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Date: 15 August 1991
Tandem Computers Inc. said today that it had taken an equity stake in System Integrators Inc., a Sacramento, Calif., producer of automated publishing systems for newspapers. The size of the stake in the privately held company was not disclosed. Tandem also said that System Integrators would become its preferred vendor to the newspaper industry, formalizing a relationship that has existed for about 10 years.
Date: 15 August 1991
By Alex S. Jones
Alex Jones
Robert C. Maynard, the owner of The Tribune in Oakland, Calif., told cheering employees yesterday that the debt-ridden and unprofitable paper had been saved by concessions by the Gannett Company regarding a debt and by an infusion of cash from the Freedom Forum, a journalism foundation. "It's wonderful to be able to tell employees they have jobs and tell a town it has a newspaper," said Mr. Maynard, who is the only black owner-publisher of a general-interest newspaper in the nation.
Date: 15 August 1991
By Constance L. Hays
Constance Hays
The New York Times filed suit yesterday to force one of its unions into arbitration to resolve a dispute over staffing at a new printing plant in Edison, N.J. The lawsuit, filed in Federal District Court in Manhattan, charges that the union, the New York Mailers Union Local 6, has violated an agreement that called for arbitration of such disputes. The suit was filed to force the union to attend an arbitration session scheduled for next Tuesday.
Date: 14 August 1991
INTERNATIONAL A3-9 The chance of a prisoner exchange in the Middle East, which would include freedom for the 10 remaining Western hostages in Lebanon, was the focus of growing optimism as fresh reports outlined some possible settlements. Page A1 News Analysis: The abrupt progress toward freeing the Western hostages springs in part from a powerful confluence of national interests, Middle East specialists say. A8
Date: 15 August 1991
International A3-13 The diplomacy over the hostages in the Middle East will go into a quiet period, according to the U.N. Secretary General, Javier Perez de Cuellar, while, presumably, his Iranian contacts seek to provide him with proof of what has happened to seven Israeli servicemen. Page A1
Date: 15 August 1991
* Hoescht-Roussel Agri-Vet Co., Somerville, N.J., said its North American Animal Health Business unit would restructure its organization effective Sept. 3. * NovaCare Inc., Valley Forge, Pa., said it had completed its previously announced merger with Rehab Systems Co.
Date: 14 August 1991
Wang Laboratories Inc. introduced a low-cost version of its VS 6000 minicomputer line. The new model, the VS 6000/Server, can be used either as a conventional stand-alone computer or as a unit to store data in a network of personal computers. Wang said the new machine should end speculation that the company was dropping its proprietary line of minicomputers. After the company signed an agreement to resell I.B.M. computers in June, many industry analysts speculated the Wang would stop manufacturing its own systems. The VS 6000/ server is priced $11,500 to $125,000.
Date: 15 August 1991
Willamette Industries said today that it had agreed in principle to pay cash for all the stock of Bohemia Inc. for $24 a share, or a little over $120 million. Bohemia, a forest-products company with operations in Oregon and California, also said it would sell its California land and facilities to Sierra Pacific Industries for an undisclosed price, with the proceeds being used to reduce Bohemia's debt. Bohemia of Eugene, Ore., reported a net loss of $4.7 million on sales of $291.7 million in the fiscal year that ended April 30.
Date: 14 August 1991
* Adage Inc., West Chester, Pa., a maker of computer terminals, said it had committed to discontinuing and was negotiating a sale for its Pulsar Security unit. * Cadbury Schweppes P.L.C., London, said that it had formed a venture with Apollinaris Brunnen A.G., the mineral water unit of Brau und Brunnen Aktienges vorm Dortmunder Union, Berlin.
Date: 15 August 1991
By Josh Kurtz
Josh Kurtz
Douglas Kiker, an NBC News correspondent for 25 years, died yesterday at his summer home in Chatham, Mass. He was 61 years old and lived in Washington. He apparently died of a heart attack, the network said.