PR Newswire back issues from Tuesday, June 24:
Federal-Mogul Names James J. Zamoyski Vice President - Strategic Planning
Jun 24, 1997 ... SOUTHFIELD, Mich., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Dick Snell, chairman and chief executive officer of Federal-Mogul Corporation (NYSE: FMO), today announced the appointment of James J. Zamoyski to vice president - strategic planning. In this newly-created position, Zamoyski will develop a ...
Medical Resources, Inc. Acquires Controlling Interest In Manhattan Imaging Center
Jun 24, 1997 ... HACKENSACK, N.J., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical Resources, Inc. (Nasdaq: MRII) announced today that it acquired a multi-modality diagnostic imaging center in Midtown Manhattan. The center is located within a state-of- the-art, multi-specialty medical suite operated by one of the ...
Prosoft Recruits IBM Executive Jerry Baird as New Chief Operating Officer
Jun 24, 1997 ... SANTA ANA, Calif., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Prosoft I-Net Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: POSO), a leading Internet/Intranet training company, today announced that Mr. Jerrell Baird, former Chief Information Officer of IBM's Consumer Product Division, has joined Prosoft as its Chief Operating ...
Lucent Technologies Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Newbridge Networks
Jun 24, 1997 ... MURRAY HILL, N.J., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU) filed a patent infringement lawsuit today against Newbridge Networks Corporation of Kanata, Canada and its subsidiary, Newbridge Networks Inc. of Herndon, Virginia.Filed in U.S. District Court in ...
Flt3 Ligand Safely Increases Dendritic Cells That Boost the Immune System Response
Jun 24, 1997 ... SEATTLE, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Immunex Corporation (Nasdaq: IMNX) today presented results of a Phase I human clinical study demonstrating that Flt3 ligand can induce large numbers of dendritic cells, a type of immune system cell that plays a key role in initiating an immune response to ...
InfoSpace and INFOCON AMERICA Create Strategic Alliance( c)
Jun 24, 1997 ... REDMOND, Wash., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- InfoSpace and INFOCON AMERICA have formed a strategic alliance under which InfoSpace's directory services will be integrated into the electronic versions of publications using the INFOCON software. INFOCON AMERICA is a full-service software ...
Select Appointments (Holdings) PLC Announces Acquisition in the Netherlands
Jun 24, 1997 ... Highlights-- Addition of 8 offices increases Select's Dutch network to 41 offices-- First acquisition of 1997LONDON, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Select Appointments (Holdings) PLC (Nasdaq: SELAY), an international staffing services provider ...
AlphaNet and USA Technologies Form Alliance; AlphaNet to Offer Full Line of Business Services to Hospitality Industry
Jun 24, 1997 ... BALTIMORE, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- New Jersey-based AlphaNet Hospitality Systems Inc. (AHS), a wholly owned subsidiary of AlphaNet Telecom Inc. (Toronto Stock Exchange: FAX), announced today at the HITEC hospitality technology conference that it has entered into a strategic marketing ...
EastGroup Acquires Two Fort Lauderdale Industrial Properties
Jun 24, 1997 ... JACKSON, Miss., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- EastGroup Properties (NYSE: EGP) today announced the acquisition of two industrial properties, Yankee Boulevard Industrial Park and Cypress Creek Business Park, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for a total purchase price of $5,893,000. Yankee ...
Morgan Products Sees Lower Than Expected Earnings for 2nd & 3rd Qtrs; Expects Improvement for 4th Qtr; Sees Increase for Full Year Over 1996 Results
Jun 24, 1997 ... WILLIAMSBURG, Va., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Morgan Products Ltd. (NYSE: MGN) said today that weakness in orders for the company's manufactured doors together with continuing problems in its manufacturing unit and an overall decline in volume for the building products industry in general ...
Centerior Energy Declares Quarterly Dividend
Jun 24, 1997 ... INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Centerior Energy Corporation (NYSE: CX) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.20 per share on the company's common stock.The dividend will be paid on Aug. 15, 1997 to share owners of record at the close of business on ...
ASB Financial Corp. Declares Quarterly Dividend
Jun 24, 1997 ... PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- ASB Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: ASBP) has declared a quarterly dividend of $.10 per share, payable on July 31, 1997, to shareholders of record on July 15, 1997. ASB is the holding company for American Savings Bank, fsb, Portsmouth, Ohio. This is ...
House Appropriations Chairman Supports Credit Union Bill; 'Dear Colleague' Letter Urges More Co-Sponsors of H.R. 1151
Jun 24, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- House Appropriations Committee Chairman Robert Livingston (R-La.) is urging his state's Congressional delegation to co-sponsor the Credit Union Membership Access Act (H.R. 1151).In a "Dear Colleague" letter to all House members from ...
Sanwa Bank Continues Central Valley Expansion Push With Week-Long Grand Opening Celebration For New Visalia Branch
Jun 24, 1997 ... VISALIA, Calif., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanwa Bank California, continuing its expansion in the Central Valley, has planned a week-long series of events and special offers from July 7 to July 11 at its new Visalia branch to officially mark the opening of its latest branch office. ...
Forte Software To Support Oracle8 The Database for Network Computing
Jun 24, 1997 ... NEW YORK, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Forte Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: FRTE) today announced that it will support Oracle8, Oracle's next-generation database for network computing(TM).Oracle8(TM), the Database for Network Computing(TM), manages large amounts of information ...
Schering-Plough Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
Jun 24, 1997 ... MADISON, N.J., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of 19 cents per common share (adjusted for the 2-for-1 stock split distributed June 3, 1997). Payment will be made on Aug. 26, 1997, to ...
The Topps Company, Inc. Reports First Quarter Results
Jun 24, 1997 ... NEW YORK, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Topps Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: TOPP) today reported that net sales for the quarter ended May 31, 1997 were $60,177,000, as compared to $79,261,000 for the same period last year. Net income for the quarter was $822,000, or $0.02 per share, as compared ...
Norwest Financial Debt Affirmed by Fitch After Acquisition - Fitch Financial Wire -
Jun 24, 1997 ... NEW YORK, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Norwest Financial Inc.'s (NFI) approximately $4.0 billion 'AA+' senior debt, $1.8 billion 'F-1+' commercial paper and 'AA' subordinated shelf are affirmed by Fitch Investors Service, following the proposed $340 million acquisition of Fidelity Acceptance ...
Fortune 1000 Executive Joins Top Management Staff of Innovative Tech Systems, Inc. as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Jun 24, 1997 ... WARMINSTER, Pa., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovative Tech Systems, Inc., (Nasdaq: ITSY), developer of the award-winning SPAN*FM(TM) Facilities Automation software and remote data collection systems, announced today that Richard M. Salva, former Vice President of Sales and Support, ...
DuPont Merck Commends Texas Patient Protection Law
Jun 24, 1997 ... WILMINGTON, Del., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Company is praising a new Texas law that will protect the interests of patients taking narrow therapeutic index (NTI) drugs. NTI drugs are a small class of about two dozen medications used to treat serious ...
MotivePower Industries Shareholders Re-Elect Three Directors at Annual Meeting
Jun 24, 1997 ... PITTSBURGH, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Shareholders of MotivePower Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: MOPO) re-elected three directors to three-year terms at the company's annual meeting in Pittsburgh today.Directors re-elected were: Michael A. Wolf, the company's president and chief ...
Harsco Corporation Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend And Adopts Revised Shareholder Rights Plan
Jun 24, 1997 ... HARRISBURG, Pa., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Harsco Corporation (NYSE: HSC) today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.20 per share, or $.80 per share on an annualized basis. The dividend is payable August 15, 1997, to shareholders of record on July 15, ...
POET Software Corporation Names Novell Executive as Vice President of Business Development
Jun 24, 1997 ... SAN MATEO, Calif., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- In a move to strengthen its partnerships with other technology vendors, object database provider POET Software Corporation today announced the appointment of Michael P. Hogan to the newly created position of vice president of business ...
Oracle Announces Consulting Services to Help Customers 'Quickstart' Time-To-Benefit of Oracle8(TM) Universal Data Server
Jun 24, 1997 ... NEW YORK, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL) today announced two Oracle8(TM) QuickStart services, designed to help customers achieve rapid time-to-benefit of Oracle8. Oracle8 Enterprise QuickStart is a thorough migration strategy for the enterprise to take advantage of ...
Charles W. Bragg Named Sales VP at CyberGold
Jun 24, 1997 ... BERKELEY, Calif., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Charles W. Bragg has been appointed vice president, sales by CyberGold, Inc., the Internet company that pays people for responding to interactive ads and marketing offers on the World Wide Web. Bragg is responsible for developing strategic ...
Wachovia, Central Fidelity Banks Inc. Announce Merger
Jun 24, 1997 ... WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Central Fidelity Banks Inc. (Nasdaq: CFBS), the parent of Central Fidelity National Bank in Richmond, Va., and Wachovia Corporation (NYSE: WB) announced the signing of a definitive agreement for a merger between the two companies. The ...
Embrex Adds Managers to Spur Asian Expansion
Jun 24, 1997 ... RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Embrex, Inc. (Nasdaq: EMBX) today announced the appointments of four country directors/managers in the key markets of Korea, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.M. S. Hwang, D.V.M., 42, was appointed country director of ...
Concept Test Inc. Offers Free Survey-Based Website Feedback
Jun 24, 1997 ... EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Concept Test Inc. (CTI), the company that pioneered online survey-based concept testing earlier this year, announced a new service today that allows website owners to use the company's survey system for free.Developed to help ...
Farr Names Richard C. Larson Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Jun 24, 1997 ... EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Farr Company (Nasdaq: FARC) has named veteran filtration executive Richard C. Larson as vice president of sales and marketing.In making the announcement, John C. Johnston, president and chief operating officer of the El ...
Amylin Pharmaceuticals Begins Testing New Indication for Diabetes Drug Candidate
Jun 24, 1997 ... SAN DIEGO, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN) today announced that enrollment has begun in a Phase II clinical study designed to investigate the ability of pramlintide, a diabetes drug candidate, to improve glucose control in patients with Type II ...
ResMed Announces Staff Changes
Jun 24, 1997 ... SAN DIEGO, June 24 /PRNewswire/ ResMed Inc. (Nasdaq: RESM) announced several staff changes, effective July 1, within its U.S. and Australian operations.Dr. Michael D. Hallett, Vice-President of Technology and New Business Development in San Diego, will assume the position ...
Advanced Tissue Sciences Appoints Ronald L. Nelson to the Board of Directors
Jun 24, 1997 ... LA JOLLA, Calif., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Tissue Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATIS) announced today that Ronald L. Nelson has been appointed to the Board of Directors, increasing the Board to eight members. Mr. Nelson is a founding member of the senior management team of DreamWorks ...
Millennia III Issues Year 2000 Alert
Jun 24, 1997 ... WESTPORT, Conn., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The information technology community is increasingly focused on Year 2000 compliance issues (a.k.a. Y2K). Y2K compliance is a major problem for businesses, but many consumers will feel its impact, too.The Problem: Most software ...
Xytronyx Receives Final FDA Approval for Periodontal Tissue Monitor
Jun 24, 1997 ... SAN DIEGO, Calif., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Xytronyx, Inc. (AMEX: XYX) today announced that it has received full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin commercial sales and distribution in the U.S. of Periodontal Tissue Monitor (the PTM Kit), a chairside test ...
Hvide Marine Completes $100 Million Offering
Jun 24, 1997 ... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Hvide Marine Incorporated (Nasdaq: HMAR) today announced the completion of its previously announced private placement offering under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 of $100 million of Trust Convertible Preferred Securities issued ...
Profound Adds The Times, The Sunday Times and the BBC Worldwide Monitoring Service to More Than 5,000 Sources on Newsline
Jun 24, 1997 ... LONDON, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- M.A.I.D plc's (Nasdaq: MAIDY) Profound announces further important additions to news content on its Newsline database, with the inclusion of The Times and The Sunday Times newspapers as well as the BBC Worldwide Monitoring Service. These agreements are ...
True North Communications Inc. Names Donald Seeley Chief Financial Officer
Jun 24, 1997 ... CHICAGO, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- True North Communications Inc. (NYSE: TNO) (TNO), one of the world's largest marketing communications companies, today announced the appointment of Donald L. Seeley as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. His appointment is effective ...
Domain Energy Announces Initial Public Offering; Former Tenneco Energy Unit to Trade on New York Stock Exchange Under the Symbol 'DXD'
Jun 24, 1997 ... HOUSTON, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Domain Energy Corporation (NYSE: DXD) announced today it has commenced an initial public offering of 6,000,000 shares of common stock at $13.50 per share. The Houston-based oil and gas exploration, production and finance company begins trading today on ...
DM Management Forecasts Second Quarter Sales Up 50% - Significantly Exceeding Analysts' Estimates
Jun 24, 1997 ... HINGHAM, Mass., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- DM Management Company (Nasdaq: DMMC), today announced that it expects sales for the second quarter ending June 28, 1997 to be up approximately 50% versus last year, substantially above already revised analysts' estimates of 30% sales growth. ...
TECNOL Medical Reports Strong Second Quarter Increases in Sales and Earnings
Jun 24, 1997 ... FORT WORTH, Texas, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- TECNOL Medical Products, Inc. (Nasdaq: TCNL) today reported another strong quarter of sales and earnings growth for the three months ended May 31, 1997, with a 9.8 percent increase in sales and a 15.7 percent increase in income from operations ...
PDG Environmental, Inc. Announces New Management, Opening of Atlanta Office
Jun 24, 1997 ... MONROEVILLE, Pa., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- PDG Environmental, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PDGE) today announced two new additions to their management team. Mr. John Buford, CSP, CHCM, will return to the central Carolinas as General Manager of PDG Environmental's Rock Hill, SC office. Mr ....
Aquintel Signs Agreement With Davol to Market AquaSens(TM) Fluid Monitoring System
Jun 24, 1997 ... MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Aquintel, Inc. announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Davol, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of C.R. Bard, Inc., under which Davol will serve as the exclusive distributor in the US for the AquaSens FMS 2000. The patented ...
Bioject Announces New Directors
Jun 24, 1997 ... PORTLAND, Ore., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: BJCT) today announced the addition of David H. DeWeese and Richard J. Plestina to its Board of Directors, and the retirement from the Board of Cecil Spearman. The additions of Messrs. DeWeese and Plestina ...
Walker Names Bruce Donaldson Vice President of Worldwide Marketing
Jun 24, 1997 ... SAN FRANCISCO, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Walker (Nasdaq: WALK), the premier provider of finance and administration software for Global 2000 organizations, has named Bruce Donaldson to the position of vice president of worldwide marketing. Donaldson has more than 17 years of experience ...
Casino Magic Reports Results Through May 31, 1997
Jun 24, 1997 ... BAY SAINT LOUIS, Miss., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Casino Magic Corp. (Nasdaq: CMAG) today reported consolidated net revenues of $44.8 million for the two months ended May 31, 1997, an increase of $16.8 million, or 59.8% compared with $28.0 million net revenues for the same period in 1996 ....
Signature Inns, Inc. Declares Quarterly Preferred Stock Dividend
Jun 24, 1997 ... INDIANAPOLIS, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Signature Inns, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGNSP) announced today the declaration of its second quarter dividend on its Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A. The dividend of $0.425 per preferred share is payable on July 15, 1997 to preferred ...
Continental Airlines To Continue Promoting Newark Service in New York City
Jun 24, 1997 ... NEW YORK, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAI) said that New Yorkers are responding well to its new advertising campaign for flights from Newark International Airport, and that it will continue promoting its services in the Manhattan market.The New York ...
Thousand Trails, Inc. Announces Acceptance of Senior Subordinated PIK Notes in Dutch Auction Tender Offer
Jun 24, 1997 ... DALLAS, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Thousand Trails, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: TRLS) announced today that it intends to accept $13.4 million principal amount of its Senior Subordinated Pay-In-Kind Notes Due 2003 ("Notes") tendered to it in its Dutch auction tender offer that expired on June ...
The Hallwood Group Incorporated Announces Results of Its Recently Completed, Self-Tender Bond Offer
Jun 24, 1997 ... DALLAS, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hallwood Group Incorporated (NYSE: HWG) announced today that its self-tender offer for up to $20,000,000 of its 13.5% Subordinated Debentures has expired. Preliminary results indicate it has purchased an aggregate of approximately $12,870,000 principal ...
Total Petroleum (North America) Ltd. Annual And Special Shareholders Meeting
Jun 24, 1997 ... DENVER, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The shareholders of Total Petroleum (North America) Ltd. (Amex: TPN; Toronto, Montreal) overwhelmingly approved the Plan of Arrangement today whereby the Company's common shares will be acquired by a subsidiary of Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corporation. Of ...
AmClyde Receives North Carolina Port Crane Contract
Jun 24, 1997 ... SAINT PAUL, Minn., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- AmClyde Engineered Products, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a contract valued at over $3.7 million from the North Carolina State Port Authority to supply one model LSB-10 Gantry Mounted Crane to the Port of Wilmington. The ...
S&P Rates Boyd Gaming's Senior Subordinated Notes BB-; BB+ Corporate Credit Rating Affirmed
Jun 24, 1997 ... NEW YORK, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today has assigned its double-'B'-minus rating to Boyd Gaming Corp.'s $250 million senior subordinated note offering due 2007.Additionally, Standard & Poor's has affirmed its double-'B'-plus corporate credit rating on the ...
S&P Rates Columbia/HCA Healthcare Credit Facilities A-, Affirms Ratings
Jun 24, 1997 ... NEW YORK, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today has assigned its single-'A'-minus rating to Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.'s $3 billion 364-day revolving credit facility and $2 billion 5-year revolving credit facility due 2002.Additionally, Standard & Poor's has ...
Cascade Natural Gas Declares Regularly Quarterly Dividend
Jun 24, 1997 ... SEATTLE, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Cascade Natural Gas Corporation (NYSE: CGC) has declared the regular quarterly dividend on Common Stock at the rate of 24 cents ($0.24) per share payable in cash on August 15, 1997, to stockholders of ...
Zeigler (ZEI) Expects Improved Second Quarter Earnings
Jun 24, 1997 ... (The following release contains forward-looking statements which are subject to risks and uncertainties inherent in the company's business. The company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in those forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, ...
Pharmanex Praises Commissioners' Views Supporting Statements Regarding Products that Maintain Healthy Blood Cholesterol
Jun 24, 1997 ... SIMI VALLEY, Calif., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Pharmanex, Inc., a leading manufacturer of a food product, Cholestin(R), that promotes healthy cholesterol levels, praised the Commission on Dietary Supplement Labels' ("Commission") acknowledgment that statements regarding the maintenance of ...
ENStar Inc. Commences Modified 'Dutch Auction' Self-Tender Offer
Jun 24, 1997 ... MINNEAPOLIS, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- ENStar Inc. (Nasdaq: ENSR) today commenced its previously announced modified "Dutch Auction" self-tender offer to purchase up to 600,000 shares of its common stock at a price to be determined by ENStar Inc. between $4.75 to $6.25 per share, net to the ...
Famous Dave's Leases Site in Plymouth, Minn.
Jun 24, 1997 ... MINNEAPOLIS, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Famous Dave's of America, Inc. (Nasdaq: DAVE, DAVEW, DAVEU) today announced that it has leased a building which will primarily be a catering facility on Highway 55 in Plymouth, Minn., within a mile of the company's headquarters. The site will also ...
Impact of Alliance Capital Non-Recurring Charge On The Equitable Companies Incorporated
Jun 24, 1997 ... NEW YORK, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Earlier today Alliance Capital Management L.P. (NYSE: AC) announced that it would take a non-recurring non- cash charge of $121 million in the quarter ending June 30, 1997 to reduce the recorded value of goodwill and contracts associated with Alliance's ...
Alarmguard Completes Acquisition of Telcoa International Corporation
Jun 24, 1997 ... ORANGE, Conn., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Alarmguard Holdings, Inc. (AMEX: AGD) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of certain assets of Telcoa International Corporation ("Telcoa"), a company with approximately 2,300 alarm subscribers in the Fairfield County and ...
NIKE Reaches Accord With Islamic Group - CAIR
Jun 24, 1997 ... BEAVERTON, Ore., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- NIKE (NYSE: NKE) today announced an agreement to ease Muslim concerns over the logo design on a range of summer basketball products."Through a long process of discussion, we have resolved our differences of opinion with the Muslim ...
Apple and Tensor Information Systems Enter WebObjects Training Agreement
Jun 24, 1997 ... CUPERTINO, Calif., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Tensor Information Systems, Inc. and Apple Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) have announced an agreement for delivering training programs on Apple's WebObjects web development platform. As a certified training partner for WebObjects, Tensor has ...
Carol A. Freitag Named Vice President of Human Resources for The Home Depot's Northeast Division
Jun 24, 1997 ... ATLANTA, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Home Depot (NYSE: HD), North America's largest home improvement retailer, today announced the appointment of Carol A. Freitag to the newly created position of Vice President of Human Resources for the Northeast Division. In making the announcement, ...
Voice Products: 'Shell Game' Catches Smokers
Jun 24, 1997 ... CLEVELAND, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The carnival shell game is now being used to catch smokers in the act. Illicit smokers are caught by a super- sensitive smoke detector and/or match flame detector, both hidden under the shells of conventional smoke detectors. Smokers are "conned" by ...
Rubbermaid Declares $0.15 Quarterly Dividend
Jun 24, 1997 ... WOOSTER, Ohio, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Rubbermaid Incorporated (NYSE: RBD) today declared a quarterly cash dividend of 15 cents per common share payable September 2 to shareholders of record August 15.Rubbermaid Incorporated, headquartered in ...