Those Zany Russians and Their Talking Dogs
Date: 04 August 1996
By Michael Specter
Michael Specter
Russian newspaper offer accounts of bizarre happenings and anticipated disasters, which always appeal to readers (S)
Rejouer samedi 3 août 1996
Le 3 août 1996 était un samedi sous le signe astral du ♌. C'était le 215ème jour de l'année. Le président des États-Unis était William J. (Bill) Clinton.
Si vous êtes né ce jour-là, vous avez 29 ans. Ton dernier anniversaire était le dimanche 3 août 2025, il y a 318 jours. Votre prochain anniversaire est le lundi 3 août 2026, dans 46 jours. Vous avez vécu 10 910 jours, soit environ 261 845 heures, ou environ 15 710 739 minutes, ou environ 942 644 340 secondes.
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3rd of August 1996 News
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A Conspiracy So Vast
Date: 04 August 1996
By Phil Gailey
Phil Gailey
Phil Gailey reviews book Fools For Scandal: How the Media Invented Whitewater by Gene Lyons and the editors of Harper's Magazine (L)
Stalin's Paper, Tossed Into History's Dustbin
Date: 04 August 1996
By Richard Lourie
Richard Lourie
Richard Lourie Op-Ed article on demise of Pravda after 84 years as newspaper of Communist party; recalls that Stalin was first editor, giving paper its voice and personality; says paper really began dying when he did (S)
'Truth,' Meet Consequences
Date: 04 August 1996
By Marc D. Charney
Marc
'truth,' meet consequences**Demise of Pravda, oracle of Soviet Communism, noted; photo (S)
Serb Fighter Now Fights Ruling Party In Bosnia
Date: 03 August 1996
By Mike O'Connor
Mike O'Connor
Milovan Stankovic, former officer in Bosnian Serb army, has started newspaper that opposes leadership in Serb-controlled Bosnia; he has attacked politicians, and even the army that led Bosnia's Serbs into what he calls isolation and disaster; he claims hard-line politicians turned out to be war profiteers, and the army he helped lead was in fact an armed gang; Stankovic wants to help mold new government, and he is using his standing as authority to criticize, something many Bosnian Serbs are afraid to do; photo; map (M)
HUNTSMAN CHEMICAL SWEETENS ITS OFFER FOR REXENE
Date: 03 August 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Huntsman Chemical Corp increases to $15 a share its offer to buy rival petrochemical manufacturer, Rexene Corp; latest offer increases to $281.6 million the cash portion of offier; including assumption of $175 million in Rexene debt, total offer is worth $456.6 million (S)
IVAX SAYS EARNINGS RESULTS ARE BELOW PROJECTIONS
Date: 03 August 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ivax Corp reports loss from operations of $13.9 million, compared with net income of $28.1 million a year earlier; says results fell below its own expectations (S)
Bombings and Suspects
Date: 04 August 1996
Cory Franklin letter on news media's naming of suspect in bombing at Atlanta Olympic Games; says impact of such reports on public perception should not be underestimated
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 03 August 1996
International 2-5 ISRAEL EASES SETTLEMENT POLICY The Likud Government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moved to lift a four-year-old freeze on the expansion of settlements in the West Bank and Gaza. 1 U.S. NEMESIS IN SOMALIA DIES Mohammed Farah Aidid, the Somali clan leader whose fighters humiliated United States forces trying to arrest him in 1993, has died, apparently from wounds suffered a week ago in battles in Mogadishu. 1 RARE CEREMONY IN RUSSIA As President Boris N. Yeltsin prepares to take the oath of office on Aug. 9, his staff is struggling to concoct a ceremony that is without precedent in Russia's 1,000 years of authoritarian rule. 3 DRUG CORRUPTION IN MEXICO A former official of a Mexican anti-drug unit has been arrested on charges of narcotics trafficking and bribery just days after he made headlines with similar accusations against his former colleagues. 5 GERMANY SEEKS EX-NAZI Less than a day after an Italian court dismissed the case against Erich Priebke, a former SS captain charged in a 1944 massacre, Germany sought his extradition. 3 AGREEMENT ON BOSNIAN TOWN Under pressure from the Clinton Administration, Croatia agreed today to dismantle a separate ministate in Bosnia and to accept the results of municipal elections in the divided city of Mostar. 5 Ho Chi Minh City Journal: A sort of homecoming. 4 National 6-10, 20 WAGE INCREASE APPROVED By a lopsided vote of 76 to 22, the Senate approved a measure that would raise the minimum wage of $4.25 by 90 cents in two steps over 13 months. 1 JOB GROWTH SLOWED IN JULY Job growth moderated in July, Government figures showed, easing concerns about inflation and heartening the stock and bond markets. The economy created 193,000 jobs last month, fewer than expected, pushing the unemployment rate up to 5.4 percent from 5.3 percent. 1 ANTI-TERRORISM BILL APPROVED After the bombing in Atlanta, the crash of a Trans World Airlines jet and a plea from the President, the House approved a bill to upgrade airport security and increase counterterrorism measures. But it fell far short of Clinton's goals. 7 CLINTON'S ECONOMIC RECORD President Clinton is basing his re-election campaign on a substantially improved economy. And as the election draws close, he is trying to convince middle-class voters that he has not forgotten them. 1 A LOTTERY FOR DEMONSTRATORS Any group that wants to stage a protest or a prayer anywhere near the 1996 Democratic National Convention will first have to take its chances in the city's newest lottery: a protest lottery. 6 CLINTON AGREES TO TV TIME The Clinton campaign announced that it would help create a system of free, uniform blocks of television time for Presidential candidates this fall, adding its weight to the Dole campaign's and increasing the pressure on the networks. 7 CONGRESSMAN SAYS HE IS GAY Three weeks ago, Representative Jim Kolbe joined the House of Representatives in voting to deny Federal recognition to same-sex marriages. Now, the Congressman says he is gay. But he says that does not affect the way he legislates. 6 A MOTHER'S DILEMMA The dilemma faced by a mother turning in her 12-year-old son, who was wanted on murder and rape charges, is the kind of dilemma that is becoming increasingly common as juvenile-crime increases, experts believe. 6 ACCUSATION COMES BACK TO DOLE During last year's budget battle, Bob Dole and his fellow Republicans accused the Clinton Administration of using unrealistically rosy assumptions of economic growth to make its deficit-cutting plan add up. Now, Democrats say Dole is doing much the same thing. 9 PLEA BY OFFICER IN IRVIN CASE Visibly shaken and fighting back tears, a former Dallas police officer admitted in court that he paid an undercover narcotics agent $2,960 to have Dallas Cowboy Michael Irvin killed, and that he sold police records to someone he believed to be a drug dealer. 20 Metro Report 21-25 Business Digest 35 Arts/Entertainment 13-17 Portraying Beckettian distress. 17 Film: ''Phat Beach.'' 14 Music: ''Four Saints in Three Acts.'' 13 2 pop artists show why they split. 17 Sports 26-34 Baseball: Royals defeat Yankees in a wild ninth inning. 27 Cardinals defeat Mets. 33 Column: Vecsey on Jackie Joyner-Kersee's bronze in long jump. 27 Olympics: Lindsay Davenport takes gold in singles tennis. 27 Obituaries 11 Editorials/Op-Ed 18-19 Editorials The good, the bad, the ridiculous. Political intolerance in Turkey. A different verdict in Little Rock. Letters Russell Baker: In the attic? Hillary? Frank Rich: Not if, but when. Ross MacDonald: New York summer games. Anne T. Board: 34 months and still no divorce. Bridge 17 Crossword 15
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 04 August 1996
International 3-13 RISING DEFIANCE IN INDONESIA Megawati Sukarnoputri, the leader of Indonesia's emerging opposition, is refusing a summons to a police interrogation as she battles a Government crackdown. 3 NEW BURUNDI KILLINGS REPORTED A United Nations report says the Tutsi-led army of Burundi killed 2,100 to 3,000 Hutu civilians this year in a series of previously unreported slayings. 4 EVIDENCE IN SAUDI ARABIA BOMBING Defense Secretary Perry said military explosives were used in the attack on Americans in Saudi Arabia, possible evidence the bombers had help from outside groups. 6 REPAIRING EL SALVADOR WAR ZONE The scars of war still disfigure the countryside around Guazapa volcano in El Salvador. But efforts are under way to convert the area into a tourist attraction that is to be part memorial, part nature preserve and part theme park. 10 A Greek lawyer will defend the Bosnian Serb military commander. 12 A historic plaza in Berlin moves closer to resurrection. 8 A report blames poor farmers for much deforestation. 9 The U.S. may punish a Colombian airline over a political dispute. 10 A fatal mauling ignites a debate about bears in Canada. 12 National 14-32 BIG WEEKS AHEAD FOR DOLE In what his advisers say amounts to a restart of his Presidential campaign, Bob Dole is heading into a hectic 11 days in which he will unveil his centerpiece economic plan, pick a running mate and finish an acceptance speech for the Republican convention in San Diego. 1 CANDIDATES GO IT ALONE Increasingly uneasy that Bob Dole could bring them down in November, many Republican Congressional candidates say they are running campaigns independent of the presumed Presidential nominee. 18 CONGRESS IS DOING DEALS Instead of passing measures they expect President Clinton to veto so they can denounce him for holding back progress, Congressional Republicans have been making deals to shape bills on welfare, health insurance, safe drinking water, taxes and the minimum wage so that he will sign them. 1 OLYMPIC DISTRACTIONS IN GEORGIA Given that the Georgia polls will open only 31 hours after the Olympic flame is extinguished, most Georgians, and Atlantans in particular, have had little time or inclination to consider the various candidates in a primary race for the Senate. 16 NATIVE PLANTS CROWDED OUT Much of the lush greenery that makes up much of the Hawaiian landscape has just one problem, botanists say. The greenery is not native to the islands and, in fact, many of the native plant species are extinct. 14 SHADES OF OPINION IN DEBATE While the debate over welfare legislation seems to be portrayed as a sharp difference between conservatives like Speaker Newt Gingrich and liberals like Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, there are many shades of opinion on a broad spectrum between the extremes. 22 COTTON FARMERS FILE SUIT Three groups of cotton farmers in Texas have filed a lawsuit that blames on a state spraying program for the destruction of their crops. The spraying was meant to rid the state of boll weevils. 24 SPEAKING OUT ON WELFARE The changes in welfare policy resonate far beyond Washington. Among those who comment: a grocery-store worker in Los Angeles, a 17-year-old immigrant for whom welfare was a leg up and a policy analyst who has spent her career immersed in the issue. 26 Metropolitan 33-39 MORE CRASH QUESTIONS LOOM The authorities say they are closer to declaring that T.W.A. Flight 800 was destroyed by a bomb. But determining the cause of the crash is easy compared with the next challenge: figuring out the type of device used and who put it there. 1 MANSIONS OF THE CYBER-BARONS Like turn-of-the-century robber barons, today's cyber-barons are engaged in acts of conspicuous construction, and they are creating a few West Coast towns into born-again Newports. 1 THE MAYOR AND THE WATCHDOG The relationship between Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and Commissioner Howard M. Wilson is the closest in 20 years between City Hall and the Department of Investigation, the city's anti-corruption watchdog, leading to incidents that have drawn the fire of critics. 33 Fresh Air Fund 37 Obituaries 40-41