El 6 de octubre de 1997 fue un lunes bajo el signo estelar de ♎. Era el día 278 del año. El presidente de los Estados Unidos fue William J. (Bill) Clinton.
Si naciste en este día, tienes 28 años. Su último cumpleaños fue el lunes, 6 de octubre de 2025, hace 251 días. Su próximo cumpleaños es el martes, 6 de octubre de 2026, en 113 días. Ha vivido durante 10.478 días, o aproximadamente 251.490 horas, o aproximadamente 15.089.447 minutos, o aproximadamente 905.366.820 segundos
Date: 06 October 1997
By Leslie Eaton
Leslie Eaton
CBS News is offering to pay print journalists up to $1,000 for tips that lead to reports on its network news broadcast or on network news magazines (S)
Date: 06 October 1997
By Melinda Henneberger
Melinda Henneberger
Growing number of news outlets, including two highly competitive newspapers, several faxed newsletters and new on-line publications, offer almost instantaneous updates to and about Congress, quickening already frenetic pace of Congressional coverage; expansion has gone well beyond what was thought market would bear, with lobbyists willing to pay relatively high advertising rates to appeal to readers who make laws; drawing; photo (M)
Date: 06 October 1997
By Leslie Eaton
Leslie Eaton
Time Warner's Warner Brothers studio agrees to supply films for four British cable television companies that plan to create pay-per-view movie channels; cable systems seek to compete with News Corp's British Sky Broadcasting, which responds with own plan for pay-per-view channels; four cable companies are Telewest Communications, NTL Inc, General Cable and Diamond Cable (S)
Date: 06 October 1997
By Anthony Lewis
Anthony Lewis
Op-Ed column by Anthony Lewis praises Atty Gen Janet Reno for rejecting demands for appointment of independent counsel to investigate how money was raised for Pres Clinton's 1996 campaign; says her letter to Rep Henry Hyde offered lesson on difference between politics and law--and between journalism and law; says Americans do not want criminal investigations to be launched on basis of speculation or anonymous charges in press, nor do they want to make giving access to political contributors a crime (M)
Date: 07 October 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Creative Technology Ltd is in talks to buy Cambridge Soundworks Inc; Creative owns 25 percent of Cambridge Soundworks' stock (S)
Date: 07 October 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Cognex Corp offers to buy Applied Intelligent Systems Inc for $105 million in stock (S)
Date: 07 October 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Reader's Digest Assn expects loss in its first fiscal quarter because of weak sales and negative impact of dollar's strength on overseas revenue; will take pretax charge of $70 million to discontinue some businesses and cover severance costs for job cuts in Europe and United States (S)
Date: 07 October 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Alza Corp says it will pay Alkermes Inc $10 million to help company develop its agent to ease delivery of tumor drugs to the brain, and possibly $50 million more pending further studies of agent and regulatory approval; in exchange, Alza will receive option to exclusively market the drug, RMP-7, worldwide (S)
Date: 07 October 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
ARCO Chemical Co unit of Atlantic Richfield will take third-quarter charge of $116 million for plant closings, job cuts and write-offs as part of plan to reduce costs and raise its stock price (S)
Date: 07 October 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Western Pacific Airlines files for bankruptcy protection a week after scrapping plans to buy Frontier Airlines Inc; is talking to unidentified investor about providing debtor-in-possession financing, intended for companies in bankruptcy court proceedings; suggests it might sue four directors who resigned abruptly on Oct 3, which raised speculation about impending bankruptcy and caused airline's market share to drop more than 60 percent (S)