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TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY FIRST QUARTER RESULTS

Apr 23, 1996 ... TECUMSEH, Mich., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Tecumseh Products Company (Nasdaq: TECUA, TECUB) announced today its 1996 first quarter consolidated results as set forth in the following Consolidated Summary of Income.(Dollar amounts are shown in millions except per share data) ...

REPUBLIC INDUSTRIES, INC. REPORTS 197 PERCENT INCREASE IN FIRST QUARTER INCOME

Apr 23, 1996 ... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Republic Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: RWIN) today reported a significant increase in income from continuing operations for the quarter ended March 31, 1996.For the three months ended March 31, 1996, income from continuing operations rose ...

SUNAMERICA'S SECOND-QUARTER OPERATING EARNINGS PER SHARE UP 30%; VARIABLE ANNUITY PRODUCT SALES NEARLY TRIPLE

Apr 23, 1996 ... LOS ANGELES, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- SunAmerica Inc. (NYSE: SAI) today reported record earnings for its second fiscal quarter ended March 31, 1996, totaling $68.2 million or $0.96 per share, up 41% on a per- share basis from the $47.4 million or $0.68 per share in the comparable quarter of ...

CASINO DATA SYSTEMS RECORDS FIRST QUARTER RESULTS

Apr 23, 1996 ... LAS VEGAS, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Casino Data Systems (Nasdaq-NNM: CSDS) announced its financial results today for the first quarter ended March 31, 1996. The Company reported total revenues of $14.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 1996, a 165% increase compared to $5.5 million ...

EXOGEN ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER RESULTS

Apr 23, 1996 ... PISCATAWAY, N.J., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Exogen, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: EXGN) announced today its fiscal 1996 second quarter results. Revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 1996 were $1,637,000 compared to $429,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 1995. Revenues for the quarter ended March ...

HORIZON BANK REPORTS YEAR-END RESULTS; LOAN VOLUME INCREASES 49%

Apr 23, 1996 ... BELLINGHAM, Wash., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- V. Lawrence Evans, President of Horizon Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: HRZB), announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended March 31, 1996.Net income for the quarter was $1.91 million, or $0.29 per share, up 14 percent from $1.68 ...

CELLEGY APPOINTS V.P. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT

Apr 23, 1996 ... NOVATO, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Cellegy Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLGY; Warrants: CLGYW) today said it had appointed Lionel N. Simon, Ph.D. to the newly created position of vice president of corporate development.Dr. Simon has nearly 30 years experience in the ...

AUREAL ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS

Apr 23, 1996 ... FREMONT, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Aureal Semiconductor (OTC Bulletin Board: MVSN) announced today financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 1996. A loss for the quarter of $1.1 million compares to an $18.5 million loss for the first quarter of 1995. The current ...

LONG JOHN SILVER'S LAUNCHES BALLOONS ACROSS AMERICA

Apr 23, 1996 ... LEXINGTON, Ky., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- This week Long John Silver's launched thousands of balloons across America. But these balloons won't get tangled in electrical wires, won't harm the environment and won't establish any high altitude records.What these balloons will do is ...

GENERAL HOUSEWARES CORP. ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER RESULTS

Apr 23, 1996 ... TERRE HAUTE, Ind., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- General Housewares Corp. (NYSE: GHW) today reported net sales for the quarter ended March 31, 1996 were $24,602,000 compared to sales of $27,361,000 reported for the 1995 first quarter. The Company reported a net loss of $2,229,000 or $.59 per ...

NVR, INC. ANNOUNCES A 164% INCREASE IN NET INCOME FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1996

Apr 23, 1996 ... MCLEAN, Va., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- NVR, Inc. (AMEX: NVR) today reported net income of $3,740,000 ($0.24 per share) for the first quarter ended March 31, 1996, compared to $1,415,000 ($0.09 per share) for the same quarter of 1995. Total revenues increased 39% to $209,954,000 for the ...

BANKATLANTIC BANCORP REPORTS RECORD FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS OF $4.7 MILLION; FIVE ADDITIONAL FULL SERVICE BRANCHES TO OPEN IN WAL*MART SUPERCENTER STORES IN 1996

Apr 23, 1996 ... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: BANC), the parent company of BankAtlantic, reported net income to common shareholders for the first quarter of 1996 of $4.71 million, a 13 percent increase over last year's first quarter earnings of $4.16 ...

BNCCORP, INC. REPORTS RESULTS

Apr 23, 1996 ... BISMARCK, N.D., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- BNCCORP, Inc. announced that earnings for the first quarter of 1996 decreased to $142,000 versus $311,000 for the same period in 1995. Earnings per common and common equivalent share were $.06 for the quarter ended March 31, 1996 compared with $.26 ...

SCHERING-PLOUGH INCREASES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

Apr 23, 1996 ... KENILWORTH, N.J., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) today increased the company's quarterly dividend by 14 percent, from 29 to 33 cents per common share. Payment will be made on May 28, 1996, to shareholders of record at the close of ...

JOHN STEINHARDT TO JOIN CHASE AS HEAD OF U.S. SECURITIES

Apr 23, 1996 ... NEW YORK, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chase Manhattan Corporation (NYSE: CMB) today announced that John Steinhardt will join the firm as head of U.S. securities.Mr. Steinhardt joins Chase from Furman Selz, where he was an executive vice president and head of the fixed income ...

OAK HILL SPORTSWEAR CORPORATION ELECTS NEW DIRECTORS

Apr 23, 1996 ... NEW YORK, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Oak Hill Sportswear Corporation (Nasdaq-NNM: OHSC) announced today that Michael A. Asch, Kenneth S. Roth and Aaron W. Weingarten have been elected directors. Mr. Asch is Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Roth is President of ...

CINCINNATI MILACRON DECLARES DIVIDENDS

Apr 23, 1996 ... CINCINNATI, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Cincinnati Milacron Inc. (NYSE: CMZ) today announced that its board of directors declared regular quarterly dividends of 9 cents per share on common stock and $1.00 per share on preferred stock.To holders of record May 17, 1996, dividends on ...

CITY HOLDING COMPANY ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 1996 EARNINGS

Apr 23, 1996 ... CHARLESTON, W.Va., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Steven J. Day, President and Chief Executive Officer of City Holding Company (Nasdaq: CHCO), a $1.1 billion bank holding company headquartered in Charleston, West Virginia, announced first quarter earnings. City Holding Company earned $2,461,000 ...

L.B. FOSTER COMPANY REPORTS FIRST QUARTER PROFITS

Apr 23, 1996 ... PITTSBURGH, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- L.B. Foster Company (Nasdaq-NNM: FSTRA) announced today net income for the first quarter of 1996 of $0.2 million or $0.02 per share on net sales of $48 million. This compares to net income for 1995 of $0.2 million or $0.02 per share on sales of $55 ...

BETHLEHEM STEEL ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 1996 RESULTS

Apr 23, 1996 ... BETHLEHEM, Pa., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Bethlehem Steel Corporation (NYSE: BS) issued the following:Bethlehem Steel Corporation today reported break-even results with net income of $.1 million on sales of $1.12 billion for the first quarter of 1996 compared to net income of $53 ...

HUDSON FOODS, INC. ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER RESULTS

Apr 23, 1996 ... ROGERS, Ark., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- With feed costs continuing to escalate sharply, Hudson Foods, Inc. reported lower second quarter profits of $1.9 million, or 6 cents in primary and fully diluted earnings per share, off 77.0 percent from last year's second quarter net income of $8.2 ...

CREE'S TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASED AT LEHMAN BROTHERS' TECHNOLOGY EXPO '96 FULL-COLOR LED DIGITAL VIDEO SYSTEM TO BE DISPLAYED

Apr 23, 1996 ... DURHAM, N.C., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Cree Research, Inc. (Cree) (Nasdaq: CREE), will display its full-color digital LED video system at the Lehman Brothers' Technology Exposition in New York City on April 24, 1996. Neal Hunter, President and CEO, and Alan Robertson, CFO, will give the ...

ASSOCIATED ESTATES REALTY CORPORATION REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 1996 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Apr 23, 1996 ... CLEVELAND, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Associated Estates Realty Corporation (NYSE: AEC) today reported funds from operations of $0.50 per common share for the first quarter ended March 31, 1996 compared with $0.49 per common share for the first quarter ended March 31, 1995.Earnings ...

VALLICORP HOLDINGS, INC. REPORTS lst QUARTER 1996 EARNINGS; DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

Apr 23, 1996 ... FRESNO, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- ValliCorp Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: VALY) today reported 1996 first quarter net income before merger costs of $3 million, or $0.22 per share on a fully-diluted basis, compared to $4.1 million, or $0.31 per share, for the same quarter in 1995. Including ...

VALLICORP HOLDINGS, INC. ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT CHANGES

Apr 23, 1996 ... FRESNO, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- ValliCorp Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: VALY) today announced changes in its Executive Management structure.Mr. J. Mike McGowan, formerly President and Chief Executive Officer, has been named Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. ...

PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT FIRST QUARTER NET REVENUE INCREASES 37 PERCENT, EARNINGS UP 31 PERCENT

Apr 23, 1996 ... WILMINGTON, N.C., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPDI), a leading contract research organization, today reported record financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 1996, primarily as a result of increases in the size and number of its ...

CACI ANNOUNCES TENTH CONSECUTIVE QUARTERLY INCREASE IN NET INCOME; NET INCOME UP 22% IN THIRD QUARTER

Apr 23, 1996 ... ARLINGTON, Va., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- CACI International Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: CACI) today announced record quarterly net income of $2.59 million and earnings per share of $.24 for its FY96 third fiscal quarter ended March 31, 1996. Net income increased 22% over last year's third quarter ...

LOCKHEED MARTIN TENDER OFFER COMPLETED

Apr 23, 1996 ... BETHESDA, Md., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) today announced that in concluding its tender offer for the common stock of Loral Corporation approximately 167,769,814 shares were tendered and accepted. Approximately 176,162,588 shares had been outstanding. ...

EXTENDED STAY AMERICA, INC. RELEASES FIRST QUARTER 1996 FINANCIAL REPORT

Apr 23, 1996 ... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Extended Stay America, Inc. (Nasdaq: STAY) today reported the results of its operations for the first quarter of 1996. Consistent with the Company's business plan, the Company announced a net loss of $429,310 or $.02 per share, resulting ...

UTAH MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. REPORTS RECORD EPS FOR FIRST QUARTER 1996

Apr 23, 1996 ... SALT LAKE CITY, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Utah Medical Products, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: UTMD) confirms that it achieved a new record in quarterly earnings per share (eps) for 1Q 1996. In terms of its overall financial performance, sales, gross profits, operating profits, net profits and ...

DOMINGUEZ SERVICES CORPORATION ANNOUNCES HIGHER QUARTERLY EARNINGS

Apr 23, 1996 ... LONG BEACH, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Brian J. Brady, president and CFO of Dominguez Services Corporation (Nasdaq: DOMZ), today announced earnings of $0.27 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 1996, compared to earnings of $0.23 per share for the first quarter of 1995. Revenues ...

FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF EXCELIS MORTGAGE LOAN SERVICING SYSTEM

Apr 23, 1996 ... SANTA ANA, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF) announced the completion of the acquisition of the Excelis Mortgage Loan Servicing System (MLS) from Residential Information Services (RIS), a unit of Prudential Insurance Company of America. ...

MICROSOFT SHIPS INTERNET EXPLORER 2.0 FOR MACINTOSH, BRINGING EASE OF USE, PERFORMANCE AND EXCITEMENT TO THE MACINTOSH PLATFORM

Apr 23, 1996 ... REDMOND, Wash., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today released its Microsoft(R) Internet Explorer version 2.0 for the Apple(R) Macintosh(R) operating system. The best Internet client for the Macintosh, Microsoft Internet Explorer is fully compatible with Macintosh ...

UTC REPORTS 20% EPS IMPROVEMENT AND INCREASES SHARE REPURCHASE

Apr 23, 1996 ... HARTFORD, Conn., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- United Technologies Corporation's (NYSE: UTX) first quarter earnings increased 20 percent, to $1.24 per share, on net inFome of $164 million, compared with $1.03 per share a year ago on net income of $135 million.For the quarter, revenues ...

MERRIN FINANCIAL INC. ANNOUNCES THE BEGINNING OF THE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM

Apr 23, 1996 ... NEW YORK, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Merrin Financial, a division of ADP, announced today that they have begun implementation of their Ambassador program. The program is part of Merrin's continued dedication to providing industry-leading customer service and is supported by the Customer ...

NETSTAR, INC. REPORTS FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF FISCAL 1996

Apr 23, 1996 ... MINNEAPOLIS, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- NetStar, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTSR) today announced results for the second quarter of fiscal 1996 ending March 31, 1996. Revenues for the second quarter were $950,578 compared to $1,010,365 recorded in the second quarter of fiscal 1995. The net loss for the ...

MILACRON POSTS RECORD FIRST-QUARTER RESULT; COMPANY BOOSTS EARNINGS 40% ON 7% SALES INCREASE

Apr 23, 1996 ... CINCINNATI, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- At its annual meeting of shareholders here today, Cincinnati Milacron Inc. (NYSE: CMZ) reported first-quarter net earnings of $12.6 million, reflecting the most the company had ever earned from operations in a first quarter.Consolidated Results ...

TIG HOLDINGS REPORTS FIRST QUARTER RESULTS

Apr 23, 1996 ... NEW YORK, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- TIG Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TIG) today reported a net loss for the first quarter of 1996 of $30.8 million, or $0.53 per common share, compared with net income of $17.6 million, or $0.28 per common share, during the same period in 1995. First quarter results ...

TEKNOWLEDGE CORPORATION REPORTS HIGHER NET INCOME FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1996

Apr 23, 1996 ... PALO ALTO, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Teknowledge Corporation (Nasdaq: TEKC) announced today that it had recorded net income of $171,945, or $.01 per share, for the quarter ending March 31, 1996. During the same three-month period in 1995, the Company reported a net income of $149,282, ...

VERIFONE ANNOUNCES FIRST-QUARTER 1996 RESULTS: NET INCOME INCREASES 28.7 PERCENT TO $6.7 MILLION, OR 26 CENTS PER SHARE

Apr 23, 1996 ... REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- VeriFone, Inc. (NYSE: VFI) today reported its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 1996. Net revenues were $102.9 million, up 28.4 percent from $80.2 million in first-quarter 1995. Income from operations grew 29.1 percent to $8.9 ...

VALUJET AIRLINES ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF FOUR MD-80 AIRCRAFT

Apr 23, 1996 ... ATLANTA, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- ValuJet Airlines announced today that it has executed agreements for the purchase of four additional McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft. Delivery of these aircraft will be completed by the end of the fourth quarter 1997.All of the MD-80s were ...

QUINTILES ANNOUNCES $125.0 MILLION CONVERTIBLE NOTE PLACEMENT

Apr 23, 1996 ... RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Quintiles Transnational Corp. (Nasdaq: QTRN) announced today the anticipated placement through underwriters of $125.0 million of 4.25% Convertible Subordinated Notes due May 31, 2000. The offering may be increased to $143.75 million ...

CFC INTERNATIONAL'S FIRST QUARTER RESULTS DRIVEN BY STRONG PRINTED PRODUCT AND HOLOGRAPHIC SALES

Apr 23, 1996 ... CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Specialty chemical coating manufacturer CFC International, Inc. (Nasdaq: CFCI) reported that first quarter 1996 net sales rose 23.0 percent to $9.5 million, compared to $7.8 million for the first quarter of 1995. Holographic products and ...

DOUGLAS & LOMASON REPORTS FIRST QUARTER RESULTS; IMPROVED MARGIN OFFSETS IMPACT OF WEAK AUTO SALES

Apr 23, 1996 ... FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Douglas & Lomason Company (Nasdaq-NNM: DOUG) said today improvements in gross margin generated principally by its continuing Value Analysis and Value Engineering (VA/VE) efforts to reduce costs, along with gains in performance at some of the ...

LOCKHEED MARTIN COMPLETES TENDER OFFER FOR LORAL

Apr 23, 1996 ... BETHESDA, Md., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today completed its tender offer for Loral Corporation's defense electronics and systems integration businesses, creating a new multi-faceted, advanced-technology company with annualized sales of approximately $30 billion, a ...

DOSEPAGE REMINDS AMERICA TO TAKE ITS MEDICINE -- A PRESCRIPTION WORTH $76 BILLION A YEAR

Apr 23, 1996 ... <Pre> New Paging Technology Improves Health, Reduces Costs </Pre> SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- DosePage (patent pending), a new paging technology by MediTrac, Inc., may stem rising healthcare costs by reminding patients when and how to take prescription ...

GM VEHICLE SALES IN LATIN AMERICA SET NEW RECORD

Apr 23, 1996 ... MIAMI LAKES, Fla., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- General Motors (NYSE: GM) vehicle sales in the Latin American region in the first quarter of 1996 totaled 130,000 units, an improvement of 14.4 percent over the year-ago period and established a new record for the first quarter for the fourth ...

800 SUPPORT SIGNS PACT TO OPERATE HELP DESK FOR INTERNET SERVICES PROVIDER

Apr 23, 1996 ...Pact with EasyStreet launches new outsourcing services for ISPs at 800 <Pre> Support </Pre> PORTLAND, Ore., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- 800 Support Inc. today announced it now answers the phone when Internet surfers call Internet Service Providers ...

CRUISE AMERICA ANNOUNCES FORMATION OF COMMERCIAL DIVISION

Apr 23, 1996 ... MESA, Ariz., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Cruise America, Inc., (AMEX: RVR) today announced the formation of a new operating unit, its X-tra Bus, Commercial and Specialty Vehicle Division. The new division will rent, lease, sell, service, remount and/or rechassis commercial and specialty ...

BONNEVILLE PACIFIC CORPORATION ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT

Apr 23, 1996 ... SALT LAKE CITY, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Bonneville Pacific Corporation, through its Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Trustee (Roger G. Segal), announces today that a significant settlement has been reached with another defendant (of several remaining defendants) in the civil action entitled Segal v ....

ELEVEN WORLD RENOWNED NEUROSURGEONS TO SPEAK ON BREAKTHROUGH TECHNIQUES IN TREATING BRAIN TUMORS, ANEURYSMS, HYDROCEPHALUS AND SPINE PROBLEMS AT CLARUS SYMPOSIUM

Apr 23, 1996 ... MINNEAPOLIS, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarus Medical Systems, a world leader in the development and manufacturing of neurosurgery endoscopes and instruments, will host a dinner-symposium during the American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. The symposium will be held at ...

INFACT INDUCTS PHILIP MORRIS INTO HALL OF SHAME AT COMPANY'S ANNUAL MEETING

Apr 23, 1996 ... RICHMOND, Va., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- INFACT, a national corporate accountability organization based in Boston, is inducting Philip Morris into an Influence-Peddling Hall of Shame at the company's Annual Meeting in Richmond on April 25. The Hall of Shame highlights the danger of corporate ...

VALUE HEALTH ANNOUNCES NEW PSYCHOPHARMACARE(SM) PROGRAM

Apr 23, 1996 ... First of Its Kind Product Offering Links Capabilities of Two Value <Pre> Health Companies </Pre> AVON, Conn., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Improving the health care of mental health and substance abuse patients by coordinating all aspects of care is the ...

DEERE & COMPANY ANNOUNCES COMBINE SALE TO UKRAINE

Apr 23, 1996 ... MOLINE, Ill., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) today announced the completion of a $187 million agricultural equipment sale to Ukraine. The deal includes the sale of 1,049 agricultural combine harvesters and related equipment to Ukragroprombirzha of Kiev to assist in ...

KFX INC. AND KENNECOTT ENERGY AND COAL COMPANY ANNOUNCE FORMATION OF NEW COMPANY

Apr 23, 1996 ... DENVER, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- KFX Inc. (AMEX: KFX) today announced that it formed K-Fuel LLC, a company with Kennecott Energy and Coal Company (KECC), a wholly owned subsidiary of one of the world's premier diversified coal companies -- RTZ Corp. plc (NYSE: RTZ). The new company will ...

MENLEY & JAMES REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 1996 RESULTS

Apr 23, 1996 ... HORSHAM, Pa., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Menley & James, Inc. (Nasdaq: MENJ) today reported that, for the first quarter ended March 31, 1996, net income was $37 thousand, or $0.01 per share, on net sales of $3.54 million. In the same period a year ago, the Company had net income of $10 ...

GASTROCROM(R) ORAL CONCENTRATE CLEARED BY U.S. FDA FOR TREATMENT OF MASTOCYTOSIS

Apr 23, 1996 ... Only Drug Specifically Approved for the Treatment of This Rare,but Severe, Disease Will Now be Available to Patients <Pre> in More Convenient Ampule Form </Pre> COLLEGEVILLE, Pa., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Inc. (NYSE: RPR) ...

LXR TO ACQUIRE NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR ORGAN PRESERVATION DURING HEART TRANSPLANTATION

Apr 23, 1996 ... RICHMOND, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- LXR Biotechnolgy, Inc. (AMEX: LXR) announced today that it has agreed to acquire the rights to a patented preservation solution used during heart transplantation. The solution, to be called Cardiomyolex, is expected to extend the viability of the ...

VSI RECEIVES ORDERS FOR OMEGA EXECUTIVE UPGRADES AND NEW SYSTEMS

Apr 23, 1996 ... NORCROSS, Ga., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- VSI Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: VSIN; BSE) announced today that it has received a purchase order from an existing customer to upgrade the software and hardware components for 12 of its VSI Omega Executive(TM) systems installed in conference rooms ...

GREATER CHOICES AWAIT UTILITY CUSTOMERS, LOBBIA TELLS DTE SHAREHOLDERS

Apr 23, 1996 ... DETROIT, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The 21st century will find Detroit Edison customers with an array of choices ranging from energy-related products and services to the suppliers providing their energy. In remarks made at DTE Energy's (NYSE: DTE) Annual Meeting of Shareholders Monday, ...

RAPPER DOMINO RETURNS TO HIP-HOP FOREFRONT IN 1996 WITH SECOND ALBUM RELEASE, PHYSICAL FUNK, ON OUTBURST RECORDS/DEF JAM MUSIC GROUP IN JUNE

Apr 23, 1996 ... <Pre> First Single, `Physical Funk' Certified Gold In 90 DaysSecond Single `So Fly' To Drop In Late May </Pre> LOS ANGELES, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Long Beach, Cali flavor championed by rapper DOMINO on 1993's "Getto Jam" comes back strong in 1996 with the ...

ACRES GAMING ANNOUNCES CONCEPT III ORDER

Apr 23, 1996 ... Spirit Lake Casino to Feature Concept III Bonusing and Slot SystemLAS VEGAS, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Acres Gaming (Nasdaq: AGAM) today announced that the Spirit Lake Casino in North Dakota has placed an order for Acres Gaming's Concept III slot system. The order includes the ...

AUTOPACIFIC PREDICTS MAJOR MARKET FOR FRONT-DRIVE BASED SUVS

Apr 23, 1996 ... SANTA ANA, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on the results of two new studies released by AutoPacific, the same sport utility vehicles that have revolutionized the light vehicle market are about to undergo dramatic changes themselves -- to vehicles based on front wheel drive cars. ...

TERRANOMICS RETAIL SERVICES AND PRUDENTIAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT UNIT FORM ALLIANCE

Apr 23, 1996 ... <Pre> 6 Million Square Foot Portfolio </Pre> SAN FRANCISCO, April 23 / PRNewswire/ -- Terranomics Retail Services, Inc. (TRS) and Prudential Real Estate Investors (PREI) have formed a strategic alliance to provide management and leasing services for the PREI retail ...

OBJECT WORLD EAST '96 TO HOLD 3RD ANNUAL BEST NEW OBJECT TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT AWARDS COMPETITION

Apr 23, 1996 ... FRAMINGHAM, Mass., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Object World Corporation is pleased to announce that 16 exhibiting companies have entered 19 new products into the Best New OT Product Awards Competition to be held at Object World East, scheduled for May 5-9, 1996, at the Hynes Convention Center ...