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          With the Dow falling 512.61 yesterday, Seahawks/Trail
     Blazers Owner PAUL ALLEN saw a paper loss of $1.5B, Time
     Warner Vice Chair TED TURNER lost $354M and Disney Chair
     MICHAEL EISNER lost $39M (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 9/1)....Raiders
     CEO AMY TRASK is profiled by Curtis Eichelberger of
     BLOOMBERG NEWS.  Eichelberger: "Some have described Trask as
     the perfect [AL DAVIS] protege: cold, cunning, and ruthless. 
     Others describe her as bright, tireless and loyal"
     (BLOOMBERG NEWS, 9/1).....Yankees SS DEREK JETER is profiled
     by Peter Richmond in GQ's cover story.  Richmond: "The first
     time I saw Derek Jeter I knew why he'd been summoned by the
     baseball gods: to carry the torch, to help save the team and
     the Stadium and maybe even the game of baseball itself" (GQ,
     9/98 issue)....Independent Prosecutor KENNETH STARR, on his
     future plans: "I'd love to get back down to Charlotte, maybe
     for a Panthers game" (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 8/31).

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