16. tammikuuta 1997 oli torstaina tähtimerkin ♑ alla. Se oli 15 päivä vuodesta. Yhdysvaltain presidentti oli William J. (Bill) Clinton.
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Date: 16 January 1997
By Walter Goodman
Walter Goodman
Critic's Notebook column examines repercussions of successful suit by Food Lion supermarket chain against ABC-TV and producers of Prime Time Live documentary news program; company charged defendants with fraud, trespass and deceptive trade practices in producing allegedly slanted undercover documentary about company's unsafe handling of meat (M)
Date: 16 January 1997
By Raghida Dergham
Raghida Dergham
Op-Ed article by Raghida Dergham, United Nations bureau chief of Al Hayat, says whoever sent letter bombs to Al Hayat missed main point: in newspapers, you print the message; says Al Hayat has been forum for differing views, and has annoyed more than one government or organization, as would any independent newspaper that covers intricacies of Middle East; says trying to destroy forum that encourages exchange of views could not be goal of any thoughtful political person in government or in the opposition (M)
Date: 16 January 1997
By William C. Rhoden
William Rhoden
Biographical sketch of New York Giants head coach James Edward Fassel; notes that he was born in Anaheim, Calif, on Aug 31, 1949 (M)
Date: 16 January 1997
By Steven Erlanger
Steven Erlanger
Man in the News profile of Dennis B Ross, State Department official who brokered deal on Israeli withdrawal from West Bank, winning trust of two people who did not trust each other, Benjamin Netanyahu and Yasir Arafat; photo (M)
Date: 17 January 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Home Depot Inc says it will buy Maintenance Warehouse/America Corp, direct-mail marketer of maintenance and repair supplies; terms of stock transaction are not disclosed (S)
Date: 17 January 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Synopsys Inc says it will buy Epic Design Technology Inc for $427.1 million in stock-swap merger (S)
Date: 17 January 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Agco Inc to buy Xaver Fendt GmbH & Co for $321 million in cash and debt (S)
Date: 17 January 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Lincoln National Corp says it will buy mutual fund business of Voyageur Cos for about $69 million in stock (S)
Date: 16 January 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hewlett-Packard Co and Cisco Systems Inc form alliance to support each other's products; Hewlett-Packard will standardize its products for use with Cisco networking equipment and will recommend that its customers choose Cisco products (S)
Date: 17 January 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ryerson Tull Inc says it agreed to acquire Thypin Steel Co for $140 million in cash and assumed debt (S)