In Media, The Big Get Bigger
Date: 14 December 1997
By Iver Peterson
Iver Peterson
Record of Hackensack recently announced that it will buy North Jersey Herald and News of Passaic and 11 community weeklies from William Dean Singleton's North Jersey Newspaper Co in deal reportedly worth $40 million to $50 million (M)
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Ideas & Trends; One Casualty of the Women's Movement: Feminism
Date: 14 December 1997
By Sarah Boxer
Sarah Boxer
Recent CBS News poll finds that, while most women believe status of women has improved in last 25 years, fewer and fewer of them are willing to call themselves 'feminists'; graphs on opinions about position of women in society, and role of women's movement
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KELLOGG AUTHORIZES REPURCHASE OF SHARES
Date: 13 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Kellogg Co says its board has authorized repurchase of $400 million of common stock after company completes $415.1 million buyback plan (S)
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GROUP MAINTENANCE AMERICA SETS EXPANSION
Date: 13 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Group Maintenance America Corp agrees to buy four heating and plumbing maintenance businesses for $38.3 million in stock and cash (S)
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REGIONS FINANCIAL TO ACQUIRE FIRST STATE
Date: 13 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Regions Financial Corp agrees to acquire First State Corp for $161 million in stock (S)
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IMPACT SYSTEMS TO BE ACQUIRED BY GERMAN CONCERN
Date: 13 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Impact Systems Inc agrees to be acquired by Voith Sulzer Paper Technology North America Inc, division of German manufacturer J M Voith AG, for $2.75 a share, or about $30 million (S)
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SYBRON CHEMICALS ACCEPTS SWEETENED OFFER
Date: 13 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sybron Chemicals Inc accepts sweetened offer of $34.50 a share, or about $107 million, made by group of major shareholders and management for shares it does not already own; price is higher than $32 to $33 a share group offered in October; investor group is led by Sybron's chief executive Richard M Klein and executive vice president John Schroeder (S)
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BAUSCH & LOMB SELLS THIN FILM HOLDING
Date: 13 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Bausch & Lomb Inc sells its Thin Film Technology business to Applied Image Inc for undisclosed price (S)
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Stocks Decline On Concern About Profits
Date: 13 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Dow Jones industrial average falls 10.69 points, or one-tenth of 1 percent, to 7,838.30; Nasdaq composite index falls 21.96 points, or 1.4 percent, to 1,536.58; Standard & Poor's 500 index falls 1.55, or two-tenths of 1 percent (M)
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Inquiry on Trading In Fine Host Corp.
Date: 13 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Decline in shares of Fine Host Corp, which plunged 64 percent this week, have prompted National Association of Securities Dealers to investigate unusual trading (S)
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