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/FIRST AND FINAL ADD - LA012 - WESTERFED FINANCIAL CORPORATION EARNINGS/

Oct 20, 1995 ... <Pre> WESTERFED FINANCIAL CORPORATION </Pre> Selected Financial Ratios And Other Data: <Pre> (Unaudited) Three Months Ended ...

GREATER CLEVELAND RTA OFFERS DISCOUNT ON MONTHLY PASSES THROUGH END-OF-YEAR!

Oct 20, 1995 ... CLEVELAND, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) today announced that monthly passes for bus and rail service will be reduced by $5 for the months of November and December. The price reduction is a result of the continuing momentum of RTA's October ...

CONGRESS POISED TO END DIRECT STUDENT LOANS

Oct 20, 1995 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley today appealed to Congress to "do the right thing" and assure that millions of college students continue to have access to direct loans. Votes could come as soon as next week.Under this new student ...

/C O R R E C T I O N -- NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW/(Correction Notice)

Oct 20, 1995 ... In DE012, North American Car and Truck of the Year Nominees Announced, moved earlier today, we are advised by a representative of the organization that Toyota 4Runner should be deleted from the list of ...

SEPTA TO RESTORE HALF-HOUR MIDDAY SERVICE ON ROUTE R5 BETWEEN LANSDALE AND CENTER CITY

Oct 20, 1995 ... PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- SEPTA midday train service will run every half hour between Lansdale and Center City Philadelphia beginning Monday, October 21. Regional Rail Route R5 midday service has been running hourly since August 21 due to a major track improvement project which ...

KEY BANK DOUBLES ITS SBA LOAN PRODUCTION IN NORTHWEST

Oct 20, 1995 ... <Pre> Key's Small Business Commitment Reflected in SBA Data </Pre> TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Key Bank of Washington is the third-most active Small Business Administration (SBA) lender in Alaska, Oregon and Washington, according to an Oct. 1 SBA report. Key Bank of ...

SURVEY SHOWS OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF AMERICANS SUPPORT DIPLOMATIC RECOGNITION, U.N. MEMBERSHIP FOR TAIWAN

Oct 20, 1995 ... /ADVANCE/ WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- As President Clinton prepares to meet with President Jiang Zemin of the People's Republic of China (PRC), a poll released today shows that a large number of Americans want the Republic of China on Taiwan (ROC) to be included in the community of ...

EZ COMMUNICATIONS FILES REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Oct 20, 1995 ... FAIRFAX, Va., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- EZ Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: EZCIA), parent company of KMPS-AM/FM and KZOK-FM in Seattle, announced today that it has filed a Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to $150 million principal amount of Senior ...

FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO SITE OF 1995 NAVY BIRTHDAY BALL HONORING THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE U.S. NAVY

Oct 20, 1995 ... LEDYARD, Conn., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire -- Foxwoods Resort Casino was the site of the 1995 Navy Birthday Ball honoring the 220th anniversary of the founding of the United States Navy last night.Opening greetings came from Navy spokesperson, Lt. Christy Tomlins: "On October 13, 1775, ...

BRIGHTON MAN CONVICTED OF BANK ROBBERY AND USE OF A FIREARM DURING A CRIME OF VIOLENCE, U.S. ATTORNEY REPORTS

Oct 20, 1995 ... BOSTON, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- A Brighton man pleaded guilty today in federal court to a two-count felony information charging him with bank robbery and use of a firearm during a crime of violence.United States Attorney Donald K. Stern, Special Agent-in-Charge Richard S. Swensen ...

SEPTA SUBURBAN TRANSIT CONTRACT TALKS CONTINUE; MODIFIED SCHEDULES FOR RAIL AND BUS ROUTES AVAILABLE

Oct 20, 1995 ... PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Modified schedules for the three Suburban Transit Victory Division rail routes and 14 of the 21 bus routes are now available at 69th Street Terminal. The routes will be operated on the revised schedules only if there is a strike by United ...

MOOVIES, INC. APPOINTS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF ACQUISITIONS

Oct 20, 1995 ... <Pre> Announces Completion of Movies To Go Acquisition </Pre> GREENVILLE, S.C., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Moovies, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: MOOV) today announced the appointment of Robert Klein to the post of Executive Vice President of Operations and Rich Eychaner to the ...

SWEARING OFF SWEETS CAN RUIN DIETS, SAYS LEADING WEIGHT CONTROL AUTHORITY

Oct 20, 1995 ... HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Swearing off sweets is extremely difficult, doomed to failure and one of the primary reasons so many diets fail, says Dr. Peter M. Miller, founder and executive director of the Hilton Head Health Institute.The best way to satisfy a ...

COMPUSERVE OFFERS TRAVELERS A BETTER 'WAY TO GO'

Oct 20, 1995 ... New online product provides detailed, step-by-step directions to <Pre>locations across the United States </Pre> COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Online travel services are taking a turn for the better, literally, with CompuServe's debut of a ...

SEARS PARTNERS WITH TELXON FOR WIRELESS IN-STORE NETWORKS

Oct 20, 1995 ... AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Sears, Roebuck and Co. (NYSE: S) has selected Telxon Corporation (Nasdaq-NNM: TLXN) to install a wireless radio frequency (RF) network in the retail giant's more than 800 full-line department stores nationwide, it was announced here today. ...

NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS AND INSURERS TEAM UP TO REVITALIZE URBAN HOUSING

Oct 20, 1995 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- To confront and breakdown insurance marketplace barriers that exist in some urban and low-income neighborhoods, the National Insurance Task Force (NITF) today unveiled its plan to encourage insurance industry and neighborhood partnerships."The ...

FAMILY CORPORATION BREAKS GROUND NEAR THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY

Oct 20, 1995 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Faith, Family, and Freedom Limited Corporation this week announced that it was breaking ground near the National Portrait Gallery for a building which will have a special appeal for families visiting the nation's capital. The property will include a ...

GEORGE MASON BANKSHARES TO ACQUIRE PALMER NATIONAL BANCORP

Oct 20, 1995 ... FAIRFAX, Va., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- George Mason Bankshares (Nasdaq-NNM: GMBS) has entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Palmer National Bancorp, Inc. (Palmer), a Delaware Corporation.Following the merger, George Mason Bankshares, Inc. (GMBS) will become a ...

FORD PALMELA PLANT WINS INVESTMENT

Oct 20, 1995 ... LISBON, Portugal, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Ford Motor Company's (NYSE: F) Automotive Components Division will invest more than $150 million at its Palmela site in Setubal for a new plant for manufacture of a new automotive air conditioning compressor. The investment will create more than 200 ...

UPCOMING PBS SPECIAL SUGGESTS EPIDEMIC OF ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER (A.D.D.) IS MAN-MADE

Oct 20, 1995 ... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- A special edition of "The Merrow Report" being distributed to PBS channels nationwide on Friday, Oct. 20, suggests that the current epidemic of ADD is largely man-made and that hundreds of thousands of children are being misdiagnosed and ...

PENTAGON CDs & TAPES LAUNCHES PHASE II OF PREMIERE INTERNET RECORD STORE

Oct 20, 1995 ... LOS ANGELES, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Purchasing the best in music just became a little easier, less expensive, and a lot more fun. Pentagon CDs & Tapes, America's 24-hour Internet record store has introduced the most extensive music database available on the Internet's World Wide Web. This ...

EXPRESS OPENS EIGHT NEW OFFICES; RANKS AS ONE OF THE BEST FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE COUNTRY

Oct 20, 1995 ... OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Express Personnel Services recently opened eight new offices, continuing its rapid expansion and reputation as one of the best franchisors in the country, according to SUCCESS magazine.The eight new franchises represent locations in seven ...

DOVE AUDIO, INC. AND K-TEL INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCE A GROUND-BREAKING JOINT VENTURE -- THE RELEASE OF A CHILDREN'S ANTHOLOGY LIBRARY

Oct 20, 1995 ... LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Dove Kids, a division of Dove Audio, Inc. (Nasdaq: DOVE) and Kid-Tel, a division of K-Tel International, have announced a joint venture to produce a library of children's anthologies. Kid-Tel is the division of AudioScope that produces children's audio ...

CLARK DEVELOPMENT INTRODUCES THE FIRST MULTIPLATFORM BBS

Oct 20, 1995 ...Project Genesis Offers Unrivaled Connectivity To The Internet And The <Pre> World Wide Web </Pre> MURRAY, Utah, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Clark Development Company, makers of the best-selling PCBoard Bulletin Board Software, announces Project ...

TREMONT AND IMI SIGN LETTER OF INTENT TO COMBINE TITANIUM INTERESTS

Oct 20, 1995 ... DENVER, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Tremont Corporation (NYSE: TRE) and IMI plc have agreed in principle to combine their respective titanium businesses. Tremont conducts its titanium operations through its 75%-owned subsidiary, Titanium Metals Corporation (TIMET). IMI conducts its titanium ...

BCBSM FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES FUNDING FOR UNIQUE UNINSURED STUDY

Oct 20, 1995 ... Survey results to be valuable in achieving universal coverageST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (BCBSM) Foundation granted funding today for a survey of the uninsured in Minnesota. The study will be conducted by the Institute for ...

TOSCO CORPORATION REPORTS THIRD QUARTER RESULTS

Oct 20, 1995 ... STAMFORD, Conn., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Tosco Corporation (NYSE: TOS) announced today net income for the third quarter ended September 30, 1995 of $26.8 million ($.71 per fully diluted share) on sales of $1.8 billion, compared to net income for the third quarter of 1994 of $9.7 million ...

MICHAEL EISNER BOLTS TO NUMBER ONE ON 6TH ANNUAL LIST OF 101 MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE IN ENTERTAINMENT

Oct 20, 1995 ... NEW YORK, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael Eisner, chairman and CEO of the Walt Disney Co., is ranked #1 on ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY magazine's sixth annual list of the 101 most influential people in entertainment. Eisner's ascent from last year's #5 spot follows the already-gargantuan Disney ...

SIGNIFICANT ANNOUNCEMENTS TO BE MADE AT THE PINELLAS PLANT TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE BEING HELD IN LARGO OCTOBER 20 - 21, 1995

Oct 20, 1995 ... LARGO, Fla., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The St. Petersburg/Clearwater Economic Development Council, the Department Of Energy Pinellas Area Office, and Lockheed Martin Specialty Components (NYSE: LMT) are hosting a Technology Showcase on Friday, October 20 and Saturday, October 21, 1995, at the ...

INPHYNET MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC. ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS

Oct 20, 1995 ... <Pre> Revenues Increase by 22 Percent in Third Quarter </Pre> FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- InPhyNet Medical Management Inc. (Nasdaq: IMMI) today announced financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 1995.Results for the ...

ACTIVISION ENTERS INTO AN EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT WITH GAMEBANK CORPORATION TO DISTRIBUTE GAMES FOR WINDOWS 95

Oct 20, 1995 ... Deal Underscores Activision's Support for New Operating System in Japanese <Pre>Marketplace </Pre> LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATVI) announced today that it has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement ...

PRSA NATIONAL CONFERENCE COMES TO SEATTLE

Oct 20, 1995 ... PR Strategists Explore Ways to Apply State-of-the-Art Technology to <Pre>Business and Policy </Pre> SEATTLE, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Public relations strategists will venture to the nation's telecommunication heartland this month to explore how ...

ALIGN-RITE ANNOUNCES ORDERS FROM FIVE NEW CUSTOMERS

Oct 20, 1995 ... LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Align-Rite International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MASK) today announced that it has won five new customers for its photomask products in the last two months. These orders from leading semiconductor companies have ranged up to a $2 million blanket purchase order. ...

P&G TERMINATES MARKETING COLLABORATION WITH CYGNUS FOR SMOKING CESSATION PRODUCTS

Oct 20, 1995 ... REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Cygnus, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYGN) announced today the termination of a collaboration to develop and market a portfolio of transdermal smoking cessation products with Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG).P&G's decision, which was communicated earlier ...

C NET: THE COMPUTER NETWORK LAUNCHES THE LARGEST ONLINE ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN IN HISTORY

Oct 20, 1995 ... First Online Advertising Campaign to Utilize Java ApplicationsMillion Dollar-Plus Campaign on the Internet's Most Active Sites and <Pre> Online Services including Yahoo, Netscape, Lycos, etc. </Pre> SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- c/net: the computer ...

A.D.A.M. SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES FILING OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING OF 2.0 MILLION COMMON SHARES

Oct 20, 1995 ... ATLANTA, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- A.D.A.M. Software, Inc., today announced that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to an initial public offering of 2.0 million shares of common stock. Of the shares being offered, 1,588,600 million are ...

FIRST AMERICAN REPORTS A 21 PERCENT INCREASE IN EARNINGS AND DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

Oct 20, 1995 ... NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- First American Corporation (Nasdaq-NNM: FATN) today reported third quarter earnings of $26.5 million, or $1.05 per share, a 21 percent increase on a per share basis from $.87 per share one year earlier.The return on average assets (ROA) and ...

FIRST UNION REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER RESULTS; INCREASED REVENUE, PROPERTY NOI, LOWER INCOME FROM OPERATIONS, NET INCOME, AND FFO

Oct 20, 1995 ... CLEVELAND, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- First Union Real Estate Investments (NYSE: FUR) today reported that revenue and property net operating income (NOI) had increased while income from operations, net income and funds from operations were lower for the three months ended September 30, 1995, ...

DURIRON POSTS RECORD QUARTERLY AND NINE MONTHS SALES AND EARNINGS

Oct 20, 1995 ... DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Duriron Company, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: DURI) has announced record quarterly and nine months sales and earnings for the periods ended September 30, 1995. Compared with the results of last year's third quarter, sales and earnings increased 9.0 percent and ...

SUBURBAN BANCORPORATION, INC. FIRST QUARTER RESULTS, INCREASES CASH DIVIDEND

Oct 20, 1995 ... CINCINNATI, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Suburban Bancorporation, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: SBCN), the holding company for Suburban Federal Savings Bank, reported net earnings of $349,000 or $0.24 per share for its first fiscal quarter ended September 30, 1995. Total assets grew by 1.9% during the ...

AMAX GOLD REPORTS THIRD QUARTER RESULTS

Oct 20, 1995 ... ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- AMAX GOLD INC. (NYSE: AU; TSE: AXG) reported a net loss of $4.9 million, $.06 per share, on sales of $23.7 million for the third quarter of 1995, before payment of $1.7 million in dividends on the Company's Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. This ...

ADOLPH COORS COMPANY REPORTS HIGHER THIRD QUARTER INCOME, SALES

Oct 20, 1995 ... GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Adolph Coors Company (Nasdaq-NNM: ACCOB) today announced higher net income and net sales for the third quarter of 1995.For the 16-week fiscal quarter ended Oct. 1, 1995, the company reported net income of $22.6 million, or $0.59 per share, up ...

WESTERFED FINANCIAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS AND CASH DIVIDEND

Oct 20, 1995 ... MISSOULA, Mont., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- WesterFed Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: WSTR), the holding company for Western Federal Savings Bank of Montana (the "Bank"), announced earnings for the first quarter September 30, 1995 of $1.1 million, or $0.24 per share, unchanged from the same ...

BW/IP, INC. DECLARES FOURTH QUARTER DIVIDEND PAYOUT OF $.11 PER SHARE

Oct 20, 1995 ... LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of BW/IP, Inc., (Nasdaq-NNM: BWIP), has declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock of $.11 per share payable on January 3, 1996, to shareholders of record on December 13, 1995.BW/IP, Inc., is the parent ...

SPRINGFIELD INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS ANNOUNCES SEPTEMBER 30, 1995 FINANCIAL RESULTS

Oct 20, 1995 ... SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Springfield Institution for Savings ("SIS Bank") (Nasdaq: SISB) announced today net income for the quarter ended September 30, 1995 of $1.8 million or $.34 per share (fully diluted) and $3.9 million or $.75 per share on a pro forma (fully diluted) ...

CAMBRIDGE NEUROSCIENCE FILES REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR 1.2 MILLION SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

Oct 20, 1995 ... CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Cambridge NeuroScience, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNSI) announced today that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with a directed public offering of 1,200,000 shares of its Common Stock. All of the ...

NEORX REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 1995 RESULTS

Oct 20, 1995 ... SEATTLE, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- NeoRx Corporation (Nasdaq: NERX) today reported a net loss for the third quarter ended September 30, 1995 of $2,797,000 ($0.22 per share) compared to a loss of $2,794,000 ($0.26 per share) for the quarter ended September 30, 1994. For the nine months ended ...

EMPIRE OF CAROLINA APPOINTS LEONARD E. GREENBERG TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Oct 20, 1995 ... DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Empire of Carolina (AMEX: EMP) today announced that Mr. Leonard E. Greenberg of Boynton Beach, Florida has been named to its six-member Board of Directors.Mr. Greenberg, the former Chairman of Coleco Industries, Inc. and a toy industry ...

UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM DECLARES COMMON STOCK DIVIDEND

Oct 20, 1995 ... HOUSTON, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Union Texas Petroleum Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UTH) has announced that a regular quarterly dividend of five cents per share has been declared on the company's outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on Nov. 15, 1995, to stockholders of record at the ...

PARAGON ANNOUNCES RETURN TO PROFITABILITY AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTS

Oct 20, 1995 ... FEDERAL WAY, Wash., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Paragon Trade Brands, Inc. (NYSE: PTB) today announced net earnings of $2.6 million, or $.22 per share for the third quarter ended September 24, 1995 compared to net earnings of $7.7 million or $.66 per share for the corresponding period last year ....

ZITEL'S CASD-II LAUNCHES A NEW ERA IN HIGH-PERFORMANCE INTELLIGENT STORAGE SYSTEMS

Oct 20, 1995 ... FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Zitel Corporations (Nasdaq: ZITL) announced volume availability of its new CASD-II family of intelligence-based products for the estimated $50 million Unisys A/V market."CASD-II provides customers with the performance they relied on in ...

WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS ANNOUNCES FDA APPROVAL FOR GUANFACINE-HYDROCHLORIDE TABLET

Oct 20, 1995 ... CORONA, Calif., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: WATS) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Watson Laboratories, Inc., has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market off-patent tablet forms of Guanfacine-Hydrochloride, an ...

BISYS EXPANDS AGREEMENT WITH ROOSEVELT BANK TO PROVIDE THIRD-PARTY INVESTMENT SERVICES THROUGH CORELINK RESOURCES

Oct 20, 1995 ... LITTLE FALLS, N.J., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The BISYS Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: BSYS) announced that it has entered into a new agreement through CoreLink Resources, Inc., to expand its relationship with Roosevelt Financial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: RFED), an $8.4 billion federal savings bank ...

NORD PACIFIC ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL DRILLING RESULTS, BONNIE DUNDEE PROSPECT

Oct 20, 1995 ... HAMILTON, Bermuda, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Nord Pacific Limited (Nasdaq-NNM: NORPY; Australian Stock Exchange: NDP) announced today that the following additional results have been obtained from recent drilling of the southern geophysical anomaly in the Bonnie Dundee prospect near the ...

ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF UPJOHN'S CORVERT INJECTION

Oct 20, 1995 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- An advisory committee to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unanimously recommended the approval of Corvert Injection (ibutilide fumarate injection) for the rapid conversion of atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter to normal sinus rhythm. ...

WESTERN WATER/MSREF COMPLETE NEV LAND PURCHASE FROM SANTA FE

Oct 20, 1995 ... SAN DIEGO, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Western Water Company (Nasdaq-NNM: WWTR) and The Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund II, L.P. (MSREF), an affiliate of Morgan Stanley Group, today announced the completion of the purchase of approximately 1.4 million acres of land and related water rights in ...

CREATION OF NEW POSITION; VP INFORMATION SYSTEMS, POST TO BE HELD BY FORMER C 2000 HEAD

Oct 20, 1995 ... <Pre> Alex Kramer From Robec, To Take VP Operations Position </Pre> SANTA ANA, Calif., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- AmeriQuest Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: AQS) announced two important personnel changes. The new position of VP Information System was created to recognize the importance ...

LODGENET ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION SIGNS EXCLUSIVE DEAL WITH LA QUINTA INNS

Oct 20, 1995 ... Advanced LodgeNet Technology Key Factor In 30,000 Room Agreement <Pre> New Contracts Propel Already Record LodgeNet Growth </Pre> SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation (Nasdaq: LNET) today announced an exclusive agreement with La ...

LUND INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. ENTERS INTO OPTION AGREEMENT AND EXCLUSIVE MARKETING AGREEMENT WITH INNOVATIVE ACCESSORIES INCORPORATED

Oct 20, 1995 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Lund International Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUND) announced today that it had entered into an option agreement with Innovative Accessories Incorporated of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, whereby Lund was granted the right (through June 1997) to purchase all the ...

CAM DESIGNS INC. ANNOUNCES A $28.5 MILLION BACKLOG, A 42.5% INCREASE SINCE MAY 1995

Oct 20, 1995 ... ALLESLEY, COVENTRY, England, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- CAM Designs Inc. (Nasdaq: CMDA; PSE: CDC) announced today that the current backlog of its wholly owned subsidiary MGA Ltd. now totals approximately $28.5 million, a 42.5% increase from the $20 million backlog it reported in the prospectus ...

VERIFONE REPORTS SHELF REGISTRATION STATEMENT DECLARED EFFECTIVE

Oct 20, 1995 ... REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct.20 /PRNewswire/ -- VeriFone, Inc. (NYSE: VFI) today reported that the Securities and Exchange Commission has declared effective its "shelf" registration statement filed on September 29, 1995, covering the issuance of up to 700,000 shares of the company's common ...

FLOWERS POSTS RECORD SALES AND SHARPLY INCREASED PROFITS; COMPANY ANNOUNCES 3-FOR-2 STOCK SPLIT AND DIVIDEND INCREASE

Oct 20, 1995 ... THOMASVILLE, Ga., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Flowers Industries, Inc. (NYSE: FLO) posted record sales and sharply increased profits for the first quarter of fiscal 1996. Amos R. McMullian, chairman of the board and chief executive officer, made the announcement today at the regular quarterly ...

FIDELITY NATIONAL CORPORATION REPORTS THIRD QUARTER EARNINGS

Oct 20, 1995 ... ATLANTA, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Fidelity National Corporation (Nasdaq: LION) reported net income of $3,399,000 for the first nine months of 1995, an 11% increase over the $3,051,000 reported for the same period of 1994. On a per share basis, net income for the nine month periods ended ...

HARDEE'S TO 'RISE AND SHINE' WITH NEW APPLE CINNAMON 'N' RAISIN(TM) BISCUIT

Oct 20, 1995 ... ROCKY MOUNT, N.C., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Hardee's restaurants debut a new, made-from-scratch Apple Cinnamon 'N' Raisin(TM) Biscuit this month. The new product replaces Hardee's original Cinnamon 'N' Raisin Biscuit, having been preferred in taste tests almost two-to-one."We set ...

BANDO MCGLOCKLIN REPORTS FIRST QUARTER RESULTS

Oct 20, 1995 ... BROOKFIELD, Wis., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Bando McGlocklin Capital Corporation (Nasdaq: BMCC) today announced continued steady growth in its loan portfolio and income during its first quarter ended September 30, 1995.Total loans under management to small businesses grew 16.2 ...