5 Awards for Reporting on Latin America
Date: 18 September 1997
Five journalists win Maria Moors Cabot Prizes for reporting on Latin America; winners include New York Times reporter Julia Preston and Jose de Cordoba (Wall Street Journal) (S)
Rejouer jeudi 18 septembre 1997
Le 18 septembre 1997 était un jeudi sous le signe astral du ♍. C'était le 260ème 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 jeudi 18 septembre 2025, il y a 266 jours. Votre prochain anniversaire est le vendredi 18 septembre 2026, dans 98 jours. Vous avez vécu 10 493 jours, soit environ 251 852 heures, ou environ 15 111 176 minutes, ou environ 906 670 560 secondes.
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18th of September 1997 News
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TED TURNER PLANS A $1 BILLION GIFT FOR U.N. AGENCIES
Date: 19 September 1997
By David Rohde
David Rohde
Cable News Network founder Ted Turner tells United Nations Association that he will donate $1 billion to benefit UN agencies; says gift, largest charitable donation ever, will be used to establish not-for-profit foundation to benefit UN programs aiding refugees and children and clearing mines and fighting disease; says he will give UN $100 million a year for next 10 years; urges US to pay $1.5 billion it owes UN in back dues and calls on other wealthy people to follow his example; Turner receives association's Global Leadership Award (M)
MARRIOTT AND SODEXHO CONFIRM ALLIANCE TALKS
Date: 19 September 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Marriott International Inc and Sodexho Alliance SA say they are in talks to combine their food service and facilities-management operations in North America (S)
WARNACO IN STOCK DEAL FOR DESIGNER HOLDINGS
Date: 18 September 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Warnaco Group Inc agrees to buy Designer Holdings Ltd, maker of Calvin Klein jeans, for $353.7 million in stock (S)
MELLON SAID TO SEEK FOUNDERS ASSET MANAGEMENT
Date: 18 September 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Mellon Bank Corp is rumored to be leading contender to buy Founders Asset Management Co for as much as $300 million (S)
INTEL AND COMPAQ PLAN JOINT NETWORKING PRODUCTS
Date: 19 September 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Intel Corp and Compaq Computer Corp are forming alliance to develop products aimed at reducing bottlenecks in computer networks (S)
SPIEKER TO BUY A GOLDMAN, SACHS PROPERTY PORTFOLIO
Date: 18 September 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Goldman, Sachs & Co agrees to sell portfolio of 44 properties to real estate investment trust Spieker Properties Inc for $725 million (S)
U.S. FILTER OFFERS $30 A SHARE FOR MEMTEC
Date: 18 September 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
US Filter Corp offers to buy Memtec Ltd of Australia for $330 million (S)
ACE AGREES TO BUY XEROX INSURANCE UNIT FOR $333 MILLION
Date: 19 September 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Xerox Corp agrees to sell one of its Talegen Holdings Inc insurance units for $333 million cash to Ace Ltd (S)
EQUITY OFFICE BUYS 2 CHICAGO TOWERS FOR $462 MILLION
Date: 18 September 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Equity Office Properties Trust, headed by financier Sam Zell, agrees to acquire twin 40-story towers at 10 and 30 South Wacker Drive in Chicago for $462 million; property's seller undisclosed (S)