Replaying Sunday, June 25, 1995

Summer Musings

Date: 25 June 1995

By Max Frankel

Max Frankel

ON THE WAY TO A SUMMER'S sabbatical, I've been rummaging in a file marked "Media Thoughts Rarely Examined in the Media." Here are some of the seeds that I wish I had brought to life over the last nine months. Policy Rut: "When Social Security was enacted, life expectancy was only 62 -- three years less [ my emphasis ] than retirement with full benefits. Today, life expectancy is 76 and still climbing. With the same relationship today, retirement would be set at almost 80!" -- Jessica Mathews in The Washington Post.

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For an anxious newspaper industry, a time of lower expectations and a slide into sameness.

Date: 26 June 1995

By William Glaberson

William Glaberson

AT their meetings, newspaper publishers have been hearing that they should imitate the country's auto makers. Just as Detroit has given buyers the cars they want, they are told, publishers should give readers the newspapers they want: the print equivalent of something more zippy to drive. Maybe some of them were in the back of the room gossiping with old friends and just didn't hear right. That was car makers, Mr. and Ms. Publisher, not car mashers.

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'Hello. This is Alan Smith of the National Enquirer . . . About that matter we discussed. Had you ever seen signs of O.J.'s violent side before?'

Date: 25 June 1995

By Pat Jordan

Pat Jordan

Alan Smith, A.K.A. Alan Braham Smith, a.k.a. Braham Smith, a.k.a. "the Big Dog," lives in a big, expensive house on a hill in Calabasas, Calif., in the San Fernando Valley. The house is built in a land of earthquakes, mud slides, fires and floods, which is why Smith sleeps in shorts with four pockets. He stuffs those pockets with his wallet, credit cards, cash and car keys in case of a catastrophe. Smith doesn't fear catastrophes; he just always likes to be meticulously prepared. At 9 A.M. Smith's face brightens. He pads past photographs of himself with celebrities like Tom Arnold and Roseanne up to his second-floor office. "I can't wait to get out of bed in the morning," he says. "Make the calls, work 10 stories at a time. I love the adrenaline rush. You're like a soldier in a war."

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Microsoft Grows in China

Date: 26 June 1995

By Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News

The Microsoft Corporation said that once again its sales in China were likely to double for the year, as they have annually since the company formally entered the country in 1992, the official China Daily reported. According to the paper, Bob Lu, Microsoft's marketing manager in China, said that demand for software was expected to be huge as China automates more of its offices. He declined to specify the company's sales in China, but said that Microsoft planned to expand the number of authorized dealers here to more than 300 this year.

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 26 June 1995

International A2-7 A TEST OF DEMOCRACY IN HAITI With delays, confusion and sporadic disruptions -- but little violence -- Haitians voted in an election that was an important test not only of Haiti's incipient democracy, but of U.S. foreign policy and the United Nations. A1 CLINTON AGAIN PONDERS VIETNAM Twenty-six years after he agonized over avoiding service in the Vietnam War, President Clinton is moving toward the end of an agonizing decision on granting Vietnam diplomatic recognition. A1 JOHN MAJOR'S BIG GAMBLE News Analysis: Prime Minister John Major's call for a snap election on his leadership of the Conservative Party may prove to be a very dangerous gamble. A2 RUSSIA'S POPULAR PREMIER Prime Minister Chernomyrdin had a good week, forcefully intervening to save the lives of hundreds of Russians held by Chechen rebels, while President Yeltsin seemed to be on the wrong side of events. A3 ITALY HOLDS REPUTED MAFIA BOSS Italian authorities have captured Leoluca Bagarella, the reputed leader of the Mafia since the arrest in 1993 of his brother-in-law, Salvatore (Toto) Riina, the presumed "boss of bosses." A3 QUEBEC TO CONSIDER NATIONHOOD As the people of Quebec celebrate St. Jean-Baptiste Day, their "national" holiday, they also face the second vote in 15 years on whether to split from Canada. A6 Reporter's Notebook: Geneva is awash in a new vernacular. A2 Arab-Israeli violence flared in the West Bank and Gaza. A6 Jerusalem Journal: Improving Israeli telephone manners. A4 National A8-13, B10 A NEW USE FOR TITLE IX Until recently, Title IX was widely perceived as a law guaranteeing women's rights to participate in school athletics, but now it is being used in harassment cases. A1 AN OVERHAUL BY DEFAULT News Analysis: With none of the drama that accompanied the President's failed effort, Congress is embarking on major change in the health care system by trimming Medicare and Medicaid. A1 FINANCIAL WOES FOR N.R.A. The leaders who took over the National Rifle Association four years ago have allowed the organization to deteriorate into a deficit-plagued operation. A1 HISTORY BEHIND PINK TRIANGLE As the pink triangle was transformed from a mark of Nazi persecution into an emblem of gay liberation, it lost its link to personal experience. Now the symbol can be associated with one man's name. A1 MCVEIGH GIVES INTERVIEW In his first interview since he was charged with the Oklahoma bombing, Timothy McVeigh told Newsweek magazine that he intended to plead not guilty to the charges. A8 SEEING PATTERN IN 10 KILLINGS Some people in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago wonder if police indifference to the deaths of 10 women has masked the serial pattern of their deaths. A8 NEW REPORT ON IRAQ DOWNING Two Army helicopters might have escaped being shot down over Iraq if their pilots had received orders to switch to a different frequency, Time magazine said. A10 SYMPATHY IN NASA STING The only person to demand a trial on charges from a Federal investigation into bribery and kickbacks involving NASA contracts has won sympathy in Houston. A11 VOTERS ARE DISENCHANTED Residents of Tacoma, Wash., often a political barometer for the nation, are again restless. In random interviews, they registered disappointment and disenchantment over the state of politics. A12 Metro Digest B1 Arts/Entertainment C11-16 Talk with president of PBS. C11 Theater: Ntozake Shange's "Colored Girls." C11 Music: Ray Charles at JVC Jazz Festival. C11 Mel Torme and Peggy Lee at Carnegie Hall. C13 Jazz for a lazy afternoon. C13 Joe Henderson at JVC. C13 Bands with Louisiana roots. C13 Caramoor opens. C16 Bach in America. C16 Dance: Bussell and Kistler in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream." C12 Books: "Rose Madder," by Stephen King. C16 Television: "Ballet," Wiseman's documentary, on PBS. C14 Sports C1-9 Baseball: 4 in Row for Yanks. C1 Mets hit bottom. C7 Boxing: Garden wants Jones. C9 Column: Anderson on Devils. C3 Hockey: Devils' odyssey. C1 Lemieux's redemption. C2 Racing: A winning friendship. C4 Soccer: U.S. wins U.S. Cup. C9 Tennis: Sampras determined. C4 Business Digest D1 Obituaries B6-8 WARREN BURGER DIES Warren Burger, who served as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for 17 years ending in 1986, died in Washington at age 87. A1 James K. Batten, Knight-Ridder chairman. B8 Editorials/Op-Ed A14-15 Editorials Governor Pataki's watershed. The United Nations at 50. New York City's decrepit schools. Letters William Safire: Reading Bill's mind. Anthony Lewis: The Italy we want? Seymour Melman: Preparing for war (against ourselves). T. J. English: Where crime rules. Bridge C14 Chronicle B2 Crossword C16

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 25 June 1995

International 3-13 THE U.N.'s CHANGING IMAGE At 50 the United Nations, formed by World War II victors pledged to prevent aggression and assist those in need, no longer means what it did for many Americans. 1 NEW ROUND IN TRADE TALKS The top trade negotiators for the U.S. and Japan agreed to join talks in Geneva in a last-ditch effort to forestall auto sanctions. 1

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News Group Is on Verge of a Victory in Postal Staple Battle

Date: 25 June 1995

By Robert D. Hershey Jr

Robert

Stop the presses! After a long struggle, Pioneer Press Newspapers seems about to have its second staple returned -- courtesy of the United States Congress.

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For Travelers From Down Under, a Thriving Press

Date: 26 June 1995

By Thomas Crampton, International Herald Tribune

Thomas Crampton

With more than 700,000 Australians and New Zealanders passing through each year, the seat of the British Empire is practically a colonial outpost for the antipodes..In fact, the press that serves this large but fluid population has circulation figures

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Brett Averill; Newspaper Editor, 37

Date: 25 June 1995

Brett Averill, who was the editor of The New York Native, a gay newspaper, during the early years of the AIDS epidemic, died on Tuesday at his home in San Francisco. He was 37. The cause was AIDS, said his companion, Bill Weintraub.

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Interest Is Growing in Contemporary Asian Art

Date: 26 June 1995

By Jon Lidén, International Herald Tribune

Jon Lidén

"When most Westerners think about contemporary Asian art, they think about China and a few add-ons to that," said Ian Findlay-Brown, editor and publisher of Asian Art News. "But you are talking about well over 50 countries, from the Middle

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