Windsor Journal; A Coming of Age, Regal but Guarded
Date: 21 June 2000
By Warren Hoge
Warren Hoge
Prince William of Great Britain is celebrating 18th birthday; will be feted at birthday party gala at Windsor Castle given by Queen Elizabeth II that will also commemmorate birthdays of four other members of royal family; is coming onto scene as family's best face forward, with public enthusiasm for Windsors at all-time low; family releases portfolio of photographs and short television film, as well as interview with country's domestic news agency; photo (M)
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Rotting In a Russian Jail
Date: 21 June 2000
By Masha Gessen
Masha Gessen
Op-Ed article by Masha Gessen, correspondent for Vladimir Gusinsky's magazine Itogi, discusses arrest of Dmitri Rozhdestvensky, head of independent television station in St Petersburg; cites detention as as example of kind of extralegal practice that has made Gusinsky's arrest possible (M)
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Live on Moscow TV: Quiz a Tycoon About His Arrest
Date: 21 June 2000
By Michael R. Gordon
Michael Gordon
Vladimir Gusinsky, owner of NTV Network, Russia's largest independent media conglomerate, says he was recently arrested and jailed for three days at behest of Pres Vladimir V Putin; was accused of embezzling state property; photo (M)
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INTERNATIONAL SPECIALTY PURSUES HOSTILE TAKEOVER BID
Date: 21 June 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
International Specialty Produc
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HAGLER BAILLY AGREES TO PURCHASE BY PA CONSULTING
Date: 20 June 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hagler Bailly Inc, consulting and research services firm, agrees to be bought by rival PA Consulting Group for about $96 million in cash; PA Consulting advises governments and companies on management and technology in 20 countries (S)
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HEINZ IS SELLING U.S. CAN-MAKING OPERATIONS
Date: 20 June 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
H J Heinz Co to sell its can-making operations in US, American Samoa and Puerto Rico to Impress Metal Packaging Holdings for undisclosed price (S)
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HEALTHEON TO PAY MORE SHARES FOR MEDICAL MANAGER
Date: 20 June 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Healtheon/WebMD Corp increases by 52 percent number of shares it will exchange for Medical Manager Corp, parent of rival, CareInsite Inc, amid speculation that transaction could unravel; Healtheon shares have plunged 70 percent since it announced $5.4 billion purchase of both companies Feb 14, cutting value to about $1.68 billion (S)
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HARTFORD GROUP TO BUY SOME RELIANCE GROUP BUSINESSES
Date: 20 June 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Reliance Group Holdings Inc, troubled insurer being sold by Leucadia National Corp, agrees to sell its financial products, excess and surplus, and inland marine businesses to Hartford Financial Services Group for undisclosed sum (S)
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CONOCO TO BUY NORSK HYDRO GAS AND OIL PROPERTIES
Date: 20 June 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Conoco Inc agrees to buy assets in British waters of North Sea of Norsk Hydro ASA for $540 million to increase output at time of rising oil and natural gas prices; purchase will increase Conoco's British oil output by 30 percent (S)
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