FOX OFFICIAL DENIES BLOOMBERG REPORT ON MICHAEL MILKEN

          Fox VP/Media Relations Vince Wladika "denied" a
     Bloomberg Business report that News Corp. is considering
     hiring Michael Milken as a top exec should it purchase the
     Dodgers, according to USA TODAY's Rudy Martzke.  Wladika:
     "Our goal is to have people who are running the Dodgers
     remain in place" (USA TODAY, 8/11).  BLOOMBERG reported that
     the "former junk bond financier" is an "avid baseball fan,"
     has served as adviser to News Corp. Chair Rupert Murdoch in
     his bid to buy the Dodgers.  BLOOMBERG added that Milken
     "could become the team's president and leave baseball
     decisions" to former manager Tommy Lasorda.  A spokesperson
     for Milken declined comment (BLOOMBERG, 8/10).
          FAIR TO CLAIRE? In L.A., Dodgers Exec VP Fred Claire
     signed a new three-year contract "amid rumors" that Tommy
     Lasorda "would be interested in assuming Claire's post if
     and when the club is sold to Rupert Murdoch.  Lasorda has
     denied those rumors" (Steve Springer, L.A. TIMES, 8/9).