Detroit Papers Ordered to Rehire Strikers and Pay Back Wages
Date: 02 September 1998
By Steven Greenhouse
Steven Greenhouse
National Labor Relations Board, ruling that Detroit News and Detroit Free Press had not bargained in good faith, orders them to rehire hundreds of reporters, pressmen and other workers who went on strike three years ago and to give them millions of dollars in back wages (M)
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A Magazine Catching Up With Opera's New Gloss
Date: 02 September 1998
By Anthony Tommasini
Anthony Tommasini
Opera News, leading magazine on opera in United States, with circulation of 120,000, undergoes complete design overhaul, adopting new logo, different type faces, and many fancy color photographs; old Opera News had strong readership, but redesigned version seeks to attract younger readers with a more visual emphasis; Rudolph S Rauch, new editor and publisher, comments; photos (M)
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So Many Lewinsky Questions and So Little Opportunity
Date: 03 September 1998
By John M. Broder
John
United Press International reporter Lori Santos and Reuters correspondent Laurence McQuillan say they questioned Pres Clinton about Monica S Lewinsky matter during news conference at Kremlin because they were frustrated by lack of opportunity to question him about it since his speech to nation (M)
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DOW CHEMICAL TO EXPAND OWNERSHIP OF MYCOGEN TO 100%
Date: 02 September 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Dow Chemical Co says it will purchase 32 percent of stock of Mycogen Corp it does not already own for $322 million (S)
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DELTA DROPS PLANS TO LINK FLIGHTS WITH UNITED
Date: 02 September 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Delta Air Lines drops plans for code-sharing with United Airlines after failing to reach agreement with pilots; decision comes two weeks after board refused to grant voting rights to member representing pilots' union; union said it would not support plan without same voting rights that United's pilots enjoy on their company's board (S)
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MARKEL OFFERS $121 MILLION FOR AN INSURANCE PROVIDER
Date: 03 September 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Markel Corp offers $18 a share, total of about $121 million, for Gryphon Holdings Inc (S)
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I.B.M. WINS $3 BILLION CONTRACT OUTSIDE U.S.
Date: 03 September 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
IBM wins $3 billion, 10-year contract to provide computer support to Cable and Wireless Communications PLC in its biggest service contract outside United States (S)
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STOCK JUMPS AFTER FIRSTPLUS REPORTS IT MAY BE ACQUIRED
Date: 02 September 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Firstplus Financial Group Inc jump on New York Stock Exchange by $4.4375 per share, to $27.1875, after mortgage lending company reported discussions with potential buyers (S)
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DURA AUTOMOTIVE TO BUY TOWER'S AUTO HINGE BUSINESS
Date: 02 September 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Dura Automotive Systems Inc will acquire Tower Automotive Inc's auto-hinge business for undisclosed amount (S)
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GIANT INDUSTRIES CANCELS APRIL AGREEMENT TO BUY HOLLY
Date: 03 September 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Holly Corp says Giant Industries canceled its agreement to acquire Holly for $168 million because of antitrust concerns from Federal Trade Commission (S)
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