Stations scramble for programming deals in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh area faces a rush to finalize retransmission deals as a federal law requires eight local cable systems Adelphia American TCI Armstrong Eastern Telecom Comcast Dimension and New Channels to resolve agreements. KDKA WPXI and WTAE negotiate with several systems as deals progress.
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Cable customers scramble as A B switch offers antenna back up
Cable viewers may lose local channels midweek unless settlement occurs. An A B switch lets TVs with antennas swap from cable to antenna, a workaround noted by KDKA callers. Adelphia pitches cooperation while stations demand compensation. NBC affiliate WPXI shows on screen graphics urging viewers to protest.
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Pennsylvania
KDKA
CBS
Dane Topich
Frank Polito
Adelphia Cable
ESPN
CNN
NBC
WPXI
Moscow violence prompts Yeltsin to declare emergency
President Boris Yeltsin imposes a state of emergency as demonstrations in Moscow surge beyond riot police capacity, signaling a severe political crisis and potential crackdown amid protests and clashes in the capital.
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Yeltsin
Book Rack on Mercer St Urges Reading Banned Titles
The Book Rack on North Mercer Street displays a window sign celebrating freedom to read with the slogan Read a banned book. A list beneath explains common reasons books are banned in America, highlighting debates over literary access and censorship.
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North Mercer Street
America
Week Ahead Forecast Mostly Sunny and Warm
The week ahead brings mostly sunny skies on Thursday with highs in the 70s and nights around 45 to 55. Friday remains partly sunny with highs in the mid to upper 70s to 80s and lows in the 50s.
Altman Prefers Nonmainstream Projects Over Blockbusters
Los Angeles AP reports director Robert Altman, 68, says he avoids mainstream films and would fail at making a mass audience hit like The Fugitive. He notes scant studio calls, only when others cannot complete a project and seek a director like him.
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Orange County Register
Altman
Aoeerent
Health care study taps MecManus for county needs
Jameson Memorial and St. Francis hospitals hire MecManus Associates Inc of Washington DC to study health needs and delivery in New Castle and Lawrence County. The firm will review prior studies by Deloitte & Touche and Arthur Andersen, collect data, interview staff, and propose steps to adapt to national health care reform while strengthening the local system.
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Lawrence County
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St. Francis
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McManus Consultants
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Robert H. Carlson
Russian hard-liners surrender after White House assault
In Moscow, hard-line lawmakers vacated the Russian parliament amid a 10 hour assault by army infantry, paratroopers, and Interior Ministry troops backed by tanks. Over 300 lawmakers and supporters left in single file, some in fatigues, as sniper fire echoed from the White House. Rutskoi and Khasbulatov did not exit immediately.
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Boris Yeltsin
White House
Yeltsin
Interior Ministry
Vladimir Polyakov
Sergei Filatov
Alexander Rutskoi
Ruslan Khasbulatov
Deaths and obituaries listed in regional notices
Obituary notices and death records list Francis C Adams and others with ages and addresses. An AP report notes Henry Ringling North, former Ringling Bros. owner and manager, died at 83 in Begnins Switzerland.
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Switzerland
Henry Ringling North
Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey Circus
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