Broadcast Assignments

1. YOU CAN RUN BUT YOU CAN’T HIDE, AT LEAST YOU SHOULDN’T IN A
CLOSET.

POLICE FOUND FUGITIVE CHRISTOPHER HOLLAND IN THE CLOSET OF A SAN JOSE APARTMENT ON THURSDAY. HOLLAND RAN THIS WEEK AFTER D-N-A UNLOCKED A 24-YEAR-OLD RAPE AND MURDER COLD CASE.

2. Apartment Rents Soar
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HOME SWEET HOME HAS ITS PRICE, AND IN THE BAY AREA IT’S BECOMING EVEN MORE EXPENSIVE.

ACCORDING TO A RECENT SURVEY, MONTHLY RENTS IN THE FINANCIAL AND HIGH-TECH HUBS OF THE BAY AREA HAVE JUMPED 10 PERCENT IN THE LAST YEAR, MAKING THE AVERAGE RENT OVER THE 9 COUNTIES A LITTLE OVER 1500 DOLLARS.

IN AN AREA WHERE THE ECONOMY REMAINS STABLE, MANY SEE TWO CAUSES FOR THE WEAKENING HOUSE MARKET: AN INCREASE IN NEW HIRES FROM OUTSIDE THE REGION AND TIGHTER LENDING STANDARDS.

MANY ECONOMISTS BELIEVE IT COULD BE YEARS BEFORE PRESSURE FROM THE RENTAL MARKET SUBSIDES. (-45-)



3. NORTHWEST AIRLINES ANNOUNCED THIS MORNING THAT IT IS CUTTING ITS DOMESTIC FARES UP TO 40 PERCENT FOR HOLIDAY TRAVELLERS.

C-E-O OF NORTHWEST AIRLINES SAID THEY LIKE TO THINK OF IT AS A HOLIDAY GIFT TO THEIR CUSTOMERS.

TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED BY FRIDAY FOR TRAVEL IN THE LOWER 48 STATES, ALASKA AND CANADA BETWEEN NOVEMBER 12TH AND JANUARY 14TH.

DISCOUNTS VARY DEPENDING ON TRAVEL DATES AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE ON CERTAIN POPULAR DAYS, INCLUDING – NOVEMBER 23RD, NOVEMBER 26TH, DECEMBER 23RD AND DECEMBER 26TH.

WITH THE DISCOUNTED, NON-REFUNDABLE FARES, A PASSENGER COULD TRAVEL ROUND-TRIP BETWEEN BOSTON AND SAN FRANCISCO FOR 400 DOLLARS ON CERTAIN DAYS.