NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 10 September 1988
LEAD: International 2-5, 28 A papal visit to Africa is not slight to Pretoria, the Vatican said. Pope John Paul II wants to visit South Africa, but cannot on a visit to five neighboring countries because of scheduling problems, the Vatican said. Page 3 Violence in central Nicaragua, in the provinces of Chontales and Boaco, continues despite the cease-fire between contra rebels and the Government.
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Details at Eleven
Date: 11 September 1988
LEAD: BROADCAST NEWS Starring William Hurt, Holly Hunter (in photo), Albert Brooks, Robert Prosky, Lois Chiles, Joan Cusack, Peter Hackes, Christian Clemenson, Robert Katims. Directed by James L. Brooks. 1987. CBS/Fox Video. 132 minutes. $89.98. Rated R.
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ANSWERS TO QUIZ
Date: 10 September 1988
LEAD: Questions appear on page 14.
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In a Time of Openness, Things Worth Reading Remain Elusive
Date: 10 September 1988
By Bill Keller, Special To the New York Times
Bill Keller
LEAD: The Soviet reader in the days of glasnost knows the frustration of Tantalus. The rich fruits of Moscow spring hang on the branches, many of them no longer forbidden but just out of reach.
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VW Price Rise
Date: 10 September 1988
Special to the New York Times
LEAD: Volkswagen United States said that the suggested retail prices of its 1989 Jetta, Cabriolet and Vanwagon models, which it is now shipping to dealers, would rise 2.7 percent above the final prices of the 1988 models. The base Jetta is up $285, to $9,690, while the top-of-the-line version is up $440, to $14,770.
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Westinghouse Adds to Holdings
Date: 10 September 1988
Reuters
LEAD: The Westinghouse Electric Corporation acquired National Electric Inc. for undisclosed terms, giving Westinghouse 100 percent ownership of Aptus, an environmental services and hazardous-waste management company based in Lakeville, Pa.
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Knoll Sells General Felt
Date: 10 September 1988
LEAD: Marshall Cogan, chairman of Knoll International Holdings Inc., said yesterday that Knoll had sold its General Felt Industries subsidiary to Merrill Lynch Capital Partners Inc. and Rocco A. Barbieri, Knoll's president. The agreement to sell the unit, which makes carpeting and pads was reached last month.
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Still Fighting The Civil War
Date: 11 September 1988
LEAD: ''OUR point,'' says the president of the Alabama chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, ''is that that flag can be flown at any time in any place except on public property.''
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