TV Notes; A Hot Topic And Hot Water
Date: 22 October 1997
By Lawrie Mifflin
Lawrie Mifflin
Big Three television networks' news divisions are all presenting programs this week dealing with sex (S)
Le 21 octobre 1997 était un mardi sous le signe astral du ♎. C'était le 293ème jour de l'année. Le président des États-Unis était William J. (Bill) Clinton.
Si vous êtes né ce jour-là, vous avez 28 ans. Ton dernier anniversaire était le mardi 21 octobre 2025, il y a 239 jours. Votre prochain anniversaire est le mercredi 21 octobre 2026, dans 125 jours. Vous avez vécu 10 466 jours, soit environ 251 207 heures, ou environ 15 072 422 minutes, ou environ 904 345 320 secondes.
Date: 22 October 1997
By Lawrie Mifflin
Lawrie Mifflin
Big Three television networks' news divisions are all presenting programs this week dealing with sex (S)
Date: 22 October 1997
By David M. Halbfinger
David
New York Blade News, gay weekly, will make its debut with 50,000 free copies in Manhattan on Oct 24; Mark Sullivan is senior editor of newspaper; gay journalists have been mystified by city's lack of thriving gay press, despite what is believed to be largest gay population in country; Blade News combines financial strength of News Communications Inc, $18 million publishing company, with editorial staff of Washington Blade, one of most respected gay newspapers in country; Troy Masters, publisher of LGNY, only other gay newspaper in New York, assails his new competitor for having straight-owned publishing company as its partner; photos (M)
Date: 22 October 1997
By William Safire
William Safire
William Safire Op-Ed column on megamerger trend holds competition is being squelched in name of need to compete globally; proposes columnists carry out own megamerger to profit from trend (M)
Date: 22 October 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Cadence Design Systems Inc fall in wake of unexpected resignation of its chief executive, Joseph B Costello; Jack Harding will succeed Costello (S)
Date: 22 October 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Berkshire Hathaway Inc, headed by Warren E Buffett, agrees to buy International Dairy Queen Inc for $585 million in cash and stock (S)
Date: 21 October 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sybron Chemicals Inc says group of its major shareholders and manangement will buy shares it does not own already, for as much as $103 million; investor group includes Citicorp Venture Capital Ltd (S)
Date: 22 October 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Bausch & Lomb Inc to buy Chiron Corp's eye-products unit Chiron Vision Care for $300 million (S)
Date: 21 October 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Discount Auto Parts Inc agrees to buy Hi-Lo Automotive Inc for $37.2 million in stock (S)
Date: 22 October 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Claire's Stores Inc agrees to buy Lux Corp and its 51 specialty retail stores for about $46 million to expand in Western US (S)
Date: 22 October 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Kansas City Southern Industries plans to sell about 60 percent of its equity stake in company's railroad business (S)