PR Newswire back issues from Wednesday, May 29:
DIMENSIONAL VISIONS GROUP, LTD. SUBSIDIARY ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH KELLEY BLUE BOOK
May 29, 1996 ... PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- InfoPak, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Dimensional Visions Group, Ltd. (OTC-BB: DVGL), has signed an Agreement with Kelley Blue Book to beta test the InfoReader(TM) based Kelley Blue Book in the Phoenix metropolitan area for a period of 90 days, ...
VALLICORP AUTHORIZES STOCK REPURCHASE PLAN
May 29, 1996 ... FRESNO, Calif., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- ValliCorp Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: VALY) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the Company to repurchase as much as 927,000 shares of its common stock or approximately 5.5% of outstanding shares. These shares may be purchased from ...
PARK-OHIO ANNOUNCES SALE OF BENNETT INDUSTRIES, INC.
May 29, 1996 ... CLEVELAND, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Park-Ohio (Nasdaq: PKOH) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its subsidiary, Bennett Industries, Inc., to Nampac, a U.S. subsidiary of Southcorp Holdings Limited, an Australian company, for approximately $50 million in cash. The ...
OWENS CORNING ANNOUNCES PIPE JOINT VENTURE IN TURKEY
May 29, 1996 ... TOLEDO, Ohio, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Owens Corning (NYSE: OCF) has established a joint venture in Turkey to manufacture and market large- diameter glass reinforced plastic (GRP) pipe for municipal water and wastewater systems.Named Owens Corning-Yapi Merkezi Pipe A.S., the venture ...
LOW COST COMPOSITE FLYWHEEL SYSTEM PASSES KEY TESTS
May 29, 1996 ... GOLDEN, Colo., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- A low-cost flywheel energy storage device has met a key milestone in successfully passing initial spin tests, demonstrating the integrity of this technology for possible use in future Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs).Unique Mobility, Inc. (AMEX: ...
GENSIA INITIATES SECOND PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL WITH GP531
May 29, 1996 ... SAN DIEGO, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Gensia, Inc. (Nasdaq: GNSA) today announced that it has initiated a second Phase 2 clinical trial with an intravenous formulation of GP531, a second generation adenosine regulating agent (ARA) for potential use in certain cardiovascular disease states. This ...
FLUOR DANIEL IN DISCUSSIONS WITH YANPET
May 29, 1996 ... IRVINE, Calif., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Fluor Daniel announced today it has been awarded a contract by Saudi Yanbu Petrochemical Company (Yanpet) to provide basic engineering and procurement services for the initial phase of a major expansion of the Yanpet petrochemicals complex in Yanbu, ...
SAAB PICKS BURLINGTON AIR EXPRESS FOR NO. AMERICA, JAPAN SPARE PARTS CONTRACT
May 29, 1996 ... <Pre> 'BAX Total Transport Solution Key Advantage' -- SAAB </Pre> IRVINE, Calif., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Burlington Air Express has been awarded a contract by SAAB Automobile AB, the Swedish car manufacturer, to handle spare part shipments from the United States, Canada and ...
KID'S SUPER SITE, COLLEGE MAGAZINE, EERIE PAGE ARE WEB WINNERS!
May 29, 1996 ... PHOENIX, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- An elementary school's Super Bowl site, a college "WebZine" and the eerie "haus of jinn" on May 14 walked away with the grand prizes in the Web Winners Home-Page Design Contest.The KidKiXXX SuperBowl Site earned the grand prize - a Digital Prioris ...
KEY MEMBERS OF ORIGINAL JAVA TEAM LAUNCH MARIMBA, INC.
May 29, 1996 ... Java-focused startup to deliver next-generation technologies for <Pre>deploying network-aware Java applications </Pre> SAN FRANCISCO, (JAVA ONE CONFERENCE), May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Four members of the original Java development team at Sun Microsystems recently ...
NEW DIMENSION SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES VERSION 5.0.0 OF ITS INTEGRATED OPERATIONS ARCHITECTURE
May 29, 1996 ... <Pre> New Version Represents Upgrade To Entire MVS Systems Management Software Product Line </Pre> IRVINE, Calif., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- New Dimension Software (Nasdaq: DDDDF), formerly 4th Dimension Software, has announced Version 5.0.0 of its Integrated ...
EXELIXIS ACQUIRES EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS TO GENE TRANSFER METHOD
May 29, 1996 ... CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Exelixis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced today that it has acquired exclusive rights from the Carnegie Institution to the patented P Element vector, a tool widely used in genetic research."Going forward, the key challenge in genomics is to ...
BAY NETWORKS EXPANDS COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK MANAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR SWITCHED ENVIRONMENTS, ANNOUNCES OPTIVITY 7.0
May 29, 1996 ... Multilayer Topology and Embedded RMON Provide Foundation for <Pre>Company's Switched Network Management Capabilities </Pre> SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Strengthening its worldwide leadership position in network management applications, Bay Networks, ...
TITAN STOCK BUY BACK OF UP TO FIVE MILLION SHARES AUTHORIZED
May 29, 1996 ... QUINCY, Ill., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Titan Wheel International, Inc. (NYSE: TWI) has authorized the buy back of up to five million shares (approximately 22 percent of outstanding shares) of Titan Wheel International common stock. Titan's record first quarter 1996 ...
WOODROAST SYSTEMS SIGNS LETTER OF INTENT TO PLACE SHELLY'S BACK ROOM SMOKING PARLOR CONCEPT AT SELECTED GRAND CASINOS PROPERTIES
May 29, 1996 ... Proposed development to capitalize on popular cigar smoking trend,build one or more Shelly's Back Rooms at Grand Casinos sites in 1996EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Woodroast Systems, Inc., (Nasdaq: WRSI) announced today that it has signed a non-binding ...
IS THERE A PRINCE CHARMING IN CHICAGO FOR PRINCESS DI?
May 29, 1996 ...Chicago's Best Dates For Di Include Sam Zell, David Rose, Jimmy Lasky <Pre>Says IT'S JUST LUNCH! Matchmaking Service </Pre> CHICAGO, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The city is rolling out the royal carpet for Princess Diana when she will be in town to host fundraisers ...
BEANO(R)-FUNDED 'MOLLIE KATZEN'S COOKING SHOW' TO AIR NATIONALLY ON OVER 240 PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS
May 29, 1996 ... Show Highlights Healthful Menus By One of America's Best-SellingCookbook Authors; Stations Find It Stirs Up Plenty of Interest <Pre>With Today's Cooks </Pre> PLEASANTVILLE, N.J., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Beano Food Enzyme Dietary Supplement, the ...
SOFTKEY INTERNATIONAL SELECTS LERNOUT & HAUSPIE SPEECH TECHNOLOGY FOR USE ACROSS ITS CD-ROM PRODUCT LINES
May 29, 1996 ... CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- SoftKey International (Nasdaq: SKEY) today announced that it has selected Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products (Nasdaq: LHSPF) automatic speech recognition (ASR) and text-to-speech (TTS) technology for use in the development of new products in its ...
GEAC VISIONSHIFT ANNOUNCES CLIENT/SERVER ADVERTISING SYSTEM
May 29, 1996 ... The Former Collier-Jackson Advertising System is Now Available on <Pre> Windows NT Server </Pre> TAMPA, Fla., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Geac VisionShift(TM), a division of Geac Computers, Inc. (Toronto: GAC) today announced the client/server version of its ...
BAY NETWORKS DELIVERS INDUSTRY'S FIRST STACKABLE PROBE FOR SWITCHED NETWORKS
May 29, 1996 ... New RMON/RMON2-Based StackProbe Product Line Improves Client/Server <Pre> Application Performance in Switched Environments </Pre> SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Bay Networks, Inc. (NYSE: BAY) today announced the immediate availability of StackProbe(TM), a ...
V-ONE AND FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (FSU) UNDERTAKE JOINT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF SMART CARD SOLUTIONS
May 29, 1996 ... V-ONE Technology to Provide Foundation of FSU Card Application <Pre> Technology Center's (CATC) Historic Smart Card Deployment </Pre> ROCKVILLE, Md., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- V-ONE Corp. and the Florida State University Card Application Technology Center (CATC) today ...
SCHULLER PURCHASES ENNIS, TEXAS FIBER GLASS MAT PLANT
May 29, 1996 ... DENVER, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Schuller Corporation (NYSE:GLS) announced today that its Mats and Reinforcements Division has purchased a glass mat manufacturing facility located in Ennis, Texas. This facility had been leased by the company since 1988 and includes a Sandy- Hill mat machine, ...
SPORTS SHOPPING THAT MAKES CENTS: INEXPENSIVE SUMMER STYLE
May 29, 1996 ... FRAMINGHAM, Mass., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The approach of summer brings with it a feeling of freedom, as families leave the confines of the house and become involved in outdoor activities. Father's Day, kicking off the summer season, presents a great opportunity to buy Dad the sports ...
PRISON INMATES LEARN HOW TO BE BETTER FATHERS ON 'BAD DADS,' A FATHER'S DAY SPECIAL PREMIERING ON SUNDAY, JUNE 16, ON FOX
May 29, 1996 ... LOS ANGELES, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- From the producer of the landmark Emmy Award-winning documentary, "Scared Straight," comes the emotionally charged Father's Day special, "BAD DADS," premiering Sunday, June 16 (7:00 - 8:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Revealing some universal truths about the ...
INTERNET SURVEY REVEALS WHO & WHAT DAD IS TRULY SEARCHING FOR THIS FATHER'S DAY
May 29, 1996 ... DANVERS, Mass., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- This time of year children across the country are wondering what to get dad for Father's Day. Pro CD, publisher of Select Phone, a national telephone directory of over 100 million residential and business listings on CD-ROM, has a vested interest in ...
SEIKO HOME CONTRACTOR TOPS LIST OF HIGH-TECH GIFTS FOR HANDYMAN FATHER
May 29, 1996 ... TORRANCE, Calif., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- This year, disregard the traditional tie, shirt or aftershave lotion when selecting a gift for Dad. Opt instead for some high-tech tools.The Home Contractor line of electronic tools from the Consumer Products Division of Seiko Instruments ...
NEW LIPID DRUGS OFFER SIGNIFICANT ADVANCE IN TREATMENT OF FUNGAL INFECTIONS
May 29, 1996 ... A Novel Approach to Fight Deadly Infections That Strike AIDS and Cancer <Pre> Patients </Pre> PRINCETON, N.J., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- New lipid preparations of the mainstay antifungal agent amphotericin B are "an important contribution" to the ...
BELL ATLANTIC NYNEX MOBILE LAUNCHES 'CELLULAR ACCESSIBILITY' PROGRAM TO ENHANCE INDEPENDENCE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
May 29, 1996 ... ORANGEBURG, N.Y., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Bell Atlantic NYNEX Mobile today announced a new program designed to make cellular telephone service more affordable for people with disabilities in the New York metropolitan area. Called "Cellular Accessibility," the new program offers low rates, ...
FROM PORCH SWING CHATTER TO CHAT-ROOM BANTER: MCI 'MONITORS' COMMUNICATING IN THE AGE OF CONNECTIVITY
May 29, 1996 ... <Pre> New 'MCI One Monitor' is First Survey to Tap Into How Americans Communicate </Pre> WASHINGTON, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Getting in touch with America's communication habits has until now been as tough as keeping up with all the new communications ...
SHERPA IS FIRST PDM VENDOR TO UNVEIL WEB-PDM INTEGRATION WITH FULL SECURITY CAPABILITIES
May 29, 1996 ... Enforced User Authentication, Transaction Security Enable 'ExtendedEnterprise' Access to PDM Data Over the Internet Using Netscape and <Pre> Sherpa's SFC Technology. </Pre> SAN JOSE, Calif., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Sherpa Corporation, a leader ...
COMPUWARE PREDITOR 3.0 OFFERS PROGRAMMERS ADVANCED EDITING FOR WINDOWS 95 AND WINDOWS NT
May 29, 1996 ... Extensive Customization Streamlines Editing and Boosts Programmer <Pre> Productivity </Pre> FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Compuware Corporation (Nasdaq: CPWR) today announced the addition of Windows 95 and Windows NT support for ...
CREATIVE ANNOUNCES ITS SUPPORT FOR MICROSOFT NETMEETING
May 29, 1996 ... Creative to Introduce Standards-based Videoconferencing Products <Pre> Supporting Microsoft's ActiveX Platform </Pre> SINGAPORE, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Creative Technology Ltd. (Nasdaq: CREAF), the world's leading provider of multimedia products for personal ...
NATIONAL AUTO CREDIT REPORTS FISCAL 1997 FIRST QUARTER RESULTS
May 29, 1996 ... SOLON, Ohio, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- National Auto Credit, Inc. (NYSE: NAK), a leading provider of automotive financing for the used car industry, announced today its fiscal first quarter results for the period ended April 30, 1996.Income from continuing operations for the first ...
AASCHE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC. ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF LEON M. MONACHOS TO CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER POSITION AND THE SETTLEMENT OF POLAR EXPRESS LAWSUIT
May 29, 1996 ... SHANNON, Ill., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Aasche Transportation Services, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: ASHE) announced today that Leon M. Monachos has replaced Brian Gast as Chief Financial Officer of Aasche Transportation. "Mr. Monachos brings a strong combination of skills to this position," commented ...
CHEMTRAK NAMES EDWARD F. COVELL PRESIDENT & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
May 29, 1996 ... SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- ChemTrak, Inc. (Nasdaq: CMTR) announced today that the Company's Board of Directors has appointed Edward F. Covell, a senior executive with nearly 30 years experience in the consumer products and medical device industries, to the newly created ...
AMERICAN STORES COMPANY ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 1996 SALES AND EARNINGS
May 29, 1996 ... SALT LAKE CITY, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- American Stores Company (NYSE: ASC) today announced 1996 first quarter earnings of $0.44 per share compared to $0.37 per share in 1995, a 19 percent increase over the prior year.Comparable store sales in the first quarter were up 4.1 percent. ...
THE IMMUNE RESPONSE CORPORATION AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH BEGIN FIRST PEDIATRIC CLINICAL TRIAL OF REMUNE(TM) HIV THERAPY
May 29, 1996 ... CARLSBAD, Calif., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Immune Response Corporation (Nasdaq: IMNR) announced today the start of the first clinical trial in children using REMUNE, an HIV therapy being developed by Immune Response. This Phase I trial, which is being conducted in collaboration with the ...
SKYWEST, INC. REPORTS ANNUAL RESULTS FOR FISCAL 1996
May 29, 1996 ... ST. GEORGE, Utah, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyWest, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: SKYW) today reported net income of $4,366,000, or $.42 per share, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996, compared to $13,701,000, or $1.23 per share, for the previous fiscal year. Operating revenues increased 11.7 percent ...
INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION AWARDED MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT TO REMEDIATE WILLOW RUN CREEK SITE
May 29, 1996 ... TORRANCE, Calif., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- International Technology Corporation (NYSE: ITX) ("IT") announced today that the company has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to remediate the Willow Run Creek Site in Wayne/Washtenaw Counties, Michigan.The project involves the ...
RENDITION ANNOUNCES PLANNED SUPPORT FOR INTEL'S ACCELERATED GRAPHICS PORT SPECIFICATION
May 29, 1996 ... MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Rendition(R) Inc., a leading developer and supplier of high performance single-chip 3D graphics processors, today announced its commitment to support Intel's Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) interface specification, which will allow improved 3D ...
NETSOFT CREATES INDUSTRY BUZZ: PRICED AT ONLY $39, EASY-TO-USE BEEHIVE REVOLUTIONIZES WINDOWS-TO-AS/400 COMMUNICATIONS MARKET
May 29, 1996 ... IRVINE, Calif., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- NetSoft, the worldwide leader in Windows-to-AS/400 client/server communications software, today announced BeeHive, a multi-function, easy-to-use software package that redefines industry price/performance expectations and establishes an entirely new ...
WASHINGTON CONSTRUCTION AND MORRISON KNUDSEN SIGN DEFINITIVE MERGER AGREEMENT
May 29, 1996 ... HIGHLAND, Calif., and BOISE, Idaho, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Washington Construction Group, Inc. (NYSE: WAS) and Morrison Knudsen Corporation (NYSE: MRN) today announced that the companies have signed a definitive agreement to merge.As previously announced, under the terms of the ...
LTX ANNOUNCES RECORD THIRD QUARTER 1996 RESULTS
May 29, 1996 ... WESTWOOD, Mass., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- LTX Corporation (Nasdaq: LTXX) today announced financial results for its third quarter ended April 30, 1996. Sales increased 34% to a record $71,979,000, compared to $53,571,000 for the same period last year. Net income reached a record high of ...
CAREMARK ANNOUNCES A DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
May 29, 1996 ... NORTHBROOK, Ill., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Caremark International Inc. today announced a disease management program designed to meet the special needs of people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) through the company's nationwide home care and retail pharmacy networks. The Caremark program provides ...
AVOID THE DULL GIFT SAND TRAP; HIT A 'HOLE-IN-ONE' THIS FATHER'S DAY
May 29, 1996 ... LOS ANGELES, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- With tickets for the Olympics sold out, the last dunk slammed at college basketball's Final Four and the closing putt at the Masters sunk, fathers around the country might be suffering from sports withdrawal. Instead of "teeing off" Dad this Father's Day ...
MAKE A RIGHT TURN FOR FATHER'S DAY TO THE JDPOWERGUIDE TO AUTOMOBILES
May 29, 1996 ... AGOURA HILLS, Calif., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Does shopping for Father's Day drive you crazy? Well, you can steer yourself in the right direction with a new CD-ROM from J.D. Power and Associates -- possibly the perfect gift for the car lover in the family.The JDPOWERguide to ...
HARRIS CHEMICAL NORTH AMERICA, INC. REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR-END EARNINGS
May 29, 1996 ... NEW YORK, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Harris Chemical North America, Inc. ("HCNA"), a subsidiary of Harris Chemical Group, Inc., today reported fourth quarter and year-end results for fiscal 1996 which were better than the corresponding periods of fiscal 1995.For the quarter ended March ...
LUXTEC CORPORATION ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER RESULTS
May 29, 1996 ... WORCESTER, Mass., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Luxtec Corporation (AMEX: LXU.EC) today announced second quarter and six month revenues for the period ended April 30, 1996. Net revenues for the quarter increased 4.2% to $2,232,412 compared to $2,143,106 for the same quarter last year. Luxtec's ...
HEALTHPLAN SERVICES PURSUES GROWTH STRATEGY WITH SECOND MAJOR ACQUISITION
May 29, 1996 ... TAMPA, Fla., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthPlan Services Corporation (NYSE: HPS), announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement with Harrington Services Corporation, a benefits administrator, to acquire the company for $32.5 million cash and 1,347,000 shares of HPS stock. This ...
DATARAM REPORTS IMPROVED EARNINGS
May 29, 1996 ... PRINCETON, N.J., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Dataram Corporation (AMEX: DTM) reported improved earnings for the fourth quarter and for fiscal 1996, Robert V. Tarantino, president and chief executive officer, announced today.Revenues for the fourth quarter ended April 30, 1996, were ...
ALIGN-RITE INTERNATIONAL, INC. REPORTS YEAR END AND FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS
May 29, 1996 ... LOS ANGELES, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Align-Rite International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MASK) today reported results for the fiscal year and fourth quarter ended March 31,1996.Revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996 were the highest in the Company's history, increasing 31% to ...
ADOBE TO SHIP GOVERNMENT-APPROVED CHINESE TYPEFACES DESIGNED BY CHANGZHOU SINOTYPE CO., LTD.
May 29, 1996 ... MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq: ADBE) today announced an agreement with Changzhou SinoType Technology Co., Ltd. to license a set of four Simplified Chinese typefaces. Created by China's leading type designers using Adobe's Type 1 format, ...
COLE NATIONAL FIRST QUARTER OPERATING EARNINGS INCREASE 30 PERCENT
May 29, 1996 ... CLEVELAND, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Cole National Corporation (NYSE: CNJ), a national specialty service retailer, reported strong first quarter sales and earnings gains.Sales for the quarter increased to $142,890,000, a 14.1% increase over last year, with comparable store sales ...
TELTREND ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER EARNINGS OF $0.46 VS. $0.24 IN THE PRIOR YEAR PERIOD
May 29, 1996 ... ST. CHARLES, Ill., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Teltrend Inc. (Nasdaq: TLTN), a leading manufacturer of transmission products for telephone companies, today announced sharply increased revenues and income for its third quarter ended April 27, 1996.Net income rose 120 percent to $3.1 ...
CASINO DATA SYSTEMS EXPANDS FIELD TRIAL OF CARIBBEAN STUD(R) VIDEO POKER IN NEVADA
May 29, 1996 ... LAS VEGAS, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Casino Data Systems (Nasdaq-NNM: CSDS) announced today that it has been granted approval from the Nevada State Gaming Control Board to expand the field trial of its statewide linked progressive Caribbean Stud(R) Video Poker to four additional casinos ...
GULL LABORATORIES ANNOUNCES XTRAX(TM) DNA ISOLATION KIT
May 29, 1996 ... SALT LAKE CITY, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Gull Laboratories, Inc. (AMEX: GUL), a Salt Lake City-based manufacturer and marketer of medical products, today announced their new DNA extraction product, XtraX(TM). This proprietary method can rapidly obtain DNA from a variety of clinical sources, ...
TORO'S EARNINGS BETTER THAN EXPECTED DESPITE LOWER SALES DUE TO LATE SPRING
May 29, 1996 ... BLOOMINGTON, Minn., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Toro Company (NYSE: TTC) reported today that earnings per share for the second quarter ending May 3, 1996, were flat despite a drop in sales due to the late spring weather. Although net revenues declined by 7.1 percent to $288.6 million from ...
T CELL SCIENCES ANNOUNCES CHANGES IN MANAGEMENT
May 29, 1996 ... NEEDHAM, Mass., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- T Cell Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: TCEL) today announced changes in its senior management effective immediately.Dr. Una S. Ryan has been appointed President and Chief Operating Officer and has been elected to the board of Directors. Dr. Ryan also ...
HARTE-HANKS ANNOUNCES PLANS TO ACQUIRE WEST COAST RESPONSE MANAGEMENT FIRM
May 29, 1996 ... SAN ANTONIO, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Harte-Hanks Communications, Inc. (NYSE: HHS) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Inquiry Handling Service, Inc. (IHS) of San Fernando, California, which provides response management and fulfillment services to the high technology and electronics ...
FIRSTFED BANCSHARES, INC. DECLARES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
May 29, 1996 ... DES PLAINES, Ill., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstFed Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: FFDP), the holding company for First Federal Bank, Des Plaines, Illinois, announced today that the Company's board of directors has declared a $.10 per share regular quarterly dividend. This dividend, which is the ...
TOSCO CORPORATION ANNOUNCES EXCHANGE RATE FOR CIRCLE K STOCKHOLDERS
May 29, 1996 ... STAMFORD, Conn., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Tosco Corporation (NYSE: TOS) and The Circle K Corporation (NYSE: CRK) announced today that pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement in which Circle K will be acquired by Tosco, the number of shares of Tosco Common Stock to be received by the ...
AT&T HELPS BREAK COMMUNICATIONS BARRIER AT 1996 OLYMPIC GAMES WITH AT&T LANGUAGE LINE SERVICES
May 29, 1996 ... Over-The-Phone Interpretation Allows Olympic Games Visitors to Communicate With Almost Anyone Anywhere, No Matter What Language They <Pre>Speak </Pre> ATLANTA, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Thousands of athletes and millions of visitors from around the world ...
FIFTH THIRD BANK TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS TO CONSOLIDATED STORES CORPORATION
May 29, 1996 ... CINCINNATI, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Fifth Third Bank is pleased to announce an agreement to provide Fountain Square(R) 401(k) Advantage(R) services to Consolidated Stores Corporation. Consolidated is the parent company of Odd Lots/Big Lots, Kay Bee Toys, All for One, Toy Liquidators, ...
WORLD'S BIGGEST BAGEL NEEDS EVEN BIGGER OVEN; LENDER'S PLANT IN MATTOON MAKES PLANS TO BAKE BEHEMOTH BAGEL
May 29, 1996 ... MATTOON, Ill., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Lender's Bagels is about to bake the "Even Bigger World's Biggest Bagel" (WBB) in Mattoon, Illinois. But first it needs to build an oven big enough to hold the enormous bagel. And how big will this bagel be? Imagine a bagel, the kind that weighs about ...
PLC SYSTEMS INC. WINS 1996 NEW ENGLANDER AWARD FOR INNOVATION
May 29, 1996 ... MILFORD, Mass., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- PLC Systems, Inc. (AMEX: PLC) announced today that the Small Business Association of New England has named PLC Systems one of six companies to win the 1996 New Englander Award for Innovation. Previous winners include Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc.; ...