Word for Word/Local Police News; There Are Nuggets of Americana In Them Thar Ho-Hum Hills
Date: 14 September 1997
By Joe Sharkey
Joe Sharkey
Excerpts of items in Union Democrat of Sonora, Calif, and local police blotter suggest that life there is far less exciting than in lawless days of Gold Rush; photo (S)
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Susan Molinari, Out of Congress and on Camera
Date: 14 September 1997
By Abby Goodnough
Abby Goodnough
Ex-Rep Susan Molinari makes debut as anchorwoman on CBS News Saturday Morning; CBS president Andrew Heyward comments on his decision to hire her and defends her for voicing opinions on air, phone interview; photo (M)
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SHARES OF WATERS RISE ON NEWS IT WILL BUY MICROMASS
Date: 13 September 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Waters Corp soar nearly 19 percent after company, maker of analytical instruments, agrees to buy Micromass Ltd for $160 million in cash and $10 million in stock plus assumption of $10 million in Micromass debt (S)
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HARNISCHFEGER TO BUY BACK 10 MILLION SHARES
Date: 13 September 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Harnischfeger Industries, which three months ago failed in hostile bid for Giddings & Lewis Inc, says that it will buy back as much as 21 percent of its shares and might sell a heavy machinery unit (S)
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PALFED DISCLOSES MERGER TALKS WITH UNNAMED PARTNER
Date: 13 September 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Palfed Inc says that it is in merger discussions with unnamed partner; Palfed's stock rises $1.25 to $21.50 (S)
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FISHER SCIENTIFIC REACHES REVISED DEAL WITH LEE
Date: 13 September 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Thomas H Lee Companies cuts its offer for Fisher Scientific International Inc to $48.25 a share, from $51, because scientific instruments maker's profit and market share had diminished as result of strike at United Parcel Service of America Inc (S)
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SIMON DEBARTOLO RAISES RETAIL PROPERTY TRUST BID
Date: 13 September 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Simon DeBartolo Group Inc of Indianapolis, largest real-estate company in United States, raises its tender offer for closely held shopping mall owner Retail Property Trust to $19.375 a share, or about $698 million, about $72 million more than its previous offer of $17.50 a share (S)
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Chicago Seat Record Price
Date: 13 September 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Chicago Board of Trade says that seat giving the owner right to trade financial contracts sold for record $140,000 (S)
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French Concern Bids For Grocery Operator
Date: 13 September 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Rallye SA makes bid for Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA to shore up its control of France's No. 3 supermarket operator in face of hostile $4.6 billion bid from Promodes SA (S)
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Credit Suisse to Acquire 25% Stake in Insurer
Date: 13 September 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Swiss financier Martin Ebner says that he will accept Credit Suisse's stock offer for his 25 percent stake in Winterthur Insurance Co (S)
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