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Date: 19 May 1990
By Alex S. Jones
Alex Jones
LEAD: In his speech calling for racial harmony a week ago, Mayor David N. Dinkins included a plea that ''the media'' join the effort to teach tolerance, which triggered a standing ovation from the audience of church, political and business leaders. It also prompted soul searching by New York City's major news organizations.
Date: 19 May 1990
By Robert D. McFadden
Robert
LEAD: Several television news crews were attacked with bricks, bats and fists and the windows of at least two broadcasting vans were smashed by angry crowds in a black community in Brooklyn last night as sporadic violence and vandalism broke out after the Bensonhurst verdict.
Date: 19 May 1990
LEAD: International 2-6 The Lithuanian Prime Minister was urged by Secretary of State Baker to consider suspending her republic's declaration of independence as a way of opening a dialogue with Moscow, Lithuanian officials said. Page 1 The logjam in the arms control talks was not broken, despite five hours of discussions between Secretary of State Baker and President Gorbachev in the Kremlin, American officials said.
Date: 19 May 1990
By Craig R. Whitney, Special To the New York Times
Craig Whitney
LEAD: With the first phase of European economic and monetary union set to begin on July 1, the anticipation is rising in the British financial markets that Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher will soon let the pound join the European exchange rate mechanism.
Date: 20 May 1990
By Kevin Sack, Special To the New York Times
Kevin Sack
LEAD: When New York's long-overdue budget received final approval at 4:01 A.M. today, state lawmakers congratulated themselves for having found a solution to the worst financial problems that the state has seen in more than a decade. But critics both inside and outside government say they fear that, even though the budget includes the largest tax increase in the state's history, it will not guarantee balanced budgets in coming years.
Date: 19 May 1990
By Elizabeth Kolbert, Special To the New York Times
Elizabeth Kolbert
LEAD: Ever since Gov. Mario M. Cuomo presented his budget plan in January, he and the legislative leaders have been engaged in a high-stakes game of hot-potato, devoting at least as much energy to minimizing political losses as to devising a spending plan.
Date: 19 May 1990
AP
LEAD: Pratt & Whitney said it was entering the Soviet aviation market through a three-way pact with the Soviet Government and a West German engine maker. Although the agreement is short on specifics, Pratt officials said it opened the door to cooperative ventures on small to medium-sized commercial aviation engines.
Date: 19 May 1990
Special to The New York Times
LEAD: Victor Posner, the Miami financier, said he had been approached by the senior management of Guilford Mills Inc. about ''a possible business combination'' with the Graniteville Company, a private South Carolina textile manufacturer that Mr. Posner acquired in 1982. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Mr.
Date: 19 May 1990
Special to The New York Times
LEAD: Lee A. Iacocca today committed the Chrysler Corporation to producing the Dodge Viper, a high-powered two-seat sports car.