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Date: 22 January 1998
Home News and Tribune of East Brunswick publishes name and pictures of convicted sex offender after obtaining flier intended for private notification of his neighbors under Megan's Law; Asbury Park Press also publishes name (S)
Date: 21 January 1998
By Larry Rohter
Larry Rohter
Television army has invaded Havana on eve of Pope John Paul II's visit to Cuba, speeding up city's normally slow-paced routine and probing without interference into nearly every corner of normally restrictive society; influx yields financial windfall for Government, particularly ministries and state companies providing services at greatly inflated prices and imposing creative new charges on equipment and supplies; photo (M)
Date: 21 January 1998
By Tom Jolly
Tom Jolly
National Football League threatened to fine Denver Broncos' offensive linemen if they did not break their season-long vow of silence to news media during Super Bowl week (S)
Date: 22 January 1998
By Eric Pace
Eric Pace
Harry S Ashmore, who was executive editor of The Arkansas Gazette when he won Pulitzer Prize for antisegregation editorials he wrote during the crisis and confrontation over admission of black students to Little Rock high school in 1957, dies at age 81; photo (M)
Date: 22 January 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Champion International Corp buys timberlands and paper plant of former Bamerindus banking group for 84 million reals ($75 million), minimum price required by Brazilian central bank, which took over and managed debt-ridden companies when Bamerindus was sold to HSBC Holdings PLC in 1997 (S)
Date: 22 January 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
RCN Corp says it will buy Ultranet Communications Inc and Erol's Internet Inc for $110.5 million in cash and stock (S)
Date: 22 January 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Inc's Merchant Banking Partners II says it will buy 82 percent of Thermadyne Holdings Corp for $790 million in stock and debt (S)
Date: 22 January 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Rubbermaid Inc says it will take pre-tax charge of $200 million in next two years to cut costs; says it will report fourth-quarter net income of $32 million, up from $19.9 million in quarter one year ago (S)
Date: 21 January 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Smith International Inc will buy Wilson Industries for almost $418 million in stock, based on closing price of stock on Jan 16 (S)
Date: 21 January 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Nissan Motor Co sues Republic Industries in attempt to stop Republic's acquisition of two Florida Nissan dealerships (S)