Columnist Wins a Suit On Articles About Rape
Date: 07 February 1997
By John Sullivan
John Sullivan
New York State Justice Charles Ramos dismisses libel suit against Daily News columnist Mike McAlary over columns charging that woman fabricated account of rape in Brooklyn's Prospect Park in order to publicize feminist rally; rules that columns, which did not name woman, accurately reported suspicions of high-ranking police source, although those suspicions were wrong; former deputy comr John Miller acknowledged providing some of information (S)
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After the Verdicts, Will It Still Sell?
Date: 06 February 1997
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
Article discusses how media coverage of O J Simpson murder case resulted in financial bonanza for many figures in television, books and magazines and how this fortune is expected to dry up now that verdicts have been rendered; photo (M)
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REPUBLIC TO BUY CALIFORNIA WASTE HAULER
Date: 06 February 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Republic Industries agrees to buy Taormina Industries, waste hauler in California, for about $250 million in stock (S)
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MILLENNIUM CHEMICALS SELLS OFFSHORE UNITS
Date: 06 February 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Millennium Chemicals Inc sells several offshore companies for about $305 million in cash, which it plans to use to reduce its bank debt (S)
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WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC TO RENAME ITSELF CBS
Date: 06 February 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Westinghouse Electric Corp will change its name to CBS Corp after it spins off its industrial businesses later this year (S)
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INTELLIGENT ELECTRONICS TO SPIN OFF XLCONNECT
Date: 07 February 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Intelligent Electronics Inc to spin off its XLConnect Solutions Inc unit to shareholders (S)
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THYSSEN TO ACQUIRE DETROIT METALS DISTRIBUTOR
Date: 06 February 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Thyssen AG, diversified German steel maker, agrees to acquire Copper and Brass Sales Inc, Detroit, Mich, metals distributor, for undisclosed sum (S)
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TYCO INTERNATIONAL BUYS STUD AND PIPE PRODUCER
Date: 06 February 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Tyco International Ltd buys American Tube and Pipe Co for undisclosed price (S)
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REPUBLIC INDUSTRIES BUYS YORK WASTE DISPOSAL
Date: 07 February 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Republic Industries Inc acquires York Waste Disposal Inc for $40 million in stock (S)
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SOVEREIGN BANCORP TO EXPAND IN NEW JERSEY
Date: 07 February 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sovereign Bancorp has agreed to buy Bankers Corp for $325 million in stock, expanding its foothold in central New Jersey (S)
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