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20th of April 1993 News
Notícies tal com van aparèixer a la portada del New York Times el 20 d’abril de 1993
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Date: 21 April 1993
Step Nearer for Abortion Pill A licensing agreement has been signed by the French maker of an abortion pill and an American research group, making sales of the drug here more likely. Page A18. After Italy Cheers Amid a huge vote for change, many Italians sense that they deserve a chorus of bravos. The only question is what to do for an encore. Page A3. Giving Up on House & Garden HG, founded as House & Garden in 1901, will close after its July issue. Its owner, Conde Nast, will focus on Architectural Digest. Page D1.
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CHRONICLE
Date: 21 April 1993
By Nadine Brozan
Nadine Brozan
JACQUELINE KENNEDY ONASSIS has broken a long silence to grant her first full-length interview in three decades. Mrs. Onassis, who zealously guards her privacy, agreed to talk to JOHN F. BAKER, editorial director of Publishers Weekly, provided that all questions pertain to her professional life as a book editor, that she approve all quotes and that no tape recorders or cameras be used. Mr. Baker's article appears in this week's issue of the magazine.
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MYLAN IN LICENSING DEAL WITH SPANISH DRUG MAKER
Date: 21 April 1993
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Mylan Laboratories Inc. has signed a license agreement with Ferrer International S.A. of Barcelona, Spain, for the exclusive rights to develop a drug used to treat migraine headaches and vertigo. Financial terms were not disclosed. Under the accord, Mylan, a Pittsburgh-based generic drug manufacturer, can develop the Dotarizine drug in Canada and the United States. Ferrer holds the patent for Dotarizine and retains the right to develop the drug in other parts of the world.
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GROW GROUP SAYS IT IS SEEKING SEVERAL ACQUISITIONS
Date: 21 April 1993
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Grow Group Inc. of New York is looking to acquire several closely held paint or consumer-products manufacturers, Russell Banks, president and chief executive, said in an interview. Mr. Banks said the chemicals company was in talks with "three or four" companies but declined to identify them. Jerry Melin, an analyst at Gerard, Klauer, Mattison & Company in New York, said that Grow was under pressure to replace the $2.7 million in pretax operating profit it gave up after agreeing to sell its AquaChem pool chemicals unit to the Great Lakes Chemical Corporation.
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CONCURRENT COMPUTER TO EXPAND SALES FORCE BY 10%
Date: 21 April 1993
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The Concurrent Computer Corporation said that it planned to expand its sales force by about 10 percent in response to demand for its computer systems services. Concurrent, a provider of real-time solutions in weather, airspace management, radar simulation, training and financial trading, said the expansion was expected to be completed by the end of next month in its North American, European and Pacific offices. The company was not more specific about the planned number of hires. The company employs about 1,250.
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RAYTHEON BUYS ASSETS OF MENUMASTER, OVEN MAKER
Date: 20 April 1993
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The Raytheon Company said yesterday that it had bought the assets of Menumaster Inc. from a subsidiary of Litton Industries. Menumaster, a maker of commercial microwave ovens, will be merged into Amana Refrigeration Inc., a Raytheon subsidiary in Amana, Iowa, the company said. Terms were not disclosed.
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DIME'S SHARES DROP AS STOCK TRADES WITHOUT RIGHTS
Date: 20 April 1993
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Dime Savings Bank of New York declined yesterday as its stock traded for the first time separately from the subscription rights that allow holders to purchase additional shares at a below-market price. Dime's shareholders of record as of last Thursday will receive 1.1 rights for each share they own. Each right entitles the holder to buy one common share at $6. Shares of Dime were down $2.50, to $7.50, on the New York Stock Exchange. The rights, which expire on May 5, closed at $1.625 yesterday.
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AMR AND AMERICA WEST END TALKS ON JOINT MARKETING
Date: 20 April 1993
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
America West Airlines Inc. and the AMR Corporation, parent of American Airlines, said yesterday that they had suspended discussions over a joint marketing agreement. The two companies had been exchanging information since February in hopes of reaching an agreement on marketing and contract services provided by AMR to America West, which is operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. An America West spokesman, Daphne Dicino, called the decision a mutual agreement. A spokesman for AMR declined to comment.
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Casino Near Memphis
Date: 20 April 1993
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Grand Casinos Inc. and the Gaming Corporation of America said today that they had optioned a 1,000-acre site near Memphis on the Mississippi River and plan to open a casino there early next year. The two companies will split the $40 million cost of the site in Tunica County, Miss. They hope to close the sale by Jan. 4, 1994, and start gaming operations in the following six months. Grand Casinos rose $1.25, to $36.50, in Nasdaq trading today; the Gaming Corporation, which also announced management changes, slipped 37.5 cents, to $13.25.
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Bid for Energy Partnerships
Date: 20 April 1993
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
George B. Kaiser, the Tulsa oilman, nearly doubled his bid for 30 of Prudential Securities Inc.'s soured energy partnerships. "We believe that our cash offers are a better alternative for the limited partners than the continuing uncertainties and costs" under Prudential's continued management of the partnership, Mr. Kaiser's company said in a statement.
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