8th of May 1994 News
Uutiset sellaisena kuin ne ilmestyivät New York Timesin etusivulle 8. toukokuuta 1994
Radio Stations Reduce Coverage of Local News
Date: 09 May 1994
By Andrea Adelson
Andrea Adelson
The percentage of commercial radio stations with no employees devoted to gathering local news increased last year to 16.9 percent, according to a survey by a radio industry trade group. The survey also showed that television news staffing has continued to grow modestly since 1987 even as radio news staffs declined at the steepest rate in more than a decade. Opponents of broadcast deregulation cite the findings as evidence that radio listeners are being poorly served by station owners, who since 1981 have no longer been required to broadcast news and public-interest programming to obtain operating licenses. But the survey did not address how much news is broadcast by these stations, since many of them use syndicated news reports.
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A Cafe With Imaginative, Affordable Fare
Date: 08 May 1994
By Patricia Brooks
Patricia Brooks
THE passerby chancing upon the Good News Cafe, which is in a large, pale green frame house by the side of the main road in Woodbury, will find it a cheerful place: bright yellow walls hung with modern art (for sale), large windows framed by heavy green movers' blankets to muffle the high decibel level, tables and a double row of booths down the center. Pots of tulips and other fresh flowers line the top of the dividers between the rows of booths. A quick glance at the menu suggests that it is no roadside pancake house, despite its layout. What is not necessarily immediately apparent is the culinary talent of the proprietor, Carol Peck, who made a name for herself several years ago with a farmhouse restaurant in New Milford. Her style of wholesome, straightforward American cooking, using only fresh ingredients and combining them in imaginative ways, gives her dishes a signature.
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SUNDAY, May 8, 1994; Editor Bites Snake
Date: 08 May 1994
The editors of the Alameda Newspaper Group have introduced a new journalistic principle: no unnecessary snakes. Forget sex and violence, they decided -- irresponsible use of snakes is the real issue. Show a snake photo to an editor on a slow news day, and that snake will be on someone's breakfast table the next morning. Charles Cooper, the group's executive editor, and his boss David Burgin, editor in chief, decided to remedy that. A memo was sent to employees of the five Oakland area newspapers in the Alameda group announcing that "we don't want to unnecessarily shock, offend, upset or frighten our readers." So no snakes, the memo proclaimed, unless they do something newsworthy.
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Seeing the Future of Print In a Universe Gone Digital
Date: 09 May 1994
By Glenn Rifkin
Glenn Rifkin
The consensus at a forum this week on the future of print journalism in the digital era was that there would be a future, in part because readers continued to see value in the printed page. For a couple of decades now, publishers have been warned that the digital age could make newspapers and magazines -- and perhaps their staffs -- obsolete. But at the forum, sponsored by CSC Vanguard, a consulting arm of the Computer Sciences Corporation, even those who are developing ways to deliver information electronically said the printed page would persist.
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May 1-7: Where's the Applause?; Lights, Camera, Foreign Policy By Bill Clinton
Date: 08 May 1994
By Elaine Sciolino
Elaine Sciolino
President Clinton's 90-minute encounter with CNN's global village last week captured something important about his approach to the world: the contrast between the confident economic thinker and the uncertain Commander in Chief. In the role of America's chief economist, he seemed in control, explaining with precision why Japan must have a more open trade policy and why an extension of China's preferential trade status is in the interest of both sides.
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Stocks Lower in Japan
Date: 09 May 1994
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Japanese stock prices were modestly lower here today. Well into the afternoon trading session, the Nikkei index of 225 issues was down 71.31 points, or 0.36 percent, to stand at 19,791.16. On Friday, the index rose 1.49 percent. Today, stocks fell at the opening, propelled by Friday's news, according to traders, of stronger than expected job growth in the United States and fear of inflation. But the traders cited optimism that the dollar had stopped falling against the yen, as the result of support from many nations' central banks, saying they expected this to help stabilize stock prices.
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 09 May 1994
International A2-7 DETAILS ON NEW HAITI POLICY President Clinton named a new envoy to Haiti, a well-known black Democrat, and discussed details of the new policy of allowing asylum hearings for Haitian refugees. A1 HAITI ABUSES QUESTIONED President Clinton reaffirmed his support for the exiled President of Haiti, but a cable from the American Ambassador there has charged that the President's supporters exaggerated human rights abuses. A7 A fast over Haiti policy was worth it, an activist said. A7 THE TOLL OF WAR IN ANGOLA In Angola's rebel stronghold, life is a struggle, with no electricity or running water and little food or medicine, but the potential wealth of the country allows one of Africa's longest civil wars to continue. A1 IMPATIENCE IN JERICHO The Israeli occupation is supposed to end in Jericho, but so far little has changed. The first contingent of the Palestinian police force was just six miles away, though, awaiting the signal to enter the area. A1 An international force went to Hebron to keep order. A3 SOUTH AFRICA'S CHALLENGE Two men with very different backgrounds have responsibility in South Africa's new Cabinet for a complex task: improving the lives of the new electorate while protecting the stability of the economy. A6 THE BASIC ISSUE IN BOSNIA News Analysis: the town of Brcko, seen as the next flash point of Bosnian conflict, is also a sign of why the war is unlikely to end soon: Muslims are fighting to go home to areas cleared by the Serbs. A2 HEADING FOR BRAZIL American business people are flocking to Brazil in a new display of confidence that economic ties between the two nations will revolve around trade and investment. D1 Ex-Communists were ahead in Hungary's elections. A5 A businessman was winning Panama's presidential elections. A5 Seoul Journal: In North's shadow, picnics, not panic. A4 National A8-14 PRESSURE ON THE FED The Federal Reserve is preparing to raise short-term rates for the fourth time in four months, but it is under pressure to act more quickly and more sharply this time. A1 LOOKING OUT FOR ONE'S INTERESTS The underlying story of why the Clinton Administration backed away from a proposed gambling tax to pay for part of the welfare plan illustrates the way the capital is patrolled by vigilant, organized interest groups. A1 CRITICISM BY GAY SERVICEMEN The "don't ask, don't tell, don't pursue" policy may have made life worse for homosexuals in the military, polarizing attitudes toward homosexuals and shifting the burden of proof to service members accused of engaging in homosexual acts. A1 SETBACK FOR DOMESTIC PARTNERS Voters in Austin, Tex., have repealed a policy granting health benefits for the partners of homosexual and unmarried city employees, making the city the first of roughly 20 communities in the nation with such benefits to repeal its program. A8 NEW BATTLE WAGED AT GETTYSBURG A dispute over the loss of part of the Gettysburg battlefield is the outgrowth of a long-running debate over just how much land should be set aside in the shrine to thousands of Union and Confederate dead. A8 DESEGREGATING HIGHER EDUCATION At issue in a Federal trial in Oxford, Miss., is how the historically black public institutions of higher learning will be treated as their formerly all-white counterparts are often attracting the cream of the crop of black students. A10 REACTION TO ASSAULT WEAPON BAN One freshman Republican Congressman and his staff in mostly Democratic Long Beach, Calif., found little passion over the assault weapons bill, and most constituents, worried above all about crime, seemed to support the ban. A12 SEXUAL HARASSMENT RE-EXAMINED America has again been plunged into a national seminar on sexual harassment, a migraine issue full of gray areas and her-word-against-his contentions, with Prof. Anita Hill and Senator Bob Packwood now providing commentary. A12 EMERGING FORCE IN HEALTH CARE Robert Reischauer's Congressional Budget Office has no vote on health care legislation, but he and his team of analysts have emerged as a crucial voice in the current debate, with more influence at the moment than many lawmakers. A14 GACY EXECUTION SET The mass murderer John Wayne Gacy is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 12:01 A.M. on Tuesday in Illinois. A9 Metro Digest B1 A NO. 2 WITH CLOUT Peter J. Powers, the Deputy Mayor for operations, is the strongest second-in-command at City Hall in years. He is the point man on both policy and on politics, roles traditionally split. And his 35-year friendship with Rudolph W. Giuliani gives him an unrivaled authority. A1 MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES IN COURT As the diagnosis of multiple-personality disorder has become more common, it has stretched the rules by which people are tried. The issue could become central in the case of Ricardo S. Caputo, who confessed in New York to four murders. A1 Business Digest D1 Sports C1-10 Baseball: Yanks sweep Red Sox. C1 Mets top Cardinals. C7 Orioles' McDonald wins seventh. C5 Basketball: Knicks beat Bulls in Game 1. C1 Hawks even series with Heat. C9 Boxing: Chavez reclaims title amid chaos. C2 Columns: Anderson on Garden's front row. C8 On tennis. C3 On pro basketball. C5 Cycling: LeMond fights headwind of age. C9 Golf: Daly gains golf and personal victories. C3 Hockey: Rangers have yet to hear from Anderson. C4 Richer's goal gives Devils a life. C4 Horse Racing: Go for Gin heading to Preakness. C2 Arts/Entertainment C11-16 Maya Lin on art and architecture. C11 Marilyn Horne's class. C11 Celebrating Martha Graham's centenary. C14 Theater: Festival of one-act plays. C13 "Airport Music." C13 Music: Giant Sand. C13 Candlebox from Seattle. C16 Andre Watts in recital. C16 Books: "The Massacre at El Mozote," by Mark Danner. C15 Television: The Road to Prime Time. C11 Obituaries B7 Joe Layton, an award-winning director, producer and choreographer. Clement Greenberg, a prominent American art critic. Editorials/Op-Ed A16-17 Editorials Haiti: Sanctions at last. The new Senate standard on gifts. No cigarettes are "light." Judge Kiser off the beat, again. Letters Anthony Lewis: Words, words, words. William Safire: For a Haitian Legion. Walter Reich: First, do no harm. Chronicle B8 Bridge C13 Crossword C15
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 08 May 1994
International 3-15 HAITI ASYLUM POLICY REVERSED President Clinton reversed his Haiti policy, no longer requiring refugees to be sent back and approving asylum hearings for those who try to reach the United States. 1 VIETNAM FACING CRISIS Vietnam is booming economically, but unless the Communist Government can control its population and change demographic trends, experts believe, it will face a catastrophe. 1 BATTLE OF WILLS IN BOSNIA An agreement by the Bosnian Serbs to allow aid flights to land at the Bosnian city of Tuzla has become the focal point for a battle of wills with the United Nations. 9 RUSSIANS FACING UNEMPLOYMENT For Russians working in thousands of debt-ridden and inefficient factories, capitalism is beginning to mean shutdowns, leaving workers fearful and angry. 3 RWANDAN REFUGEES STRUGGLING For the 250,000 Rwandan refugees camped over the border in Tanzania, life has become a daily struggle to get enough food and to find shelter from the pouring rain. 10 SOUTH AFRICA DEMOCRACY BEGINS Although the Government has not been inaugurated, South Africa's provincial legislatures met and at least one focused on points of order instead of broader issues. 10 A Japanese official was dismissed for remarks on World War II. 12 As civil war continued, Yemen's leader demanded a surrender. 15 Italy will press Argentina for extradition in a war-crimes case. 11 National 16-28 U.S. SHIFTS ECONOMIC STANCE After a year and a half of seeking faster economic growth, the Clinton Administration has now reluctantly changed course, putting the stability of financial markets ahead of rapid economic expansion. 1 LOOKING TO WAYS AND MEANS Advocates of health care restructuring are desperate for a display of legislative machismo to break the stalemate in other Congressional committees. They are counting on the Ways and Means Committee to produce it. 1 SPECTER OF HEROIN GROWS The latest drug in vogue is heroin, which, a generation ago, may have evoked the specter of the ultimate dead end. But for young users, its allure has grown. 1 A HARASSING SWITCH Some conservatives who had once called Anita Hill a liar for accusing Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment were now supporting Paula Jones, the woman accusing President Clinton of sexual harassment. Some women who put Ms. Hill on a pedestal now find themselves wishing they could cut the ground out from underneath Ms. Jones. 16 OUTSIDER LOSES ALLURE Two years ago, Lynn Yeakel almost unseated Senator Arlen Spector of Pennsylvania by focusing on his role in questioning Prof. Anita Hill. But now, she is just one of a pack of Democrats seeking the nomination for Governor. 16 WHAT IS A 'MOTHER'? Once, it was clear what a mother was supposed to be. But there is now, as seldom before, intense confusion and anxiety about motherhood. 26 Washington Talk: A day in the House, night in the Senate. 24 Metro 29-40 A DRIVER WITHOUT A LICENSE He was a man who loved cars and helped his neighbors, but Abraham Meyers, charged with fatally running down three members of a family, was also a man who drank and had no driver's license. 1 BIGGER STAGE FOR NEWARK MAYOR As Sharpe James closes what seems likely to be his third successful bid for the office of Mayor of Newark, his national stature is growing. 29 GANGS AND VIOLENCE IN JAILS Jail officials in New York City are becoming worried about the organizing of inmates into large gangs and an upsurge of violence. 29 CUOMO REJECTS BUDGET DEAL Governor Cuomo has rejected a tentative budget proposal, saying it would spend $200 million more than the state can afford this year. 29 The Schools Chancellor is postponing a special education shake-up. 31 A proposed contract with school custodians is not a revolution. 31 A fire captain dies. 31 Fresh Air Fund 30 Obituaries 38 Clement Greenberg, a prominent American art critic.
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Life Lessons From ABC's Nicotine Expose On 'Day One'
Date: 08 May 1994
By Walter Goodman
Walter Goodman
PHILIP MORRIS'S $10 billion libel suit against ABC News may in time be decided in more official tribunals, but however that turns out, the television programs that prompted it already invite attention. They have things to tell us about the nature of the journalistic expose in general and of the television news magazine in particular. The main objects of the Philip Morris Companies' displeasure are two reports (on Feb. 28 and March 7) on ABC's "Day One" that charged cigarette companies with controlling the content of nicotine as a way of increasing the pleasure of inhaling and possibly the likelihood of addiction. The report was also mentioned on ABC's "World News Tonight," "World News This Morning," "Nightline" and "20/20."
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From Haute Couture To Cultural Affairs
Date: 08 May 1994
By Roberta Hershenson
Roberta Hershenson
WHEN Martin Schrader retired three years ago from his job as vice president and publisher of Harper's Bazaar, he stepped up his skiing and tennis playing, took a 160-mile hiking trip in Europe and learned, he said, that there was more to the county than his own family's home in Croton-on-Hudson and "a 40-mile train track" to Manhattan. Now the 69-year-old Mr. Schrader, who also served as publisher of Town and Country and House Beautiful in his 32-year career with the Hearst Corporation, is again poring over sales figures and marketing plans, but this time his subject is the arts, not fashion or design. In February he became the publisher of Arts News, a monthly publication of the Westchester Arts Council. It is a job he is doing free of charge but with immense enthusiasm.
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