Toistetaan torstaina 10. tammikuuta 1991

PENTAGON ADOPTS GULF NEWS RULES

Date: 10 January 1991

By Neil A. Lewis, Special To the New York Times

Neil Lewis

The Defense Department gave its final approval today to a set of rules for reporters covering a possible war in the Persian Gulf, despite widespread objections from print and broadcast executives that the rules are needlessly restrictive and amounted to an objectionable attempt at censorship. Robert Hall, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, said the rules that were distributed on Monday night were being adopted as official Pentagon policy with few changes.

Full Article

THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING -- ADDENDA; Times and U.S. News Offer a Package Deal

Date: 10 January 1991

By Michael Lev

Michael Lev

The New York Times Magazine and U.S. News & World Report said yesterday that they would offer a special rate to advertisers who buy full-page ads in four issues of Business World magazine, which is published four times a year as a part 2 of The New York Times Magazine, and Quarterly Business Reports, which will appear four times a year in U.S. News & World Report. The two magazines will publish about the same time, starting at the end of March.

Full Article

Editors' Note

Date: 11 January 1991

An article yesterday described the Defense Department's final approval of rules for reporters who would accompany troops if combat occurred in the Persian Gulf. It noted that major newspapers and television networks had complained that the rules were too restrictive, amounting to an attempt at censorship. The headline used the opinionated phrases "odious censorship" and "needless restrictions." Such statements of opinion did not belong in the news columns unless attributed to those who voiced them.

Full Article

Informed Opinion

Date: 10 January 1991

By Anna Quindlen

Anna Quindlen

In Anthony Trollope's 1869 novel "Phineas Finn," the story of a neophyte politician, a parliamentary veteran tells young Finn how things work: "Many who before regarded legislation on the subject as chimerical, will now fancy that it is only dangerous, or perhaps not more than difficult. And so in time it will come to be looked on as among the things possible, then among the things probable; -- and so at last it will be ranged in the list of those few measures which the country requires as being absolutely needed. That is the way in which public opinion is made."

Full Article

Network Debate Coverage

Date: 10 January 1991

Spokesmen for the three major television networks said yesterday that they plan periodic reports but not continuous coverage today on debates in both houses of Congress on a resolution supporting the use of force against Iraq. ABC, CBS and NBC said that since both houses were likely to be debating at the same time, coverage would switch between the House of Representatives and the Senate. C-SPAN will cover the entire proceedings in the House and C-SPAN II, which has a more limited viewing public outside the District of Columbia, will show all the Senate debate. The cable channels will repeat the debates in full starting at 8 P.M., or if the debates go beyond 8 P.M., whenever they end. WNET-TV, Channel 13, will alternate live coverage between the Senate and House from the start of the debate about 11 A.M. until the MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour begins at 6:30 P.M., which plans to include continued coverage of the debate. National Public Radio will cover the debates in full, alternating between the House and Senate.

Full Article

NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 10 January 1991

International A3-18 The U.S. and Iraq failed to agree on a peaceful resolution of the Persian Gulf crisis during talks in Geneva between Secretary of State Baker and Iraq's Foreign Minister, Tariq Aziz. Page A1 President Bush said he is losing hope for a peaceful settlement of the gulf crisis. He said the Geneva meeting led him to believe that nothing will make Saddam Hussein "be reasonable." A16 News analysis: A mood of foreboding settled over official Washington. Less than a week away from the U.N. deadline for the withdrawal from Kuwait, even skeptics felt that war was now likely if not yet inevitable. A1 U.S. battle plan: Massive air strikes A17 Cheney says he will seek longer term for reservists A17 Financial markets gyrated wildly as traders reacted first with hope, and then alarm, to the talks between Secretary Baker and Iraqi Foreign Minister Aziz. Some markets turned again, ending the day little changed. A1 France will pursue peace till 16th, Mitterand says A18 Arab institute in Paris buffeted by gulf crisis A18 Israel's air force would attack Iraq if Baghdad carries out its repeated threat to draw the nation into a Persian Gulf war, Jerusalem said. A18 Mubarak warns Israel to stay out of gulf conflict A18 Kuwait invests in Hungary chain A18 School integration in South Africa began on a limited basis when black students were for the first time admitted to white classes in 33 schools. In the next few days, 172 more white schools will enroll black children. A3 Deadly impasse said to go on in Somali City A7 Soviet troops and army vehicles appeared briefly in the streets of the capital of Lithuania as pro-independence demonstrations continued for the second straight day, but withdrew after crowds dispersed peacefully. A9 Soviets say a budget accord with republics is set to sign A8 A financial scandal in Yugoslavia threatens to topple its federal monetary system, undercutting what was widely regarded in the West as Eastern Europe's most promising economic reform program. A5 Arrest in Berlin of a U.S. employee A10 New setback in Jesuit case in Salvador A3 Managua defends army chief in missile uproar A6 Aligarh Journal: Campus under fire A4 National A20, B8-10, D22 A hospital plans to go to court for permission to turn off an 87-year-old woman's life-support system against her family's wishes. The family describes her as a deeply religious woman who would want to live. A1 The globe was its warmest in 1990 since people began measuring the earth's surface temperature, separate groups of climatologists in the U.S. and Britain said. A1 A debate over forced contraception has been sparked by the approval of a birth control device implanted under a woman's skin. Experts say it may be used widely in cases where women are judged as unfit to be mothers. A20 Waterville Valley Journal: Snow isn't just a four-letter word A20 Worker on Dartmouth paper reported to add Hitler quote B10 Fees are too low for the concessions that operate in Federal forests, wildlife refuges and grasslands, Congressional leaders said. In 1989, for example, a ski resort paid $1.12 million tothe Government on sales of $60 million. D22 DeConcini is adamant on his help for Keating D22 Washington at Work: Civil rights chief on sidelines B8 Emergency exits on scores of planes made by McDonnell Douglas may have faulty handles that can snap in two if they are pulled hard in the wrong direction, Federal investigators said. B10 Advocates for people with AIDS have accused the maker of an AIDS drug of abusing the rules governing medical research by devising a marketing ploy disguised as a medical study. B9 Scientist is given deadline to prove cold fusion research D22 There will be more big bank failures like that of the Bank of New England if the economy does not turn around by the middle of the year, the nation's leading banking regulators said. D1 Regional B1-7 A new experimental high school is being prepared by the New York City Board of Education. While open to both sexes and all races, it would emphasize the problems of young black and Hispanic men. A1 An investigation into Mayor Dinkins and his transfer of stock in a communication company to his son has ended without any finding of criminal wrongdoing, officials said. B1 Lowell P. Weicker Jr. was sworn in as Governor of Connecticut, the state's first independent chief executive in more than a century. He urged the Democratically controlled legislature to discard party politics. B1 Governor Cuomo called for austerity that would be spread evenly as New York faces a deteriorating financial condition. In his State of the State address, he cited a need for "new thinking instead of new spending." B1 News analysis: Governor Cuomo, in his address, banged up against the toughest challenge of his administration: maintaining the liberal agenda he advocated in good times through a bleak period. B3 Governor proposes again to limit campaign funds B3 Metro-North president said to be choice to head M.T.A. B4 New York council votes to force city to by clean-fuel vehicles B6 A man with a long conviction record, including several robberies on subways, was charged with murder in the death of a purse-snatching victim who was dragged by a train along a subway platform on Tuesday. B1 Forty one seized in Bronx major heroin ring B4 Two youths get at least five years in jogger attack B3 Fire victim is said to have intentionally set the fire himself B4 Nassau County's only open dump was declared a health hazard and ordered closed within 10 days. Neighbors of the North Hempstead landfill have been complaining that it is making them ill. B2 Neediest Cases B6 Business Digest D1 The Home Section Wither design? Thither aplenty C1 In 2 1/2 rooms, an English castle C1 Old reliables shine at wares show C1 Arts/Entertainment Jazz has a place at Lincoln Center. The president of the center announced that the prestigious bastion of classical music had added a jazz department to produce concerts and other programs year-round. A1 Hockney returns to opera C17 Johnny Depp and "Scissorhands" C17 Judge voids obscenity clause C17 Danny Thomas looks back C22 Theater: From Eden to Paul Zaloom C21 Dance: On with Tchaikovsky at City Ballet C20 Word and Image: ABC to get help from MTV C17 "The Fourth K" by Mario Puzo C23 TV in the Gulf crisis C24 Obituaries D23 Mitchell H. Cohen, Federal judge Sports Baseball: Hall of Famers talk about Rose B13 College Sports: More N.C.A.A. reforms B13 Column: Rhoden on college sports B13 Football: Parcells undecided on running-back starter B13 Hockey: Rangers lose to Blues B13 Health Page B11 That person in the white smock is not a doctor Editorials/Letters/Op-Ed Editorials A24 The larger patriotism Mr. Dinkins turns wishful Mr. Florio tiptoes into 1991 Death for a dollar Letters A24 Anna Quindlen: Informed opinion A25 William Safire: The letter rejected A25 Theodore C. Sorensen: What Congress should tell Bush A25 Benjamin Weiner: Please stay, Morgan Stanley A25

Full Article

NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 11 January 1991

INTERNATIONAL A2-13 Iraq is planning a peace initiative shortly after Jan. 15, Arab diplomats said. Under it, President Hussein would agree to pull out of Kuwait and call for a conference on the Palestinian question. Page A1 Congress debated going to war. Amid a strong sense of history, lawmakers argued whether an early attack on Iraq or continued reliance on economic sanctions was more likely to force Iraq to withdraw. A1 A Republican Senator balances party and constituency A9 Bush appeals for support in a letter to college newspapers A9 Reservist challenges the military's ban on homosexualsA14 An antiwar movement has emerged, growing slowly and quietly since October. It is already stronger and more mature than the one that arose in the months after the bombing of North Vietnam in February 1965. A1 Baker meets with King Fahd to discuss timing of an attack A10 U.S. officials say Iraq went to Geneva prepared to stall A10 European Community struggles to continue its peace efforts A10 Israel is moving toward war footing. As the Defense Ministry told citizensto prepare for a possible Iraqi attack, Israelis flocked to stores, stocking up on war supplies. A11 Arab rivals in the Mideast warn of the dangers of conflict A11 Foreign diplomats leave Baghdad as mood grows grimmer A11 Saudi Arabia has spent its oil windfall on cost of defense A13 President Gorbachev told Lithuania to halt its defiance of Soviet authority immediately. The implicit threat increased fears that the Kremlin might move forcibly against the separatist republic. A1 Serbia's president warns of demands for more territory A5 Plataresti Journal: Romania's neglected children A4 Supporters of Haiti's President-elect, the Rev. Jean-Bertrand Aristide, are working to calm fears that the leftist priest's election would unleash a wave of violence. A3 Japan agrees to stop fingerprinting its ethnic Korean residents A3 China grows more fearful of foreign electronic eavesdropping A3 De Klerk's son is reportedly engaged to mixed-race womanA6 Fighting is said to intensify in Somalia's capital A6 NATIONAL A14-20 Interest rates have been cut almost every week by the Federal Reserve. But the Fed has done so reluctantly -- not convinced that the recession or the banking crisis will be severe. A1 The affluent became more affluent in the 1980's, the Census Bureau said. They gained substantially more wealth while other Americans barely kept up with inflation, widening the gap between rich and poor. A1 F.C.C. plans television frequency just for ordering goods D1 Plans for a national survey on AIDS were abandoned by the Federal Centers for Disease Control after initial studies were ineffective. The survey had been intended to determine the prevalence of AIDS infection. A14 Female cardiologist is chosen to direct Institutes of Health A17 Goya Foods resumes ads on Spanish-language TV network A16 An ex-lobbyist for Charles Keating told the Senate Ethics Committeethat she had used "a bit of hyperbole" to get his attention when she wrote that his efforts to pressure Federal regulators were working. A16 Washington Talk: Laws and crises, illusions and realities A16 Dinkinson Journal: Patriotism has its price: 99.9¦ a gallon A14 A judge who ordered a child abuser to have a birth control device implanted in her arm as a condition of probation said he would not reverse himself. But he welcomed the defendant's lawyer promise to appeal. A17 Philanthropies form foundation to promote energy efficiency A14 Six police officers have been indicted for a series of incidents of brutality, theft and cover-ups in the latest of several cases of police misconduct in Los Angeles. A18 Ohio's Governor commutes death sentences of 8 inmates A14 Ex-Bolivian official convicted in Miami on drug charges A18 REGIONAL B1-4 An investigation of Mayor Dinkins concluded that there was circumstantial evidence that he might have lied under oath about a transfer of stock to his son, but it found insufficient proof to warrant prosecution. A1 Felix Rohatyn to remain at fiscal watchdog agency for now B3 Salomon Brothers considers moving jobs out of the city B3 New York City sues to get piece of escrow insurance money B4 Plans for a New York City school for black and Hispanic young men have met criticism. A number of current and former school officials said politics, as much as educational philosophy, lay behind the idea. B1 The deputy commissioner of bridges in New York City was fired. He had spoken out against cuts in bridge maintenance and warned that they would endanger public safety. B1 State monitors barred Bridgeport, Conn., from considering bankruptcy and imposed a plan to balance the city's budget. The Mayor had said bankruptcy might help save the financially battered city. B1 Weicker and the Assembly: A new era of leadership B2 A scheme to cheat welfare recipients of money they were given to buy furniture was uncovered in New Jersey. Two welfare workers were indicted and a store owner pleaded guilty. More indictments are expected. B3 Florio needs $800 million to balance budget for 1992 B2 The family of a woman who died chasing a mugger who stole her purse came to the scene of the crime to reach out to her spirit and try to make sense of her death. B1 Fire Department investigates why pumper truck arrived late B3 Neediest Cases B4 BUSINESS DIGEST D1 Weekend Images of animals C1 Eating before the show C1 Clubs for all tastes C1 Yale names drama school dean C5 Grammy nominations C11 Theater: On Stage, and Off C2 Film: At the Movies C8 "Not Without My Daughter" C8 Music: "Roberto Devereux" C6 Paquito D'Rivera C17 Dance: Peter Pucci opens series C30 Art: New from Barbara Kruger C12 Works of Cheryl Laemmle C16 Auctions C27 Restaurants C22 Word and Image: TV Weekend C28 Against the "old celibates" C30 Law Page B5 Judge's overruling of crack law brings turmoil Prosecutors of Noriega are set to defend U.S. action Obituaries J. McVicker Hunt, a psychologist B6 Rev. Gerard Mahoney, leader at St. John's and Niagara B7 Sports Pete Rose was effectively barred from baseball's Hall of Fame when a special committee recommended a change in the admission rules to exclude any person banned from baseball. A1 Rose case debated A24 Basketball: Knicks can't talk and can't win A23 Bradshaw pours it on A24 Column: Berkow on the Rose situation A23 Football: Giants and Bears wary of wind A23 Track and Field: Johnson returns A23 Editorials/Letters/Op-Ed Editorials A28 Iraq's untenable argument Eloquence without money Avarice and audacity in Texas Topics: A legacy of law Letters A28 Anthony Lewis: It's not over A29 A. M. Rosenthal: Support the President A29 Edward W. Said: A tragic convergence A29

Full Article

McKids Is Closing

Date: 11 January 1991

Sears, Roebuck & Company said that sales at its McKids children's clothing stores had not produced an adequate return and that it would close the 47 stores. The first McKids stores opened in Illinois in August 1988, and the chain was expanded to 14 other states. While the free-standing stores will be shut, Sears said it would continue selling the McKids brand of clothing and footwear in its 863 retail stores and through its catalogues. Some of the 600 McKids employees will lose their jobs, while others may be offered positions elsewhere in Sears.

Full Article

Sequent Shares Drop by 33.3%

Date: 10 January 1991

Special to The New York Times

Shares in Sequent Computer Systems Inc. plummeted today after the company said its earnings for the fourth quarter, which ended on Dec. 29, would be lower than in the corresponding period last year. Sequent, which is based in Beaverton, Ore., had been the last important computer manufacturer with uninterrupted growth in earnings. Its shares closed today at $11.50 in over-the-counter trading, down $5.75 a share, or 33.3 percent. While Sequent expects revenue for the quarter to be at least 50 percent higher than the $47.8 million it reported for the fourth quarter of 1989, net earnings are expected to be 10 cents to 20 cents a share, compared with 23 cents in the quarter last year. The profit decline was caused by a combination of three things, Casey Powell, Sequent's chairman and chief executive, said in a statement. These were a drop, from $16 million in the third quarter to below $10 million in the fourth, in the company's original- equipment manufacturing business, in which Sequent computers are resold by the Unisys Corporation; the softening of the economy, and the transition to a new product line. Mr. Powell said he expected the first quarter of 1991 to be difficult also. "I think we're going to come out of this healthy," he said. "I don't think we're going to come out of it unscathed."

Full Article

Rochester Telephone In Deal With Centel

Date: 11 January 1991

By Keith Bradsher

Keith Bradsher

Two large independent telephone companies signed an agreement yesterday to exchange operations in a deal involving cash and stock. The Rochester Telephone Corporation agreed to buy the Centel Corporation's local phone operations in Minnesota and Iowa for $100 million in cash, 2.8 million shares of new Rochester Telephone stock and the Rochester company's minority stakes in the cellular telephone franchises in 20 cities and towns.

Full Article