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AJAY SPORTS REPORTS SECOND QUARTER PROFIT

Aug 01, 1996 ... WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Ajay Sports, Inc. (Nasdaq: AJAY) today reported the company earned a profit in the second quarter ended June 30, 1996 on an 86% sales increase.Revenues for the quarter were $8,325,000, compared to $4,485,000 reported for the second ...

GENSIA ANNOUNCES INTRODUCTION OF NEW LARYNGEAL MASK AIRWAY PRODUCT LINE

Aug 01, 1996 ... SAN DIEGO, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Gensia, Inc. (Nasdaq: GNSA) today announced the introduction of a new line of Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA) products called the LMA-Flexible(TM), which expands Gensia's current LMA product line. Intended for use in head and neck surgery, the LMA- Flexible has ...

NAM TAI ELECTRONICS, INC. ANNOUNCES NEW ADDITION TO SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM AND DIVIDEND FROM DESWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.

Aug 01, 1996 ... VANCOUVER, Canada, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Nam Tai Electronics, Inc. ("Nam Tai" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: NTAIF) today announced the following:ADDITION TO SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAMMr. Hidekazu Amishima has joined the Company as Director and Vice General Manager of Nam Tai ...

BIOJECT REPORTS IMPROVED FISCAL 1997 FIRST QUARTER PERFORMANCE

Aug 01, 1996 ... PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: BJCT), the leading manufacturer of jet injection devices for needle-free subcutaneous and intramuscular injections, today announced reduced operating losses for the first quarter of its 1997 fiscal year ...

"SNEAK PEEK CAM" OFFERS MILLIONS OF INTERNET VIEWERS OLYMPIC GAMES EXPERIENCE

Aug 01, 1996 ... SCARLET(TM) Video Used For Olympic Games Web SiteATLANTA, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Thousands of Olympic Games photographs taken from the SCARLET(TM) video distribution system are enlivening the Internet courtesy of The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG), IBM and ...

PARKERVISION, INC. ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER AND SIX MONTHS FINANCIAL RESULTS

Aug 01, 1996 ... - 1996 Second Quarter Revenues More Than Triple Revenues <Pre> for Same Period in 1995 - </Pre> JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- PARKERVISION, INC. (Nasdaq-NNM: PRKR), today reported its financial results for the three and six month periods ended June ...

IOMEGA ANNOUNCES COMMON STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM

Aug 01, 1996 ... ROY, Utah, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Iomega Corporation (Nasdaq: IOMG) announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to 2,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock. The repurchase program authorizes the Company to make purchases from time to time on the open ...

U.S. CAN ANNOUNCES EUROPEAN ACQUISITION

Aug 01, 1996 ... OAK BROOK, Ill., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Can Corporation (NYSE: USC) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase certain aerosol can businesses of Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. in the United Kingdom and Italy as well as the aerosol can businesses of the Crown ...

CYTOGEN ANNOUNCES C.R. BARD TO CO-MARKET PROSTASCINT, A NEW PROSTATE CANCER DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCT DEVELOPED BY CYTOGEN

Aug 01, 1996 ... PRINCETON, N.J., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- CYTOGEN Corporation (Nasdaq: CYTO) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement with C.R. Bard, Inc. (NYSE: BCR), for co-marketing rights to ProstaScint(TM), CYTOGEN's prostate cancer diagnostic product. ProstaScint is a monoclonal ...

CADUS OVER-ALLOTMENT OPTION EXERCISED

Aug 01, 1996 ... TARRYTOWN, N.Y., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Cadus Pharmaceutical Corporation (Nasdaq-NNM: KDUS) today announced that Hambrecht & Quist LLC, its managing underwriter, has exercised its option to purchase 412,500 shares of Cadus Common Stock for the purpose of covering over- allotments in ...

TYLER CORPORATION ANNOUNCES DISCONTINUANCE OF TALKS RELATING TO SALE OF FOREST CITY

Aug 01, 1996 ... DALLAS, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Tyler Corporation (NYSE: TYL) announced discontinuance of discussions relating to the sale of its Forest City Auto Parts unit and withdrawal of that company from the market. Talks regarding a sale at approximately $35 million stalled because of inability to ...

CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS REPORTS IMPROVED SECOND QUARTER EARNINGS

Aug 01, 1996 ... <Pre>- 37 cents a common share vs. 11 cents a year ago excluding special charges - Highest second quarter earnings since 1985 </Pre> - Gas, oil production up 35 percent from a year earlierPITTSBURGH, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Citing ...

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LICENSES DSP GROUP's OakDSPCore

Aug 01, 1996 ... The OakDSPCore(TM) Augments Samsung's Solutions for Communications, <Pre> Multimedia and Embedded Control ASIC Products </Pre> SEOUL, Korea and SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Samsung Electronics Company and DSP Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DSPG) announced today ...

GOLDEN POULTRY BOARD DECLARES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

Aug 01, 1996 ... ATLANTA, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Golden Poultry Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHIK) today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.01 per share of common stock. The cash dividend is payable August 29, 1996, to shareholders of record on August 15, 1996. ...

METROMAIL NAMES FITZPATRICK TO COMMUNICATIONS POST

Aug 01, 1996 ... LOMBARD, Ill., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Metromail Corporation (NYSE: ML), headquartered in Lombard, Illinois, today announced the appointment of Tim Fitzpatrick as vice president of corporate communications, a newly created position.The company, a former business unit of ...

JULY SALES TOPPLE RECORDS AT CHRYSLER

Aug 01, 1996 ... AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Chrysler Corporation (NYSE: C) announced today that its July sales rate was 19 percent higher than last year's and that its U.S. sales of 220,139 vehicles broke a July record set in 1988, when sales totaled 180,289."The July numbers show ...

REPUBLIC SECURITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND TO SHAREHOLDERS

Aug 01, 1996 ... WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- In a regularly scheduled monthly Board meeting, the Board of Directors of Republic Security Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: RSFC) declared a cash dividend of $.03 per share on Common Stock for the quarter ended June 30, 1996.The cash ...

TOYOTA ANNOUNCES STRONG JULY SALES

Aug 01, 1996 ... TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A. Inc., today announced strong total vehicle sales for July of 95,101, up 18.5 percent from last year with year-to-date sales of 672,205, up 7.4 percent."Consumer confidence has surged as the economy continues ...

ATRIX LABORATORIES ANNOUNCES FIRST U.S. SHIPMENTS OF ATRISORB(R) GTR BARRIER AND 2ND QUARTER RESULTS

Aug 01, 1996 ... FORT COLLINS, Colo., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Atrix Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRX), today confirmed that U.S. shipments of its ATRISORB(R) GTR Barrier had begun July 22nd as planned. The ATRISORB(R) product had been cleared for sale by FDA in March of this year.Prior to ...

NISSAN REPORTS JULY SALES; - ALL-NEW PATHFINDER SALES CONTINUE TO INCREASE -

Aug 01, 1996 ... CARSON, Calif., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Nissan Division of Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A. today reported total July vehicle sales of 61,321 units.In the fifth month after its model launch, the Nissan Pathfinder posted its best July ever with 5,950 units sold, up 3.5 percent versus ...

INFINITI REPORTS JULY SALES

Aug 01, 1996 ... CARSON, Calif., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Infiniti, the luxury car division of Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A., today announced total July vehicle sales of 3,706 units.The I30 luxury sedan led July sales with 1,980 units sold, a 21.2 percent increase from the same period last year. ...

NEOZYME II REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 1996 RESULTS

Aug 01, 1996 ... CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Neozyme II Corp. (Nasdaq: NIIUF) today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 1996.Investment income for the quarter totaled $209,000. The net loss was $5.1 million or $2.11 per share as compared to a net loss of $5.7 ...

MALAN MORTGAGE SECURITIES TRUST 1995-A, A-3 OFF FITCHALERT NEGATIVE -- FITCH FINANCIAL WIRE --

Aug 01, 1996 ... NEW YORK, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Malan Mortgage Securities Trust's 'A' rated 1995-A Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1995-1, $16.0 million class A-3 certificates are removed from FitchAlert negative. The 'A' rating is affirmed.The 'AAA' ratings on the Malan ...

ARIEL REPORTS SECOND QUARTER RESULTS; SALES INCREASE 41%

Aug 01, 1996 ... CRANBURY, N.J., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ --- Ariel Corporation (Nasdaq: ADSP), a leading digital signal processing technology company, today announced sales of $3,660,669 for the three months ended June 30, 1996, a 41% increase from sales of $2,179,452 reported for the three months ended June 30, ...

AMEX TO TRADE OPTIONS ON OCCUSYSTEMS, INC.

Aug 01, 1996 ... NEW YORK, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange today announced it will begin trading options on the over-the-counter stock of Occusystems, Inc. (stock/option symbol: OSYS/QYS) beginning Tuesday, August 6.Occusystems, Inc., based in Dallas, Texas, provides occupational ...

ZURN ANNOUNCES SALE OF LYNX GOLF

Aug 01, 1996 ... ERIE, Pa., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Zurn Industries, Inc. (NYSE: ZRN) announced today that the sale of its Lynx Golf business to a group of private investors including Fred Couples has been completed. Headquartered in the Los Angeles area, Lynx Golf manufactures and markets Black Cat irons and ...

AMERIGAS PARTNERS RECORDS $22.1 MILLION SEASONAL LOSS

Aug 01, 1996 ... VALLEY FORGE, Pa., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- AmeriGas Propane, Inc., general partner of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (NYSE: APU), reported that the partnership recorded a seasonal net loss of $22,146,000, equal to 53 cents a limited partnership unit, for its third quarter ended June 30.The ...

UGI REPORTS SEASONAL LOSS OF $3.7 MILLION IN THIRD QUARTER

Aug 01, 1996 ... VALLEY FORGE, Pa., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- UGI Corp. (NYSE: UGI), a holding company with propane distribution, utility and energy marketing subsidiaries, reported a seasonal net loss of $3,700,000, or 11 cents a share, for its third quarter ended June 30.In the corresponding period ...

PCI SERVICES REPORTS THIRD QUARTER REVENUES AND EARNINGS

Aug 01, 1996 ... PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- PCI Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCIS), an international leader in providing diversified packaging services to major pharmaceutical manufacturers in the United States and Europe, announced revenues and earnings for the quarter and nine months ended June 30, ...

EXIDE ELECTRONICS REPORTS RECORD QUARTERLY REVENUES, IMPROVED GROSS MARGINS AND 40 PERCENT INCREASE IN EBITDA

Aug 01, 1996 ... <Pre> Revenues show strong performance in high-growth network and CATV markets </Pre> RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Exide Electronics Group, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: XUPS), the exclusive worldwide supplier of Strategic Power Management(TM) solutions, ...

LTV INCREASES FLAT ROLLED STEEL PRICES

Aug 01, 1996 ... CLEVELAND, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- LTV Steel today announced that it will increase the transaction prices of its flat rolled steel products by reducing discounts as follows: <Pre> Hot Rolled Sheet$15 per net ton Cold Rolled Sheet $20 per net ton Coated ...

PROVIDENT LAUNCHES FREQUENT SHOPPER PROGRAM MERITVALU ENABLES MERCHANTS TO EXECUTE RELATIONSHIP MARKETING

Aug 01, 1996 ... CINCINNATI, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Provident Bank and its merchant network of nearly 40 local retailers today launched the nation's first on-line, real-time, multiple-merchant frequent shopper rewards program supporting all payment methods, including cash, check, debit cards and credit ...

S&K FAMOUS BRANDS ANNOUNCES SALES RESULTS FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, SECOND QUARTER AND YEAR-TO-DATE

Aug 01, 1996 ... RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- S&K Famous Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq: SKFB) today announced that total sales for the four-week period ended July 27, 1996 were $7.4 million compared to $7.5 million last year. Comparable store sales decreased 5% for the four-week period.For the ...

FANNIE MAE HOME KEEPER MORTGAGE NOW AVAILABLE IN ALASKA; REVERSE MORTGAGE HELPS SENIORS TURN HOME EQUITY INTO INCOME

Aug 01, 1996 ... WASHINGTON and JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Thousands of senior households in the state of Alaska may be eligible to turn the value they have in their homes into cash as Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM), the nation's largest source of home mortgage funds, announced today the availability of ...

PREMIER LENDING CORPORATION NOW OFFERS FAST ELECTRONIC MORTGAGES THROUGHOUT METRO ATLANTA, TEAMS UP WITH FANNIE MAE'S DESKTOP UNDERWRITER

Aug 01, 1996 ... ATLANTA and WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Premier Lending Corporation can now offer home buyers throughout metropolitan Atlanta loan decisions in as little as four minutes and can complete the entire loan process, including an appraisal, in as few as 72 hours using Desktop ...

VENTURE STORES, INC. REPORTS JULY, 1996 SALES

Aug 01, 1996 ... O'FALLON, Mo., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Venture Stores, Inc. (NYSE: VEN), today reported sales for the four weeks ending July 27, 1996, of $99.4 million, a 26.9% decline from July, 1995, sales of $135.9 million (four weeks ending July 29, 1995). Comparable store sales for the month declined ...

SIGCORP, INC. REPORTS EARNINGS

Aug 01, 1996 ... EVANSVILLE, Ind., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- SIGCORP, Inc. (NYSE: SIG) <Pre> SIGCORP, Inc.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME FOR THE PERIODS ENDED JUNE 30, 1996 AND 1995 (unaudited) (in thousands except per ...

SIMULA RECEIVES $3 MILLION PURCHASE ORDER FOR BMW

Aug 01, 1996 ... PHOENIX, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Simula, Inc. (NYSE: SMU) announced that its subsidiary, Simula Automotive Safety Devices (ASD), Inc., has received its first formal purchase order to supply the Inflatable Tubular Structure (ITS) system to BMW for inclusion in the company's 1997 700 series ...

U.S. AND JAPAN INDUSTRIES CONTINUE TALKS

Aug 01, 1996 ... VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is being released by Semiconductor Industry Association:The U.S.-Japan Semiconductor Agreement expired at 12 a.m. EDT (U.S.).Despite the expiration of the Agreement, the Electronic Industries Association ...

RAPTOR APPOINTS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Aug 01, 1996 ... John S. Ingalls brings experience in mergers and acquisitionsWALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Raptor Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: RAPT) today announced the appointment of John S. Ingalls to the position of vice president of finance and chief financial officer."Raptor has ...

SOFTKEY INTERNATIONAL INC. AUTHORIZES REPURCHASE PROGRAM FOR 5 1/2% SENIOR CONVERTIBLE NOTES

Aug 01, 1996 ... CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- SoftKey International Inc. (Nasdaq: SKEY) announced that at a regular meeting yesterday its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase by the company over the next twelve months of up to $50 million principal amount of its 5 1/2% Senior Convertible ...

WISCONSIN CENTRAL REPORTS SECOND QUARTER RESULTS

Aug 01, 1996 ... <Pre> Arbitration Ruling Results in Net Income Decline </Pre> ROSEMONT, Ill., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation (WCTC) (Nasdaq: WCLX) today reported net income for the second quarter of 1996 of $7.5 million, a decrease of $4.6 million, or ...

BAUSCH & LOMB SETTLES CONTACT LENS CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT

Aug 01, 1996 ... <Pre> Proposed Settlement Awaits Final Court Approval </Pre> ROCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Bausch & Lomb (NYSE: BOL) announced today that it has reached a settlement of a class action lawsuit concerning the marketing of its Medalist(TM), Optima(R) FW and Criterion ...

MYOTROPHIN EXPANDED ACCESS PROGRAM LAUNCHED FOR PATIENTS WITH ALS

Aug 01, 1996 ... WEST CHESTER, Pa., and EMERYVILLE, Calif., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Cephalon, Inc. (Nasdaq: CEPH) and its partner, Chiron Corporation (Nasdaq: CHIR), announced today that the two companies have initiated registration for an expanded access program to make limited supplies of Myotrophin(R) ...

SIEMENS NIXDORF AND TEXAS INSTRUMENTS SOFTWARE SIGN COOPERATION AGREEMENT

Aug 01, 1996 ... PADERBORN, Germany/PLANO and Texas, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG, Paderborn, Germany, and Texas Instruments Software, Plano, Texas, are joining forces in the development of application software solutions. The two companies have signed a global agreement to ...

BOEING TO ACQUIRE ROCKWELL AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE UNITS

Aug 01, 1996 ... <Pre> Boeing Significantly Enhances Position as Global Competitor in Key Defense and Aerospace Markets </Pre> SEATTLE, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) and Rockwell International Corporation (NYSE: ROK) announced today that they have signed a ...

SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND RISQ MODULAR SYSTEMS, INC. ANNOUNCE COMPLETION OF MERGER

Aug 01, 1996 ... FREMONT, Calif., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- SMART Modular Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMOD), Fremont, Calif., and RISQ Modular Systems, Inc., Newark, Calif., announced today that SMART, RISQ and SMT Acquisition Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SMART, have completed the merger of RISQ and SMT ...

FORTRESS GROUP NAMES WILLIAM A. SHUTZER DIRECTOR

Aug 01, 1996 ... VIENNA, Va., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Fortress Group, Inc., (Nasdaq: FRTG) today announced that William A. Shutzer has been named to the company's board of directors.Mr. Shutzer, 49, is a Director of Furman Selz and the Executive Vice President responsible for the Investment ...

ADCO TECHNOLOGIES INC. REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 1996 SALES AND EARNINGS

Aug 01, 1996 ... MICHIGAN CENTER, Mich., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Adco Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: ADCO) today announced sales and net earnings for the second quarter ended June 30, 1996.Net sales for the second quarter of 1996 were $14.0 million, an increase of 10.1% compared with sales of $12.7 ...

HARVEYS CASINO RESORTS ANNOUNCES DECLARATION OF QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

Aug 01, 1996 ... LAKE TAHOE, Nev., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Chuck Scharer, president and chief executive officer of Harveys Casino Resorts (NYSE: HVY), today announced that the board of directors of Harveys Casino Resorts has increased its quarterly dividend from $0.04 to $0.05 for the fiscal quarter ended May ...

ANCHOR GAMING REPORTS RECORD FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR RESULTS

Aug 01, 1996 ... LAS VEGAS, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Anchor Gaming (Nasdaq: SLOT) today reported record revenues, net income and earnings per share for the fourth quarter and full year ended June 30, 1996, as shown in the following table. Since its founding in 1989, Anchor Gaming has now reported seven ...

IHOP CORP. JULY 1996 SAME STORE SALES UP 2.4%

Aug 01, 1996 ... GLENDALE, Calif., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- IHOP Corp. (Nasdaq: IHOP) announced today that same store sales for the fiscal month of July 1996, were up 2.4% compared to a decrease of 0.8% in the same period last year.IHOP develops, franchises and operates International House of ...

MAC FRUGAL'S BARGAINS - CLOSE-OUTS INC. REPORTS JULY COMPARABLE SALES INCREASE OF 6.9%

Aug 01, 1996 ... DOMINGUEZ, Calif., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Mac Frugal's Bargains - Close-outs Inc. (NYSE: MFI) announced today that its sales for the four weeks ended July 28, 1996 were $48,344,000, up 11.0% from $43,559,000 in the prior year. Sales in comparable stores for the four weeks were up 6.9%. ...

ALTA GOLD CO. ANNOUNCES AN OVER 100% INCREASE IN EARNINGS

Aug 01, 1996 ... HENDERSON, Nev., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Alta Gold Co. (Nasdaq: ALTA) today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 1996. The Company reported revenues of $5.2 million for the quarter compared to revenues of $3.6 million for the comparable quarter in 1995; an ...

ISIS ANTICANCER COMPOUND INHIBITS TUMOR GROWTH IN ANIMALS THROUGH ANTISENSE

Aug 01, 1996 ... CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Isis Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ISIP) announces results of studies demonstrating that ISIS 3521/CGP 64128A inhibited growth of human tumors in animal models of human bladder, lung and colon cancers through an antisense mechanism of action. ...

SCHULLER BOARD ADOPTS DIVIDEND POLICY; DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

Aug 01, 1996 ... DENVER, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Schuller Corporation (NYSE: GLS) today announced that its board of directors has adopted a policy to pay regular quarterly cash dividends. The board declared an initial quarterly dividend on Schuller's common stock for the third quarter of 1996 of three cents ...

I-FLOW CORPORATION REPORTS THREE-FOLD INCREASE IN EARNINGS FOR SECOND QUARTER OF 1996

Aug 01, 1996 ... IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- I-FLOW Corporation (Nasdaq: IFLO) today announced results for its second quarter ended June 30, 1996.For the quarter, net income, benefiting from $1.0 million in product licensing revenues, increased more than three-fold to $551,000, or $.05 ...

ASSET INVESTORS CORPORATION REPORTS 1996 SECOND QUARTER EARNINGS INCREASE

Aug 01, 1996 ... DENVER, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Asset Investors Corporation (NYSE: AIC) today announced that earnings from ongoing operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 1996, after a one-time non-cash charge of $825,000, or $.03 per share, were $2,085,000, or $.08 per share, and $4,488,000, ...

UNITED STATES FILTER CORPORATION REPORTS RECORD FIRST QUARTER RESULTS

Aug 01, 1996 ... PALM DESERT, Calif., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- United States Filter Corporation (NYSE: USF) today reported record first quarter revenues of $150,801,000 versus $98,489,000 for last year's first quarter, a 53% increase. Net income, also a record, grew 118% to $6,917,000 from $3,177,000 last ...

GLIATECH APPOINTS JON D. SCHOELER VICE PRESIDENT, SALES & MARKETING

Aug 01, 1996 ... CLEVELAND, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Gliatech Inc. (Nasdaq: GLIA) today announced the appointment of Jon D. Schoeler as Vice President, Sales and Marketing. Mr. Schoeler will be responsible for Gliatech's worldwide sales and marketing operations for its ADCON(R) products which are designed as ...

THE GUARANTEE LIFE COMPANIES INC. REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 1996 EARNINGS; ANNOUNCES PLANS TO INTRODUCE EQUITY INDEXED ANNUITY IN AUGUST

Aug 01, 1996 ... OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Guarantee Life Companies Inc. (Nasdaq: GUAR) today announced operating results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 1996.Net income from continuing operations, excluding realized investment gains, for the second quarter ...

ADVANCED POLYMER SYSTEMS AND AVON PRODUCTS, INC. SIGN LICENSING AGREEMENT ON MICROSPONGE-ENTRAPPED RETINOL

Aug 01, 1996 ... REDWOOD CITY, Calif., August 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Polymer Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: APOS) and Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE: AVP) today announced that they have signed a license and supply agreement under which Advanced Polymer will provide Avon with a unique formulation incorporating ...

EQUITY ISSUE, ROSS ACQUISITION AND ALGERIA HIGHLIGHT SUCCESSFUL SECOND QUARTER FOR TALISMAN

Aug 01, 1996 ... CALGARY, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Talisman Energy Inc. today announced that its cash flow for the six months ending June 30, 1996 totaled $319 million, an increase of 25% over the same period in 1995. Cash flow per share was $3.23."Talisman is positioned for significant growth in ...

DONNA KARAN INTERNATIONAL INC. ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER AND SIX-MONTH RESULTS

Aug 01, 1996 ... NEW YORK, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Donna Karan International Inc. (NYSE: DK) today announced higher revenues and gross profit for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 1996. As anticipated, the typical seasonal second quarter net operating loss increased slightly from the year-ago ...

AUREAL ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS

Aug 01, 1996 ... FREMONT, Calif., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Aureal Semiconductor Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: AURL) today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 1996. A loss for the quarter totaling $9.6 million was primarily the result of a write-off of in-process research and ...