U.S. Blocks Hostile Bid For Shipbuilder
Date: 15 April 1999
By Leslie Wayne
Leslie Wayne
Defense Department rejects unsolicited $1.4 billion offer by General Dynamics Corp for Newport News Shipbuilding Inc, saying potential savings does not justify the deal; General Dynamics withdraws its offer within minutes of department's announcement (M)
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Editors Seek More Information on the Air War
Date: 16 April 1999
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
Editors and executives of seven major United States news organizations write letter of protest to Defense Sec William S Cohen urging him to loosen current controls on information about NATO campaign against Yugoslavia; Pres Clinton, addressing American Society of Newspaper Editors, meeting in San Francisco, agrees it is important to 'get more information out more quickly' (S)
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The Anchor and the Anchor Who Held Her
Date: 16 April 1999
By Jane Gross
Jane Gross
Public Lives article on former WWOR-TV news anchor Sara Lee Kessler notes that New Jersey jury awarded her $7.3 million in lawsuit over her firing by station; photo (M)
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Newsman Buried; Freedom Mourned
Date: 15 April 1999
By Steven Erlanger
Steven Erlanger
About 1,000 mourners attend funeral of assassinated independent publisher Slavko Curuvija in Belgrade, Serbia; Curuvija was under suspended five-month prison sentence for violating Serbia's draconian press law, and state television falsely accused him of favoring NATO's bombing of Serbia; photo (M)
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WESTLINKS WITHDRAWS BID FOR STAKES IN 40 COMPANIES
Date: 16 April 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Westlinks Resources Ltd withdraws two-day bid to buy stakes totaling about $1.7 billion in more than 40 Canadian petroleum companies after regulators refuse to let offer proceed (S)
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TERUMO SAYS IT WILL BUY 3M'S CARDIOVASCULAR DIVISION
Date: 16 April 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Terumo Corp, Japan's largest medical equipment supplier, will buy cardiovascular division of Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co for more than $100 million in cash (S)
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CASELLA WASTE PLANS TO CANCEL ACQUISITION OF KTI
Date: 15 April 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Casella Waste Systems Inc plans to call off its acquisition of KTI Inc; Casella says KTI failed to meet terms of agreement (S)
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AVT BUYS AN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT DELIVERY COMPANY
Date: 15 April 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
AVT Corp acquires Mediatel Corp for $48 million in stock (S)
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RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL TO ACQUIRE RONEY & CO.
Date: 15 April 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Raymond James Financial Inc acquires Roney & C, Detroit-based brokerage firm, from Banc One Corp for $80 million (S)
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POSITIVE REPORT ON CANCER DRUG LIFTS ENTREMED SHARES
Date: 15 April 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Entremed Inc jump as researchers report that large-scale production of its developmental cancer drug endostatin has yielded compound with same tumor-fighting effects seen in earlier studies in mice; that is crucial step toward first human trials of endostatin; findings are presented at annual meeting of American Association for Cancer Research (S)
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