Metro Briefing | New York: Manhattan: Associated Press Plans Move
Date: 19 June 2003
By Stacy Albin (NYT)
Stacy NYT
Associated Press is consolidating its New York City operations and headquarters to 450 West 33rd St; headquarters has been at Rockefeller Center for past 65 years (S)
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Reports on Soldier's Capture Are Partly Discounted by Paper
Date: 18 June 2003
By David D. Kirkpatrick
David
Washington Post, first news organization to publish reports that Pfc Jessice Lynch heroically resisted captors in Iraq, publishes lengthy investigation discrediting some of initial accounts, including its own report that she fired back at attackers; front-page article says story is far more complex and remains shrouded in mystery because of Army concerns for her privacy and her own limited memory of events; says Lynch's weapon jammed, she did not kill any Iraqis and was herself neither shot nor stabbed (M)
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Wooing Private Lynch
Date: 18 June 2003
Editorial on scramble by news and entertainment companies to land story of Private Lynch, who suffered severe injuries when her convoy was intercepted by Iraqi soldiers in first days of war; urges her story be told correctly
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Steinbrenner Withholds Praise, Torre Asserts
Date: 19 June 2003
By Tyler Kepner
Tyler Kepner
New York Yankees manager Joe Torre tells reporters he would like owner George Steinbrenner to give players more credit when they win games, and trust his decision-making more as well (M)
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World Briefing | Asia: Indonesia: Negotiation Over Journalist
Date: 19 June 2003
By Jane Perlez (NYT)
Jane NYT
Sen Richard G Lugar, chairman of Foreign Relations Committee, asks Indonesian government to ensure safety of journalist William Nessen if he leaves rebel area in Aceh province; Nessen has expressed fears that military will kill or arrest him (S)
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Lewis and Klitschko Save Jabs for the Ring
Date: 19 June 2003
By Don Seeholzer
Don Seeholzer
World Boxing Council and International Boxing Federation heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis and Vitali Klitschko discuss upcoming title bout at news conference; photo (M)
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The Lessons of a Year
Date: 18 June 2003
By Laurie Goodstein
Laurie Goodstein
News analysis of Frank Keating's resignation from Roman Catholic lay review board as illustrating that bishops still have all the power to reassign or remove abusive priests, ignore or carry out new accountability policies and withhold or release information about abusers; Prof R Scott Appleby notes that board works for and is beholden to bishops, and only recourse is to go to media, as Keating did when he sharply criticized some bishops' response to sexual abuse scandal; Appleby adds that Catholic bishops have never before subjected themselves to lay oversight, and do so only under political legal and financial pressure; Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony's objections to detailed survey of his diocese led to Keating remarks (M)
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Where Cinéastes, Software and Schools Converge
Date: 19 June 2003
By Steve Lohr
Steve Lohr
IBM and Film Foundation have formed partnership to archive, digitize and document films and newsreels, creating legacy for current and future generations to study origins of industry, and impact of film on society; photo (M)
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World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Archer Wins Parole
Date: 19 June 2003
By Warren Hoge (NYT)
Warren NYT
Jeffrey Archer, member of British House of Lords and former Conservative party deputy chairman, will be granted parole after serving half of four-year sentence; was convicted of perjury and perverting justice in libel trial against newspaper that reported he had paid hush money to prostitute; photo (S)
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A Clinton Signing (Not in the Rose Garden)
Date: 19 June 2003
By Marian Burros
Marian Burros
Book-signing party for Hillary Rodham Clinton's book Living History, held at Bethesda, Md, home of Clinton friend and collaborator Lissa Muscatine, attracts present and former staff members, friends, colleagues, fans and supporters hoping she will run for president, along with invited members of press; photo (M)
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