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Focuses on the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority's lawsuit against Modern Times Group (MTG) to stop MTG's distribution of an American version of its European subway papers, `Metro,' in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Potential impact of the lawsuit on MTG's attempt to launch the paper in other cities; Comment by Floyd Weintraub, vice president of Metro International North America.

Focuses on the key employees of Transit Publications Inc. Metro's daily newspaper to be launched to serve the commuters of the Southern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority in Philadelphia. Managing editor Jack Roberts; Editor Mary Ellen Bornak; Advertising director Allen Murphy.

Focuses on 'Metro,' a transit paper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Challenges facing the company; Expected growth of the paper in 2000; Selling point of 'Metro'; Efforts of the paper to stay independent of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.

Reports on the expanded distribution of `Metro,' Philadelphia's transit paper, to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority's 1,200 buses. Debut of the free paper on January 24, 2000; Major competitors of `Metro' in the city; Court injunction filed against the newspaper; Marketing results.

Presents news updates on the periodical publishing industry in the United States as of January 24, 2000. Lawsuit filed by a group of newspapers to prevent the publishing of a free daily paper for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's transit system; Naming of Judy Miszner as publisher at `Village Voice'; Resignation of `Saint Petersburg Times' publisher Judith Roales.

Comments on the collage of pictures of people gracing the front pages of Ebensburg, Pennsylvania-based `The Mountaineer Herald' during the Christmas season. Tradition of the newspaper of printing the collage since mid-1970s; Innovative printing process used to print the collage; Goal of the paper to be the premier dispenser of information in its hometown.

Reports on the plans of the Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania-based newspaper `The Citizens' Voice' to sell due to the decline in its circulation. Competition between the newspaper and Knight Ridder's `The Times Leader'; Plans of Times-Shamrock Communications to purchase the paper; Possible impact of the newspaper's sale on the newspaper industry.

Reports that Richard M. Scaife's Tribune-Review Publishing Co. has acquired two newspapers in western Pennsylvania from Gannett Co. Scaife's strategy of assembling a cluster of daily papers around Pittsburgh; Growing newspaper dominion controlled by Scaife.