Television in Review
Date: 25 August 1997
By Caryn James
Caryn James
Caryn James reviews UPN TV program Good News; photo (M)
Powtórka niedziela, 24 sierpnia 1997
24 sierpnia 1997 roku była niedziela pod znakiem zodiaku ♍. Był to 235 dzień roku. Prezydentem Stanów Zjednoczonych był William J. (Bill) Clinton.
Jeśli urodziłeś się w tym dniu, masz 28 lata. Twoje ostatnie urodziny upłynęły niedziela, 24 sierpnia 2025 roku, 293 dni temu. Twoje następne urodziny przypadają na dzień poniedziałek, 24 sierpnia 2026 roku, w 71 dni. Żyłeś przez 10 520 dni lub około 252 480 godzin lub około 15 148 832 minut lub około 908 929 920 sekund.
Niektóre osoby, które dzielą te urodziny:
24th of August 1997 News
Wiadomości, które pojawiły się na pierwszej stronie New York Times 24 sierpnia 1997 roku
Folks Are Building a Bridge To the Rest of What They're Saying
Date: 24 August 1997
By Tom Kuntz
Tom Kuntz
Pres Clinton made early reference to building bridge to 21st century, but he is not alone in infusing his utterances with grandiose air of millennial reference; nation's newspapers and newsweeklies have included hundreds of uses of 'as we approach the millennium' and its variants; some quotes; drawing (M)
Stocks Lower in Japan
Date: 25 August 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Stocks trade lower in Tokyo on Aug 25; benchmark Nikkei index of 225 stocks is down 75.41 points, to 18,574.76, at midday break (S)
Japan Sky Broadcasting and Rival in Deal
Date: 25 August 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Japan Sky Broadcasting Co, fledgling Japanese satellite television venture in which Rupert Murdoch owns big stake, is expected to join forces with rival, PerfecTV, to improve their position against competitor, DirecTV; companies are exploring an alliance, not a merger (S)
Valve Maker Deal Gets U.S. Approval
Date: 25 August 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Tyco International Ltd receives antitrust approval for its $1.3 billion acquisition of Keystone International Inc by agreeing to sell Keystone's waterworks butterfly valve business (S)
U.S. Rules Against NEC And Fujitsu
Date: 25 August 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Commerce Dept officials say NEC Corp and Fujitsu Ltd of Japan dumped supercomputers on United States market in violation of US laws; complaint had been made by Cray Research Inc; case now proceeds to International Trade Commission to determine whether companies' practicesharmed domestic sales (S)
Cardinal Health to Buy Bergen Brunswig
Date: 25 August 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Cardinal Health Inc agrees to buy Bergen Brunswig Corp in stock swap worth about $2.8 billion; combined company is to be called Cardinal Bergen Health Inc and be headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, where Cardinal is based (S)
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 24 August 1997
INTERNATIONAL 3-16 High-Risk Strategy For NATO in Bosnia As NATO presses what many people in Bosnia view as a final campaign to carry out the faltering peace agreement -- by seizing police stations and feverishly working with Bosnian Serb opposition leaders to build an alternative power base -- foreign and local officials are expressing concern over the substantial risks. 1 Sinking, in Hong Kong Shadow The tiny Portuguese colony Macao has been engulfed in a gang war of increasing ferocity, in sharp contrast to Hong Kong, 40 miles away. Both places return to Chinese rule this year, but unlike Hong Kong, Macao is declining into a setting for gang wars, sour-looking gamblers and high-heeled prostitutes. 1
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 25 August 1997
INTERNATIONAL A3-10 Progress in Protecting A Primeval Polish Forest Polish research scientists have made headway in trying to preserve the Bialowieza Forest, which was once the playground of kings and czars. Researchers have tapped into the growing environmental movement in Poland and have succeeded in placing restrictions on hunting and other activities. A1 Pope Ends Festival in France Pope John Paul II and the Roman Catholic Church in France ended a six-day youth festival with an open-air Mass that drew a million people, twice as many as first expected. The week's activities attracted young people from all over the world. A10
On Martha's Vineyard, News Is Relative
Date: 24 August 1997
By James Bennet
James Bennet
Reporter's Notebook on dearth of news about Pres Clinton as he vacations on Martha's Vineyard, except for speculation about his golf scores; photos (S)