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Date: 10 August 1989
By Andrew Rosenthal, Special To the New York Times
Andrew Rosenthal
LEAD: In choosing Gen. Colin L. Powell to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, President Bush would be turning to what many consider to be the very model of a modern Army general for a time when diplomatic finesse and foreign policy expertise may be as important as combat experience. As President
Date: 11 August 1989
By Maureen Dowd, Special To the New York Times
Maureen Dowd
LEAD: Early last week, when the Administration was immersed in deciding how to respond to the threat to American hostages in Lebanon, a Bush aide was asked how the President was spending his day.
Date: 10 August 1989
By Robert Reinhold, Special To the New York Times
Robert Reinhold
LEAD: It was not pleasant for the editors of The Los Angeles Times to see their own newspaper's reports in recent days, to read regularly how their impecunious but scrappy rival, The Los Angeles Herald Examiner, had broken the first news of Mayor Tom Bradley's tangled financial dealings.
Date: 11 August 1989
Special to The New York Times
LEAD: After weeks of notoriety as an espionage suspect, Felix S. Bloch is demonstrating an increasing conviviality with his ever-present entourage of reporters, camera crews and F.B.I. agents. But that does not protect him from an occasional angry encounter with the public.
Date: 10 August 1989
LEAD: The Gtech Corporation said yesterday that it had agreed to be acquired by an investor group consisting of its management and the Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Capital Corporation in a deal valued at $16.625 a share, or a total of $290 million.
Date: 10 August 1989
LEAD: International A3-11 On the hostages, President Bush said that he was determined to make his approach flexible so that he does not ''miss a signal'' that could lead to their release. Page A1
Date: 11 August 1989
LEAD: INTERNATIONAL A3-8 To reduce Soviet grain imports and increase harvests, the Government announced that it would begin paying farmers in foreign currency for part of their crops. Page A1
Date: 11 August 1989
LEAD: * Banponce Corp., San Juan, P.R., is continuing to evaluate the unsolicited $50-a-share merger proposal made by Banco Popular de Puerto Rico. Banponce's board also authorized an increase in the quarterly dividend to 40 cents a share, from 37.5 cents, payable Sept. 29, to holders of record Sept. 14.
Date: 10 August 1989
Reuters
LEAD: The McDonnell Douglas Corporation said two Spanish airlines had converted a total of 12 options on MD-80 aircraft into firm orders. Iberia S.A., Spain's national airline, which holds 24 options on MD-80's, converted seven of them into orders for MD-87's. Aviacion y Comercio S.A., the national domestic airline, converted five MD-80 options to orders for MD-88's.