5 Awards for Reporting on Latin America
Date: 18 September 1997
Five journalists win Maria Moors Cabot Prizes for reporting on Latin America; winners include New York Times reporter Julia Preston and Jose de Cordoba (Wall Street Journal) (S)
El 18 de septiembre de 1997 fue un jueves bajo el signo estelar de ♍. Era el día 260 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 jueves, 18 de septiembre de 2025, hace 266 días. Su próximo cumpleaños es el viernes, 18 de septiembre de 2026, en 98 días. Ha vivido durante 10.493 días, o aproximadamente 251.853 horas, o aproximadamente 15.111.229 minutos, o aproximadamente 906.673.740 segundos
Date: 18 September 1997
Five journalists win Maria Moors Cabot Prizes for reporting on Latin America; winners include New York Times reporter Julia Preston and Jose de Cordoba (Wall Street Journal) (S)
Date: 19 September 1997
By David Rohde
David Rohde
Cable News Network founder Ted Turner tells United Nations Association that he will donate $1 billion to benefit UN agencies; says gift, largest charitable donation ever, will be used to establish not-for-profit foundation to benefit UN programs aiding refugees and children and clearing mines and fighting disease; says he will give UN $100 million a year for next 10 years; urges US to pay $1.5 billion it owes UN in back dues and calls on other wealthy people to follow his example; Turner receives association's Global Leadership Award (M)
Date: 19 September 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Marriott International Inc and Sodexho Alliance SA say they are in talks to combine their food service and facilities-management operations in North America (S)
Date: 18 September 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Warnaco Group Inc agrees to buy Designer Holdings Ltd, maker of Calvin Klein jeans, for $353.7 million in stock (S)
Date: 18 September 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Mellon Bank Corp is rumored to be leading contender to buy Founders Asset Management Co for as much as $300 million (S)
Date: 19 September 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Intel Corp and Compaq Computer Corp are forming alliance to develop products aimed at reducing bottlenecks in computer networks (S)
Date: 18 September 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Goldman, Sachs & Co agrees to sell portfolio of 44 properties to real estate investment trust Spieker Properties Inc for $725 million (S)
Date: 18 September 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
US Filter Corp offers to buy Memtec Ltd of Australia for $330 million (S)
Date: 19 September 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Xerox Corp agrees to sell one of its Talegen Holdings Inc insurance units for $333 million cash to Ace Ltd (S)
Date: 18 September 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Equity Office Properties Trust, headed by financier Sam Zell, agrees to acquire twin 40-story towers at 10 and 30 South Wacker Drive in Chicago for $462 million; property's seller undisclosed (S)