Student Group Attacks U.S. News College Guide
Date: 06 November 1996
By Jesse McKinley
Jesse McKinley
US News & World Report college guide, in which editors rank hundreds of institutions by value and academic standing, is under attack from group of students who say magazine's methods are unacademic; Forget US News Coalition, national group of students from about 40 colleges and universities, says rankings present false air of scientific certainty (M)
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The C.I.A. and Drugs
Date: 05 November 1996
Editorial contends that San Jose Mercury News made 'some explosive and unsubstantiated charges' in articles earlier this year suggesting that Central Intelligence Agency helped start crack epidemic in US by condoning drug dealing in Los Angeles in 1980's by Nicaraguan exiles associated with US-backed contra rebels; notes that series did find drug-smuggling and dealing by Nicaraguans with at least tentative connections to contras; asserts that journalists and investigators should determine whether this activity was more than incidental to contra operations, and whether CIA played any role in it (M)
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TV to Hold To Practice In Calling Election
Date: 05 November 1996
By Lawrie Mifflin
Lawrie Mifflin
Television news coverage of Presidential election results will unfold much as it has in last 20 years; as soon as networks believe they can safely say candidate has won state, they will do so; networks will also declare winner of Presidential election as soon as one candidate appears to have won enough states to accumulate 270 electoral votes (M)
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23,000 Newspapers Stolen After Referendum Editorial
Date: 06 November 1996
Entire print run of University of California's free newspaper, The Daily Californian, is stolen from its racks after paper ran editorial supporting state referendum that would end affirmative action programs (S)
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Final Push in Battle Over Term Limits
Date: 05 November 1996
By Vivian S. Toy
Vivian Toy
Last minute push begins for ballot proposal that would change New York City's term limits law; supporters are marshaling army of volunteers to flood polling locations today, while opponents are relying on $2 million media campaign (M)
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CHECK POINT SOFTWARE STOCK DECLINES ON NEWS
Date: 06 November 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Stock of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd falls after company discloses that revenue from Sun Microsystems Inc, big distributor of its software, has fallen in latest quarter; shares of Israeli company fall $4.75, to $25.625; analyst at Hambrecht & Quist, Rakesh Sood, says revenue from Sun fell to $2.7 million in third quarter from $3.8 million in second quarter; separately, company also says it is named in lawsuit by Checkpoint Systems Inc, which contends trademark infringement and unfair competition because of Check Point name; Check Point says it believes charges are without merit (S)
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AMERICAN PRECISION TO BUY A SWISS COMPANY
Date: 06 November 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
American Precision Industries agrees to acquire Portescap SA, a Swiss maker of electromechanical drive systems, for about $60 million in convertible preferred stock, exchangeable note and cash; American Precision is acquiring Portescap from Inter Scan Holding AG (S)
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CISCO REPORTS STRONG EARNINGS FROM OPERATIONS
Date: 06 November 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Cisco Systems Inc reports its first-quarter net income was $180.9 million compared with net income of $181.4 million in first quarter of last year; revenue rose 79 percent, to $1.43 billion (S)
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BANTA IN STOCK DEAL FOR DITTLER BROTHERS
Date: 05 November 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Banta Corp agrees to buy Dittler Brothers Inc for $64 million in stock (S)
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U.S. ROBOTICS STOCK JUMPS AFTER PROFIT REPORT
Date: 05 November 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of US Robotics Corp rise sharply after company says its fourth-quarter profit from operations almost doubled, to $67.5 million, from year earlier, and revenue more than doubled, to $611.4 million (S)
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