Hearst Sells San Francisco Examiner to Free Press Owners
Hearst Corp sells the San Francisco Examiner to the owners of a free city newspaper, clearing the way for Hearst to acquire the Chronicle. The deal ends the 35 year joint operating agreement, with about 600 reporters and editors moving to Hearst, and a four month transition before full independence in August. The sale closes by March 30 and does not include the Examiner building or presses.
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San Francisco
Hearst Corp
Ted Fang
New Examiner
Fang
Examiner
Compete
The
Chronicle
Ourba
Dea
Chronice
Ucual
Tim White
Coronicis
Ex-Black Panther a fugitive again
Jamil Abdullah Al Amin, once H Rap Brown, is sought on murder charges after deputies attempting to arrest him at his store were shot. Deputy Ricky Kinchen died and another officer injured as Al Amin fled, trailing blood from a wound. He was also charged with aggravated battery after the incident.
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Atlanta
H. Rap Brown
Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin
Al-Amin
Ricky Kinchen
Black Panthers
Jacquelyn Barrett
Smith & Wesson to add safety locks on guns in deal
Smith & Wesson agreed to include external locks with all handguns and pistols within 60 days and to install internal locks within two years. The agreement, hailed by President Clinton as courage and vision, ends lawsuits and creates a code of conduct for handgun distribution. Congressional, industry, and public reactions were mixed as officials urged broader adoption of safety measures.
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Washington
Smith & Wesson
Clinton
Ed Shultz
Govern
America
Weasley Lang
SigArms
Exeter
N.H
Beretta USA
Maryland
U.S
Robert Delfay
Founda
GOP
George W. Bush
Texas
Bush
Ari Fleischer
Iridium to halt service and de orbit satellites
Iridium LLC won bankruptcy approval to cut service for 55 000 customers and de orbit its 66 satellite constellation. The judge allowed disposal as Motorola and other backers failed to provide a viable rescue plan.
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New York
Iridium LLC
William’ Perlstein
U.S
Arthur Gonzalez
Manhattan
Gonzalez
Iridium
Motorola Corp
Earth
Craig McCaw
Perlstein
Tridium
Motorola
Roadrunnerlike dinosaur fossil links to bird evolution
Florida researchers unveil Bambiraptor feinbergii skeleton as a highly bird like dinosaur. The nearly complete 75 million year old specimen may be the best link between dinosaurs and birds, illustrating feathered anatomy and clawed wing like arms. Discovered in 1994 by Wes Linster near Glacier National Park, it will be shown at Graves Museum.
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Dania Beach
Fla
The
Florida Institute of Pale
Ular
Bambiraptor
Wes Linster
Montana
Glacier National Park
Graves Museum of Archaeology & Natural History
Institute
Shugar
Michael Feinberg
Hollywood, Fla
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