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'People-izing the News' And a Bit of Ambition

Date: 22 July 1995

By Walter Goodman

Walter Goodman

Despite the promise of the title, "Naked News" doesn't take it all off. But these four prime-time hours Sunday on Arts & Entertainment do provide some peeks at goings-on in local and international television news, talk radio and a famous tabloid newspaper. The new semi-expose by Nicolas Kent, a British producer best known for his 1991 "Naked Hollywood," begins with the tale of Donya Archer, a 26-year-old news anchor who is apparently on her way up from small market to middling market to great big market. When we meet her, she has just signed on at a Fox station in York, Pa., and is dreaming of Los Angeles.

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Religion Journal; Media Reflect Changing Spiritual Lives of Americans

Date: 22 July 1995

By Gustav Niebuhr

Gustav Niebuhr

When they turn their attention to coverage of religion in the news, media critics often strike a note of complaint, contending that the subject is underreported. Too few resources (that is, reporters) are devoted to the beat, they say. In some instances, that criticism can hardly be disputed. But one could play the contrarian and point out that something close to 200 reporters around the country, by a recent count of the Religion News writers Association, cover the subject at newsmagazines, newspapers big and small and, lately, a handful of broadcast news organizations.

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Top Cuban-American Misuses U.S. Broadcasts, Officials Say

Date: 23 July 1995

By Steven Greenhouse

Steven Greenhouse

A Federal investigation into Radio Marti -- a Government-financed station that broadcasts to Cuba -- has found that the Cuban-American leader Jorge Mas Canosa improperly interfered with its operations, slanting its news coverage and influencing personnel decisions, officials familiar with the report said. The report, prepared by the Inspector General of the United States Information Agency, details how Mr. Mas has systematically interfered in Radio Marti's day-to-day operations and concludes that the radio station has improperly retaliated against employees who protested such manipulation by seeking to dismiss them, the officials said.

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Mr. Murdoch Goes To Washington

Date: 23 July 1995

By Edmund L. Andrews

Edmund Andrews

A WEEK from Tuesday, Rupert Murdoch is scheduled to appear before the House ethics committee, where he will be grilled by Democrats about his company's lucrative book deal with the Republican House Speaker, Newt Gingrich. Over on the House floor that week, perhaps even that same day, Republican lawmakers will be trying to push through a major telecommunications bill that would, among other things, let the media baron buy still more television stations and newspapers in the United States. In one sense, this is all in a week's notoriety for Mr. Murdoch -- a man fiercely admired by some as a brilliant entrepreneur and just as fiercely reviled by others as a harsh and domineering mogul. But the simple fact of this double-barreled, center-stage presence in Congress also represents a new phase in a remarkable career: After years as an outsider in the capital's whirl of money and politics, Mr. Murdoch has come to Washington.

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Votes in Congress

Date: 23 July 1995

Tally Last Week in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York Senate 1. Regulatory Reform: Vote on a Democratic alternative bill that would provide a more restrained approach to regulatory relief than a Republican-sponsored plan. Rejected 52 to 48, July 18. 2. Regulatory Reform: Vote to cut off debate and vote on a Republican proposal to limit Federal health, safety and environmental regulations. Failed, with 58 in favor and 40 opposed (two votes short of the 60 needed), July 20. 3. Reporters: Vote on a nonbinding resolution calling for reporters to disclose the sources and amounts of their outside income. Approved 60 to 39, July 20. Connecticut Dodd (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N . . . N Lieberman (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N . . . N New Jersey Bradley (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N . . . Y Lautenberg (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N . . . Y New York D'Amato (R) . . . . . . N . . . Y . . . N Moynihan (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N . . . N KEY: Y Yea; N Nay; (A) Absent or did not vote; (P) Present. House 1. Abortion Coverage: Vote on an amendment to an appropriations bill for the Treasury Department and various agencies that would remove a provision prohibiting Federal employees' health insurance programs from paying for abortions except when a woman's life is in danger. Rejected 235 to 188, July 19. 2. Loans to Mexico: Vote on an amendment to an appropriations bill for the Treasury Department and various agencies that would bar the Administration from using the Exchange Stabilization Fund "for the purpose of bolstering any foreign currency." Approved 245 to 183, July 19. Connecticut 1. Kennelly (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N 2. Gejdenson (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N 3. DeLauro (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N 4. Shays (R) . . . . . . Y . . . N 5. Franks (R) . . . . . . Y . . . N 6. Johnson (R) . . . . . . Y . . . N New Jersey 1. Andrews (D) . . . . . . Y . . . Y 2. LoBiondo (R) . . . . . . N . . . Y 3. Saxton (R) . . . . . . N . . . Y 4. Smith (R) . . . . . . N . . . Y 5. Roukema (R) . . . . . . Y . . . N 6. Pallone (D) . . . . . . Y . . . Y 7. Franks (R) . . . . . . Y . . . N 8. Martini (R) . . . . . . Y . . . N 9. Torricelli (D) . . . . . . Y . . . Y 10. Payne (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N 11. Frelinghuysen (R) . . . . . . Y . . . N 12. Zimmer (R) . . . . . . Y . . . Y 13. Menendez (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N New York 1. Forbes (R) . . . . . . N . . . Y 2. Lazio (R) . . . . . . Y . . . N 3. King (R) . . . . . . N . . . N 4. Frisa (R) . . . . . . N . . . Y 5. Ackerman (D) . . . . . . Y . . . Y 6. Flake (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N 7. Manton (D) . . . . . . N . . . N 8. Nadler (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N 9. Schumer (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N 10. Towns (D) . . . . . . Y . . . Y 11. Owens (D) . . . . . . Y . . . Y 12. Velazquez (D) . . . . . . Y . . . Y 13. Molinari (R) . . . . . . Y . . . N 14. Maloney (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N 15. Rangel (D) . . . . . . Y . . . Y 16. Serrano (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N 17. Engel (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N 18. Lowey (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N 19. Kelly (R) . . . . . . Y . . . N 20. Gilman (R) . . . . . . Y . . . Y 21. McNulty (D) . . . . . . N . . . Y 22. Solomon (R) . . . . . . N . . . Y 23. Boehlert (R) . . . . . . Y . . . N 24. McHugh (R) . . . . . . Y . . . Y 25. Walsh (R) . . . . . . N . . . N 26. Hinchey (D) . . . . . . Y . . . Y 27. Paxon (R) . . . . . . N . . . Y 28. Slaughter (D) . . . . . . Y . . . N 29. LaFalce (D) . . . . . . N . . . N 30. Quinn (R) . . . . . . N . . . Y 31. Houghton (R) . . . . . . Y . . . N KEY: Y Yea; N Nay; (A) Absent or did not vote; (P) Present.

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SPRINT PICKS QUALCOMM FOR NEW PHONES

Date: 22 July 1995

By Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News

The Sprint Corporation said yesterday that digital technology championed by Qualcomm Inc. would be used in a nationwide wireless venture. Shares of Qualcomm jumped 17 percent after the announcement, closing at $41.75, up $6.125, in Nasdaq trading. The Sprint Telecommunications Venture, composed of Sprint, Tele-Communications Inc., Cox Communications Inc. and the Comcast Corporation, said it would use code-division, multiple-access technology, or C.D.M.A., to provide wireless personal communications services. "We have concluded to this point that C.D.M.A. -- more than any other technology -- provides the best long-term solution for a seamless wireless network," said Ronald LeMay, chief executive of the Sprint venture.

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FOREST LABORATORIES SHARES DROP AFTER PANEL'S RULE

Date: 22 July 1995

By Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News

The shares of Forest Laboratories Inc. fell 9.3 percent yesterday after an advisory panel declined to recommend approval for Forest's Monurol as a one-dose treatment for urinary tract infections. Medical experts on the Food and Drug Administration panel on Thursday said they were concerned that the single-pill treatment was not as effective as antibiotics that require 3 to 10 days of treatment. Analysts had widely expected the F.D.A.'s Anti-Infective Drug Advisory Committee to recommend approval of Monurol. The setback could push approval for Monurol back by about six months, analysts said. Forest shares fell $3, to $42.75, in American Stock Exchange trading of 1.6 million shares.

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International Briefs; Rules Are Outlined In British Brewery Tie

Date: 22 July 1995

By Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News

British regulators said yesterday that Scottish & Newcastle P.L.C. would have to sell assets if it wanted to merge with Courage, a rival brewer, or it would be referred to antitrust authorities. But regulators delayed a final decision on Scottish & Newcastle's proposed $:425 million ($680 million) purchase of Courage, the Foster's Brewing Group's British arm.

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ZENITH ELECTRONICS CORP. (ZE,N)

Date: 22 July 1995

By Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News

The Zenith Electronics Corporation said yesterday that its loss for the second quarter widened on sluggish sales of color televisions and lower prices, combined with higher material costs. The earnings report was released as LG Electronics Inc., the South Korean manufacturer whose products are sold under the Goldstar name, said that it had formally begun its bid to acquire a 57.7 percent stake in Zenith for more than $350 million. The deal for Zenith, the last American-owned television manufacturer, was announced on Monday.

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USAIR GROUP INC. (U,N)

Date: 22 July 1995

By Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News

USAir Group Inc. said yesterday that earnings increased more than eightfold in the second quarter. The airline's stock rose 50 cents, to $12, in heavy trading on the New York Stock Exchange after the company said it earned $1.47 a share in the quarter, surpassing Wall Street estimates of 76 cents a share.

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