PR Newswire back issues from Thursday, November 9:
NATIONSBANK NAMES E. CRAIG WALL JR. TO CORPORATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Nov 09, 1995 ... Nov. 9, 1995 /PRNewswire/ -- NationsBank (NYSE: NB) has named E. Craig Wall Jr. to its corporate board of directors. Mr. Wall is president and director of Canal Industries, Inc., of Conway, South Carolina."Craig's experience and counsel will be an invaluable addition to our ...
MAGELLAN PETE POSTS FIRST QUARTER PROFIT
Nov 09, 1995 ... MADISON, Conn., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Magellan Petroleum Corporation (Nasdaq: MPET; Pacific: MPC) today reported a consolidated net profit of $273,000 (one cent a share) on gross revenues of $3.9 million in its fiscal first quarter ended Sept. 30.In last year's first quarter, the ...
ESCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION ANNOUNCES YEAR-END AND FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS
Nov 09, 1995 ... ST. LOUIS, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- ESCO Electronics Corporation (NYSE: ESE) today announced results for the year ending September 30, 1995. Net sales for fiscal 1995 were $441.0 million compared with $473.9 million a year ago. The Company incurred a net loss of $30.3 million or $2.76 per ...
CELL GENESYS SCIENTISTS ENGINEER IMPROVED ADENOVIRAL VECTORS FOR IN VIVO GENE THERAPY
Nov 09, 1995 ... FOSTER CITY, Calif., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Cell Genesys, Inc. (Nasdaq: CEGE), reported today that a team of its scientists has successfully engineered novel adenoviral vectors which are capable of long term gene expression and which can avoid the toxicities seen with earlier versions of ...
SITE SELECTION PROCESS NARROWS FOR B.A.S.S. OUTDOOR AMERICA PARK
Nov 09, 1995 ... <Pre> Outdoor Edutainment Park Planned </Pre> MONTGOMERY, Ala., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- When B.A.S.S., Inc., officials set out to find a southeastern site for their proposed edutainment park -- with a focus on fishing and the outdoors -- few expected the offerings to be ...
MIDWEST EXPRESS HOLDINGS REPORTS OCTOBER TRAFFIC
Nov 09, 1995 ... MILWAUKEE, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Midwest Express Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MEH) today announced October traffic data for its Midwest Express Airlines and Skyway Airlines operations.Midwest Express AirlinesMidwest Express Airlines revenue passenger miles (RPMs) increased by ...
NAR: ECONOMIC RECOVERY BOOSTS THIRD-QUARTER HOME SALES
Nov 09, 1995 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- An active summer selling season combined with low interest rates boosted sales of existing-homes in all regions of the country last quarter compared to a year earlier, the National Association of Realtors reported today.According to NAR's latest ...
NAR: STRONG GAINS SEEN IN THIRD-QUARTER HOME PRICES
Nov 09, 1995 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Home values in many less-expensive metropolitan areas continued to rise during the third quarter of 1995, as low mortgage rates triggered buyer demand in the lower price ranges, according to the National Association of Realtors.Several markets in ...
STAC PREFERRED STOCK CONVERTS INTO COMMON SHARES
Nov 09, 1995 ... SAN DIEGO, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Stac, Inc. (Nasdaq: STAC) today reported the conversion of preferred stock held by Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq: MSFT) into 4,440,000 shares of Stac common stock. The preferred stock was issued in June 1994 as part of the settlement of a patent suit ...
CST ENTERTAINMENT, INC. SIGNS AGREEMENTS WITH GERMAN ENTERTAINMENT COMPANIES
Nov 09, 1995 ... CULVER CITY, Calif., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- CST Entertainment, Inc. (AMEX: CLR) today announced the signing of long-term licensing agreements with Munich-based entertainment giant BMG Ariola Muenchen GmbH and Bavaria Kopierwerk GmbH to represent CST's technology to a nine-country network in ...
IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC. ANNOUNCES RECORD RESULTS FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
Nov 09, 1995 ... <Pre> Three Month Revenues Up 31% - Net Income Climbs 53%Six Month Revenues Up 23% - Net Income Climbs 59% </Pre> CHATSWORTH, Calif., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Image Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq: DISK), the largest licensee and distributor of optical laserdisc ...
THE BARBERS POSTS 37 PERCENT GAIN IN NET INCOME FOR FISCAL 1995
Nov 09, 1995 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men & Women, Inc. (Nasdaq: BBHF), franchisor of Cost Cutters(R) Family Hair Care and City Looks Salons International(R), today announced net income of $269,000, or 15 cents per share, for its fourth quarter ended Sept. 28, ...
SYWARE, INC. ANNOUNCES LICENSING AGREEMENT WITH VMARK
Nov 09, 1995 ... CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- SYWARE, Inc., one of the fastest growing suppliers of database application tools, announced today a licensing agreement with VMARK Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: VMRK), a provider of software and services for the client/server business solutions market. ...
ZIFF-DAVIS' ZD NET RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS 'BEST OF THE NET' AWARD
Nov 09, 1995 ... ZD Net Accepts Best in Computing Award from GNN, the First <Pre> Fully-Integrated Internet Service </Pre> CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Reinforcing its position as the leading provider of computer buying information to both Internet and commercial ...
IMMUNOGEN HIRES PAINEWEBBER INC. AS INVESTMENT BANKER
Nov 09, 1995 ... CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- ImmunoGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMGN) today announced that it has retained the services of PaineWebber Inc. to assist the company in achieving its strategic partnering objectives. PaineWebber was the lead underwriter in ImmunoGen's initial public and two ...
SOFTBANK CORPORATION SIGNS DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE ZIFF-DAVIS PUBLISHING FROM FORSTMANN LITTLE
Nov 09, 1995 ... TOKYO, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- SOFTBANK Corporation of Japan today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the Ziff- Davis Publishing Company from Forstmann Little & Co. The purchase of Ziff-Davis will be made in conjunction with MAC Inc. -- the majority stockholder ...
OAK ANNOUNCES SALE OF TV STATION INTEREST
Nov 09, 1995 ... WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Oak Industries Inc. (NYSE: OAK) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Telemundo of Chicago, Inc. to sell Oak's indirectly held 49% interest in WSNS-TV (Channel 44), a Hispanic television station located in Chicago. Cash ...
FORSCHNER ENTERPRISES ACQUIRES MAJOR BLOCKS OF TIGERA GROUP STOCK
Nov 09, 1995 ... NEW YORK, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Forschner Enterprises, Inc., announced today that it had acquired from Beverly Hills Bancorp (OTC: BHBA) 295,000 shares of Tigera Group, Inc. (OTC: TYGR) owned directly by Beverly Hills and all of the stock of a Beverly Hills subsidiary holding an additional ...
MORTON INTERNATIONAL NAMED BEST ANNUAL REPORT AMONG 986 MIDWEST PUBLIC COMPANIES BY TRIAD COMPETITION
Nov 09, 1995 ... CHICAGO, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Fifth Triad Annual Report Competition selected Morton International (NYSE: MII) for its 1995 award as the best annual report among 986 public companies headquartered in the Midwest."We selected the Morton International report as the best because ...
ELECTROLUX REPORTS INTERIM RESULTS
Nov 09, 1995 ... STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Electrolux today issued the following:Interim Report, January-September, 1995:-- Sales: SEK 88,822 million (79,775), +6% for comparable units-- Operating income after depreciation: SEK 3,885 million(3,481)*, ...
SOFTBANK CORPORATION AND AFFILIATE TO ACQUIRE ZIFF-DAVIS PUBLISHING FROM FORSTMANN LITTLE FOR $2.1 BILLION
Nov 09, 1995 ... NEW YORK, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Forstmann Little & Co. announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Ziff-Davis Publishing Company to SOFTBANK Corporation of Japan and a SOFTBANK affiliate. The purchase price is $2.1 billion, $1.8 billion from SOFTBANK and $300 ...
FERMI NATIONAL LABS ADDS MORE THAN $200,000 WORTH OF ANSYS(R) LICENSES
Nov 09, 1995 ... Long-time Customer Makes ANSYS Software More Accessible <Pre> on a Distributed Network </Pre> HOUSTON, Pa., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- ANSYS, Inc. announces that Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory purchased additional licenses of ANSYS software. The ...
STORED VALUE CARD TO BE CALLED 'VISA CASH'
Nov 09, 1995 ... SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa U.S.A. announced today that it has adopted the name "VISA Cash" for Visa stored value cards issued in the United States. The cards carrying the VISA Cash name and logo are being introduced in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, in advance of their usage ...
TARGET THERAPEUTICS ANNOUNCES TWO-FOR-ONE STOCK SPLIT
Nov 09, 1995 ... FREMONT, Calif., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Target Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TGET) today announced that its board of directors has approved a two-for-one split of its common stock.All common stockholders of record as of November 27, 1995 shall be entitled to participate in this ...
DIONEX CORPORATION DECLARES TWO-FOR-ONE STOCK SPLIT
Nov 09, 1995 ... SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- On November 8, 1995 the Board of Directors of Dionex Corporation (Nasdaq: DNEX) approved a two-for-one stock split of the Company's common stock. The Board of Directors has fixed December 4, 1995 as the record date for determination of shareholders ...
BRENTON BANK OF DES MOINES, IOWA, SELECTS THE BISYS GROUP TO PROVIDE STATE-OF-THE-ART DAILY VALUATION 401(k) SERVICES
Nov 09, 1995 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Trustees of Brenton Bank of Des Moines, Iowa, has selected BISYS Investment Services Group to provide daily valuation services to the bank's proprietary 401(k) program. The announcement was made by Richard E. Stierwalt, President, BISYS ...
OWENS-CORNING NAMES DAVID T. BROWN PRESIDENT, SALES AND DISTRIBUTION, BUILDING MATERIALS NORTH AMERICA
Nov 09, 1995 ... TOLEDO, Ohio, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Owens-Corning (NYSE: OCF) today named David T. Brown to be president of the company's newly formed Sales and Distribution Division for Building Materials-North America.Brown is currently president of Owens-Corning's Roofing & Asphalt business ...
THE BISYS GROUP AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS PARTNER TO OFFER BANKS INNOVATIVE STAFFING ANALYSIS
Nov 09, 1995 ... <Pre> To Enhance Customer Service, Increase Profitability </Pre> HOUSTON, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- BISYS Information Services Group joined forces with Financial Management Solutions to provide a sophisticated management system designed to help banks make the most efficient use of ...
ASHEVILLE SAVINGS BANK ENTERS OUTSOURCING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BISYS GROUP
Nov 09, 1995 ... BISYS Provides Integrated Solution for Bank-Wide AutomationHOUSTON, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Asheville Savings Bank, S.S.B., announced today that it has entered into a long-term outsourcing partnership with BISYS Information Services Group. The North Carolina- based bank joins 400 ...
BANCFIRST OHIO CORP. ADOPTS AUTOMATIC DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN FOR SHAREOWNERS
Nov 09, 1995 ... ZANESVILLE, Ohio, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of BancFirst Ohio Corp. (Nasdaq-NNM: BFOH) announced it has approved a program for the automatic reinvestment of dividends for shareowners. Mellon Bank, N.A. will administer the automatic reinvestment service and has been ...
McDONALD'S OFFERS DIRECT STOCK PURCHASE PLAN - MCDirect SHARES PLAN - MCDirect SHARES
Nov 09, 1995 ... OAK BROOK, Ill., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) announced the introduction of its new direct common stock purchase plan -- MCDirect Shares.Interested investors who want MCDirect Shares materials, including a prospectus and enrollment form, should ...
NEW GENTEX AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING FACILITY WILL PROVIDE 300-400 JOBS IN WEST MICHIGAN
Nov 09, 1995 ... ZEELAND, Mich., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Gentex Corporation (Nasdaq: GNTX) today broke ground on a 127,000-square-foot automotive products manufacturing facility for automatic-dimming Night Vision Safety(TM) (NVS(R)) automotive rearview mirrors. The state-of-the-art facility has an estimated ...
CHRYSLER'S OSWALD TO BE INDUCTED INTO YWCA'S 1995 ACADEMY OF WOMEN ACHIEVERS
Nov 09, 1995 ... HIGHLAND PARK, Mich., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Chrysler Corporation's (NYSE: C) Kathy Oswald, Vice President-Corporate Personnel, has been named to the YWCA's Academy of Women Achievers, one of the country's highest honors for professional women.Oswald will be inducted into the ...
VIACOM NEW MEDIA AND BLOCKBUSTER TO LAUNCH UNPRECEDENTED NATIONWIDE 'ZOOP' VIDEOGAME PROMOTION
Nov 09, 1995 ... NEW YORK, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- ZOOP, the addictive new video and computer game from Viacom New Media, will be part of a special "two-for- one" promotion in participating Blockbuster Video stores from November 8-December 10, when consumers who rent ZOOP will get an additional free rental of ...
HARRIS AWARDED CONTRACT TO DEVELOP AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM FOR GULF OF MEXICO
Nov 09, 1995 ... MELBOURNE, Fla., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) has been awarded a contract valued at more than $10 million to develop an advanced system that will enhance communications and enable air traffic controllers to safely increase the number of flights over the Gulf of ...
MTI(TM) INTRODUCES INFINITY 1560 HIGH-CAPACITY TAPE LIBRARY
Nov 09, 1995 ... Provides Fully Automatic Backup and Archiving Solution for <Pre> Distributed, Cross-Platform Environments </Pre> ANAHEIM, Calif., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- MTI(TM) Technology Corporation (Nasdaq: MTIC) has introduced a new high-capacity tape library allowing ...
CALIFORNIA HOUSING MARKET JOINS STATE'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY DURING THIRD QUARTER
Nov 09, 1995 ... Existing Home Sales And Median Prices Increase In Most RegionsLOS ANGELES, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- In the latest sign that California's housing market is joining the state's ongoing economic recovery, closed escrow sales of detached homes jumped 14.5 percent during the third ...
CALIFORNIA KIWIFRUIT FARMERS VOTE OVERWHELMINGLY IN FAVOR OF COMMISSION'S CONTINUANCE
Nov 09, 1995 ... <Pre> Five-year Referendum Results Confirm Widespread Support </Pre> For Farmer-funded Generic Marketing and Research ProgramsSACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- California's kiwifruit farmers have voted overwhelmingly in favor of the continuance of the ...
METEOR INDUSTRIES, INC. ANNOUNCES AMENDED SHARE EXCHANGE AND REORGANIZATION AGREEMENT WITH CAPCO RESOURCES, LTD.
Nov 09, 1995 ... DENVER, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Meteor Industries, Inc. (OTC BULLETIN BOARD: METE) today announced that the definitive Share Exchange and Reorganization Agreement executed with a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Capco Resources Ltd. ("Capco") described in an October 25, 1995 press release, has ...
MEISENHEIMER CAPITAL ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF PORTLAND MOUNTAIN CATS TO THE USBL
Nov 09, 1995 ... MILFORD, Conn., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Meisenheimer Capital (OTC BULLETIN BOARD: MEIS), through its subsidiary the United States Basketball League (USBL), announced today the addition of an expansion franchise in the Portland, Maine, area for the 1996 USBL season. The team, which will ...
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION SEAL OF ACCEPTANCE GRANTED TO ACCULENS SUNGLASSES
Nov 09, 1995 ... 100% UV Sun Protection is the Only Acceptable Safety Standard; <Pre> 'Blue Light Hazard' Identified </Pre> NEW YORK, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- ACCULENS(TM), the leading sunglass line produced by the Lantis Corporation's Solargenics sunglass division, has been ...
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP'S FRANCES C. ENGORON NAMED TO YWCA'S ACADEMY OF WOMEN ACHIEVERS
Nov 09, 1995 ... <Pre> Prestigious Award Honors Individual AccomplishmentsDemonstrating the Power of Women in the Workforce </Pre> NEW YORK, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Frances C. Engoron, Price Waterhouse LLP Human Resources Partner for Management Consulting Services, has been named to ...
DCR RATES PECO ENERGY COMPANY'S OFFER TO EXCHANGE PREFERRED TRUST RECEIPTS FOR DEPOSITARY SHARES 'BBB-'
Nov 09, 1995 ... CHICAGO, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co. (DCR) has assigned a rating of "BBB-" (Triple-B-Minus) to PECO Energy Company's (NYSE: PE) offer to exchange preferred trust receipts, each representing a cumulative monthly income preferred security, Series B of PECO Energy ...
DCR PLACES SAWGRASS FINANCE L.L.C. ON RATING WATCH-UNCERTAIN
Nov 09, 1995 ... CHICAGO, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co. (DCR) has placed Sawgrass Finance L.L.C. Commercial Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through Certificates on Rating Watch-Uncertain following the announcement that First Chicago Corp. has entered into a letter of intent to sell its ...
DCR COMMENTS ON CENTRAL AND SOUTH WEST CORP.'S PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF SEEBOARD PLC
Nov 09, 1995 ... CHICAGO, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Central and South West Corp. (CSR) (NYSE: CSR) has announced an offer to acquire SEEBOARD plc (SEEBOARD) in a transaction valued at $2.52 billion. SEEBOARD is an electric distribution company serving 2 million customers in the southeast portion of England. ...
CMP'S TECHWEB CELEBRATING ONE YEAR OF GROWTH, FORGES AHEAD WITH NEW DESIGN AND ADDED FEATURES
Nov 09, 1995 ... <Pre> TechWeb Additions Include Custom News Delivery, Shareware Library, Career Resources and 'Gurus' Page </Pre> MANHASSET, N.Y., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- CMP's TechWeb(TM), whose launch at Comdex one year ago made it the first comprehensive technology publishing ...
ITT INDUSTRIES $250 MILLION DEBENTURES RATED 'A' BY FITCH -- FITCH FINANCIAL WIRE --
Nov 09, 1995 ... NEW YORK, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- ITT Industries Inc.'s $250 million Debentures due 2025 are rated 'A' by Fitch. This issue will be sold pursuant to a shelf registration, after which $400 million will remain. The company's prospective ratings are affirmed as follows: 'A' senior debt, 'A-' ...
COMCAST CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC. KICKS OFF TRI-STATE DISASTER RELIEF PROGRAM
Nov 09, 1995 ... Cellular Phones, Service and Personnel Will be Deployed <Pre>in Case of Emergencies </Pre> PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- When man-made or natural disasters occur, such as the Oklahoma City bombing or the floods in California, cellular phones are ...
NEW DATA SHOWS LEUKINE LINKED TO REDUCED INFECTION RATES IN PREMATURE BABIES
Nov 09, 1995 ... Study Extends Phase I/II Study Recently Published In BloodSEATTLE, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Immunex Corporation (Nasdaq: IMNX) today announced that results from a cohort of a Phase III study of its white blood cell stimulant, Leukine(R) (sargramostim), have shown that the drug may ...
DISGRUNTLED, A NEW ON-LINE MAGAZINE, FOCUSES ON THE DARKER SIDE OF THE WORLD OF WORK
Nov 09, 1995 ... BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- DISGRUNTLED, "The Magazine For People Who Work For A Living," began publishing today on the World Wide Web, ushering in a new era in business journalism."The difference between DISGRUNTLED and other business magazines is employees are the ...
CHEVRON INCREASES LNG SALES TO JAPANESE UTILITIES
Nov 09, 1995 ... MELBOURNE, Australia, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Chevron (NYSE: CHV) today announced that effective April 1, 1996, it will increase sales of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the North West Shelf Gas Project (NWSGP) by more than 83,000 metric tons per year. The LNG is sold to eight major ...
SPIRA CD-RECORDABLE SOFTWARE PREMIERED THROUGHOUT COMDEX/FALL
Nov 09, 1995 ... <Pre> See Moniker's New Windows 95 product </Pre> LAS VEGAS, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Moniker, Incorporated, the developer of the only CD-Recordable software for Windows that provides drive letter access and direct read and write capabilities, can be found in many ...
PRO CD RANKED MOST COMPREHENSIVE CD-ROM DIRECTORY
Nov 09, 1995 ... Testing Laboratory Releases Study Results Confirming Pro CD's <Pre> Leadership Position </Pre> DANVERS, Mass., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Pro CD, Inc., the recognized leader in electronic directory information, has been rated once again the most ...
MFS GRANTED AUTHORITY IN TEXAS TO PROVIDE FULL RANGE OF COMPETITIVE LOCAL TELEPHONE EXCHANGE SERVICES
Nov 09, 1995 ... First Nationwide Competitor Granted Authority to Offer Local <Pre> Dialtone Over Its Own Fiber Facilities or Through Resale </Pre> OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- MFS Communications Company, Inc. (MFS) announced that it is the first nationwide competitor granted ...
INNOVATIVE GAMING ANNOUNCES LETTER OF INTENT WITH ARISTOCRAT FOR DISTRIBUTION INTO AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND GAMING MARKETS
Nov 09, 1995 ... PLYMOUTH, Minn., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovative Gaming Corporation of America (Nasdaq: IGCA) today announced that it has signed a letter of intent with Aristocrat Leisure Industries of New South Wales, Australia for exclusive marketing and distribution of its multi- station video gaming ...
BURN PATIENT CRISWELL TO LEAVE METROHEALTH
Nov 09, 1995 ... CLEVELAND, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- William G. Criswell, who was severely burned July 17 when his Bader Avenue home exploded, will hold a news conference at 9 a.m. Monday, November 13, at MetroHealth Medical Center, where he has been a patient for the last 115 days.After the news ...
COURT ORDERS CIVIL CONTEMPT SANCTIONS AGAINST D-M SALES CORP. AND RAYMOND MIZRAHI
Nov 09, 1995 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York imposed civil contempt sanctions of $100 per day and attorneys fees against D-M Sales Corporation and its president, Raymond ...
GUARDIAN ALARM TO HOST SEMINAR ON WORKPLACE VIOLENCE; FEATURES LEGAL ADVICE AND PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS
Nov 09, 1995 ... SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Guardian Alarm is hosting a seminar on workplace violence, November 20, 1995. The focus of the seminar will be to understand the scope of the problem, as well as outline possible solutions.Dr. Ken Wolfe, prominent psychologist and violence ...
TEAMSTERS REPORT KNIGHT-RIDDER CEO PROJECTS $112 MILLION DETROIT STRIKE COST IN '95; FEARS LONG-TERM READERSHIP LOSS
Nov 09, 1995 ... DETROIT, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The following was released by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, AFL-CIO:The Chief Executive Officer of Knight-Ridder, Inc. (NYSE: KRI) projects that the Detroit Newspaper strike will cost Knight-Ridder and Gannett Company (NYSE: GCI) $112 ...
CHS ELECTRONICS ACQUIRES CZECH REPUBLIC COMPUTER DISTRIBUTOR
Nov 09, 1995 ... Miami-based Computer Peripherals Distributor Makes First <Pre> Eastern European Acquisition </Pre> MIAMI, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- International computer peripherals distributor CHS Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq Small Cap Market: CHSE) has announced its acquisition of ...
FOOD 4 LESS OPENS IN INGLEWOOD
Nov 09, 1995 ... LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Ralphs Grocery Company announces the grand opening of a new Food 4 Less supermarket in Inglewood. The store is located at the site of the Ralphs on Century which closed about a month ago.The new Food 4 Less store offers expanded produce and a ...
COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRIC CENTERS ANNOUNCES FURTHER REORGANIZATION OF ITS U.S. PSYCHIATRIC DIVISION
Nov 09, 1995 ... LAS VEGAS, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Community Psychiatric Centers (NYSE: CMY) has reorganized its U.S. Psychiatric division management team, including the promotion of William E. Hale to president of the division, it was announced today by Chairman and CEO Richard L. Conte. Hale replaces Kay ...
RELIASTAR'S WASHINGTON SQUARE MORTGAGE CO. ACQUIRES DES MOINES-BASED JAMES MORTGAGE
Nov 09, 1995 ... <Pre>Larry James Named President </Pre> MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Washington Square Mortgage Co., a subsidiary of ReliaStar Financial Corp. (NYSE: RLR), has acquired James Mortgage, a Des Moines-based mortgage lender. In conjunction with the ...
TRANSMEDIA NETWORK INC. AND READING IS FUNDAMENTAL ANNOUNCE NEW CAMPAIGN TO INSPIRE YOUNG CHILDREN TO READ
Nov 09, 1995 ... NORTH MIAMI, Fla., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Transmedia Network Inc., owners of a leading dining charge card, has announced the creation of the TransReadia(TM) campaign, a long-term collaborative effort with Reading Is Fundamental(R) (RIF)(R), the nation's oldest and largest children's literacy ...
KTI SIGNS LETTER OF INTENT TO ACQUIRE INTEREST IN TWO ASH RECYCLING FACILITIES
Nov 09, 1995 ... GUTTENBERG, N.J., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- KTI, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTIE) announced it signed a letter of intent to acquire 60% limited partnership interests in two ash recycling facilities, one presently operating in Nashville, TN, and the other to be built in Maine. The seller is American Ash ...