Arnett in Agreement to End His 18-Year Career at CNN
Date: 20 April 1999
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
CNN says it has reached financial settlement with Peter Arnett, its onetime leading foreign correspondent, that will end Arnett's 18-year career at CNN; no specific terms of deal are disclosed; Arnett has two and a half years remaining on five-year contract; both sides say agreement is amicable (M)
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With Abundance of Confusion and Few Facts, Nonstop Coverage
Date: 21 April 1999
By Walter Goodman
Walter Goodman
Walter Goodman Critic's Notebook article notes cable television channels were trapped into covering attack on Littleton, Colo, school nonstop for seven hours when they lacked known facts and had only few dramatic pictures, which they ran repeatedly (M)
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FOOD STUFF
Date: 21 April 1999
By Florence Fabricant
Florence Fabricant
Mitchell's News is delivering organic produce from Eco-Organics in Jersey City each Thursday along with morning newspaper; Michel Cluizel Chocolates from France have been introduced at Sutton Place Gourmet and at Hay Day Stores on Long Island, as well as in Washington area; restaurateur Alice Waters is appointed visiting dean at French Culinary Institute in Manhattan; Royal Pacific is marketing bottled ginger that is alternative to ginger root, which is difficult to keep fresh and moist; photo (M)
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ACCOLADE IS BOUGHT BY INFOGRAMES ENTERTAINMENT
Date: 20 April 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Infogrames Entertainment SA acquires Accolade Inc for $50 million (S)
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BLOUNT TO BE BOUGHT BY LEHMAN PARTNERSHIP
Date: 20 April 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Blount International Inc says Lehman Brothers investment partnership has agreed to acquire it for $1.16 billion in cash and assume $190 million of its debt (S)
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BIG FLOWER CONSIDERS SELLING A PORTION OR ALL OF ITSELF
Date: 21 April 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Big Flower Holdings Inc is considering alternatives, including possible sale of all or part of company (S)
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DOMINION WON'T RAISE BID FOR CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS
Date: 20 April 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Dominion Resources Inc says it will not top Columbia Energy Group's bid of $9 billion for Consolidated Natural Gas Co (S)
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LHS PLANS TO BUY PRIORITY CALL FOR $162 MILLION IN STOCK
Date: 21 April 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
LHS Group Inc acquires Priority Call for $162 million in stock (S)
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McDERMOTT ENDS TALKS TO BUY REST OF J. RAY McDERMOTT
Date: 21 April 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
McDermott International ends discussions to buy rest of J Ray McDermott SA (S)
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Metro Business; Struggling Starter Files for Protection
Date: 20 April 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Starter Corp files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection (S)
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