust company, far more than the tens of millions of dollars Tribune executives say they anticipated when they began girding for a climactic clash with their New York City unions nearly a year ago.

Full Article

Trucks Linked to News Damaged in Bronx Fire

Date: 10 December 1990

Fourteen trucks belonging to a paper company that supplies The Daily News were damaged early yesterday morning in a fire that the police and fire officials called arson. The fire broke out around 1 A.M. in an outdoor parking lot at the Baldwin Transportation Company, 511 Barry Street in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx, said Lieut. Frank Martinez of the Fire Department. A hole was cut in a chain-link fence surrounding the lot, and a flammable substance was used to start the fire, he said. The blaze was brought under control in about an hour, but the heat from the fire caused windows to break in the company's warehouse, where rolls of newsprint are stored. The incident was denounced by John Sloan, a Daily News vice president, as another act of violence by "the unions who are continuing to prey on those earning a living with an association to The Daily News." But Fire Marshal Bill Jones said the Fire and Police Departments do not have any suspects.

Full Article

NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 09 December 1990

International 3-25 American hostages will leave Iraq and Kuwait on Sunday on an Iraqi airliner, the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad announced. It was unclear how many of the 750 Americans there would be allowed to depart as early as Sunday. Page 1 Parents poised to fight in the gulf are becoming a problem for the military. Children with both parents in the Armed Services have become more common as the demands of war collide with those of the evolving American family. 1 Crisis afflicts U.S. troops' families in Europe 14 President Bush issued a denial that his decision to remove all personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait was "a payback" to Saddam Hussein for promising to release foreign hostages in Iraq and Kuwait. 14 U.S fails to pursuade Security Council on Mideast resolution 15 The influx of Soviet Jews to Israel may dramatically reshape the nation's government and end the long deadlock between the Likud and Labor parties. But the question is: which side will they take? 1 The man who will face Lech Walesa in Poland's presidential runoff election had not lived in the country for 21 years. The success of Stanislaw Tyminski has touched off a round of intense scrutiny of his biography. 24 A year after Sakharov's death, Russia still mourns 24 Serbian voting could signal major turn in Yugoslavia 22 In Verdun, battle rages over peace museum 23 Game 18 in chess match adjourns after 40 moves 48 Libya denounces Chad evacuation 25 Bangladesh is alive with new hopes after a revolution brought down the military Government against impossible odds. The nation has known little but tragedy and natural disaster in 19 years of independence. 4 Thailand's Premier, caught in a bind, steps down 5 Ex-guerrillas favored in Colombia vote 3 Salvadoran judge orders trial in slaying of priests 18 Duvalier legacy keeps a grip on Haitian vote 19 National 26-41 Texans are more optimistic now that the economy has picked up. A tentative confidence has emerged across the state with increased spending evident at car dealers, restaurants and department stores. 1 Cheaper health insurance is the aim of new laws passed by eight states recently. The laws encourage private insurers to sell low-cost policies to people who lack health coverage. 1 G.A.O. says Medicaid formula hurts needy states 35 Old drug offers hope for those with depression 31 Eye drop injuries prompt an F.D.A. warning 39 Louisiana Journal: The Spanish moss that once draped off trees in elegant and abundant folds is disappearing. Homeowners miss the moss, a symbol of pain and mystery in the South, and are trying to restore it. 1 The space shuttle Columbia suffered another blow with the failure of a system for disposing of liquid wastes, forcing ground controllers to consider bringing the troubled craft back a day or so early. 26 Galileo probe visits Earth on way to Jupiter 26 A clash of symbols in Kentucky has erupted ever since the University of Louisville said it would accept a football bowl invitation in Arizona, the state where voters denied public employees a paid holiday to honor the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 26 Noriega witness is suspect in tape disclosure 29 Magazine is found liable in killing after ad 28 Misconduct in the I.R.S. is termed threat to tax collection 36 Lawyers in ethics case share a shifting stage 36 Regional 42-56 A suspicious fire in Manhattan killed three people and seriously injured three others in an apartment building on the Upper West Side. Officials are investigating the possibility that it was set by a homeless man who had been ejected from the building. 42 Gov. Cuomo wants quick passage for New York City's anti-crime plan, but insists that any city lottery game created to generate funds for the plan does not siphon revenues from existing state lotteries. 44 Two teen-age boys were killed in separate shootings while coming home from parties in Brooklyn, the police said. In one of the shootings, a gunman killed a 17-year-old boy after stealing his new leather jacket. 43 Both sides in The Daily News dispute expressed hope that a meeting with a Federal mediator in Washington might lead to a resolution of the bitter six-week-old strike. 42 Mail service in New York is the worst 45 Pressed by music industry, New York seizes pirate tapes 46 Persian Gulf crisis slows building of a mosque project 50 Trash department assailed as slow on recycling 54 Obituaries Joan Bennett, an actress 52 Reinaldo Arenas, a novelist 53 Neediest Cases 86 Arts/Reviews 82-83 Campus Life 59-66 Fashion 74, 76 Life Style 68, 70 Pastimes 84-85 Weddings 77-82

Full Article

NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 10 December 1990

INTERNATIONAL A3-13 Over 1,000 foreigners flew out of Iraq after months either hiding in Kuwait or being held by the Government of Saddam Hussein. The number included 163 Americans. A flight for the estimated 580 Americans remaining is planned for Tuesday. Pape A1 Freed hostages speak of ambiguities of their captivity A12 The cost of the military deployment in the Persian Gulf may force the Pentagon to seek $10 billion to $20 billion in new spending authority from Congress, senior officials said. A1 Iraq is attempting to delay a meeting with Secretary of State Baker as long as possible to give Baghdad an excuse for not withdrawing from Kuwait by the Jan. 15 U.N. deadline, the Bush Administration charged. A12 Hawkish coalition is forming A12 Recruiter's new obstacle: war fear A13 Iran's leader has taken advantage of the Persian Gulf crisis to isolate radical foes of his policies, to improve relations with Arab Governments and to expand political and economic ties with Western Europe. A13 The Palestinian uprising in Israel began its fourth year in a climate of suspicion, hatred and fear. Many Jews are beginning to agree with the Arabs that the only solution may be permanent separation. A8 Lech Walesa won a landslide victory in Poland's first direct presidential elections, according to exit polls and early returns. The charismatic Soli-darity leader soundly defeated his opponent in the runoff election. A1 Students in Albania initiate an unparalleled political protest A5 Ex-Communist chief takes the lead in Serbia's election A6 Kasparov wins 18th game for a one-point leadB4 The rebel forces in El Salvador are on the verge of neutralizing the Government's command of the air through the use of an anti-aircraft missile. The balance of military power there is shifting, experts say. A10 Former rebels in first place in Colombia election A11 Control of Mexico's phone company will be sold for $1.76 billion to a consortium made up of Mexico's Grupo Carso, the Southwestern Bell Corporation and France Telecom, the Government announced. D1 Military officers in Bangladesh who were reported to be loyal to the deposed President, H. M. Ershad, were being moved out of their commands as the army chief sought to prevent any armed intervention in politics. A3 Muslim-Hindu riots in India leave 93 dead in three days A3 Mombasa Journal: A port waits with open arms for sailors A4 NATIONAL A14-17, B8-10 Political memo: The issue of race reverberates in American politics like few others. That helps explain the furor between Democrats and Republicans over job quotas, which will be at the heart of the renewed debate over civil rights legislation. A1 Television is now taught as a subject in classrooms across the nation. With names like "Media Literacy," the courses teach children to analyze and understand television and the other media that pervade their lives. A1 A strike against a catfish plant in Mississippi highlights working conditions some say are more offensive than when people picked cotton. Most managers are white, most workers are single black mothers and even bathroom breaks are rationed. A1 Episcopal dioceses in New York, Washington and Atlanta are urging the church's leader to cancel plans for a general convention in Arizona, where voters rejected a holiday honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A14 King's daughter cancels Arizona appearance A14 Helena Journal: A Montana stopover? Tutu sees a reason A14 An investigator of airline crashes said some element of human performance is involved in most such accidents. John K. Lauber said the air traffic control system must be able to recognize and trap errors so accidents can be prevented. A17 Plumbing fixed, shuttle still faces an early return A14 Deputies are investigated over a mail booby trap A16 New council setup spurned in Dallas A16 Fewer people are seeking adoption than had been previously thought, a new Government study has found. The survey found that 200,000 women tried to adopt a child in 1988, one-tenth the number usually cited. B10 The discount rate will probably drop as part of the Federal Reserve Board's next step to ease credit conditions. The discount rate, the interest rate banks pay to borrow from the central bank, has been at 7 percent for two years. D1 REGIONAL B1-6 Mounds of garbage began piling up in front of New York City businesses as the 2,100 members of the teamsters union who collect trash went on strike for higher pay. Pickup of residential trash will not be affected. B1 The Daily News's parent company convenes a quarterly board meeting tomorrow. There is an air of suspense about what may happen, as some analysts speculate the company may cut losses and close the paper. B1 Dinosaurs are disappearing again, this time from the American Museum of Natural History. The fossil collection that has fascinated generations will be remodeled, but nobody wants to see them go yet. B1 The Republican majority leader of New York's State Senate is not known for making bold statements. But after an impressive party victory, Ralph J. Marino is feeling confident enough to exert his power more strongly. B1 The agency that cares for the poor and homeless in New York City is under increasing criticism. Assessments of the recently-appointed head of the Human Resources Administration are a mix of praise and warnings that too little has changed. B3 A bus service to state prisons in New York is growing with the increase in the inmate population. The service's owner said 100,000 people visiting friends and relatives in jail took his buses last year. B3 A white-tail deer carcass and a fine for $250 B2 They were young refugees of war when they last met, children who were brought to the United States from France during World War II. Now in their 50's and 60's, they gathered in New York to honor the woman who saved them. B4 BUSINESS DIGEST D1 SportsMonday Basketball: Nets' Coleman loving the limelight C1 Mounting concerns for Knicks C4 Trail Blazers go on a tear C4 Boxing: Iron Mike Tyson returns C2 On Your Own C11 Football: Giants clinch division title C1 49ers edge Bengals C5 Bills rout Colts C5 Redskins top Bears C5 Parcells undeterred by kidney stone C6 Golf: Presssure-filled prelude to big time C2 Hockey: Brown and Conacher spark Devils C3 Olympics: I.O.C. and South Africa set talks C3 Schools: Wagner takes P.S.A.L. football title C7 Arts/Entertainment The "American Psycho" furor C13 Success of "Home Alone" C13 Reviving big-bang improvisation C13 Threat against Salman Rushdie reconfirmed C14 Theater: Monologues based on Joyce Carol Oates works C14 Word and Image: A Gorbachev biography C20 Obituaries B12 Deane Chandler Davis, former Governor of Vermont Obituaries: John Alexander, tenor Editorials/Letters/Op-Ed Editorials A18 Regulate banks: less and more Freedom soon for the Baltics Voting Haiti out of the shadows Pain avoidance in Albany Letters A18 William Safire: Forming public opinion A19 Anthony Lewis: Will there be war? A19 ALexander M. Haig Jr.: Gulf analogy: Munich or Vietnam? A19 Michael Scanlon: Doubting a union, betraying my dad A19

Full Article

Doubting a Union, Betraying My Dad

Date: 10 December 1990

By Michael Scanlon

Michael Scanlon

I come from a strong union family. My father came to this country from Ireland in 1928 -- one year before the Depression -- and he got a job with the Interboro Rapid Transit Company, then privately owned and nonunion. He worked 12 hours a day, 7 days a week for 33 cents an hour. Theoretically, he was entitled to two days off without pay each month. But if he requested these "entitled" days two months in succession, he would be ordered to go to the medical department for a check-up. If he requested them again the next month, the IRT medical department would find him "unfit for duty." He could be fired. He saw it happen to others.

Full Article

Four Married Couples in Space

Date: 09 December 1990

By Robert Bazell

Robert Bazell

MISSION TO MARS By Michael Collins. Illustrated. 307 pp. New York: Grove Weidenfeld. $22.50.

Full Article

Noriega Witness Is Suspect in Tape Disclosure

Date: 09 December 1990

By David Johnston, Special To the New York Times

David Johnston

An important witness in the Government's drug trafficking case against Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega is emerging as the prime suspect in the unauthorized disclosure of the dictator's tape recorded conversations to the Cable News Network, Government officials said today. The officials said the investigation focused on Jose I. Blandon, formerly Panama's Consul General in New York, who broke with General Noriega in 1987. Mr. Blandon testified before the Federal grand jury in Miami that indicted General Noriega in February1988 and has been expected to testify against the general at his upcoming trial.

Full Article

A French Paper Brings The World to Children

Date: 10 December 1990

By Tom Mashberg, Special To the New York Times

Tom Mashberg

One of the fastest-growing publications in France is an offbeat four-page newspaper that looks like a cross between USA Today and a coloring book. It also has a fast-growing audience: children 8 to 14 years old.

Full Article

Forming Public Opinion

Date: 10 December 1990

By William Safire

William Safire

Never mind telling your children where babies come from; instead, give them news they can use, like where Public Opinion comes from. I revved up the old satellite dish behind the woodshed last weekend to watch back-to-back food-for-thought fights -- 10 of my colleagues in columny serving heated-up opinions before they got cold again.

Full Article