Atkārtoti atskaņo ceturtdiena, 1992. gada 2. aprīlis

1992. gada 2. aprīlis bija ceturtdiena zem zvaigznes zīmes . Tā bija 92 diena gadā. ASV prezidents bija George Bush.

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  • Linda Hunt (aktieris, balss aktieris, kinoaktieris, televīzijas aktieris, teātra aktieris, dzimis 1945. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Džakomo Kazanova (autobiogrāfs, autors, baņķieris, bibliotekārs, diplomāts, dzejnieks, rakstnieks, romānu rakstnieks, tulkotājs, dzimis 1725. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Alverto Fernandess (advokāts, politiķis, universitātes profesors, dzimis 1959. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Quavo (liriķis, reperis, dzimis 1991. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Andrē Onana (futbolists, dzimis 1996. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Badijs Ebsens (aktieris, dejotājs, dziedātājs, kinoaktieris, kinoproducents, televīzijas aktieris, teātra aktieris, virsnieks, dzimis 1908. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Makss Ernsts (dizainers, dzejnieks, gleznotājs, grafiķis, gravieris, ilustrators, kolāžists, psihiatrs, skulptors, dzimis 1891. gada 2. aprīlis)
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  • Zeks Stefens (futbolists, dzimis 1995. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Ibrāhīms Afīlajs (futbolists, dzimis 1986. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Camille Paglia (esejists, kinokritiķis, literatūrkritiķis, mākslas vēsturnieks, profesors, rakstnieks, žurnālists, dzimis 1947. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Shirley Douglas (kinoaktieris, teātra aktieris, dzimis 1934. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Davids Ferers (tenisists, dzimis 1982. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Linfords Kristijs (sprinteris, vieglatlēts, dzimis 1960. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Džeks Brebems (Formula 1 pilots, sporta direktors, dzimis 1926. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Leons Gambeta (advokāts, politiķis, dzimis 1838. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Nick Berg (komersants, dzimis 1978. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Walter Chrysler (inženieris, uzņēmējs, dzimis 1875. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Vahīds Amīrī (futbolists, dzimis 1988. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Jevgeņija Kanajeva (mākslas vingrotājs, dzimis 1990. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Richard Wagner (advokāts, tiesnesis, dzimis 1957. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Augusts Heinrihs Hofmanis fon Fallerslēbens (bibliotekārs, bērnu literatūras rakstnieks, dzejnieks, kurators, muzikologs, rakstnieks, revolucionārs, universitātes profesors, dzimis 1798. gada 2. aprīlis)
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  • Tine Wittler (aktieris, autors, dziedātājs, kinoproducents, mākslinieks, rakstnieks, televīzijas programmas vadītājs, dzimis 1973. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Brian Hargrove (TV producents, scenārists, dzimis 1956. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Maxwell Reed (aktieris, kinoaktieris, televīzijas aktieris, teātra aktieris, dzimis 1919. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Klemāns Adērs (aviators, inženieris, izgudrotājs, dzimis 1841. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Tods Vudbridžs (tenisists, dzimis 1971. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Kimber James (aktieris, pornoaktieris, dzimis 1988. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Rita Gam (kinoaktieris, televīzijas aktieris, teātra aktieris, dzimis 1927. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Amber Gray (aktieris, televīzijas aktieris, dzimis 1981. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Lī Devaizs (dziedātājs, dziesminieks, mūziķis, pianists, ģitārists, dzimis 1986. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Kešorns Volkots (vieglatlēts, šķēpa metējs, dzimis 1993. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Irene Mayer Selznick (teātra producents, dzimis 1907. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Berts De Bakers (riteņbraucējs, dzimis 1984. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Pols Koens (matemātiķis, universitātes profesors, dzimis 1934. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Arturs Boka (futbolists, dzimis 1983. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Andris Biedriņš (basketbolists, dzimis 1986. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Goran Karan (dziedātājs, dzimis 1964. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Garrelt Duin (advokāts, politiķis, dzimis 1968. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Aleksandrs Moisiu (kinoaktieris, teātra aktieris, dzimis 1879. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Edvards Kāzners (matemātiķis, dzimis 1878. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Charles Coles (aktieris, dejotājs, horeogrāfs, kinoaktieris, teātra aktieris, dzimis 1911. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Maiks Gaskoins (dizainers, inženieris, dzimis 1963. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Joan Franka (dziedātājs, dzimis 1990. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Raphaël Hamburger (mūzikas producents, dzimis 1981. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Punch Gunalan (badmintonists, dzimis 1944. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Fabrīcio Barbaca (autosportists, dzimis 1963. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Aleksejs Sapogovs (futbolists, dzimis 1988. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Robert Holmes (scenārists, zinātniskās fantastikas rakstnieks, dzimis 1926. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Hans Koschnick (politiķis, dzimis 1929. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Roger Mucchielli (psihologs, dzimis 1919. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Ēvalds Valters (aktieris, dzimis 1894. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Františeks Pospīšils (hokeja treneris, hokejists, dzimis 1944. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Dag Bjørndalen (biatlonists, treneris, dzimis 1970. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Gregori Warchavchik (arhitekts, dzimis 1896. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Clara Driscoll (dizainers, stikla māksliniece, dzimis 1861. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Edward Eliscu (aktieris, dziesmu autors, komponists, liriķis, scenārists, teātra aktieris, dzimis 1902. gada 2. aprīlis)
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  • Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif (badmintonists, dzimis 1983. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Ingolf Deubel (politiķis, universitātes profesors, dzimis 1950. gada 2. aprīlis)
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  • Michel Troisgros (šefpavārs, dzimis 1958. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Charles Greville (dienasgrāmatas rakstnieks, kriketists, dzimis 1794. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Camillo Marcolini (politiķis, dzimis 1739. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Rolf Schwanitz (politiķis, dzimis 1959. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Kārlis Goppers (virsnieks, dzimis 1876. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Džeimss Hendlers (datorzinātnieks, inženieris, profesors, dzimis 1957. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Kevins Čeņs (autosportists, motorsportists, dzimis 1979. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Werner Stötzer (skulptors, universitātes profesors, zīmētājs, dzimis 1931. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Maurice Thiriet (komponists, dzimis 1906. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Anja Štefan (bērnu literatūras rakstnieks, dzejnieks, rakstnieks, dzimis 1969. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Rainer Widmayer (futbola treneris, futbolists, dzimis 1967. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Šigemicu Sudo (futbolists, dzimis 1956. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Anrī de La Volks (romānu rakstnieks, dzimis 1870. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Jošinori Šigemacu (futbolists, dzimis 1930. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Kārlis Bergs (entomologs, naturālists, rakstnieks, zoologs, dzimis 1843. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Nidžats Memmedovs (šahists, dzimis 1985. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Raúl Llorente (futbolists, dzimis 1986. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Metjū Antuāns (bobslejists, skeletonists, dzimis 1985. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Martin Hollstein (policists, dzimis 1987. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Terézia Poliaková (biatlonists, dzimis 1989. gada 2. aprīlis)
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  • Jeļena Skujiņa (gleznotājs, dzimis 1908. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Albrecht Gerber (politiķis, dzimis 1967. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Jūdži Kišioku (futbolists, dzimis 1954. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Viljams Donns (kriketists, dzimis 1876. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Gildas Philippe (burātājs, dzimis 1973. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Jörg Siebert (airētājs, dzimis 1944. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Lennart Fagerlund (riteņbraucējs, dzimis 1952. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Heinz-Alfred Steiner (politiķis, dzimis 1936. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Ralph Alswang (kinoproducents, kostīmu mākslinieks, dzimis 1916. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Aleksejs Semjonovs (futbolists, dzimis 1973. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Arnis Balčus (TV producents, fotogrāfs, video mākslinieks, dzimis 1978. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Henry Francis Herbert Thompson (ēģiptologs, dzimis 1859. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Francisco de Paula López de Castro (dzejnieks, rakstnieks, dzimis 1771. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Don Paup (badmintonists, zinātniskās literatūras rakstnieks, dzimis 1939. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Rina Suzuki (biatlonists, dzimis 1990. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Hans-Christian Schack (politiķis, dzimis 1942. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • John Townsend (politiķis, dzimis 1819. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Jürgen Rischar (politiķis, dzimis 1944. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Andreas E. Müller (universitātes profesors, dzimis 1966. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Émile Jung (pavārs, dzimis 1941. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Chen Xingdong (badmintonists, dzimis 1970. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Detlef Bertz (kamaniņu braucējs, dzimis 1962. gada 2. aprīlis)
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  • Manami Ebuchi (badmintonists, dzimis 1987. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Joy Twining (badmintonists, dzimis 1928. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Ernst Wilhelm Meyer (jurists, politiķis, universitātes profesors, dzimis 1892. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Eny Erlangga (badmintonists, dzimis 1981. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Teodors Zīrss (šahists, dzimis 1910. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Hans-Peter Foidl (biatlonists, dzimis 1978. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Hans Werner Loew (politiķis, dzimis 1942. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Joachim Richter (politiķis, dzimis 1941. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Vladislavs Gutkovskis (futbolists, dzimis 1995. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Klaus-Peter Schulz (politiķis, dzimis 1915. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Klaus Sommerkorn (politiķis, dzimis 1941. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Thomas Ilka (politiķis, dzimis 1965. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Walter Eder (universitātes profesors, dzimis 1941. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Wilhelm Dörnhaus (politiķis, dzimis 1890. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Edgars Adamovičs (hokejists, dzimis 1986. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Richard Daniel (futbolists, dzimis 1973. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Peičo Pejevs (šahists, dzimis 1940. gada 2. aprīlis)
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  • Emirs Dizdarevičs (šahists, dzimis 1958. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Jānis Stens (filozofs, politiķis, dzimis 1899. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Antonio Machado Núñez (antropologs, ihtiologs, rakstnieks, zinātnieks, zoologs, ārsts, ģeologs, dzimis 1815. gada 2. aprīlis)
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  • Live Bonnevie (autors, kinoproducents, dzimis 1971. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Alois Patěk (badmintonists, dzimis 1945. gada 2. aprīlis)
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  • Ivars Deinis (kamaniņu braucējs, dzimis 1977. gada 2. aprīlis)
  • Epa Mē (amatieris cīkstonis, džudists, dzimis 1992. gada 2. aprīlis)
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2nd of April 1992 News

Ziņas, kas parādījās New York Times pirmajā lapā 1992. gada 2. aprīlis

Dataproducts Names Chief

Date: 02 April 1992

By Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News

The Dataproducts Corporation today named Irvin W. Maloney chief executive officer. Mr. Maloney replaces Jack C. Davis, who remains chairman. "In promoting Irv Maloney to chief executive officer, we have completed the planned transition of Dataproducts leadership from myself," Mr. Davis said in a statement.

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Emerson Moves To Revamp Debt

Date: 02 April 1992

By Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News

The Emerson Radio Corporation said it would not proceed with plans for an equity infusion from Semi-Tech (Global) Ltd. The consumer electronics maker said it instead began talks with its lenders to restructure its debt. Emerson said had it signed a distribution agreement with Semi-Tech to sell Emerson televisions, radios, tape players and other products.

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Goodyear Lifts Prices 3% to 5%

Date: 02 April 1992

By Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News

The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company said it would rise prices on most of its tires by 3 percent to 5 percent, effective May 1. Prices will increase on passenger, light-truck and medium commercial tires by 3 percent and those on farm tires by 4 percent, Goodyear said. Prices of large off-the-road bias tires would rise by at least 8 percent, Goodyear said.

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BRIEFS

Date: 02 April 1992

* Advanced Interventional Systems Inc., Irvine, Calif., signed a letter to acquire Polymicro Technologies Inc., which supplies fiber-optic products. * American Telephone and Telegraph Co., New York, bought 51 percent of Informatica y Telecomunicaciones S.A., Mexico's telecommunications distributor. No terms were disclosed.

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 02 April 1992

International A3-13 The leaders of the seven leading industrialized nations announced a $24 billion, one-year program to propel Russia toward democracy, including a contribution from the United States of nearly $4.5 billion. A1 A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE The aid that Western leaders have promised Russia is not going to turn it into a prosperous nation overnight, but it does give President Yeltsin something Mikhail Gorbachev never received: the West's vote of confidence on his economic reforms.A1 A $6 billion fund to stabilize the ruble will be particularly welcome. A10 Russia apparently plans to keep a smaller army than expected. A10 Russia took command of troops in Moldova amid clashes there. A12 FRENCH PREMIER QUITS Edith Cresson, named less than a year ago as the first woman to serve as Prime Minister of France, resigned. A shakeup had been expected following the recent election setbacks for the Socialist Party. A9 4 PALESTINIANS DIE IN GAZA At least four Palestinians were killed and dozens were wounded in clashes in the Gaza Strip. It was the worst violence between Israeli troops and Palestinians in 18 months. A3 U.S. LAXNESS ON ISRAELI ARMS State Department officials have for years failed to act on reports indicating that Israel was making unauthorized sales of sensitive American military technology to third countries, the department's inspector general reports. A7 CHAOS IN SOUTH AFRICA TOWNSHIP Alexandra, one of several satellite black townships around Johannesburg, teetered on the brink of chaos as residents battled each other in politically tinged violence and angry mobs surged into the streets. A3 GRIM MEMORIES IN CROATIA An advance team of United Nations peacekeepers in Yugoslavia is bunking in a school building where at least 80 Croatian guardsmen and police are believed to have been gunned down last August. A13 SPRING RITUAL AT IWO JIMA Iwo Jima Journal: Japanese survivors of the battle for the island return each year "to console the souls of the dead." While no one in Tokyo says so publicly, the Government seems eager for such reminders to come quietly to a close. A4 National A14-21, D21-22 LET THE RECORDS FALL Scientists have discovered what could be the largest and oldest living organism on earth. It is a giant fungus, spawned by a single fertilized spore 1,500 to 10,000 years ago and now extending for more than 30 acres in a forest near Crystal Falls, Mich. A1 CALIFORNIANS ON BROWN Just who is Jerry Brown? From the California Democratic political soil springs many answers. A19 Brown and Jackson met, each with his own motive. A19 Hoping for a brokered convention, some are backing Brown. A18 CLINTON'S VISION ABROAD In a foreign policy address, Governor Clinton said President Bush had failed to articulate clear goals for the post-cold-war era and outlined his own plan for helping Russia's move to democracy. A20 On "Donahue," Clinton faced the old question: marital fidelity. A18 Clinton's Arkansas has become a business-friendly state. A20 Campaign Trail: The Clinton camp's search for a theme song. A21 News coverage of the New York race has been, well, shallow. A18 In the Bronx, the candidates made little impact. A19 Buchanan's income and assets are far above the average. A19 THE PUBLIC ON THE BANK SCANDAL A New York Times/CBS News Poll found most Americans so scornful of Congress that they have already concluded that lawmakers did something illegal when they overdrew their accounts at the House bank. And half say -- mistakenly -- that taxpayers' money was used to make those checks good. D21 A House panel released a list of egregious check abusers. D21 DO DIETS MATTER? A panel of experts found no good evidence that any of the currently popular methods of "voluntary" weight loss had much chance for long-term success. D22 EVIDENCE ON PSYCHIATRIST A psychotherapist charged that Dr. Margaret Bean-Bayog, the Harvard psychiatrist accused of seducing a patient who later committed suicide, had spoken of her sexual attraction to the patient. A14 MINING COMPANIES PLEAD GUILTY Thirteen coal companies admitted conspiring to submit bogus air samples to the Federal agency that monitors mine safety. A15 GATES REJECTS VAST OVERHAUL The Director of Central Intelligence rejected initiatives by both intelligence committees of Congress to legislate a wholesale reorganization of the spy system. He urged an evolutionary approach. D22 Metropolitan Digest, B1 LOOMING INSURANCE INCREASE New York State's Insurance Superintendent is poised to announce a sharp rise in health insurance costs for more than 1.2 million New York residents, state officials said. A1 Business Digest, D1 The Home Section C1-14 GHOSTLY FARMHOUSES The slow fading of the family farm can be read in the thousands of abandoned houses scattered across the Great Plains. A1 Furniture that gets around C1 Where the English country look is still man's best friend C1 Sports B11-19 Hockey: N.H.L. players go on strike. B11 Mets Case: Rape investigation goes to state attorney's office. B11 Arts/Entertainment C15-24 Lila Wallace Fund becomes nation's leading private arts donor. C15 Jack Valenti denounces the film 'J. F. K.' C15 TV study of creativity. C15 Obituaries D23 James H. Bell, political chief for auto workers local Rev. J. R. Harvey, helped find jobs for ex-convicts Editorials/Op-Ed A22-23 Editorials A22 Help Russia, but . . . Conservation makes a case. Colt's abuses Connecticut. At C.I.A., slanted words. Letters A22 William Safire: Bush-Clinton debate.A23 Anthony Lewis: A captive press. A23 Richard Portes: Who can save Russia? A23 George Feifer: Leave Okinawa in peace. A23

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Article 845892 -- No Title

Date: 03 April 1992

By Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News

Berlitz International Inc. today reported a fourth-quarter loss because of $195.4 million of charges and reserves associated with the bankruptcy of the Maxwell Communication Corporation. The publisher and language school operator also indefinitely suspended preferred dividends because of Maxwell's default on some notes receivable. Maxwell's Macmillan Inc. subsidiary owns 50 percent of Berlitz's outstanding common shares.

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Chevron Curbs in Methanol

Date: 02 April 1992

By Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News

The Chevron Corporation said today that it would stop installing additional methanol pumps at service stations in California because of low demand for the alternative motor fuel. The company also said it did not think methanol would help clean the air. The company is engaged in a study to see if methanol, an alcohol-based fuel, burns cleaner than conventional fuels.

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Texas Utility Layoffs

Date: 03 April 1992

By Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News

The Houston Lighting and Power Company, the largest electric utility in Texas, will lay off 1,100 employees, or 10 percent of its work force, as part of what the company called a pre-emptive effort to contain operating costs. An additional 470 of the company's 11,000 employees elected to take early retirement rather than face possible layoffs. The utility expects to record a first-quarter charge of $70 million to $90 million associated with the program, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Most of the costs reflect severance pay and benefits. The company is owned by Houston Industries.

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NEWS SUMMARY

Date: 03 April 1992

International A2-9 ISRAEL CLEARED OF ARMS CHARGE The State Department said that investigators had found "no evidence" that Israel had transferred Patriot missile technology to China and that the matter was closed. A1 PROTESTS BY PALESTINIANS Violent protests swept the Gaza Strip in the aftermath of a deadly clash in which Israeli forces killed four Palestinians and wounded dozens of others. A9 A group accuses Israeli security forces of routine torture. A8 Surrounded by clouds, Israel's leader seeks a silver lining. A9 NICARAGUAN BACKWATER REBUILDS With the cold war ended, Miskito Indians are returning to a Nicaraguan town once deemed strategically important by the Sandinistas. The Miskitos are replacing the pine forests that were burned down by the Sandinista army. A3 STILL COVETING THE FALKLANDS Marking the 10th anniversary of Argentina's ill-fated invasion of the Falkland Islands, President Menem predicted his country would recover the archipelago in the South Atlantic "before the year 2000." A2 AID TO RUSSIA LOOKS VAGUE The United States and Germany failed to obtain specific pledges from most of the donor countries before announcing an extensive aid program for Russia. A7 Russia eases the burden on its top economic adviser. A7 FRANCE GETS A NEW PREMIER Choosing caution over daring, President Mitterrand named Finance Minister Pierre Beregovoy to replace Edith Cresson as Prime Minister. Mr. Beregovoy faces the job of restoring confidence in France's battered Socialist Government. A6 POLAND'S THAW WITH GERMANY As President Walesa of Poland ended a five-day visit to Germany, both countries said their dark relations had improved and that they hoped to cement a friendship. A6 LIBYANS ATTACK EMBASSIES Demonstrators in Tripoli attacked embassies of nations supporting the Security Council's threat of economic sanctions, prompting a strong condemnation from the Council. A8 TANKER VIOLATES HAITI EMBARGO United States officials seized a tanker in Puerto Rico after it delivered 250,000 gallons of diesel fuel to Haiti in violation of a United States embargo, an Administration official said. A5 National A10-16 GUNS AND AMERICA Despite measures in Congress and local governments, the real debate about the role of guns in American society has barely began: Should new laws simply try to keep firearms away from criminals or should they cut more deeply into legal gun ownership, too. A1 A NEW TWIST IN PROTECTION In Milwaukee, a newly created bodyguard agency found that most of its clients were battered women, not the rich and famous its founders had expected. A10 BISHOPS ISSUE WARNING A committee of Catholic bishops warned against the increasingly widespread practice of withdrawing nourishment from people in irreversible comas. A10 CLINTON AND RACE An examination of Governor Clinton's record in Arkansas not only proves his ability to forge biracial coalitions that work through racial animus, but also shows that his policies are not without critics. A14 The Clinton campaign to retain black support. A12 Sparks flew at a Jerry Brown meeting with Jewish voters. A12 A non-candidate, Paul Tsongas, resurfaced in New York. A12 The Kansas primary? The campaign is all TV. A13 Vintage Clinton in a campaign stop in lower Manhattan. A12 The wizardry of organizing a political rally. A13 TRIPS BY BAKER DETAILED Secretary of State Baker used military aircraft for 11 personal trips at a cost to taxpayers of $371,599 over a 26 month period and repaid the Goverment $17,159, a newspaper reported. A16 An Alzheimer's victim was reunited with a daughter. A15 Senator Kent Conrad of North Dakota will not seek re-election. A16 House and Senate conferees agreed on a campaign spending bill. A10 The shuttle returned to earth after a nine-day mission. A16 House Republicans wanted more details about bank overdrafts. A16 Law Page A19 The new law school dean at the University of California at Berkeley Concerns about the hiring of minority women for law faculties At the Bar Metropolitan Digest, B1 CRIME BOSS FOUND GUILTY A Federal jury found John Gotti guilty of murder, racketeering and all other charges against him in a swift verdict that crushed his reputation for eluding conviction as boss of the Gambino crime family. A1 TRIUMPH FOR PROSECUTORS With years of diligence and a few good breaks, Federal prosecutors shattered the aura of invincibility of John Gotti, who haunted them with Houdini-like trial escapes. A1 COURT ASSERTS ITSELF New York's highest court ruled that people are entitled to more protection from improper searches and seizures by the police than is currently afforded by the United States Supreme Court. A1 Business Digest, D1 Sports B7-13 THE WAY THE BALL BOUNCES Is there life after the Final Four? For the college basketball players who took part five years ago, the rebounds have been different. A1 Baseball: Barfield might be Chicago-bound. B7 Basketball: Not everyone's laughing at Knight. B7 Hockey: Owner calls strike unnecessary. B7 Weekend C1-30 Supper clubs back in style. C1 Theater: Stephen Lang in "Hamlet." C3 Film: "The Living End." C1 Photography: A Helen Levitt show at the Met. C1 Obituaries A16-17 Paul Henreid, actor A16 Lord Havers, Attorney General under Thatcher A17 James H. Bell, political chief for auto workers local A17 Editorials/Op-Ed A28-29 Editorials A28 John Gotti, guilty. Heir to the earth. Desegregation: Loss of zeal. Letters A28 A. M. Rosenthal: New York and Clinton. A29 Leslie H. Gelb: Funny money for Russia. A29 Gay Talese: A last blast from the past. A29

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Heineken Sets '93 To Enter Germany

Date: 03 April 1992

Reuters

Heineken N.V., Europe's largest brewer, said it had decided to make its long-awaited debut in Germany, Europe's beer-drinking heartland, in 1993. Heineken's chairman, Gerard van Schaik, told a news conference that the brewer would export its Heineken brand to selected German outlets, mainly in large cities.

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