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20th of January 1998 News
Nieuws zoals het verscheen op de voorpagina van de New York Times op 20 januari 1998
With Pope Due, the Cubans Wrest Dollars From Heaven
Date: 21 January 1998
By Larry Rohter
Larry Rohter
Television army has invaded Havana on eve of Pope John Paul II's visit to Cuba, speeding up city's normally slow-paced routine and probing without interference into nearly every corner of normally restrictive society; influx yields financial windfall for Government, particularly ministries and state companies providing services at greatly inflated prices and imposing creative new charges on equipment and supplies; photo (M)
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Bronco Linemen Open Up
Date: 21 January 1998
By Tom Jolly
Tom Jolly
National Football League threatened to fine Denver Broncos' offensive linemen if they did not break their season-long vow of silence to news media during Super Bowl week (S)
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OIL EQUIPMENT COMPANIES IN $418 MILLION DEAL
Date: 21 January 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Smith International Inc will buy Wilson Industries for almost $418 million in stock, based on closing price of stock on Jan 16 (S)
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NISSAN SUES TO BLOCK REPUBLIC INDUSTRIES' ACQUISITIONS
Date: 21 January 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Nissan Motor Co sues Republic Industries in attempt to stop Republic's acquisition of two Florida Nissan dealerships (S)
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COINMACH ACQUIRING MACKE LAUNDRY FOR $214 MILLION
Date: 21 January 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Coinmach Laundry Corp agrees to acquire Macke Laundry Service LP for about $214 million (S)
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OMNIAMERICA ACQUIRES 30 MEDIA TOWERS IN FLORIDA
Date: 20 January 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
OmniAmerica Inc., a venture involving Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Inc., acquired 30 wireless-communications towers in Florida yesterday for $20 million. The company, based in West Palm Beach, bought 3 towers in Palm Beach County and 2 towers in Fort Pierce from the Ardman Broadcasting Corporation and 25 towers serving the Tampa-St. Petersburg area and western Florida from HSW Associates Inc. OmniAmerica was formed in September by Hicks, Muse, the Dallas-based leveraged buyout firm; Carl Hirsch, OmniAmerica's chief executive, and Anthony Ocepek, its senior vice president and chief operating officer. OmniAmerica buys media towers for the radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications markets.
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WESTMIN RESOURCES FAILS TO GET BIGGER TAKEOVER BIDS
Date: 20 January 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Westmin Resources Ltd., a Canadian mining company, said yesterday that it had not been able to attract takeover offers topping Boliden Ltd.'s hostile bid of $809 million (Canadian), or $562 million (United States), in stock and debt, and its financial adviser warned that its shares would probably fall if it was not bought. Westmin has searched for a rival bidder since last year when Boliden, based in Toronto, offered to pay $5.40 (Canadian) a share and assume $228 million in debt. Yesterday, Westmin said its board would not make a recommendation on the offer, which expires Wednesday. Its shares closed at $5.30. Westmin, a target because of its low-cost Lomas Bayas copper deposit, said Boliden's bid did not fairly value the company.
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FIRST DATA BUYS A UNIT FROM, AND SELLS ONE TO, CERIDIAN
Date: 20 January 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The First Data Corporation said yesterday that it had acquired the gambling division of the Ceridian Corporation and that Ceridian had bought First Data's NTS transportation-services unit. Terms were not disclosed. Ceridian's gambling services unit provides credit card, debit card and money transfer help for 800 casinos and their customers. It will be integrated with Telecheck Services Inc., a check-acceptance company owned by First Data, which is based in Hackensack, N.J. Ceridian, of Minneapolis, will combine First Data's NTS transportation services business with its Comdata unit. NTS provides transaction services related to fund transfers, fuel purchases and permits to the trucking industry.
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Asia Troubles Affecting Boeing Orders
Date: 20 January 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The Boeing Company may have to delay deliveries of jetliners to Malaysian Airline System Bhd. and Philippine Airlines Inc., as Asian airlines struggle to pay for orders made before the region's financial crisis. Executives of Boeing, the world's biggest aircraft maker, will probably meet this week with Malaysian Airline executives, a Boeing spokesman, Mark Hooper, said. Malaysian Airline is seeking to change a schedule that would have it take delivery of 19 aircraft by 2001, the state news agency reported, citing an interview with the airline's chairman.
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Nebraska Names Field for Osborne
Date: 20 January 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The University of Nebraska has named Memorial Stadium's playing field Tom Osborne Field in honor of their retiring football coach, the school said. The university's eight-member board of regents unanimously approved the proposal, which will not change the stadium's name.
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