If Deal Occurs, the Garden Faces Still Another Round
Date: 29 January 1997
By Richard Sandomir
Richard Sandomir
Hilton Hotels Corp bid for ITT Corp, half owner of Madison Square Garden, could give Garden yet another new parent; Hilton might seek to sell stake; possible buyers include Fox Sports unit of News Corp (M)
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Atlanta Papers Are Sued In Olympic Bombing Case
Date: 29 January 1997
By Kevin Sack
Kevin Sack
Richard A Jewell files libel suit against Atlanta Journal and Atlanta Constitution for proclaiming him suspect in last summer's bombing in Centennial Olympic Park; Jewell's lawyers announce that Cable News Network has agreed to pay Jewell undisclosed amount to forestall lawsuit; NBC in Dec 1996 reached out-of-court settlement with Jewell, reportedly paying him over $500,000 (M)
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Trusted Trouble-Shooter for Port Authority
Date: 29 January 1997
By Brett Pulley
Brett Pulley
Man in the News column profiles career of Robert E Boyle following his being named chief executive of Jacob K Javits Convention Center; full name is Robert Eugene Boyle; photo (M)
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CITIZENS BANKING TO MERGE WITH CB FINANCIAL
Date: 29 January 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Citizens Banking Corp to acquire CB Financial Corp for $130 million in stock (S)
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BRITISH AIRWAYS TO SELL GROUND SERVICES UNIT
Date: 29 January 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
British Airways PLC to sell its ground fleet services unit to Ryder Systems Inc; unit provides specialized ground equipment and leases vehicles to airlines at London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports (S)
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ENERGY GROUP LOOKING FOR ACQUISITION IN AMERICA
Date: 29 January 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Energy Group says it plans to buy American power generator after it is spun off from Hanson PLC in Feb (S)
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MONSANTO OFFERS $218 MILLION FOR REST OF CALGENE
Date: 29 January 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Monsanto Co, which owns 54.6 percent of Calgene Inc stock, offers $218 million for remaining shares (S)
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WISCONSIN CENTRAL BUYS UNION PACIFIC TRACK
Date: 29 January 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Wisconsin Central Transportation Co's Sault Ste Marie Bridge Co unit buys 220 miles of track in northern Wisconsin and Michigan from Union Pacific Corp for about $85 million (S)
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French Oil Giant Reports Large Profit Rise
Date: 30 January 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Total SA posts 1996 net income of 5.6 billion francs ($1 billion), up from 3.7 billion francs after taxes and before one-time charges in 1995 (S)
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Tele Danmark Planning Big Cuts in Work Force
Date: 30 January 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Tele Danmark AS plans to reorganize and dismiss 2,500 workers by mid-1998; plans to recruit 500 other workers, for total cut of about 12 percent of work force (S)
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