Courts Under Challenge For Anonymity of Juries
Date: 22 December 1997
By William Glaberson
William Glaberson
Challenge by news organizations to Judge Garland E Burrell Jr's decision to protect privacy of jurors in trial of accused Unabomer Theodore J Kaczynski is one of first to test growing efforts of judges across nation to shield identities of jurors; legal experts are divided about whether trend is justified (M)
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DYNATECH STOCK SURGES ON NEWS OF MANAGEMENT BUYOUT
Date: 23 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Dynatech Corp shares soar nearly 28 percent on news that group of executives and key employees and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Inc plan to acquire company for $49 a share (S)
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RELIANT BUILDING PRODUCTS ADDING VINYL-WINDOW MAKER
Date: 23 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Reliant Building Products Inc to buy Care-Free Window Group for $123 million from Linsalata Capital Partners (S)
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GALEY & LORD TO BUY FABRIC BUSINESSES FOR $480 MILLION
Date: 23 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Galey & Lord Inc to buy from Polymer Group Inc for about $480 million denim and fabric businesses Polymer does not want from its acquisition of Dominion Textile Inc (S)
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TI GROUP AND EG&G PLAN TO SWAP EQUIPMENT BUSINESSES
Date: 23 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
TI Group PLC and EG&G Inc agree to deal in which TI will pay $100 million for EG&G's Sealol Industrial Seal unit and EG&G will pay $45 million for TI's Belfab chip equipment business (S)
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Baby Bell Deals In New Zealand
Date: 23 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ameritech Corp to sell its 24.95 percent stake in Telecom Corp of New Zealand through public share sale in 1998 first half; Bell Atlantic Corp says it will raise $2.6 billion (US) by selling notes exchangeable for Telecom shares (S)
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Lamaur Corp. To Cut 90 Jobs
Date: 23 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Lamaur Corp to cut 90 jobs and delay product development; says it will lose $18.5 million in 1997 because of higher marketing costs (S)
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Metro Business; Mediq Inc. Settles Charges
Date: 23 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Mediq Inc agrees to pay $4.2 million to settle Federal charges that Mediq Imaging Services, former subsidiary, had submitted false claims to Medicare; company does not admit wrongdoing in settlement (S)
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F.D.A. Approves Johnson's Stent
Date: 23 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Food and Drug Administration approves improved version of Johnson & Johnson's stent, device used to prop open heart arteries after balloon angioplasty (S)
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$195 Million Buyout Bid For Betterware of Britain
Date: 23 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Fenchurch Place PLC offers to buy Betterware PLC for about 117 million pounds ($195 million); was formed by Peter Hartley, Betterware managing director, and is controlled by NatWest Equity Partners (S)
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