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Date: 02 August 1998
By Diane Ketcham
Diane Ketcham
Article on press corps numbering 900 reporters that is covering 1998 Goodwill Games events on Long Island; Mill Pond Model Yacht Club in Port Washington, NY, holds vintage model boat regatta; photos (M)
Date: 02 August 1998
By Scott Turow
Scott Turow
Author and lawyer Scott Turow Op-Ed article holds Kenneth Starr's probe of Pres Clinton has been exclusively political and abuse of grand jury process; blames hyperactive press and unscrupulous tactical leaking from all sides, especially from prosecutors; notes Clinton could not quietly invoke his constitutional right against self-incrimination because of political impact of likely leak from Starr's office (M)
Date: 01 August 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Holland Chemical International acquires closely-held Tab Chemicals Inc for undisclosed price (S)
Date: 01 August 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Investors including Texas Pacific Group and Italian unit of Deutsche Bank acquire remaining 49 percent stake in Ducati Motor SpA, Italian motorcycle maker; price undisclosed (S)
Date: 01 August 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sanwa Bank, fourth-largest in Japan, is barred from selling mutual funds for one year because of bribes to Finance Ministry and Bank of Japan officials for information about interest rates and bank inspections (S)
Date: 01 August 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
European Commission announces four more months of scrutiny for $4.8-billion merger plan of Enso Oy of Finland and Stora AB of Sweden; merger would create world's largest paper maker (S)
Date: 01 August 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Michael Lissack, former Smith Barney Investment banker, is charged with using Internet to harass executives at firm (S)
Date: 01 August 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hyundai Motor Co dismisses 4 percent of workforce, 1,569 employees, who had rejected early-retirement offers; more than 6,000 workers accepted offers; strike is called to protest layoffs (S)
Date: 02 August 1998
Dr Robert J Myerburg clarifies his remarks on troubling aspects of medical reporting quoted in Ellen R Shell's June 28 article
Date: 02 August 1998
Kenneth G Swan Jr letter on July 26 article on new ethical pressures on reporters cites potential for abuse in attribution of news to unidentified sources