NEWS SUMMARY: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1987
Date: 08 April 1987
LEAD: International A3-18
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Date: 09 April 1987
By Clifford D. May, Special To the New York Times
Clifford
LEAD: By Washington standards, it was a remarkably civilized news conference. No shouts, no sarcasm, no demands of ''Hold on, Mr. Congressman.''
Date: 09 April 1987
LEAD: INTERNATIONAL A3-13 An accord to stabilize the dollar was reinforced by top economic officials from the United States and six other industrial democracies. The Washington conferees indicated fear of a trade war. Page A1 The U.S. rejected any postponement of Secretary of State George P.
Date: 08 April 1987
Reuters
LEAD: The McDonnell Douglas Corporation said it received nine down payments of unspecified amounts to reserve future launching dates for commercial satellites on its Delta II medium-launch vehicle. McDonnell said it would begin launching satellites for commercial customers in late 1988 or early 1989 and would have the capacity to launch up to 12 commercial satellites a year in the early 1990's.
Date: 08 April 1987
Reuters
LEAD: The Xerox Corporation and E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company said they plan to form a joint venture to develop and manufacture electronic imaging products. The new firm, called DX Imaging, would combine the existing technology of both companies. The companies said they had already invested a total of $80 million in this technology and expect to invest another $40 million in 1987 to support the joint venture.
Date: 09 April 1987
Reuters
LEAD: Canadian Airlines International has agreed to buy six advanced-technology Boeing 767-300ER airplanes and take options on eight additional planes for more than $1.6 billion, the company said. The extended-range plane has a fuselage 21 feet longer than the 767-200 version, which went into service in late 1982, and a range of 6,600 miles, with increased passenger capacity and cargo room.
Date: 08 April 1987
AP
LEAD: The Unisys Corporation introduced eight new models of its large A 15 mainframe computers. The company said that it had improved performance of the computers by an average of 20 percent.
Date: 09 April 1987
AP
LEAD: California's Attorney General asked the State Supreme Court today to allow it to challenge Texaco Inc.'s $10.1 billion takeover of the Getty Oil Company on antitrust grounds.
Date: 09 April 1987
Reuters
LEAD: Unilever P.L.C., the British-Dutch conglomerate, has issued a prospectus seeking a buyer for the Stauffer Chemical Company, which it acquired last winter as part of its purchase of Chesebrough-Pond's Inc. A spokesman for Unilever said the company had previously said it would shed Stauffer as well as some of Chesebrough's smaller assets, including its Bass footwear and
Date: 09 April 1987
Reuters
LEAD: The Chrysler Corporation and Renault said they had agreed to extend by up to two weeks their talks on reaching definitive agreement on Chrysler's proposed $1.5 billion takeover of the American Motors Corporation. Chrysler and Renualt, the French-owned car maker, said in a statement that they ''now plan to complete work by April 23.