Spiller av søndag 12. september 1993

MIDEAST ACCORD: The Images; P.L.O., Once Banned From Israel's TV, Is Now Getting Abundant Air Time

Date: 13 September 1993

By Joel Greenberg

Joel Greenberg

Yoni Ben-Menachem could not restrain himself. The first reporter to interview Yasir Arafat on camera for Israeli television, Mr. Ben-Menachem pumped the hand of the P.L.O. chairman eight days ago and blurted out, "This is a sign of peace." "We'll meet in Jericho, God willing," Mr. Arafat replied with a broad smile, referring to the plans for Palestinian self-rule in the West Bank town and in the Gaza Strip.

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Most Israeli Papers Endorse Peace Accord

Date: 13 September 1993

By Clyde Haberman

Clyde Haberman

Most major Israeli newspapers today praised the draft peace agreement between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, and spoke hopefully of a new era now that Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and the P.L.O. chairman, Yasir Arafat, will be together at the signing ceremony at the White House on Monday. But there was considerable caution as well, reflecting widespread queasiness among Israelis about the prospect of their national leader possibly shaking hands with a man long reviled here as a sponsor of terrorism.

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Rig Count Edges Up

Date: 13 September 1993

By Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News

Baker Hughes Inc. says its count of rigs drilling for petroleum in the United States rose by one, to 835, last week. The oil service company's widely watched measure of oil and natural gas exploration is 21.5 percent above the count a year ago, when 687 rigs were drilling.

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 12 September 1993

International 3-23 ARAFAT AND RABIN SIDE BY SIDE

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 13 September 1993

International A2-13 YASIR ARAFAT ARRIVES IN THE U.S. Yasir Arafat, who has spent a lifetime fighting for a Palestinian state, arrived in Washington and espressed hope that the agreements to be signed with Israel will bring peace to the Middle East. A1 YITZHAK RABIN'S MIXED EMOTIONS In an interview, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel expressed the view of many Israelis -- that even if they support accords with the P.L.O., things have been moving almost too fast. A1

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Kuok to Pay $350 Million For Stake in Morning Post

Date: 13 September 1993

By Kevin Murphy, International Herald Tribune

Kevin Murphy

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., after a delay of more than a week, announced Sunday the terms of its sale of control over the South China Morning Post, a smaller transaction than originally expected. .News Corp. will sell 34.9 percent of SCMP (Holdings) L

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Chinese Runners Excel On Work and Worms

Date: 12 September 1993

By Patrick E. Tyler

Patrick Tyler

A provincial coach from northeastern China, whose female runners have been bursting past world records, lashed out tonight at those who attribute his team's remarkable success to performance-enhancing drugs. He said, instead, that he had been feeding his athletes an expensive potion made from a rare worm found on China's western high plateau. In a rambling news conference in which he blasted critics of his team, the coach, Ma Junren, also criticized coaches of China's national team for trying to steal his best runners, disrupting their concentration and, generally, not recognizing his genius.

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Elisabeth Murdoch and Elkin Pianim

Date: 12 September 1993

Elisabeth Murdoch, the daughter of Rupert Murdoch, the head of the News Corporation, and Anna Murdoch of Beverly Hills, Calif., was married in Los Angeles on Friday to Elkin Kwesi Pianim, a son of A. Kwame and Cornelia Pianim of Accra, Ghana. The Rev. John J. Ward, an Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, performed the ceremony at St. Timothy's Church. Ms. Murdoch, 25, is keeping her name. She and her husband graduated from Vassar College. The bride is the manager of program acquisitions for FX, a Fox Inc. cable television service in development in Los Angeles and owned by the News Corporation.

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SURFACING

Date: 12 September 1993

STATEMENTS -- ZIP code T-shirts: Taking a cue from "Beverly Hills 90210," these shirts, printed simply with a place name and a ZIP code, are expressions of pride in the hood -- whether the hood is Harlem 10027 or Southampton 11968. NEWS MEDIA -- "Read-n-hear" music reviews: A multimedia, interactive experience that doesn't require a PC. You buy a newspaper. You read a music review. Then you call a toll-free number to hear a sample of the music. TENNIS -- The height factor: As is evident in this year's U.S. Open, a majority of the world's best tennis players are, simply put, tall (above, Helena Sukova, who is 6 feet 2).

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Attacked, White House Defends Proposal

Date: 13 September 1993

By Adam Clymer

Adam Clymer

As it sought to combat a variety of criticisms, the Clinton Administration insisted today that its health care plan would mean more care for the same or less money for most Americans. Vice President Al Gore said the plan would "improve the quality of health care and reduce the cost of health care." Speaking on the ABC News program "This Week," he insisted that the plan could be paid for largely by eliminating "unnecessary paperwork and bureaucracy."

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